TJ - I had not selected the Notification box - and so did not know you had replied. My apologies - I have checked it now. But in all seriousness, I'm guessing you believe that there's more to the meaning of "man" than the mere appearance of such. After all, all parties seem to agree that Jesus looke...

TJ Not a problem - thanks for the follow-up. I don't want to misuse words. Could you please clearly define what you believe the standard meaning of "man" is? Look in the mirror... :) I think I get what you're saying, but I want to be sure. If Jesus can be both "the light and the carrier of the light...

TJ

Well, this is quite fascinating isn't it.... Somehow I stumbled on this site a few years ago....

What do you think - is Petrine Christology not unreasonable based on Acts2:22ff and the next 4 - 5 sermons that Peter gives?? Likewise IPet1:20, etc.


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Greg

So I suppose to start things off, could you please give a brief description of what the Logos is and exactly how it relates to the man Jesus? Great question and very simple. The Logos in Jn1:1-3 is simply the Logos of God as seen throughout the OT beginning in Gen 1. This is easily identified as v3...

TJ Thanks for setting this up. I would appreciate your adding this comment in the above as it preceded the first comment and is really the key issue. I tend to avoid interacting with with those adhering to an Arian Christology – for a very simple reason. They refuse to stick to standard hermeneutic ...

[Moderator's Note: This post was split from the original topic Denial of Christ's Pre-Existence, or Socinianism ] I despise the "Socinian" title - he was painfully late. How about Petrine? Acts 2:22, 36 perfectly sum this up - and confirm to his first several sermons in Acts 22 Ye men of Israel, he...