(December 11, 2013 at 10:11 am)Tonus Wrote:(December 10, 2013 at 7:50 pm)Godschild Wrote: Here is a positive statement about Christ being the Son of God and , also God. All else about Christ being or not being God must start from here and match what is said here.
This is where the JWs use the "mistranslated" excuse. They insist on inserting the definite article "a" in John 1:1, so that it reads "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god." Then they use scripture where Jesus refers to "the Father" as a way to differentiate between the two. Since they teach that only JWs have divine guidance, the followers accept the first part. That, by itself, is a very strong influence that the other parts help to support.
The JW have changed many passages of scripture to fit what they want to believe. I had a JW wife visit today will her cowardly husband set in the car, real men they are, want even stand up for what they believe. I think it's because they know what the JW teaches is a lie.
GC
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
