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BBI II:5 Logos’ Origin as the first “Life”

BBI II:5 Logos’ Origin as the first “Life”

March 29, 2023 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

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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Apostolic Monotheism
BBI II:4 The “Word” identifies God’s Subordinate Agent in Gen. 1

BBI II:4 The “Word” identifies God’s Subordinate Agent in Gen. 1

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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Apostolic Monotheism
BBI II:3 To Whom was God speaking in Genesis 1?

BBI II: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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Apostolic Monotheism
BBI II:2 Most Christians don’t know what the word “God” means.

BBI II: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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Apostolic Monotheism
BBI II:1 Objectivity in the Pursuit of Pristine Monotheism

BBI II: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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Apostolic Monotheism
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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Apostolic Monotheism
Live Discussion on “Preexistence” with Anthony Buzzard.

Live Discussion on “Preexistence” with Anthony Buzzard.

January 11, 2023 Timothy Comments 77 comments

I was invited by Carlos Xavier to a live discussion with Anthony Buzzard at “Focus on the Kingdom” YouTube channel. The live discussion took place on Saturday, January 21 at 2:00pm. The topic was: “Did the Son of God originate and exist prior to His birth in Bethlehem?” I took the affirmative position, and Anthony Buzzard took the negative position. The notes I used can be downloaded at the following link: Anthony.pdf. I would be…

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Apostolic Monotheism
Did the “Son of God / Son of Man” have 1 or 2 Origins?

Did the “Son of God / Son of Man” have 1 or 2 Origins?

December 31, 2022 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In his book, The Doctrine of the Trinity, Christianity’s Self-Inflicted Wound, it is apparent that Anthony Buzzard was working from a false presupposition regarding the question of a pre-human existence for the Son of God. He made it plain that any form of literal preexistence is totally incompatible with the biblical belief that Jesus was 100% human, that He only possessed those ontological characteristics which are common to all humans and nothing more. On page…

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Apostolic Monotheism
Video Debate among Biblical Unitarians on John’s Prologue

Video Debate among Biblical Unitarians on John’s Prologue

December 20, 2022 Timothy Comments 3 comments

Recently I wrote a blog post about the divide among Biblical Unitarians concerning the meaning of John’s prologue. It appears that the new interpretation being offered reflects the difficulties that many in the movement are facing as they attempt to engage Trinitarians on this passage. I recently came across the below video debate among Biblical Unitarians on this issue. (If the embedded video does not play on your device, it can be viewed on YouTube…

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Apostolic Monotheism
Did Thomas call Jesus “God?”

Did Thomas call Jesus “God?”

December 10, 2022 Timothy Comments 7 comments

John 20:26-29 (NASB) 26 And after eight days again His disciples were inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst, and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand, and put it into My side; and be not unbelieving, but believing.” 28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord…

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Apostolic Monotheism
The Stone – Campbell Restoration Movement

The Stone – Campbell Restoration Movement

November 21, 2022 Timothy Comments 4 comments

A few readers of this blog are aware that I was raised in the Plymouth Brethren assemblies. The Brethren went beyond the Protestant Reformation by attempting to restore primitive Christian practices and the kind of church government outlined in the New Testament. Many more readers are aware that I pastored a church in Florida for ten years which was affiliated with the Stone – Campbell Restoration Movement, the division known as the “Independent (or Unaffiliated)…

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Apostolic Monotheism
“Equal with God?” (John 5)

“Equal with God?” (John 5)

November 11, 2022 Timothy Comments 4 comments

John 5:16-18 (LGV) 16 And because of this the Judeans were pursuing Jesus and were seeking to kill Him, because He was doing these things on a Sabbath. 17 But Jesus replied to them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 The Judeans then increasingly sought to kill Him because not only was He breaking the Sabbath but was also calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God! In…

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Apostolic Monotheism
5. The Son begotten out of God (John 1:13)

5. The Son begotten out of God (John 1:13)

November 7, 2022 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In his book, “The Birth of Jesus or the Birth of Christians, An inquiry into the Authenticity of John 1:13,” Catholic theologian Denis S. Kulandaisamy outlined the history of controversary concerning John 1:13. He gave a detailed summary of the scholarly works and their reasoning in favor of the singular reading, “who was begotten” (referring to the Son of God) as opposed to the majority reading, “who were begotten,” (referring to Christians). This variant reading…

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Apostolic Monotheism, Lost in Translation
4. The Collective Son of God in 1 John

4. The Collective Son of God in 1 John

October 31, 2022 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

In part 1 of this series three important clauses were considered consisting of πᾶς + substantive singular participle. These are incorrectly translated in English versions as “whoever _________.” But these should not be translated as referring to individuals who meet a particular requirement, but instead as referring to the whole collective group as a single entity characterized by the participle: 1. The expression πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων (“whoever believes”) should be “the entire believing [entity].” (John…

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Apostolic Monotheism, Lost in Translation, Unity & the Christian Fundamentals
Biblical Unitarian Double Standards

Biblical Unitarian Double Standards

October 22, 2022 Timothy Comments 6 comments

Certain non-Trinitarian churches and organizations share many doctrines in common with 4Winds Fellowships, especially those who call their non-Trinitarian theology “Biblical Unitarianism.”[1] However, on the most important doctrine of all – who is Jesus Christ – there is a significant difference. Some Biblical Unitarian authors give the outward appearance of objective scholarship in their treatment of the origin of the so-called “Logos Doctrine” (preexistence of Christ). But in reality, the method of historical research is…

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Apostolic Monotheism
3. The “Firstborn Ones?” Israel the “Firstborn?”

