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Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by MaxInDHouse(m): 7:26pm On May 21, 2022 |
cornelboy: Àbí o! After all he's been using it against JWs no be today! 1 Like
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Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by Emusan(m): 7:33pm On May 21, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: OLAADEGBU is actually a thorn in your throat 5 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by achorladey: 7:33pm On May 21, 2022 |
cornelboy: MaxInDHouse na you be this cornelboy dey talk about oooo. Abi you no be Mr intelligence again? 3 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:05am On May 22, 2022 |
cornelboy: so you false jw cornboy are as paranoid as mad max, incredible but then you do all have the same line of thought, don't you, of course your thoughts and feelings are from the devil: Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. 3 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:07am On May 22, 2022 |
cornelboy: Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool 1 Like |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:16am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: job 15:12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at lost and paranoid false jw mad max like i keep saying and like you keep proving you are as mad as they come, it's from believing jw org. and watchtower forever paranoid and forever the liar, and loving it just like your daddy the devil: Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:27am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: lost and paranoid false jw mad max your intelligence is still beaten, for you to believe you are intelligent is great delusion u of course r forever the liar/deceiver, on the way to making your new recruit twice the child of hell as yourself: Mat_23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:44am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: lost and paranoid false jw mad max pity you cannot see too: I Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:46am On May 22, 2022 |
cornelboy: false jw cornboy Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:53am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. ^^ lost false jw mad max of course you care nothing for God's word you will go on lying til you are thrown into the Lake Of Fire and cornboy alongside you |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:56am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: lost and paranoid false jw mad max Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:58am On May 22, 2022 |
cornelboy: false jw cornboy Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 1:03am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: lost and paranoid false jw mad max job 15:12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 1:05am On May 22, 2022 |
cornelboy: false jw cornboy Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 1:11am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: lost and paranoid false jw mad max so your paranoia is like a miracle u so deluded, aren't you Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 1:22am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool lost and paranoid false jw mad max you actually give God's Holy Spirit credit for your paranoia and lies that olladegbu and emusan and i are the same person, amazing but then how many times can you be lost: Mat 12:32 And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it will be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by cornelboy(f): 5:40am On May 22, 2022 |
johnw47:Not using emoji with this moniker can't hide you Mr trio |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by cornelboy(f): 5:42am On May 22, 2022 |
johnw47:My thoughts are my thoughts Mr trio. Not of anybody 1 Like |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 5:48am On May 22, 2022 |
cornelboy: Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool false jw cornboy your thoughts are of paranoia and lies: Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 5:53am On May 22, 2022 |
cornelboy: Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool false jw cornboy you can lie to and even fool some people but you cannot lie to God and fool Him of course you satan's mob don't care about God seeing your much repeated lies over and over again: Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 10:35am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: job 15:12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at lost and paranoid false jw mad max your constant lying is one of the thing that marks you as belonging to satan the devil: Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, that is his natural way of speaking, for he is a liar and the father of lies. mad max, you know you are lost, you wouldn't give the credit of your lies to the Holy Spirit otherwise: u false jw mad max referring to olaadegbu, emusan and i johnw47 being the same person said: MaxInDHouse: you made out your accusations/lies are from the Holy Spirit: Mat 12:32 And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it will be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming. 2 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by achorladey: 11:17am On May 22, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: MaxInDHouse doesn't know the scriptures apart from the little which is not even scriptural the 8 men called governing body infused in his head about God having one religious organization doing his will on earth today . Does this applies? In reality we shouldn't expect much from you apart from your usual show me the better performing performance religious group 2 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by Emusan(m): 12:17pm On May 22, 2022 |
achorladey: When he started with his rant of OLAADEGBU is Emusan later Johnw47, I thought he was just joking but looking at his posts after that, show that he really pride in his ignorance to the extend of claiming God's holy spirit is the one that exposed me! 3 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by achorladey: 12:38pm On May 22, 2022 |
Emusan: He will soon come back and hide behind the saying that he is catching fun here 3 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:18pm On May 22, 2022 |
