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"The things you heard from me through many witnesses, entrust these things to trustworthy men who will be competent to teach others also." (2 Tim. 2:2 LGV)

BBI II-B #1 The “SECRET” missed by Biblical Unitarians

BBI II-B #1 The “SECRET” missed by Biblical Unitarians

December 2, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In the Bereans Bible Institute Module 2-A we used the Genesis creation account as the springboard to discuss John’s Gospel because John introduced Jesus as God’s Agent in creation “in the Beginning.” Now in Module 2-B we will use Solomon’s creation account (Proverbs 8:22-31 & Proverbs 30:1-4) as the springboard to discuss Paul’s letters, and how he portrayed “Wisdom” as both God’s agent in creation and the one who was crucified. The first lesson deals…

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Darrell George on Genesis 1:26-27

Darrell George on Genesis 1:26-27

November 13, 2023 Timothy Comments 7 comments

I met Darrell George at the Unitarian Christian Alliance conference in October in Springfield, Ohio. We are in agreement on the doctrine of God and His Son, (even though we might disagree on the interpretation of a few Scriptures). This video is an excellent presentation of the concept of “agency” and how that applies to the Genesis creation account. Darrell’s YouTube channel is: TrinityExamined.com – YouTube


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Isaiah 9:6 is not about Jesus’ Virgin Birth

Isaiah 9:6 is not about Jesus’ Virgin Birth

November 12, 2023 Timothy Comments 1 comment

Isaiah 9:6-7 NRSV 6 For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 His authority shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the throne of David and his kingdom. He will establish and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and forevermore. The zeal of…

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Apostolic Monotheism, Lost in Translation
BBI II-A: #15 The NAIL in the COFFIN of Socinian Unitarianism

BBI II-A: #15 The NAIL in the COFFIN of Socinian Unitarianism

November 5, 2023 Timothy Comments 4 comments

For the last several lessons we have been looking at the language in John’s Gospel about the pre-human existence of God’s Son, which is a major theme running throughout the entire book. Socinian Unitarians, who deny the pre-human existence of the Son of God, use exegetical gymnastics to deny the literal understanding of all of these passages. Yet, in chapters 16 & 17 the writer made it perfectly clear that all of this preexistence language,…

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“The Faith” vs. Catholicism, Zionism, & Christian Nationalism

“The Faith” vs. Catholicism, Zionism, & Christian Nationalism

November 3, 2023 Timothy Comments 9 comments

The genuine Christian Faith was founded, expounded, and demonstrated by the Son of God who was and is “the image of the invisible God,”[1] perfectly reflecting the character and purposes of God. The Apostles then mirrored “the mind of Christ,”[2] having been “conformed to the image of [God’s] Son.”[3] They parroted Jesus’ teachings and followed His example of submission to God’s stated purposes and His self-sacrifice. The Apostles were secondary reflections of God’s purposes and…

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Deception in the Last-Days, Last-Days Overcomers, The Time of the End
Theological Christian Perspective to the War in Israel

Theological Christian Perspective to the War in Israel

October 11, 2023 Timothy Comments 13 comments

Since 1947-48, when the modern state of Israel was established by the United Nations, there has been a continuous stream of conflict and violence against Israel by its neighbors. The Six-Day War in 1967 is considered by both Jews and Christians as divine intervention. Against enormous odds, Israel deflected the simultaneous attacks from the surrounding nations, defeated them decisively in six days, and recaptured Jerusalem and especially the Temple Mount which had been denied her…

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Deception in the Last-Days, The Time of the End
BBI II-A: #14 Jesus “issued forth out of God,” was “Wisdom,” saw Abraham, & came from Heaven (Jn. 8)

BBI II-A: #14 Jesus “issued forth out of God,” was “Wisdom,” saw Abraham, & came from Heaven (Jn. 8)

October 2, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

The eighth chapter of John’s Gospel continues to develop the idea of the pre-human existence of the Son of God. In this chapter Jesus claimed to have come “from above,” the very place where He was about to return. He claimed to be “the Beginning,” the title given to “Wisdom” in Proverbs 8:22, and that He “issued forth out of God,” terminology which refers to the “begetting” of Wisdom in Proverbs 8:24-25. These statements reach…

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BBI II-A: #13 Jesus literally & personally came down from heaven (Jn. 6)

BBI II-A: #13 Jesus literally & personally came down from heaven (Jn. 6)

September 16, 2023 Timothy Comments 1 comment

In John 6, Jesus stated more than once that He came down from heaven. He compared Himself to the manna which God provided for Israel in the wilderness. The difference was that the manna from heaven sustained the Israelites temporal lives, but Jesus provides immortality. Trinitarians have no real difficulties in this chapter. However, Unitarians who deny that the Son of God existed before His birth from Mary have plenty of difficulties in this chapter….

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Happy Birthday to the Son of God who became Son of Mary!

Happy Birthday to the Son of God who became Son of Mary!

