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Vicky, If I may ask, why do you assume that "Jesus" can only refer to (what I will dub) the "incarnate Jesus" and not the "pre-incarnate Jesus"? Might I suggest that "Jesus" can (and is) used interchangeably throughout Scripture to refer to both, the incarnate and the pre-incarnate Jesus...

With the former things said, let's take a look at 1 Corinthians 8. Paul begins to build an argument against idolatry. According to Paul, the person who “loves God” (1 Cor 8:3) knows that “there is no God but one” (1 Cor 8:4). These statements made by Paul clearly encapsulate the monotheistic...

morefaithrequired, Good Evening, I think there is some slight confusion. Let's set things straight. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Notice the first clause of John 1:1 speaks of the λόγος ("the Word") existing in the beginning. The form of...

Theological lingo can certainly lose people, but it does have its place. Perhaps you can direct me to other threads where you've written regarding John 1:1-14, and 1 Corinthians 8:6. This sort of stuff is right up my ally. Often times Trinitarians are accused of Modalism, but the real...

As of 9/21/2019, there are 21 votes. Of those, nine (including myself) believe that "belief in the Trinity" is necessary for salvation. The other twelve have voted "no." Of course, it is not exactly clear who those "no" voters are, what their religious affiliation is, or why they voted that...

Interested to here how you all understand the epithet, "Lord of glory." Did Paul borrow the expression from the apocryphal Book of Enoch, where the expression is used of the divine (22:14; 25:3; 27:3-4; 63:2; 75:3)?

This is a great depiction of the thread...

What's one topic related to the NT that you wish you could find more resources on? Perhaps it's a subject that you've struggled with in your research. Maybe there's not enough insightful resources?

"yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist." (1 Corinthians 8.6) "We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of all things visible and invisible...

This is quite untrue, and the thing is... you know better. The expression, "what God was, the Word was also" (TEV) helps capture the qualitative nuance/force of John 1.1 that is not overly apparent when reading English versions such as the NASB, or ESV. The same is true with the GNB ("the Word...