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NASB | James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:19 You believe that God is one; you do well [to believe that]. The demons also believe [that], and shudder and bristle [in awe-filled terror--they have seen His wrath]! [Deut 6:4; 11:13-21; Mark 12:29] |
Subject: Is God ONE or is God THREE? |
Bible Note: Greetings Tim! Thanks for your response my friend. Let me respond to your responses! :-) 1) If you have no problem with the Lord being physically on earth, while at the same time being the Lord in heaven, why do you have a problem with a Trinitarian saying that three distinct Persons are one God? In Genesis, there is a geographical distintion made between the God on the plain and the God in Heaven. So, if God can be geographically distrinct, why can't three distinct Persons be one God? 2) Your first response wasn't bad, but this one needs some work! :-) 'Allos' does not indicate qualitative distinction, but numerical distinction. Thus, the verse isn't saying I will give you a different kind of comforter, it is saying I will give you 'another - numerically distinct' comforter. If you look at how the word is used throughout the NT, you will find that it aways refers to 'someone else', not 'myself - in a different form'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |