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NASB | Colossians 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity (the Godhead) dwells in bodily form [completely expressing the divine essence of God]. |
Bible Question:
Two questions asked from a Jehovah Witness that keeps emailing me. 1.Remember Jesus taught the Bible - not religion. Jesus had nothing but contempt for religion and the religious leaders in his days on the Earth. Really then, Do you think anything has changed? 2.Do you remember what you learned regarding the word LORD, and the word Lord, as they appear in your Bible? At Psalm 110 in the first stanza, we read "The utterance of Jehovah (LORD) to my Lord is: Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet." Is Jehovah talking to himself? It doesn't seem likely does it. Is Jesus talking to himself? That too doesn't seem likely. Does it not seem that Jehovah is indeed talking to his son and our redeemer Jesus Christ? This is the logical conclusion. That being said, I wonder, how would the trinity fit in here? A "penny" for your thoughts, your Christian friend and neighbor, Ted |
Bible Answer: To the first question I would start off with a big smile and point out how interesting it is the Pharisees and JW are so much a like in their religion. Both deny the Trinity, Both deny the physical resurrection of Christ, Both deny salvation by grace and both deny the Deity of Christ. Hummm.... To the second question I would say it is impossible for you to explain the trinity to him as he fails to even understand the scriptures that clearly teach Jesus is God (John 1:1, John 1:14, Romans 9:5, Colossians 2:9, Hebrews 1:8, 1 John 5:20) the Father is God (John 6:27, Romans 1:7, 1 Peter 1:2) and the Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4, 1 Corinthians 3:16, Romans 8:9) Do not allow his unbelief and deceitful ways trick you. He poses his question well to trap you. However, you know the truth and even if he cannot understand and/or see that yes, the Father can speak to the Son and the Son to the Father etc... And yes, there is only ONE God (Deuteronomy 6:4, 1 Corinthians 8:4, Galatians 3:20). This is what Scripture teaches us. This is the truth we stand on! The truth is not dependent on him understanding and/or accepting it. So when he has trouble believing that it is likely or not, it matters not! When dealing with the JW cult, be sure not to allow their questioning to pull you away from the truth. Do not look for ways to answer the questions outside of what Scripture actually teaches. This is how they play the game that they play. They twist scripture and their questions not to seek and/or find the truth, but to deceive and hide the truth. Steve |
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