Should You Believe In The Trinity? Part 2
In this second part of my article, I will briefly discuss two more reasons why the Trinity is not a Bible doctrine, and then conclude the article. Point #6: The Trinitarian Internecines Unknown to many Christians today is the fact that people in the past centuries accepted the Trinitarian dogma, not because it was a […]
Does Proverbs 8:22-31 Say That Jesus Was Created?
Proverbs 8:22-31 is one Bible passage that has engendered debates for ages. While some people believe the passage reveals that God brought our Lord Jesus into existence, making him have a beginning, the first of God’s creation, the vast majority of Bible scholars and commentators believe otherwise. They say the passage is nothing more than […]
What Does Colossians 1:15 Mean?
”He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation” (Col. 1:15 NASB2020). There have been debates about this verse. While some believe that this verse proves that Jesus was the first person brought into existence by God, others believe this verse is talking about his pre-eminence over the whole creation of […]
What Does “The Father Is Greater Than I” Really Mean?
In the closing hours of his ministry on earth Jesus told his disciples, ”You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.” (John 14:28 NIVUK boldface emphases […]
What does John 1:1-3 say about Jesus Christ?
Debates have been going on over the ages about the Godhood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Is he a coequal God with YHWH (Yahweh)? Was he begotten but not created, according to the Trinitarian creeds? The passage I want us to examine is John 1:1-3 which reads as follows: [1] “In the beginning was the […]
The Real Problem With The Trinitarian Dogma
The Trinitarian doctrine says there is one God who is made up of three distinct, uncreated, coequal, and coeternal persons or Gods. This is, perhaps, the most popular doctrine in Christendom. But the vast majority of Christians who believe in the Trinity do not have an accurate understanding of what the Trinity doctrine is all […]
Who is the Comforter in John 14-16?
“If you love me, keep my commands. [16] And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you for ever – [17] the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he […]
Who Has The Higher Authority: Parent or Pastor?
A popular Nigerian pastor once said, “If your physical [biological] father curses you, go to your spiritual father, he can cancel the curse. If your pastor, your spiritual father, curses you, run to the general overseer, he can cancel the curse. If the general overseer curses you, fast for forty days and nights, and beg […]
Does Ephesians 6:1 Say That Your Pastor Is Your Father In the Lord?
Apostle Peter said that many people who lacked proper understanding of the scriptures have twisted Paul’s letters and many other scriptures, making them to say what was not the mind of the writers (2 Peter 3:16). This is exactly the case in Ephesians 6:1, where Apostle Paul wrote, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, […]
Does Isaiah 45:11 say we can command God?
In the King James Version (KJV) of the English Bible, Isaiah 45:11 is rendered as: “Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.” The way the verse is rendered in the KJV […]