[This is an excerpt from Appendix N of our book:One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith] Through the centuries, changes were made to the Greek text that skewed it in favor of the Trinitarian position. Today, Trinitarian scholars recognize these changes, and therefore they are not included in the modern Greek texts produced by the …
Modern Trends and Final Thoughts: Ecumenism, Biblical Unitarianism and Trinitarian Renewal
[This is an excerpt from Chapter Twenty of our book:One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith] In this chapter, we will be looking at three great trends in the current Christian scene. First, we will consider the “ecumenical movement” that has been steadily gaining ground since its inception in the first part of the 20th …
Logical Fallacies Employed in Trinitarian Theology
[This is an excerpt from Appendix K of our book: One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith “Logic,” from the Greek word logos, is the science of correct reasoning, and provides tools for analyzing the form and content of arguments. Logic addresses the relationship of premises (or evidence) to conclusions, and helps us determine whether …
Divine Agents: Speaking and Acting in God’s Stead
[This is an excerpt from Appendix D of our book:One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith] The Bible records a number of instances where an agent of God is referred to as “God” or “the LORD” Himself, and in many of these cases the agent (usually an angel) actually speaks and acts in God’s stead. …
Common Verses An Explanation of Verses Sometimes Used to Support the Trinity
[This is an excerpt from Appendix A of our book: One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith] The following are clear explanations of the verses in the Bible that Trinitarians have sometimes used in attempts to “prove” the Trinity and to substantiate that Jesus is God. Since there are an overwhelming number of very clear …
Walking in Power The Manifestations of Holy Spirit
[This is an excerpt from Chapter Eight of our book:The Gift of Holy Spirit: The Power To Be Like Christ] Each Christian has God’s gift of holy spirit. Therefore, each Christian has spiritual “power” and should be exercising that power. Remember that Jesus said that when holy spirit came, believers would have power. Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the …
Usages of “Spirit” in the Christian Scriptures
[This is an excerpt from Appendix B of our book: The Gift of Holy Spirit: The Power To Be Like Christ] In any given language, many words have at least two meanings, and some have many more than two. The Greek word pneuma, which in the Christian Scriptures is most often translated as “Spirit” or “spirit,” has many meanings. Sometimes …
“To one…to another” An Explanation of 1 Corinthians 12:8–10
[This is an excerpt from Chapter Nine of our book: The Gift of Holy Spirit: The Power To Be Like Christ] We studied the nine manifestations of holy spirit in the last chapter, and showed that each Christian can manifest all of them. Nevertheless, 1 Corinthians 12:8–10 seems to say that each Christian is given only one of the manifestations, and this …
The Giver and the Gift
[This is an excerpt from Chapter Two of our book: The Gift of Holy Spirit: The Power To Be Like Christ] God is the ultimate Giver. From the time He created man in His own image (Gen. 1:27) until this very day, God has been giving gifts to mankind. James 1:17 tells us: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming …
Reasons “Holy Spirit” is One of the Names of God or the Gift of God
[This is an excerpt from Appendix D of our book:The Gift of Holy Spirit: The Power To Be Like Christ] In every verse of Scripture in which pneuma hagion, holy spirit, is used, it can refer either to (a) one of the names of God, which emphasizes His power in operation, or (b) the gift of God. Therefore, there is …