September 15, 2023 Timothy Comments 4 comments

At sundown this evening begins Rosh Hashanah, Hebrew for “Head of the Year,” also known as the “Feast of Trumpets.” This is the anniversary of the first day of creation week. The Son of God was begotten out from God’s own being (the only-begotten from the Father – Jn. 1:14). This “beginning” event began day one of creation week. God’s Son is “the first-produced of all creation” (Col. 1:15), “The Beginning” and “before all things”…

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BBI II-A: #12 In what Way was Jesus “Equal with God?” (Jn. 5)

BBI II-A: #12 In what Way was Jesus “Equal with God?” (Jn. 5)

August 19, 2023 Timothy Comments 7 comments

There are several statements in the New Testament which flatly contradict the Trinitarian claim that Jesus was “co-equal” and “co-eternal” with the Father. Scripture indicates that God performed all of Jesus’ miracles through Him. Jesus had no inherent power or “divine nature” as the source of His miracles. He stated plainly that He was powerless to perform even one thing. He also stated that His Apostles would do the same and more miracles once the…

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Young-Earth Creationism & “Death”

Young-Earth Creationism & “Death”

August 9, 2023 Timothy Comments 7 comments

I am 100% convinced that the earth is slightly less than 6,000 years old. Most Evangelical Christians are also “Young-Earth Creationists,” and take the Genesis creation account literally, as well as the chronological data in the Bible, all of which requires this view. However, Young-Earth Creation ministries often use a particular argument from Romans 5 & 8 in order to counter “Old-Earth Creationists” who claim that the earth itself is billions of years old, some…

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Deception in the Last-Days, Pristine Eschatology - Chiliasm
BBI II-A: #11 Jesus, Sole Eyewitness to the Things in Heaven (Jn. 3)

BBI II-A: #11 Jesus, Sole Eyewitness to the Things in Heaven (Jn. 3)

July 29, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In chapter 3 of his Gospel, John went on to support his previous statements about Logos (Word) being “in the beginning with God” (Jn. 1:2) by quoting Jesus’ statement to Nicodemus about testifying to “heavenly things” (Jn. 3:9-12). He then added his own commentary, explaining that the same Son of Man who ascended to heaven previously descended from heaven, thus being an eyewitness to “heavenly things” (Jn. 3:13). He followed this with a quote from…

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BBI II-A: #10 No one has ever seen God; they saw His Son (Jn. 1:18)

BBI II-A: #10 No one has ever seen God; they saw His Son (Jn. 1:18)

July 14, 2023 Timothy Comments 5 comments

The prologue to John’s Gospel closes with a claim that all personal appearances of “God” in the Old Testament were actually His Son, His personal Agent. John 1:18 (LGV) “Never before has anyone seen God. The Only-Begotten Son, the one being unto the Father’s bosom, that one declared Him.” This summary statement was intended to amplify what was stated in verse 10, that the same one through whom all things originated also interacted with man…

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BBI II-A: #9 John the Baptist Testified to Jesus’ Preexistence (Jn. 1:15)

BBI II-A: #9 John the Baptist Testified to Jesus’ Preexistence (Jn. 1:15)

June 22, 2023 Timothy Comments 2 comments

In John 1:1-5 the apostle wrote of Jesus’ preexistence by claiming that He was “in the beginning,” that He was “with God” (external to God), but that He “was God” (using the personal noun “Theos” which always refers to a personal being). In verse 2 He repeated that He was “in the beginning with God.” In verse 3 John stated that everything that exists originated through Him, and nothing originated without Him. In the fourth…

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BBI II-A: #8 “Ginomai” (Became) & “Monogenes” (Only-begotten) (Jn. 1:14)

BBI II-A: #8 “Ginomai” (Became) & “Monogenes” (Only-begotten) (Jn. 1:14)

June 20, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In John 1:14, the clause, “And the Word became flesh” does not work in either a Trinitarian or Biblical Unitarian model. The meaning of the verb “ginomai” (became) in a predicate nominative construction requires that one person or thing that has a concrete and tangible existence is transformed into something or someone different with a concrete and tangible existence — a complete change in ontological nature, a new beginning as something different. Also, the word…

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BBI II-A: #7 The One “Begotten out of God” later “Became Flesh” (Jn. 1:12-14)

BBI II-A: #7 The One “Begotten out of God” later “Became Flesh” (Jn. 1:12-14)

May 26, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In episode 7 of this series, we take a close look at John 1:12-14. Verse 13 contains a textual variant which most Christians are not familiar with. The common versions translate this verse as if it referred to Christians, “who were begotten (plural) … out of God.” However, three lines of evidence point to the singular reading, “who was begotten (singular) … out of God,” meaning the “Logos” who afterward “became flesh and dwelled among…

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BBI II-A: #6 The Grammar proves that Jesus existed as Logos (Jn. 1:10-12)

BBI II-A: #6 The Grammar proves that Jesus existed as Logos (Jn. 1:10-12)

April 26, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In the context of John 1:10-12, the pronouns (“Him” / “His”) refer to Jesus, the one we must “receive” and “believe in His name.” Yet, these pronouns require an antecedent noun as a referent which is the same gender and number (masculine, singular) as the pronouns. The only possible singular, masculine noun which can be the antecedent for these pronouns is the noun “Logos” (Word) in verse 1. This requires that “Logos” was a personal…

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Have a Blessed Passover!

