Peterlag
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I was never Catholic and so I never learned the Catholic doctrine.Obviously you are listening the wrong people and that leads you away from recognizing Christ Jesus. How did you even come to deny the deity of Christ in all that opposition to scripture?
However, I've observed that no one seems willing to acknowledge when they are wrong, and I don’t claim to be right all the time; yet, no one is open to accepting correction-it's become a free-for-all.@mikesw is mentioning the Deity of Jesus, no mention of "Trinity"
I. GOD.
GOD. Gr. Theos . The Greek language, being of human origin, utterly fails (and naturally so) to exhibit the wonderful precision of the Hebrew, inasmuch as the language necessarily reflects, and cannot go beyond the knowledge, or rather the lack of knowledge, of the Divine Being apart from revelation.
i. Theos corresponds, generally, with ’Elohim of the O.T., denoting the Creator (see Ap. 4. I); but it corresponds also with El (Ap. 4. IV), and Eloah (Ap. 4. V). Sometimes it corresponds with Jehovah (who is ’Elohim in Covenant relation), in which case it is printed GOD, as in the Old Testament (both A.V. and R.V.).
1. Theos is used in the N.T. of the Father, as the revealed God (see Joh_1:1. Act_17:24, &c.)
2. It is used of the Son (Mat_1:23. Joh_1:1; Joh_20:28, &c. Rom_9:5. 2Pe_1:1. 1Jn_5:20). Cp. Col_2:9 and 2Pe_1:3; 2Pe_1:4.
3. It is used of the Holy Spirit (Act_5:3-4, compared with v . 4).
4. It is used generically, as in Joh_10:34. Act_12:22. 2Co_4:4. Php_3:19, &c.
5. It is used of false gods, as in Act_7:43, &c.; and is printed "god" as in the O.T.
ii. Cognate with Theos , there are three other words to be noted :
1. Theotes , rendered "Deity", and used of Christ. Occurs only in Col_2:9, and has relation to the Godhead personally ; while
2. Theiotes , rendered "Deity" also, is Deity in the abstract . Occurs only in Rom_1:20.
3. Theios , rendered "Divine", and is used of Christ. Occurs only in 2Pe_1:3; 2Pe_1:4; and, with the Article, in Act_17:29, where it is rendered "Godhead". Gr. = that which [is] Divine.
Bullinger.
However, I've observed that no one seems willing to acknowledge when they are wrong, and I don’t claim to be right all the time; yet, no one is open to accepting correction-it's become a free-for-all.
J.
I know Jesus is not God and there's no trinity and yet I too have never been able to change one from that thinking. Not even one. They have dug their heels in deep like if their lives depended on it.