@theologyroom The Spirit is called God (Acts 5:3-4), has divine attributes & does divine work. David is never called God. The issue isn't a phrase, it's whether Scripture identifies them as God. It does for Spirit; not for David. That's the difference.
@korrathetaymi Ehrman's plane reads are great for finding typos, not for refuting the faith. Even he admits the resurrection accounts are early he just chooses not to believe them. That's bias
@HanayMetin@GodLogic_GL Your definition is imported into the text. Revelation never says "First = before death" or "Last = after defeating death." Those are theological inferences. The title itself echoes Isaiah 44:6 and 48:12, where it uniquely belongs to God.
@NazareneMuslim@korrathetaymi Jesus is God (John 1:1) who became man (John 1:14). He did not begin His existence in Mary's womb; He is the eternal Son who took on human nature, remaining fully God and becoming fully man.
@Boss_Aleeyu You don't believe in the actual Jesus of history. Jesus claimed divine authority (John 8:58) and was crucified. If you deny His divinity and crucifixion, you've replaced the real Christ with a 7th-century theological construct that contradicts His own words.
@AbaddonSpeaks Labeling the Trinity 'demonic' is a logical fallacy to avoid engaging with Scripture. The doctrine is derived directly from biblical texts (Matt 28:19, 2 Cor 13:14, John 1:1). Dismissing it with insults doesn't refute the verses that teach one God in three persons
@samueleyekosi In biblical theology, "death" (Rom 6:23) means spiritual death: eternal separation from God. While physical death affects all due to the Fall, Christ transforms it for the righteous from a final penalty into a gateway to eternal life.
@xonphused Ancient teachers often taught orally rather than by writing books. Jesus' followers preserved His teachings and later recorded them in the Gospels. The absence of writings by Jesus doesn't imply He was illiterate or incapable of writing
@Atomixion3@theologyroom Jesus called Peter "Satan" (Matt 16:23) because Peter rebuked Him about His coming death. "Satan" means adversary. Jesus wasn't calling Peter the devil, but warning that trying to prevent the cross was a temptation opposing God's redemptive pla
@Atomixion3@theologyroom Do you know about hostile sources of cruxficon such as Tacitus and Josephus? I don't think you knew about them or other historical sources. Denying the crucifixion is not faith but ignoring historical evidence
@MakiTheSalafi Total destruction" in 1 Sam 15 is Ancient Near Eastern warfare hyperbole. We know itβs not literal because the "destroyed" Amalekites fight Israel again in 1 Sam 27 & 30! It describes the total defeat of a hostile military force, not literal infant slaughter
@Boss_Aleeyu You don't believe in the actual Jesus of history. Jesus claimed divine authority (John 8:58) and was crucified. If you deny His divinity and crucifixion, you've replaced the real Christ with a 7th-century theological construct that contradicts His own words.
@Atomixion3@theologyroom If Allah made it appear that Jesus was crucified when he wasn't, then God caused Jesus' followers, the Romans, the Jews, and later generations to believe a false historical event. How is that compatible with God revealing the truth? Why would God allow deception?