OLAADEGBU: Clause #1 of John 1:1 First, let’s look at the first clause of the verse: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος If we were to transliterate this Greek clause into English letters, the following would be the outcome: En archē ēn ho logos First, it should be noted that this clause is extremely significant and important. Before we begin our in-depth look into the whole of this clause, though, what do these words mean? First, we will notice the words "En archē" (Ἐν ἀρχῇ). "En" is a preposition, which is translated as "in." Archē, it should be noted, turns out to be an interesting word in light of the overall context of this passage. Archē can mean "a beginning," "first place," and/or "headship."3 It would not be wrong to render this word as "chief." To better illustrate this word, it might be good to recall the word "archbishop." We’ve often heard this word in church circles and particularly in reference to Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical hierarchy. The word “archbishop” comes from two corresponding Greek words, namely, archē and episkopos (meaning "bishop" or “overseer”). Therefore, "archbishop" means "chief overseer" or "chief bishop." So we can see from this example that "archē" is a word that brings the idea of "foundation" or "headship." Within the context of John 1:1, we can better see from these definitions how this might make sense. "In the beginning was the Word . . . " We see that this part of the text refers to the foundation of the universe–that is, to its origin.4 As we can see, the word "archē" actually gives this idea of beginnings a "thicker" meaning than what we English speakers are used to, for it speaks of the "origin" and of the "foundation" of the universe. That is why, given the context of John 1:1, Bible scholars translate "En archē" as "In the beginning." The next part of the first clause is "ēn ho logos" (Gk: ἦν ὁ λόγος). The word "ēn" is, no doubt, loaded with significance. It is a verb that conveys a ton of information and insight into the deity of Christ. As noted above, we have, so far, translated "En archē" as “In the beginning." So, we see that, at the start of time, something was going on; or, more specifically, Someone existed. That is where "ēn ho logos" comes in. So what was going on "In the beginning?" We find that Christ was. But first, what does "ho logos" mean? Logos simply, but very profoundly, means "word." We also know that "the Word" is speaking about Jesus Christ. (It should be noted that all biblical scholars hold to the idea that “the Word” is Christ.) The verb "ēn" (Gk: ἦν) is in the past tense. It is a third-person singular verb, which means "was." Without going into too much detail, it should be noted that, contrary to the English language, there are a couple of ways of rendering Greek verbs in the past tense.5 The first way is to render a verb in the imperfect tense, and the second way is the aorist tense. William Mounce defines the two tenses: "The imperfect tense describes a continuous action usually occurring in the past, while the aorist . . . describes an undefined action usually occurring in the past."6 The word “ēn” in John 1:1, by way of Divine inspiration, happens to be in the imperfect tense. This means that “the Word” (i.e., Jesus Christ) was “continuously in existence before the beginning.”7 Furthermore, the imperfect tense of "was" has inherent within it the idea of eternal past existence. That is, there is no beginning to the Word, Jesus Christ. So far, we have the first clause translated: "In the beginning was the Word . . . " We have seen that, at the beginning or creation of the universe, the Word was already in existence. He was existing at the creation of the universe and was existing continuously into eternity past. How much significance one little Greek verb makes! 1 Like |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 12:54am On May 23, 2022 |
achorladey: we have just witnessed the better performing religious group performing their paranoia and lies over and over again they so dum those gods people, smile and mad max even giving The Holy Spirit credit for his paranoia and lies, so evil: Mat 12:32 And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it will be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming. Rev_20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 2 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 1:40am On May 30, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: lost false jw mad max see how you false jw's spread your paranoia and lies all over the place and then run away, you and cornboy: rev 21:8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death. but you are god's people, right! < so pathetic, so evil false jw, your above post and your one before it were deleted probably for breaking rule number 8 8. Don't post false information on Nairaland. those your two posts really do show you up to be as dum as they come, don't they oh most unintelligent one 2 Likes |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by Janosky: 9:21pm On May 30, 2022 |
OLAADEGBU:Rooster and bull GIBBERISH of OLAADEGBU. OLAADEGBU, Is Archbishop (or head of Bishop) still a Bishop? John 1:1 simply re-echo Hebrews 1:2,God made the Universe through his Son" 1 Corinthians 8:4 , John 10:34-36, Jesus his son & every Son is a god. Paul and John NEVER made any claim that Trinitarians attached to John 1:1. OLAADEGBU:GIBBERISH of OLAADEGBU. Revelation 3:14 & Genesis 49:3, Jesus Christ proven your claim is GIBBERISH. OLAADEGBU, when God his Father did not speak, "Let there be light". Did light exist? NEVER ! When God his Father did not speak the Word (Jesus his son) into Existence, did the Word exist? NEVER ! Revelation 3:14, Jesus "is the beginning of creation by God" Mark 13:19 "the beginning of creation which God created" Genesis 49:3,"Reuben is the beginning of Jacob's offspring. OLAADEGBU, is Reuben an offspring? OLAADEGBU,is Reuben the Originator/Source of Jacob's offspring? Emphasis on "Beginning" @ Revelation 3:14 & Genesis 49:3, you will know that Trinity is a man made delusion deceiving Christendom. |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by johnw47: 11:51pm On May 30, 2022 |
MaxInDHouse: Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool lost false jw mad max ^^ above, this is another of your deleted posts apparently any nut case can be in military intelligence 1 Like |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by OLAADEGBU(m): 5:07pm On Jun 09, 2022 |
johnw47: Spot on! 1 Like |
Re: The Word And The Watchtower: An Exegesis Of John 1:1 by MaxInDHouse(m): 5:27pm On Jun 09, 2022 |
OLAADEGBU: OLAADEGBU Mr Emusan and johnw47 deceiving himself! Better you go and attend to the thread that says: as shared by olu-adegoke on facebook Each church has their own understanding of the scriptures and it's the fine WORKS Jesus said we should look out for {Matthew 7:16-18} not arguments on scriptures! |
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