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Thursday, December 17, 2015

John 1:1 - Links to Information

Click on any link to view much more information concerning John 1:1:

Links to JW.ORG Concerning John 1:1

John 1:1c Primer (Examining the Trinity)

DEFinite John 1:1c (Examining the Trinity)

Harner's JBL 'Qualitative' Article (Examining the Trinity)

HARNER: JBL 'Qualitative' Article Refuted (Examining the Trinity)

QUAL ("Qualitative" John 1:1c) (Examining the Trinity)

SEPTGOD (John 1:1c and the Septuagint) (Examining the Trinity)

Logos (The 'Word') (Examining the Trinity)

"Was" and "Beginning" in John 1:1 (Examining the Trinity)

God and gods (from BOWGOD study) (Examining the Trinity)

Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Understand John 1:1 to Read, "...and the Word Was a god"? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

Is the New World Translation the only Bible to phrase John 1:1c as "the Word was *a* God"? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

How Does The Coptic Text Render John 1:1? (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

John 1:1c Primer - For Grammatical Rules That Supposedly "Prove" the Trinity (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

The "Definite" John 1:1 (Defend Jehovah's Witnesses)

John 1:1 - A Number of Trinitaran Translations and Scholars Admit "a god" (Defending the NWT)

Defending the charge that the NWT translators made up a rule for the word for "God/god" (theos). (Defending the NWT)

NWT - John 1:1 (Defending the NWT)

Should John 1:1 read: "And the Word was divine"? (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)

"and the word was with (pros) God."  (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)

John 1:1 was examined by Origen in his "Commentary on John." (Jehovah's Witnesses Questions and Answers)

In Defense of the New World Translation. John 1:1 files (In Defense of the New World Translation)

John 1:1c - English translation: "The Word was a god." (Search For Bible Truths)

VIDEO: John 1:1 Part 1 and Part 2 (Search For Bible Truths)

IF God is a trinity, then how is it that “the Word (Jesus) was WITH God”? (John 1:1) (Search For Bible Truths)

Is the New World Translation the only Bible to phrase John 1:1c as "the Word was A God"? (Search For Bible Truths)

If Jesus is not God, how can he be a god? (Search For Bible Truths)

God and gods - What is a god and who have been called 'gods'? (Search For Bible Truths)

Video: "Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism - The Early use of "God" and the Christological Implications" (Search For Bible Truths)

Monday, August 31, 2015

Articles From JW.ORG That Refute Trinity 'Proof'-Texts


The following are links to information from JW.ORG that refute virtually every main so-called Trinity 'proof'-text that is used. Starting from Genesis to Revelation:

Gen. 1:26 

Gen. 1:26 - "Let Us Make Man in Our Image" (Insight-2 pp. 52-72; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002451?q=Logically+firstborn+Son&p=par

Gen. 1:26 - The Word (Insight-2 pp. 1200-1203; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200004625?q=This+Word+or+Logos&p=par


Isa. 6:3

Isa. 6:3 - “Holy, holy, holy,” is no evidence of a Trinity.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102000028?q=Holy+holy+holy+is+Jehovah+armies+Isaiah+6%3A3&p=par


Isa. 9:6 

Isa. 9:6 - God at Isa. 9:6 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276?q=Mighty+God+at+Isaiah+9%3A6&p=par

Isa. 9:6 -“Mighty God” and “Eternal Father” (ip-1 chap. 10 pp. 117-132; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102000030#p34


Isa. 43:11

Isa. 43:11 / 2 Pet. 3:18 - Savior (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276?q=Savior&p=par


Isa. 44:6

Isa. 44:6 / Rev. 1:17 - To whom do the titles “the Alpha and the Omega” and “the First and the Last” refer? (w09 1/15 p. 30-p. 32; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2009046?q=the+first+and+the+last&p=par


Micah 5:2

Micah 5:2 - Does that make him the same as God? (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=22:0-22:509


Mt. 28:19

Mt. 28:19 - Scriptures that mention together the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276?q=Scriptures+mention+Father+Son+Holy+Spirit&p=par

Mt. 28:19 - Is the Trinity a Bible teaching? (w12 3/1 p. 23; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2012173#h=3:0-6:465

Mt. 28:19 - Holy Spirit - How baptized in its “name.” (it-2 pp. 1017-1027; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200004211?q=How+baptized+name&p=par

Mt. 28:19 - Baptized in the Name of Whom and What? (w10 3/15 pp. 10-14; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2010204#h=0:0-22:312

Mt. 28:19 - What does it mean to be baptized “in the name of the Father”, ‘in the name of the Son’, and ‘in the name of the holy spirit’? (w02 4/1 pp. 10-15; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2002243#p14

