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May 2015

May 11, 2015

Recent Part One Interview of me on “Distinguishing Jesus and God”

My friend Dr. Dale Tuggy, a Christian philosopher-theologian at State University of New York, located...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

Was the Apostle Paul a Cessationist?

[Much of the following is from my new book, Solving the Samaritan Riddle: Peter's Kingdom...

March 2015

March 24, 2015

Did Jesus Have to Be God to Save Us?

On September 4, 2013, I posted "Jesus Had To Be Made Like His Brothers To...

March 22, 2015

2014 SBL Panel Discussion of Bart Ehrman’s book, “How Jesus Became God”

During the past few weeks, I posted a three-part review that I wrote of Dr....

October 2014

October 16, 2014

Egypt’s Bishop Alexander and his Pastor Arius

Sean Finnegan is a friend of mine in the Biblical Unitarian Movement. (I prefer to...

September 2014

September 24, 2014

A Brief Look at the Primary Bible Verses about Whether or Not Jesus Is God

Ever since the 4th century, the institutional church has always officially proclaimed that Jesus of...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

Did God Forsake Jesus on the Cross?

After Jesus hung on the cross for six hours and was about to die, he...

June 2014

June 20, 2014

Talk About Jesus, Not Christ, to Non-Believers

Many Christians have a bad habit of talking about "Christ," instead of "Jesus," to the...

May 2014

May 28, 2014

Did the Jews Accuse Jesus of Claiming to Be “God” or “a God”?

The Gospel of John relates one incident in which the Jews accused Jesus of “making...

May 17, 2014

Do You Know the Doctrine of the Trinity Was Not Established at Nicaea, in 325 A.D.?

It is widely believed--even among Christians and some of their scholars--that the Catholic Church established...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

Did Jesus Indicate He Was God to the Rich Young Ruler?

Oftentimes, the synoptists record the same event and thus saying of Jesus. When this occurs,...

April 20, 2014

Jesus Resurrection Doesn’t Prove He Was God

Patheos.com blogger John Shore (JohnShore.com), in his Christianity with Humanity blog, posted on April 16, 2014,...

April 16, 2014

Is Jesus God? A Brief Look at the Main Bible Verses

Ever since the 4th century, the institutional church has always officially proclaimed that Jesus of...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

The Spirit of God Is Not a Real Person ‘Cause the Spirit of Man Is Made in God’s Version

The Catholic Church officially sanctioned the doctrine of the Trinity in the late 4th century....

March 05, 2014

Saying Christ Is God in the Fourth Gospel Misunderstands that Spiritual Gospel

Nearly all Christians have believed Jesus is God. Scholars call them “traditionalists.” And most scholars...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

Did Jesus Tell the Sanhedrin He Was God?

Christians generally have believed that the Jewish Sanhedrin (Council) accused Jesus of Nazareth of claiming...

January 16, 2014

What Must Christians Believe?

Christians sometimes do not agree on what constitutes a genuine Christian. Yet most agree that...

January 09, 2014

Christ Called his Father “the Only True God,” Which Means Christ Himself Could Not Have Been God

Nearly all Christians have believed Jesus is God. Scholars call them “traditionalists.” And most scholars...

December 2013

December 18, 2013

Is Jesus “Mighty God” or “Mighty Warrior” in Isaiah 9.6?

One of the primary biblical passages Christians cite to support their belief that Jesus is...

December 12, 2013

As a Sinless Man Christ Made Him a Name, But God Become Man Detracts from his Fame

I believe the Christian story is far greater if Jesus was no more than a...

December 05, 2013

Is Jesus God Because He Is Lord?

During antiquity, calling a man “Lord” usually was intended as no more than a polite...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

What Are the Claims of Christ?

Many Christians, especially Evangelicals, speak of “the claims of Christ.” They mean Jesus claimed things...

November 14, 2013

Since God Almighty Is Invisible, Jesus Being God Is Impossible

The Bible says no sinful, mortal human has ever literally seen God. For example, the...

November 07, 2013

Thomas Said to Christ, “My Lord and My God.” He Meant “God in Christ,” to which We Should Nod

When the risen Jesus appeared to his gathered disciples on the first Easter evening, the...

November 03, 2013

More Reasons that Only the Father Is God (which are not in my RJC book)

Theodotus of Byzantium (later Constantinople), also called “the Tanner” and “the Shoemaker,” was a Christian...

November 01, 2013

Peter’s Kingdom Keys Explain Spirit Baptism

One of the foremost events in the history of the Jesus Movement--which later developed into...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

When Jesus asked, “Who Do People Say I Am?” No One Said He Was God.

Jesus performed several roles: a seer-prophet, a reformer, a wisdom sage, a healer, an itinerant...

October 16, 2013

Jews Thought Jesus Said He Was God’s Equal; But Jesus Explained That Would Be Evil

Once when Jesus attended one of the feasts at Jerusalem, he saw a man sitting...

October 09, 2013

Jesus Said He and His Father Are One. He Meant God’s in Him to Get All Things Done

Most Christians think Jesus claimed to be God. Ask most of them who know their...

October 03, 2013

If Christ’s Miracles Attest He Was God, Who Are the Others We Highly Applaud?

One thing that made Jesus famous was that he did miracles. The New Testament (NT)...