CalluponthenameoftheLordJesus
TheJehovah'sWitnessesdenythatJesusisGodinflesh.Therefore,theyhaveproducedaBible,theNewWorldTranslation,thatreflectstheirtheologicalbiasagainstChrist'sdeity.But,theirBiblecannotcompletelyremoveallthereferencesthatshowwhoJesusreallyis.Suchisthecasewiththephrase,"tocalluponthenameoftheLord."
WecanseeintheBiblewheretheOldTestamentbelievers"calluponthenameoftheLord...[
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aptismandRoman6:3-5
Romans6:3-5isoftenusedasaprooftextfortheclaimthatbaptismisessentialforsalvation.ItisastrongcomparisonbetweenourbaptismandChrist'sdeath,burial,andresurrection.Onthesurface,onecouldconcludethatfromtheseverses,thatbaptismispartofsalvation."3OrdoyounotknowthatallofuswhohavebeenbaptizedintoChristJesushavebeenbaptizedintoHisdeath?4ThereforewehavebeenburiedwithHimthroughbaptismint...[
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AreWeJustifiedbyFaith(Romans)
orbyWorks(James)?
InRomansitsays,"becausebytheworksoftheLawnofleshwillbejustifiedinHissight..."(Rom.3:20),and"forwemaintainthatamanisjustifiedbyfaithapartfromworksoftheLaw,"(Rom.3:28),and"ForwhatdoestheScripturesay?‘AndAbrahambelievedGod,anditwasreckonedtohimasrighteousness'"(Rom.4:3),and"Therefore,havingbeenjustifiedbyfaith..."(Rom.5:1),and"Buttotheonewhodoe...[
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BaptismandActs2:38
Acts2:38isoneofthemorecontroversyversesintheBibleregardingbaptismandwhetherornotitistherequirementforsalvation.Onthesurfaceitseemstosupportit.Butuponcloserexamination,wewillseethatitdoesnotteachbaptismalregeneration:thatbaptismsaves.
Firstofall,rarelyisdoctrineevermadefromasingleverse.WeneedtolookatallofwhatGod'swordssaysaboutasubjectinordertoaccuratelyunderstandwhatitte...[
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John17:3andtheOnlyTrueGod"Andthisiseternallife,thattheymayknowThee,theonlytrueGod,andJesusChristwhomThouhastsent,"(John17:3,NASB).TheJehovah'sWitnesses,amongothers,citeJohn17:3asaprooftexttodenytheTrinityandclaimthatJesusChristisnotGod.TheyreasonisthatifJesuswereGod,thenHewouldnothavecalledtheFather,"theonlytrueGod."IftheFatheristheonlytrueGod,thenitmustrequirethatJesuscannotbeGod.
Firstofall,...[
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IfJesusisGod,thenwhydidHesay
theFatherwasgreaterthanHe?"YouheardthatIsaidtoyou,‘Igoaway,andIwillcometoyou.’IfyoulovedMe,youwouldhaverejoiced,becauseIgototheFather;fortheFatherisgreaterthanI,'"(John14:28).JesussaidtheFatherwasgreaterthanHenotbecauseJesusisnotGod,butbecauseJesuswasalsoamanandasamanhewasinalowerposition.Hewas"...madeforalittlewhilelowerthantheangels..."(Heb.2:9).AlsoinPhil.2:5-...[
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John10:30-33.
WhatmadetheJewswanttokillJesus?
WhatwasitthatJesushadsaidordonethatcausedtheJewstosaythatHewasclaimingtobeGod?Wasit"IandtheFatherareone"?Ifso,whywouldthatcausetheJewstowanttokillJesus?Perhapsitwassomethingelse.MaybeitwassomethingJesussaidelsewherethatmadethemsoangry.
ThereareonlytwoplacesinJohnwheretheJewswantedtokillJesuswithstones.BothoftheseoccurafterJesusspokeandmadea...[
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"Iam,"John8:58,&10:30-33JesussaidinJohn8:58,"BeforeAbrahamwas,Iam."ThisisaveryimportantversetoTrinitariansbecauseitisoneoftheplacesweusetoshowthatJesusisGod.WemaintainthatJesusattributedthedivinenameofGod("IAM"fromExodus3:14),toHimself.ButthisversealonemaynotbesufficienttoproveHisdeity.Thereareacombinationofotherversesthatcontributetothedoctrine.Nevertheless,there...[
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TheJehovah'sWitnessesandJohn8:58"Jesussaidtothem:"MosttrulyIsaytoyou,BeforeAbrahamcameintoexistence,
Ihavebeen"(NewWorldTranslationoftheJehovah'sWitnesses).TheJehovah'sWitnessesdenythatJesusisGod.So,whenitcomestotranslatingandinterpretingBibleversesthatshowthedeityofJesus,theWatchtowerBibleandTractSocietywillgotogreatlengthstosupporttheirfalsepresupposition.Sometimestheywilleventranslateverses...[
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John5:30-32,"ByMyselfIcandonothing.""IcandonothingonMyowninitiative.AsIhear,Ijudge;andMyjudgmentisjust,becauseIdonotseekMyownwill,butthewillofHimwhosentMe.31"IfIalonebearwitnessofMyself,Mytestimonyisnottrue.32"ThereisanotherwhobearswitnessofMe,andIknowthatthetestimonywhichHebearsofMeistrue,"(John5:30-32,NASB).Jehovah'sWitnessesusetheseversesintheirattempttosaythatJesusisnotGod.TheyreasonthatifJesu...[
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