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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 29, Matthew’s Testimony

We’ve been trying to show why it could not or would not make sense for John to be saying that Jesus was ‘a’ god. Would the apostle John be out of step with the other apostles and view Jesus as a

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 28, Paul’s Testimony to Jesus’ Deity

We’ve been trying to show why it could not or would not make sense for John to be saying that Jesus was ‘a’ god. Would the apostle John be out of step with the other apostles and view Jesus as a

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 27, Peter’s Testimony to Jesus’ Deity

As we’re seeking to understand how to translate John 1:1c, we’ve seen that three possibilities exist, “and the Word was a god,” “and the Word was divine,” and “and the Word was God.” We’ve

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 26, Jesus Is the Messenger of the Covenant

Could John have intended that the Word was ‘a’ god? Wouldn’t it make sense that John’s worldview was shaped by the Old Testament Scriptures? It is not inconsistent for him to view Jesus as Yahweh,

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 25, Jesus Is One Like a Son of Man

Could John have intended that the Word was ‘a’ god? Wouldn’t it make sense that John’s worldview was shaped by the Old Testament Scriptures? It is not inconsistent for him to view Jesus as Yahweh,

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 24, Jesus Is God With Us

Could John have intended that the Word was ‘a’ god? Wouldn’t it make sense that John’s worldview was shaped by the Old Testament Scriptures? It is not inconsistent for him to view Jesus as Yahweh,

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 23, Jesus Is Priest Forever

Could John have intended that the Word was ‘a’ god? Wouldn’t it make sense that John’s worldview was shaped by the Old Testament Scriptures? It is not inconsistent for him to view Jesus as Yahweh,

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 22, Jesus is My Lord and My God

If we would understand how John intended us to understand John 1:1c, “and the Word was God” (could he possibly, as Jehovah’s Witnesses assert, mean Jesus was “a god”?), we need to

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 21, Jesus is the Glory of Yahweh

If we would understand how John intended us to understand John 1:1c, “and the Word was God” (could he possibly, as Jehovah’s Witnesses assert, mean Jesus was “a god”?), we need to

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 20, Jesus and the Father Are One Thing

If we would understand how John intended us to understand John 1:1c, “and the Word was God” (could he possibly, as Jehovah’s Witnesses assert, mean Jesus was “a god”?), we need to

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 19, Jesus Is the I AM

If we would understand how John intended us to understand John 1:1c, “and the Word was God” (could he possibly, as Jehovah’s Witnesses assert, mean Jesus was “a god”?), we need to

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesess – Episode 18, Jesus Is the Only One Who Has Seen God

If we would understand how John intended us to understand John 1:1c, “and the Word was God” (could he possibly, as Jehovah’s Witnesses assert, mean Jesus was “a god”?), we need to

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 17, Jesus Is Equal with God

If we would understand how John intended us to understand John 1:1c, “and the Word was God” (could he possibly, as Jehovah’s Witnesses assert, mean Jesus was “a god”?), we need to

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 16, Jesus Is the Messiah

If we would understand how John intended us to understand John 1:1c, “and the Word was God” (could he possibly, as Jehovah’s Witnesses assert, mean Jesus was “a god”?), we need to

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John 1:1 and the Jehovah’s Witnesses – Episode 15, Jesus Is the Only Begotten

If we would understand how John intended us to understand John 1:1c, “and the Word was God,” we need to see John’s representation of Jesus in places outside of John 1:1, that is, in the remainder

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