HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE ONE WORD MAKES!
Written by Bruce Shaulis 11/20/2017
James, a servant of GOD 'AND' (*) of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
JAMES 1:1
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, 'AND' of the Son, 'AND' of the Holy Ghost:
MATTHEW 28:19
If we apply the SAME rule of grammar to JAMES 1:1 as MANY do to MATTHEW 28:19 to prove that there is a COUNCIL of SEPARATE PERSONS who serve as the ONE GOD IN THE GODHEAD, we would have to come to the conclusion that Jesus is NOT GOD because, using THIS definition, James would be creating an ANTITHESIS between GOD and JESUS in this verse. Of course we KNOW that JESUS IS GOD ALMIGHTY IN THE FLESH according to His own testimony and that of His prophets (REVELATION 1:8, JOHN 10:30, JOHN 14:10, COLOSSIANS 1:15, HEBREWS 1:3, ISAIAH 9:6. JOHN 8:58, MATTHEW 28:18, 1 TIMOTHY 3:16, ISAIAH 42:13, JOHN 10:30, etc.)
(*) STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE
2532 kaí (the most common…
James, a servant of GOD 'AND' (*) of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
JAMES 1:1
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, 'AND' of the Son, 'AND' of the Holy Ghost:
MATTHEW 28:19
If we apply the SAME rule of grammar to JAMES 1:1 as MANY do to MATTHEW 28:19 to prove that there is a COUNCIL of SEPARATE PERSONS who serve as the ONE GOD IN THE GODHEAD, we would have to come to the conclusion that Jesus is NOT GOD because, using THIS definition, James would be creating an ANTITHESIS between GOD and JESUS in this verse. Of course we KNOW that JESUS IS GOD ALMIGHTY IN THE FLESH according to His own testimony and that of His prophets (REVELATION 1:8, JOHN 10:30, JOHN 14:10, COLOSSIANS 1:15, HEBREWS 1:3, ISAIAH 9:6. JOHN 8:58, MATTHEW 28:18, 1 TIMOTHY 3:16, ISAIAH 42:13, JOHN 10:30, etc.)
(*) STRONG'S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE
2532 kaí (the most common…
