Author: TheSire

Deity of Christ, Jehovah's Witnesses, UnitariansLeave a comment

The Fall of the Watchtower

TheSire

Here is a conversation I had with a Jehovah’s witness. I am gonna add to it a bit to help benefit others. I’m gonna try to model how a conversation with one should occur. A preliminary question is in order. How do we distinguish God from creatures? I think we in order need to discern certain positions, attributes, and prerogatives that God has that no other being has. This is the common approach of New Testament scholarship: Essentially a Christology of divine identity includes Jesus in the unique identity of God as understood in Second Temple Judaism. It takes up the … Continue reading The Fall of the Watchtower

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Only punish the innocent!

TheSire

The position contrary to Inherited Guilt usually operates with the understanding that we are not guilty of Adam’s transgression, but only our own and that we only receive the curse of the fall as a punishment. It seems to me a bit counterintuitive and runs into some problems. Let’s follow the logic: P1. We are punished because we are guilty or because we are innocent. P2. It doesn’t make sense for us to be punished if we are innocent. C. We are punished because we are guilty. P1. Moral Agents are punished if they are guilty or if they are … Continue reading Only punish the innocent!

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Ezekiel 18:20 and Original Sin

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“The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.” This is text is presented as a “knock down” to the Pauline doctrine of Original Sin. They don’t realize that the issue isn’t about Adam’s sin , but generational sin and this karmic thought that the Jews ascertained while in exile. This ignores the fact many reformed Christians have already responded to this charge. … Continue reading Ezekiel 18:20 and Original Sin