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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] |
Subject: Does the Father have a God? |
Bible Note: Kalos, to deny Christ's deity and yet call oneself Christian is more than a stretch. Take 'Christ' out of 'Christian' and all that's left is 'ian,' a meaningless word fragment. Take away the deity of Christ and all that's left is a young Jew who was a liar, a deceiver, and as mad as a hatter. Jesus must be accepted for who He said He was or rejected entirely. He gives us no other options, no middle road -- and He never intended to. Christ is either God in the flesh or He is a fraud. If by 'Christian' one means a follower of Christ, and if Christ is not God in the flesh, and if those who call themselves Christian do not believe in the full deity of Christ, they are following a liar and a fraud. --Hank |