Showing posts with label Ethan Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethan Smith. Show all posts

Thursday, June 3, 2021

All the times the Bible calls Jesus "God"

 

All the times the Bible calls Jesus "God"
https://youtu.be/e-BmKEhLtMk


I posted in the comments of this video this following comment:


17:58 Ethan asked forgiveness if he missed any verses. Great Video brother. Here are some other verses. Jesus might be called "true God" in 1 John 5:20. Many commentators think so, while others don't. There's a textual variant in 1 Tim. 3:16 where it says "God was manifested in the flesh". The critical text suggests that "God" is likely not original. But even critical text advocate James White thinks it's not impossible that the original might have been "God". For honesty's sake, and full disclosure's sake, regarding John 1:18, there are textual variants which don't have "God" but rather "Son". Another problem is that while in the past 100 or so years "monogenes" was switched from the traditional interpretation to being interpreted as "unique" or "one of a kind", the tide is turning back to the traditional interpretation. Even theologian and scholar Wayne Grudem has changed his mind and now takes the tradition interpretation of "only begotten". He has defended his view in his recent revision of his "Introduction to Systematic Theology" [the excerpt of which was posted by Sam Shamoun in one of his blogs].





Monday, October 19, 2020

Jesus Christ: "the Beginning of God's creation" (Revelation 3:14)?

 

Some Trinitarian responses to the Unitarian use of Rev. 3:14 in which they argue for Jesus' creation and temporal beginning.

In the following video at 1:20:53 Anthony Rogers addresses this verse:




In the following video Ethan Smith addresses the verse:

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, July 3, 2020

The Irony of the Jehovah's Witnesses' Name




The Irony of the Jehovah's Witnesses' Name




 SCREENSHOT


Can Unitarians really fault us Trinitarians for coming to the conclusions that we do given passages like this? There are so many ways the New Testament connects Jesus with Yahweh/Yehovah that it seems to stretch credulity that in every instance its a case of the Law of Agency/Shaliach Principle/agentival representation as Unitarians claim.

See my blogpost where I show many other ways the New Testament connects Jesus with YHVH.

Identifying Jesus with Yahweh/Jehovah














Sunday, April 28, 2019

Ethan Smith's Resources in Defense of the Trinity


Ethan Smith is another lesser known Trinitarian apologist that I would like to recommend. If I recall, Ethan is half Filipino. If so, it's refreshing to find a fellow Filipino who also takes seriously the importance of the doctrine of the Trinity. Ethan Smith's videos on YouTube are insightful and have special relevance in addressing anti-Trinitarian arguments that are used by various sects in 3rd world countries like the Philippines. For example, the Filipino sect Iglesia Ni Cristo.

Smith's YouTube channel is named Trinity Apologetics

See Trinity Apologetics' playlist here:   https://www.youtube.com/user/ETHANGELIST/playlists

The channel's playlist includes topics like:

Against Unitarian & Arian doctrine
Against Iglesia Ni Cristo

Against Oneness/Modalism

Against Islam



Two Lesser Known Apologists for Trinitarianism Interacting


The following video has Andrew Schumacher interviewing Ethan Smith. I've already recommended Andrew's materials in a previous post. Now I'd like to recommend Ethan Smith's. His YouTube channel is Trinity Apologetics.


Interview: Debating about the Trinity