Degrees and Titles
Ephesians 4:14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness (panourgia) of men in their deceitful scheming. This verse reveals something...
Read MoreDid God Really Forsake Jesus Christ on the Cross?
Matthew 27:46 About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani,” —which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These words that Jesus cried out as he was hanging on the Cross have been a...
Read MoreSatan Started As A Star
Let us now look at the privileged position in which Lucifer began his existence, because understanding his relationship with God and the manner in which he lost it will help us appreciate Jesus Christ and his road to glory. Whereas Jesus began his...
Read MoreAccent
The fallacy of accent is employed whenever an emphasis is placed on a written or spoken communication in a way that materially alters its original or intended meaning. To interpret any piece of literature logically, one must be sensitive to the...
Read MoreEquivocation: The Art of Changing the Rules in the Middle of the Game
In this article we will begin acquainting our readers with the basics of logic. “Logic,” from the Greek word logos, is the science of correct reasoning, and provides tools for analyzing the form and content of arguments. Logic addresses the...
Read MoreWhose Faith Is It Really?
A Statement of Faith We originally presented a dozen copies of this letter to the steering committee of a local organization of home school Moms and Dads. Although not associated with any particular Church or Denomination, this group was a dedicated...
Read MoreDivine Agents: Speaking and Acting in God’s Stead
The Bible records a number of instances where an agent of God is referred to as “God” or “the LORD” Himself, and in many of these cases the agent (usually an angel) actually speaks and acts in God’s stead. This is an important biblical...
Read MoreUsages of “Spirit” in the New Testament
[This article was taken from our book “The Gift of Holy Spirit: The Power to be like Christ.”] In any given language, many words have at least two meanings, and some have many more than two. The Greek word pneuma, which in the New Testament is...
Read MoreHoly Spirit: Why so much Confusion?
The great truth of the Giver and the gift is very difficult to apprehend for someone who believes in the traditional teaching referred to as “the Trinity.” [1] Although many Christians persist in using this term, it is not found in Scripture, as...
Read MoreWhat about “The Holy Spirit”?
Since “the only true God” is “the Father,” and since He is “holy” and He is “spirit,” He is also referred to in Scripture as “the Holy Spirit.” For further study read the Giver and His gift. The Giver is God, the only true God,...
Read MoreThe Giver and The Gift
[This article was taken from our book “The Gift of Holy Spirit: The Power to be like Christ.”] God is the ultimate Giver. From the time He created man in His own image (Gen. 1:27) until this very day, God has been giving gifts to mankind. James...
Read MoreTimely Statements
[This article was taken from “Our Heavenly Father Has No Equals” by Don Snedeker.] The following Scripture testimonies about Jesus, which were made at noteworthy moments in history, were not recorded to declare or even allude to his supposed...
Read MoreDo Analogies Prove the Trinity?
[Regarding God being like liquid, solid, and gas] Sometimes in discussions with Trinitarians they will use as a proof the fact that water can simultaneously co-exist as a liquid (water), a solid (ice), and a gas (steam). I have heard it argued by...
Read MoreThe Doctrine of the Double Nature of Christ
[This article was taken from “Our Heavenly Father Has No Equals” by Don Snedeker.] One of the primary elements of trinitarian dogma is that Jesus Christ has two natures, one of God and the other of man. This is a different claim than that of the...
Read MoreGod’s Namesake in Action
[The following article was taken from chapter 12 of our book One God & One Lord.] To truly understand God’s Word and put it into practice in our lives, it is imperative that we know all we can of what God reveals in His Word about who Jesus...
Read MoreMystery vs. Contradiction
[This article was taken from “Our Heavenly Father Has No Equals” by Don Snedeker.] In order to escape the contradictoriness of the doctrine of the Trinity, most of its advocates argue that it is a mystery and must simply be “taken on...
Read MoreChapter Eleven: Jesus Christ
[This article was taken from “Our Heavenly Father Has No Equals” by Don Snedeker.] The fact that Jesus is a man, the Son of the living God, is a common theme of Scripture. By applying reasonable standards of biblical interpretation, the idea...
Read MoreRemarks on Creeds – Intolerance and Exclusion
[This article was taken from “Our Heavenly Father Has No Equals” by Don Snedeker.] Remarks on Creeds MY aversion to human creeds as bonds of Christian union, as conditions of Christian fellowship, as means of fastening chains on men’s...
Read MoreBasic Laws of Thought
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher credited with the discovery of logic, built his understanding upon three fundamental “laws of thought.” They are so basic that one would think that they do not even need to be said. However, in recent years these...
Read MoreTrinitarian or Unitarian: Does it really matter?
For hundreds of years most Christians have proclaimed to the world that Jesus Christ is “God.” They have told us that God exists co-equally in three persons. They say the Father, Son and Holy Spirit all exist in “one God.” Many even say that...
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