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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 7, Plurality in the Godhead
“…and the Word was with God…” (John 1:1b) The Word, the Creator God, was in eternal fellowship with God! John is describing a plurality in God. Is he teaching us something new here?
Continue reading...John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 6, The Eternal Fellowship
“…and the Word was with God…” (John 1:1b) John has startled us in John 1:1a by describing the Word, Jesus, as the beginner, in the beginning, of all things. That is a declaration that Jesus,
Continue reading...John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 5, Firstborn
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1) Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that “the Word was a god” (New World Translation) and that John conceived
Continue reading...John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 4, Begotten, Not Created
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1) Jehovah’s Witnesses argue that Jesus is not God. In their translation of John 1:1 it reads, “and
Continue reading...John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 3, Alpha and Omega
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1) Jehovah’s Witnesses would have us believe that “in the beginning” God first created Jesus, then used Jesus
Continue reading...John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 2, Creator, Not Helper
The historic Christian view of Jesus, based in part on John 1:1, has been that Jesus is equal to God. He is the Son of God, a member of the Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Of course, the Jehovah’s
Continue reading...Predicate Nominatives in the New Testament
Predicate Nominatives in the New Testament and the “Problem” of John 1:1 and Other Passages A predicate nominative in the New Testament is, by definition, a noun in the nominative case that is linked
Continue reading...John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – episode 1, In the Beginning
When you hear or read the words, “In the beginning,” where does your mind go? Do you not think of Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”? How could you not? And the
Continue reading...Great Joy – Luke 24:50-53
The other Gospels show us other appearances of Jesus to the disciples in Galilee that Luke leaves out. Luke skips these and goes to Jesus’ ascension to heaven from the Mount of Olives. It is
Continue reading...Peace to You – Luke 24:36-49
TheFreeDictionary.com defines a body as “The entire material or physical structure of an organism.” But what makes my body my body? It is the entire structure, but that includes my unique
Continue reading...Burning Hearts – Luke 24:13-35
What does it feel like to be rebuked by Jesus? It hurts good. Peter was rebuked (“Get behind me, Satan”), John and James were rebuked (those sons of thunder), and these two precious disciples,
Continue reading...Testimony to the Resurrection – Luke 24:1-12
There has been much made by skeptics of the seemingly irreconcilable details in the four Gospels about the resurrection of Jesus. Did the women come to the tomb at dawn or was it still dark? How many
Continue reading...Joseph of Arimathea – Luke 23:50-56
Wikipedia has a great article on Joseph of Arimathea: Matthew 27:57 described him simply as a rich man and disciple of Jesus, but according to Mark 15:43 Joseph of Arimathea was “a respected
Continue reading...Oh Horrible, Happy Day – Luke 23:44-49
“Oh Happy Day” is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn by clergyman Philip Doddridge. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969, reaching
Continue reading...Thief on the Cross – Luke 23:39-42
The Apostles’ Creed, as I learned it, says, “He was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven.” The phrase, “He
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