Here are a couple of responses to a recent blog post by Greg Stafford.
The first one is from Triablogger Steve Hays. The second post is from me.
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PROTOTOKOS (“Firstborn”): Its Meaning and Usage In the New Testament The Apostle Paul left us two great passages expressing his teaching concerning the person of Christ in His pre-incarnate state: Philippians 2:5-7 and Colossians 1:15-17. It is interesting that both passages provide quite a challenge to the translator, though their meaning undoubtedly was clear to their original audiences. In the Colossians passage,
Here’s a test. Watch this exchange from the debate on the deity of Christ from December of 2003 in Tampa. Tomorrow I will begin posting a discussion of the exchange. But, watch this first. Also, make note of the two main questions addressed in this exchange, and the answers provided by Stafford. Assign a relative “strength” to Stafford’s response. Obviously,
Apostasy isn’t a fun topic, but a necessary one, so we talked about Marty Sampson’s leaving the faith, walked through his Instagram post, talked about Paul’s experience with Demas, etc. for about an hour. Then we opened the phones for 30 minutes with calls on lots of topics including Roman Catholicism. Here is the YouTube link: Live Video Stream The
Started off showing my newly “dyed” Bible texts, following the process laid out by Jeffery Rice in this video, and then took calls on Rushdooney, Alma Allred (Mormonism), recognizing novel and soon to be abandoned ideas in theology, wokeness in the Assemblies of God, and dealing with Jehovah’s Witnesses on the eternality of Jesus. Also, we had one Modalistic caller
The following information sheet was first published around 1990. Purpose and Meaning of “Ego Eimi” in the Gospel of John In Reference to the Deity of Christ The Gospel of John has come under great fire in recent centuries for its incredibly high Christology. On this basis alone certain form-critics have rejected the book as having any historical authenticity whatsoever,
Dr. White gives a tutorial on how to listen and plan an effective apologetic response that takes into account the worldview of the other side, and introduces the foundational tenets of the Trinity, including Monotheism, Equality of Persons and the deity of Christ, and the existence of Three Persons, although the program ended up focusing on caller questions about the
I have been responding to various comments made in defense of the New World Translation by a defender of the Watchtower Society. One of the passages referenced is Colossians 1:15-17. Our JW defender once again shows no familiarity at all with the discussion of this text and its meaning despite his comments on the “weakness” of my apologetic regarding the
Jehovah’s Witness and the oncoming information age. Jehovah’s Witnesses Trinity claims refuted in “What Really Happened at Nicaea?” on CRI Journal.http://www.equip.org/article/what-really-happened-at-nicea/ Refuting a Catholic on IRC stating that anyone baptized in trinitarian baptism formula is saved. Spoke of Keith Green’s influence and passing away on July 28th 1982. Conversation with a caller from Harrisburg Pennsylvania (James’ hometown) discussing why didn’t
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