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How can trinitarians profess co-equality when Jesus said the Father was greater?
Trinitarians typically believe that the persons of the Trinity are coequal. How do they explain Jesus' statement that his Father was greater?
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According to Trinitarian theologians, why is Christ distinguished from God at 1 Corinthians 11:3 as a man is distinguished from Christ?
1 Corinthians 11:3 is
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and
the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
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According to Trinitarians, who is seated on the Throne and who takes His scroll from His right hand, in Rev 4 and 5?
In Revelation 4 we see the Lord God Almighty sitting on the throne of heaven, who is described as the Creator of all things:
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; ...
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According to Trinitarians, who is the begotten "son" in Psalm 2 and what happened on this "day"?
Psalm 2
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: YHWH hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee
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How do Trinitarians interpret Jesus's statement that "I live because of the Father"?
Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so
the one who feeds on me will live because of me (John 6:57)
This statement by Jesus seems to insinuate that Jesus derives his ...
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Is 1 Corinthians 15:27 problematic for trinitarians?
Bible hub has several translations of 1 Corinthians 15:27.
NKJV reads
For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all ...
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In what way is the Son of God "one with the Father"?
What is the Trinitarian stance on the meaning of John 10:30?
I and the Father are one.
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What is the role of the Three Persons of the Godhead in creation?
Genesis 1:26, New International Version (NIV) reads:
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, ...
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Which persons of the Trinity are attached to which noun in John 1:18?
No one has ever seen God[1]; the only God[2], who[3] is at the Father's[4] side, he[5] has made him[6] known. (John 1:18 ESV)
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