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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
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Bible Note: Disagreement.......................................................... Hi BStudent, There is too much in your last post to reply to all of it individually. But I will summarize by saying that your interpretation of the Bible goes against what is widely considered a correct Christian understanding of it. Your background in the Jehovah's Witness has significantly biased your interpretation, and is the reason for the mental gymnastics used to explain why these verses don't mean what they say they mean. I will point out the same thing that I have told others on this subject. God sent the Bible to be His message to mankind. He has protected it's accuracy through the years, copies, and translations. He would not have allowed it to be corrupted to the extent that people would have been decieved into thinking Jesus was God. If the Bible says that "the Word (Jesus) was God" then that is exactly what God meant. Attempting to explain it away by looking at Greek is only trying to confuse people. Put your trust in your Bible, not in your brain, or in the brains of the Jehovah's Witness teachers who are leading you into error. |