06-18-2006, 06:10 AM
Bismillah:
Quote:I want to pause just a moment to discuss the verses above. The Greek word for God is theos. In John 1:1, we read that the Word (Jesus) was with theos and was indeed theos. Jesus was (and is) God! This is a very powerful statement! The word theos is used not only in John 1:1, but also in verse 18 and in John 20:28. Theos is used in the New Testament in reference to Jehovah/Yahweh God. Theos is also used in reference to Jesus. We’re beginning to see the plurality found within the one God.
You make the mistake that for three in the Godhead to all be God they have to be in the same place at the same time. God is omnipresent.
first you did not answer my question about "if you as <b>a man</b> told your wife a secret, will you as <b>a father </b> and as <b>a son </b> know this secret or not?
answering this question is very important to me. i asked you this question for 3 times on the 'trinity' thread but got no answer.
now, as regards to john 1:1 again you are wrong, i dont know how many times i need to explain this. and i wonder why you dont do some research to check the original words in Greek by yourself.
the Greek word for "God" the first time it occurs in the quotation "and the Word was With God" <b>Hotheos</b>, which literally means <b>"The God".</b>
the Greek word for "God" in the second occurrence in your quotation - "and the Word was God"? was <b>Tontheos, </b> which means <b>"a god".</b>
According to your own system of translating you aught to have spelt this word 'God' a second time with a small 'g' i.e. 'god', and not 'God' with a capital 'G'; in other words Tontheos is rendered "a god". Both of these, "god" or "a god" are correct.
But in 2 Corinthians 4:4 your translators have dishonestly <b>reversed your system by using a small 'g' </b> when spelling 'God' "(and the devil is) the god of this world." The Greek word for "the god" is <b>Hotheos the same as in John 1:1.</b> "Why have you not been consistent in your translations ?" "If Paul was inspired to write hotheos the God for the Devil, why don't you use that capital 'G'?
And in the Old Testament, the Lord said unto Moses: "See, I have made thee a god to Pharoah" (Exodus 7:1). "Why do you use a small 'g' for 'God' when referring to Moses instead of a capital 'G' <b>as you do for a mere word 'Word' -</b> "<b>and the Word was God."?</b>
Salam
Wael.