Have a Blessed Passover!

April 4, 2023 Timothy Comments 2 comments

Tonight is PASSOVER, the most awesome time of the year! It was on this night 1993 years ago that Jesus shared His last Passover with His disciples, knowing full well that in the morning He would be hanging on a cross, finishing the work that His Father sent Him here to do. Unfortunately, the Roman church sought to distance Christianity from all things Jewish, abandoning both the Feasts and the Sabbath. Most Christians do not…

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The Feasts of the LORD
BBI II-A: #5 Origin of the “WORD” as the first “LIFE” (Jn. 1:3-4)

BBI II-A: #5 Origin of the “WORD” as the first “LIFE” (Jn. 1:3-4)

March 29, 2023 Timothy Comments 14 comments

In lesson 5 we dig into the Greek text of John 1:3-4. This text was quoted quite differently by the early Christian writers from how it is translated in most of our modern Bibles. The punctuation in all of the critical printed editions of the Greek text of this passage is also ignored in most English versions. When we punctuate these verses as in the printed Greek texts and as quoted by the early Chrsitians,…

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BBI II-A: #4 The “Word” was God’s Subordinate Agent in Creation (Jn. 1:1-3)

BBI II-A: #4 The “Word” was God’s Subordinate Agent in Creation (Jn. 1:1-3)

March 15, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

John’s prologue was intended to reveal what is rather vague in the Genesis creation account. In this lesson we dissect the Greek grammar of the four clauses contained in John 1:1-2 and answer the question: “Who or what is the ‘Word’ (Logos) in John’s prologue?” Is it the name of a Person as in Trinitarianism? Is it the “words” (commands) “Let there be …” in Genesis 1? Is it an abstract “Plan” in God’s mind?…

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BBI II-A: #3 To Whom was God speaking in Genesis 1?

BBI II-A: #3 To Whom was God speaking in Genesis 1?

March 4, 2023 Timothy Comments 21 comments

The New Testament is clear that the Son of God was concealed in the Old Testament in a “mystery” which Israel did not understand. This concealment was intentional, because it was necessary for God’s plan of redemption to be carried out. A close examination of the Genesis creation account actually illustrates how certain aspects of this “mystery” were concealed. The revelation of the “Mystery of Christ” was given to the Apostles to proclaim plainly. The…

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BBI II-A: #2 Most Christians don’t know what the word “God” means.

BBI II-A: #2 Most Christians don’t know what the word “God” means.

March 4, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In this second episode we examine the question of the real, essential, and consistent meaning of the word “God” (Heb. Elohim, Gk. Theos). Establishing a clear definition for this word from the biblical usage is absolutely critical simply because it is misused by both Trinitarians and Unitarians in order to prop up their theology. The word simply means the supreme Sovereign holding all authority and all power within a particular realm of dominion. (It does…

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BBI II-A: #1 Objectivity in the Pursuit of Pristine Monotheism

BBI II-A: #1 Objectivity in the Pursuit of Pristine Monotheism

March 4, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

I have begun a new video series on the topic of God and His Son. This is a remake of the Bereans Bible Institute Module II series “The Doctrine of God” which was originally done in 2014-2015 when we were first coming out of Trinitarianism. I have studied and learned a great deal since those days, which makes a complete remake of that series necessary. The first episode is an introduction, dealing with the process…

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1 John 1:1 “That which…” or “The One who…”?

1 John 1:1 “That which…” or “The One who…”?

February 5, 2023 Timothy Comments 13 comments

It is not uncommon for Biblical Unitarians to claim that the “Logos of Life” in 1 John 1:1-2 who was “with the Father” was God’s Plan and not God’s Son. The basis for this claim is the very first word in John’s first letter, the Greek word “O.” Most English Bibles translate “O” as “that which” or “What” (as a neuter relative pronoun). Here is how the modern cursive Greek texts render the opening clause:…

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Apostolic Monotheism, Lost in Translation
Dale Tuggy & Dustin Smith Exegesis of Philippians 2:5-10

Dale Tuggy & Dustin Smith Exegesis of Philippians 2:5-10

January 31, 2023 Timothy Comments 4 comments

Dr. Dale Tuggy did a podcast with Dr. Dustin Smith on the topic of Philippians 2:5-10, attempting to harmonize this passage with Biblical Unitarianism (which denies any form of preexistence for the Son). Philippians 2:5-11 (LGV) 5 Have this disposition in you which [was] also in Anointed Jesus 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider to be equal with God a prize, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, becoming in the…

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