“The Form of a god”? The Translation of Morphē Theou in Philippians 2:6 Paid Members Public
Robert M. Bowman Jr. August 15, 2014 The penchant of Jehovah’s Witnesses for rendering the common Greek word for “God,” theos, as “a god” when it applies to Jesus Christ is well known. Most famously, the New World Translation (NWT) translates the last clause of John 1:1 “and
The Early Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 3 Paid Members Public
The ancient writers of the faith all interpret 1 Corinthians 3 as a purification that occurs in the afterlife. -William Albrecht Cyprian of Carthage (200s) It is one thing to stand for pardon, another thing to attain to glory: it is one thing, when cast into prison, not to go
The New World Translation Proves Jesus Reigns as Jehovah in Heaven! Paid Members Public
Unless indicated otherwise I will be employing the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (2013 Revision). The readers can access the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ (JWs) various Bible translations from their website: Online Bible. In this post I am going to apply the Society’s own reasoning, which they employ
The Garbled-Up Quran: Muhammad’s Confusion of Figures and Names Paid Members Public
The Quran claims to be a fully detailed scripture that clearly explains all things that it references: [Say (O Muhammad)] “Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book (The Qur’an), explained in detail.” Those unto whom We
MESSIANIC PROPHECIES SERIES PT. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off: MESSIANIC PROPHECIES SERIES PT. 1. Second Prophecy: The Messianic Star from Egypt. In the book of numbers the Holy Spirit inspired a false prophet named Balaam to see and proclaim the coming of a Ruler from Jacob, whom Balaam described as a
JOHN 17:3 AND THE ONLY TRUE GOD Paid Members Public
COMMENTARY Jesus states emphatically that eternal life is this: Knowing the Father in an intimate way as well as His Son. Salvation depends on knowing both Father and Son. Jesus is the “way, the truth, and the life.” No one comes to the Father but through the Son, for it
JESUS AS GOD IN ROMANS 9:5 Paid Members Public
COMMENTARY In verses 1-5 of this chapter of Romans, Paul focuses on the tension between God’s promises to Israel and Israel’s plight. The people to whom God has promised so much have, apparently, rejected God’s most profound revelation – His Son. In this verse, Paul presents the last
JESUS AS GOD IN JOHN 20:28 Paid Members Public
COMMENTARY The confession of Thomas, coming as it does at the climax of John’s Gospel, is perhaps the clearest affirmation of Christ’s deity in the Bible. It is clear, despite various theories to the contrary (see “Other views Considered,” below), that Thomas was speaking directly to Jesus. The