(April 17, 2014 at 5:42 pm)Lek Wrote: The bible nowhere even remotely says that Jesus is the brother of the devil or is Michael the archangel.
The first three Gospels depict a Jesus that is clearly separate from and subordinate to his "father" Yahweh. It's not until the Gospel of John was penned that the idea of the son being one with the father started to take root.
In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus lacks the knowledge of his father (when the second coming will be), his will is clearly separate and subordinate ("not my will but thy will be done") and he and his father speak to one another in 2nd person and about one another in 3rd.
The Trinity was a later invention to merge the Pagan concepts of an intercessor with the divine that Jesus represented with Jewish traditions of strict monotheism.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
