Yahweh is One.

John 8:58: “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” ( I am is ego eimi in Greek) Most Christians, automatically, on auto-pilot, (mistakenly in my opinion) assume Jesus was quoting Yahweh in Exodus 3:14 where God says: “ I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘ I AM has sent me to you.’ The apostles used the Septuagint and in it, at Exodus 3:14, Yahweh says: "I am the Being ; and he said, Thus shall ye say to the children of Israel, the Being has sent me to you." The being is "ho on", NOT "eigo eimi" in Greek. I am (eigo eimi) simply introduces what he was ("ho on") instead of defining it. Notable scholar F. F. Bruce says: "If a direct reference had been intended to Exodus 3:14 in the present passage (John 8:58), one might have expected "ho on" rather than "ego eimi." (The Gospel of John, 1983, p. 193) In other words, Jesus did not, I repeat di...

Post resurrection, Jesus appeared to a doubting Thomas, and after seeing and touching the glorified Messiah himself, he believed and "said unto him, My Lord and my God." (John 20:28) There are two possibilities here. The first one I'll propound would be the most obvious interpretation surface-wise, though not necessarily the most feasible of the two ultimately, since both would make perfectly beautiful sense. Jesus was simply able to bear the title "God" in his role as Chief agent of the Most High and one with more authority over others than anyone else in the world has with the exception of the one who gave it to him. Many are right in saying Jesus was (a mighty) God because he was and still is the most powerful revealer and emissary of God. He is the "greater Moses", who is also called God. (Ex. 7:1. 14) Powerful men representing Yahweh are sometimes called God. If His spirit is upon them then they are "God with us," doing His will and...

"When we seriously reflect on the significance of such a hopeful and joy-inspiring vision of what the future holds for the righteous, is it reasonable to believe that the one who intends to create a world where “pain shall no longer exist,” and who intends to “make all things new” will, on the other hand, preserve a corresponding realm or co-existing dimension where the wicked will be kept alive against their will to be consciously tortured by fire throughout the endless stretches of eternity, without the remotest possibility of relief or cessation? What would be the benefit or purpose of this? And how would such truly harmonize with the spirit of God’s intention to ultimately “make all things new” through Jesus Christ?"`~Patrick Navas (who wrote a thoughtful essay on Revelation 20:10.. Google it.) There are certain phrases and concepts many, if not most, Christians readily (and mistakenly in my educated opinion) use to cement and propagate eternal conscious torment. They t...

"Without a doubt, misunderstanding these verses at the beginning of the gospel of John has done more to further the cause of Trinitarian orthodoxy than misunderstanding any other section of Scripture. Whenever we challenge the traditional understanding of God and Christ, the first three verses of John’s prologue are invariably and almost immediately brought to the forefront of the discussion. Thus, it behooves us as workmen of God’s Word to thoroughly consider them."~~(Schoenheit, John W.; Graeser, Mark H.; Lynn, John A.. One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith (p. 205). Spirit & Truth Fellowship International. Kindle Edition.) And as Kegan Chandler notes: "Interestingly, we find that misunderstanding Jesus is actually a major theme of the Gospel of John.  Episodes involving his audience’s misinterpretation of his sayings occur in at least fifteen out of the twenty-one chapters.  Might contemporary audiences be missing his int...

From the Watchtower: "You must be part of Jehovah's organization, doing God's will, in order to receive his blessing of everlasting life." Live Forever book p. 255 "Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) So is Jesus or an organization "the way", the "truth", and the "life"? Where is the integralness of Watchtower membership heralded in God's holy word? If you have to be in the Watchtower for God's favor and salvation, then surely we would have been told by God's word and not just the Watchtower. "Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life." (John 5:...

1. "These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual." (1 Corithians 2:10-13) Trinitarians use the fact that the Holy Spirit can know something as proof it's a person. But these texts say that our spirits likewise "know us." Is God's holy spirit not compared to ours within these passages quite readily? Are our "knowing" spirits separate persons within our "very beings" simply because they're personifiable? If not, how could you possi...