Now that's a good question!

lone-traveler · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:15 am Post subject:

1Cor. chapter 3

1Cor. chapter 13

Things get built up, and things get torn down. But there are somethings which will always remain. Very Happy

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Joh 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Joh 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

james · Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject:

Just an opinion,

I believe instead of waiting for the revelation of these things and letting scripture alone define them, theologians and other men from the time of Origen tried to define these things and bring in an intellectual understand of these things. In so doing they defined them outside of scripture, another words they took the INFINITE and used their FINITE minds to define and put new terminology to these things as to bring them into FINITE UNDERSTANDING.
I believe the Bible clearly defines the deity of Christ and believe there is a reason "trinity" is not only an unbiblical term, but ALL people through history were baptised in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ( Matt 28:19, Acts 2:38), until the Nicene Council. Where they went outside scripture and defined God as a "trinity"- A totally unbiblical term in any language.

Mattathias · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject:

The doctrine of unitary monotheism existed prior to the doctrine of the Trinity. There was no doctrine of the Trinity in the first two centuries. It took hundreds of years after the time of the NT writers to develop.

Which is the doctrine that has always been true: unitary monotheism or triune monotheism?

james · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject:

I am not familiar with the terminology but I believe the doctrine that always has been true is the belief that God is one and Manifests Himself in different offices. One God revealing Himself as a Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Melchezidec, and as Lord to Abraham; the same person, one God, revealing these different attributes of Himself.

Mattathias · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject:

james · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject:

You can freely express how you see scriptures, and we reason together, in brotherly love, concerning scriptures. For I do not believe in hurling stones, even if at parting we still do not agree, we should respect one anothers liberty and views.
I am appauled at Bro Steve's -"agree with my views or burn in hell" attitude. This is what keeps people from reasoning together and learning what truth is.

Mattathias · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:49 am Post subject:

Nobby · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject:

Hi guys, learn to use the little red flag at the right top side of the page! Any post you want the Admin or me to see. We will see it if you use it! Smile

Nobby

jack · Sea Monkey Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Posts: 14

I believe Jesus is the the Son of God , if He was God why would He have to be given all power and authority and who could give it to Him and , and should He have already had it before ?? Jack

ChristianWoman1 · Labrador Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 302