God Is Not a Man Divine Ontology, Immutability, and the Nature of God in Scripture One of the most consistent yet often underappreciated themes in Scripture is the categorical distinction between God and human beings. The Bible does not merely say that God behaves better than humans; it insists that Read more…
When YHWH Acts Through History Divine Judgment, Human Agency, and Prophetic Voice in Isaiah 13 Introduction Biblical prophecy frequently speaks in bold, personal terms: YHWH will come, YHWH will judge, YHWH will punish. These declarations are often assumed to describe direct, unmediated divine action. Yet when the prophets themselves explain Read more…
Genesis 1 and the spirit of God Introduction: Genesis 1:2 and the Trinitarian Claim Among Trinitarian apologists, Genesis 1:2 is sometimes presented as the earliest glimpse of the Holy Spirit as a distinct divine person within the Godhead. The verse reads: “And the earth was without form, and void; and Read more…
Does Elohim mean plurality in God It is argued by some trinitarians that the word Elohim denotes that God is a plurality. It is also argued that the trinitity, the plurality of God is found in the very first verse of the Bible. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God Read more…
Worshipping the angel of the LORD Buy my books here Some trinitarians, mostly those that believe the angel of the LORD is YHWH, claim that people offer worship to him that is only reserved for YHWH, thus demonstrating that the angel is YHWH. This, of course, is dependent on two Read more…
Who was the angel of the LORD You can buy my books here Most trinitarians assert that the angel of the LORD is God. It must be stated that not all trinitarians believe this but it would be considered the majority position. This assertion is made as they believe there Read more…
The offering of Gideon and the angel of the LORD Buy my books here It is often claimed by those that assert that the angel of the LORD is God that he accepted the offering made by Gideon and so this demonstrates that he must be God. We find this Read more…
Understanding John 1:1, and 1:14 John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of Read more…
Incorrect traditions regarding the Magi I’m sure most people, Christian or otherwise, are aware of the commonly portrayed nativity story where the baby Jesus is visited by 3 Kings. These 3 Kings are often given the names Gaspar, Balthasar, and Melchior. The story of these mysterious men is only Read more…