3. The “Firstborn Ones?” Israel the “Firstborn?”

October 19, 2022 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

The Apostle Paul used the “body of Christ” metaphor as his way to identify the collective Son of God. He used this term for the local church, all baptized Christians within a local community in fellowship with one another, with Jesus Christ as the head of the body. That this is local is evident from his following statement which can only apply to a local setting, not to all Christians everywhere. 1 Cor. 12:24-27 (NKJV)…

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Apostolic Monotheism, Lost in Translation, Unity & the Christian Fundamentals
2. The “Mystery” of the Son and His “Body”

2. The “Mystery” of the Son and His “Body”

October 15, 2022 Timothy Comments 2 comments

Eph. 1:9 (LGV) 9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good intent which He planned within Himself 10 for the administration of the fullness of the appointed times, to sum up everything together in the Anointed – what is in the sky and what is on the land — in Him. Paul explained that the goal of God’s ultimate plan for this creation, which He devised within Himself,…

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Apostolic Monotheism, Lost in Translation, Unity & the Christian Fundamentals
1. “Whoever” Individually vs. “The Whole” Collectively

1. “Whoever” Individually vs. “The Whole” Collectively

October 1, 2022 Timothy Comments 0 Comment

The New Testament contains a common, theologically significant, expression which is incorrectly translated in most English versions. This provides false implications which affect more than one theological point. The expression πᾶς + substantive singular participle is translated either as “whoever believes,” “whoever is born/begotten” (of God, or of the Spirit), or “whoever loves.” 1. The expression πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων (“whoever believes”) appears in John 3:15,16, John 12:46, Acts 10:43; Rom. 10:11; 1 John 5:1. 2….

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Apostolic Monotheism, Lost in Translation, Unity & the Christian Fundamentals
Logos’ Origin in John 1:3-4

Logos’ Origin in John 1:3-4

September 19, 2022 Timothy Comments 49 comments

Baptist Greek scholar, A. T. Robertson, noted in his Word Pictures in the New Testament that there are two ways of punctuating and reading John 1:3-4. The old Greek manuscripts did not have punctuation, which at times allows more than one way of reading a particular passage, particularly the exact point where a sentence ends and a new sentence begins. This is because often in Greek a sentence begins with a dependent clause rather than…

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Apostolic Monotheism, Lost in Translation
The Son personally came down from Heaven (John 3:13)

The Son personally came down from Heaven (John 3:13)

September 14, 2022 Timothy Comments 1 comment

While describing the role of the “Word” (Logos) in the creation, that He was “with God” in the beginning, that He was “the only-begotten of the Father” who “became flesh,” John briefly called John the Baptist as a direct witness to Jesus’ pre-human existence. John 1:15 (NIV) 15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because…

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Apostolic Monotheism
Unitarian Struggle to Assimilate John’s Prologue

Unitarian Struggle to Assimilate John’s Prologue

September 6, 2022 Timothy Comments 6 comments

John’s prologue (John 1:1-18) has long been one of the primary passages in support of God’s Son having a preexistence before His human birth and an active role in the creation of all things. The connection between the opening statement of Genesis and the opening statement of John’s Gospel (“In the beginning”) has not been challenged in Christian history until rather recently. Certain modern Biblical Unitarians, finding seriously problematic the usual explanation of John’s prologue…

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Apostolic Monotheism
Jesus’ Riddle that stumped the Unitarian Pharisees

Jesus’ Riddle that stumped the Unitarian Pharisees

August 29, 2022 Timothy Comments 11 comments

It is evident from John’s Gospel that the scribes and Pharisees had big problems with Jesus’ claims about Himself. These included His statements that He came down from heaven[1] and that He was the Son of God (God was His Father), which they concluded made Him “equal with God” in essence.[2] Jesus affirmed this also by claiming to have “issued forth out of God.”[3] Yet, John is not alone among the Gospel narratives which quote…

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Apostolic Monotheism
9. False Prophets are a Sign the End is Near

9. False Prophets are a Sign the End is Near

August 2, 2022 Timothy Comments 14 comments

The very first thing Jesus warned His followers to expect after His ascension was deception. Matt. 24:3-6 (NKJV) 3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” 4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For…

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The Time of the End
8. “Come out of Her My People”

8. “Come out of Her My People”

July 10, 2022 Timothy Comments 12 comments

The identity of Mystery Babylon in Revelation 17-18 is disputed by many. Some claim she is Jerusalem, others Rome, New York city, the United Nations, Washington DC, or the United States. A few interpreters claim that the ancient city of Babylon in Iraq will be rebuilt in order to fulfill this prophecy. However, most of these identifications and interpretations are the result of a very narrow historical perspective, looking at prophecy merely in relation to…

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