Mt. 28:19 - What does it mean to be baptized “in the name of the Father”, ‘in the name of the Son’, and ‘in the name of the holy spirit’? (wt chap. 12 pp. 110-119; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102002072#h=10:276-13:1162


John 1:1

John 1:1 - Was the Word “God” or “a god”? (w08 11/1 pp. 24-25; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2008812

John 1:1 - "The Word Was God" (bh p. 201-p. 204 par. 2; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1102005153#p6

John 1:1 - “Those Who Are Called ‘Gods’” (g05 4/22 pp. 8-9; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005283

John 1:1 - Is Jesus God? (THE WATCHTOWER APRIL 2009)
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/wp20090401/is-jesus-god/


John 5:18

John 5:18 - What is the meaning of John 5:18? (rs p. 209-p. 220; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989240?q=What+meaning+John+5%3A18&p=par


John 8:58

John 8:58 - "The question of the Jews (John 8 verse 57) to which Jesus was replying had to do with age, not identity." (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=64:0-68:61


John 10:30

John 10:30 - In What Way Are Jesus and His Father One? (w09 9/1 p. 28; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2009652

John 10:30 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=107


John 10:33

John 10:33 (it-2 pp. 996-1001; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200004182?q=False+charge+blasphemy&p=par


John 20:28

John 20:28 - What did Thomas mean when he said to Jesus, “My Lord and my God”? (Insight-2 pp. 52-72; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002451#h=26:0-27:1235

John 20:28 - Three verses after the account about Thomas, John explained that he wrote so that people “may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God”—not that he is God. (g05 4/22 pp. 8-9; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102005283?q=Thomas+exclaim+resurrected+Jesus&p=par

John 20:28 - Does Thomas’ exclamation at John 20:28 prove that Jesus is truly God? (rs p. 209-p. 220; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989240?q=Thomas+exclamation+John+20%3A28&p=par


Acts 20:28

Acts 20:28 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=69:0-72:54


1 Corinthians 8:4-6

1 Corinthians 8:4-6 (it-2 pp. 5-20; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002391#h=26:184-27:971


2 Cor. 13:14

2 Cor. 13:14 - Scriptures that mention together the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276?q=Scriptures+mention+Father+Son+Holy+Spirit&p=par


Philippians 2:5, 6

Philippians 2:5, 6 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=78:0-81:448


Col. 2:9

Col. 2:9 - "Trinity" (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=82:0-86:417

Col. 2:9 - "Divine" (Insight-1 pp. 638-639; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200001201?q=Colossians+2%3A9+apostle+Paul&p=par


Titus 2:13

Titus 2:13 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=87:0-91:61


Heb. 1:3

Heb. 1:3 - Has Jesus always reflected his Father’s likeness to the same degree? (it-1 pp. 1184-1187; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002149?q=Jesus+reflected+Father%E2%80%99s+likeness+degree&p=par

Heb. 1:6

Heb. 1:6 - Is It Proper to Worship Jesus? (g00 4/8 pp. 26-27; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102000250#h=4:0-12:464

Heb. 1:6 - Does the fact that worship is given to Jesus prove that he is God? (rs p. 209-p. 220; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989240#h=33:0-36:388

Heb. 1:6 - Obeisance to the glorified Jesus Christ (it-2 pp. 523-524; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200003293?q=Obeisance++Glorified+Jesus+Christ&p=par


Heb. 1:8

Heb. 1:8 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=92:0-95:888


1 John 5:7, 8

1 John 5:7, 8 (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276#h=96:0-99:90

1 John 5:7, 8 - Spirit (Insight-2 pp. 1017-1027; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200004211#h=17:0-17:958

1 John 5:7, 8 - How did water, blood, and spirit bear witness to the fact that “Jesus is the Son of God”? (w08 12/15 p. 27-p. 29 par. 13; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2008926?q=How+did+water+blood+and+spirit+bear+witness&p=par


1 John 5:20

1 John 5:20 - Who Is “the True God and Life Everlasting”?
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2004768#h=0:0-13:205


Rev. 1:8

Rev. 1:8 - Alpha and Omega (Insight; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000208

Rev. 1:8 - Alpha and Omega: To whom does this title properly belong? (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276?q=Alpha+and+Omega&p=par


Rev. 22:13

Rev. 22:13 - Alpha and Omega (Insight; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000208

Rev. 22:13 - Alpha and Omega: To whom does this title properly belong? (rs p. 405-p. 426; Watchtower Online Library)
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1101989276?q=Alpha+and+Omega&p=par