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The Gospel Truth About John 8:58 ~ by Arthur Daniels, Jr., Th.B., B.S., M.Div.

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The Gospel Truth About John 8:58  by Arthur Daniels, Jr., Th.B., B.S., M.Div. New Testament Text: John 8:58 "Jesus said to them, Most assuredly I am saying to you, Before Abraham came into existence I AM." (Kenneth Wuest's Expanded Translaton, Eerdmans, 1961). by Arthur Daniels, Jr., Th.B., B.S., M.Div. (in process) Preliminary Considerations The above passage has been variously translated and is a source of contention between those who hold that Jesus is in unique relationship with God the Father as the one God and those who deny this union. Jehovah's Witnesses and others dispute that Jesus in John 8:58 was claiming to be the Yahweh/Jehovah who existed in eternity before Abraham.  Elaborate arguments, some even using Hebrew and Greek, have been created in an effort to disprove "trinitarian" views of this passage.  But are such arguments valid and do  they prove what they attempt to prove?  We will take a closer and more thorough look i...
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ATHEISM IS A COPOUT! By  Harry Adkins   The Bible and Biblical Christianity have come under attack from many different directions throughout history But no attacks have been so harsh, and seemingly hateful as that which has come from those who claim to be atheists  now, in the beginning of the 21st century. Atheists often deride theism(Biblical Christianity in particular) as the great boogeyman of human civilization, and specially in Modern Western Civilization do we hear this cry from those who attempt to criminalize the idea of an absolute moral standard and the thought of moral purity. Biblical Christianity is presented by atheists as oppressive and without regard for the natural rights and freedoms of mankind, and that “to throw off its shackles is the way of wisdom.” (Wade) What is atheism? Atheists seem to be  willing to explain what it is NOT, but seem very evasive when it comes to telling us what atheism IS. Many so called atheists define it...
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