preexistence

Genesis, Mat 1.1, 18. Gennao, cp. Luke 1.35; Mat 1.20. Ginomai, cp. Gal 4:4 Monogenes, John 3.16. A compound Greek word monos = unique = only one; genes = kind, from the Greek verb gennao. Prototokos, Col 1:15, either first in time (of all creation) or rank, position, preeminence.

The Origin of Jesus, the Son of God Focus on the Kingdom Volume 3 No. 12 September 2001 In This Issue: 1. The Origin of Jesus, the Son of God 2. Comments The Origin of Jesus, the Son of God In matters of church history and the development of major doctrines defining who Jesus is, readers...

Source: The Trinity Delusion: 1 Corinthians 10:4 (angelfire.com) 1 Corinthians 10:4

Here is a link to read / view / download the book online: Work info: History of Dogma - Volume I - Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org) Here is a link to the Author's Bio: Adolf von Harnack - Wikipedia Here is an audio of Alex Hall reviewing this book: Here is his paper he...

Jesus, the Word of the Kingdom and the Royal Road to Immortality Source: Focus on the Kingdom February 2002 Amongst many most encouraging letters from radio listeners I received this from a Roman Catholic professor and author: “I think it is relevant for me to say that I am a professor of...

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1 – 34-36 Why Jesus Did Not Literally Pre-Exist Holy spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Precisely for this reason the child being brought into existence will be holy; he will be called the Son of God. Luke 1:35 “The miraculous genesis of...

In doing some research on Author James Dunn and Larry Hurtado I found this great paper. What do you think? MONOTHEISM AND THE VENERATION AND PRE-EXISTENCE OF JESUS IN PAUL’S THEOLOGY Here is the author's summary:

I love how mature and level headed the discourse is between two grown men. I appreciate the even keel approach to engagement of both men rather than the divisive disputatiousness of other Unitarians.

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11 “The Word” in the Prologue to John’s Gospel In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by it, and without it nothing was made. In it was life… John 1:1-3 Tyndale’s New Testament of 1534 (modern spelling)...

Books Showing That Jesus Did Not Literally Pre-exist Himself Can There Be Three Persons in One God? ……………. Raymond Faircloth The God of Jesus - In Light of Christian Dogma .…… Keegan Chandler The Doctrine of the Trinity - Christianity’s Self-Inflicted Wound …… Anthony Buzzard...

How Does the Son of Man “Descend from Heaven”? The descending from heaven language in John 3:13; 3:31; 6:33-58; 8:23; and 16:28 is viewed, by those who believe that Jesus had literally pre-existed, as indicating that he had lived in heaven before his conception in Mary. However, the language...

Genesis Rabba “The architect moreover does not build it out of his head, but employs plans and diagrams to know how to arrange the chambers and the wicket doors. Thus God consulted the Torah and created the world, while Torah declares, In the beginning God created, beginning referring to the...

Source: https://focusonthekingdom.org/Some Issues Relating to Preexistence.pdf Some Issues Relating to the Preexistence of Christ in the New Testament and the Current Debate ANTHONY BUZZARD, M.A. (Oxon.), M.A.Th. “The dogma of Christ’s deity turned Jesus into a Hellenistic redeemer- god and...

The Faulty Idea of a Literally Pre-Existent Jesus Development of the Idea of Literal Pre-Existence We need firstly to look at how the idea of a pre-existent Jesus as a so-called ‘God the Son’ or other spirit being originated. The first thoughts about pre-existent persons originated in...

Why Philippians 2:5-9 Is Not About a Pre-Existent Being The Traditional Interpretation There are several phrases in the Philippians 2:5-8 passage that Trinitarians view as proof that Jesus had pre-existed as God in heaven. A typical translation of these verses is: “Have this attitude...