Is Jesus God? Was “God“ or just an “he” manifest in the flesh? “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” I Timothy 3:16. This scripture has been used over many centuries to show that Jesus Christ was God manifest in the flesh. But does your modern version say that. Please take a look. You may find it has something like this – “Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: HE APPEARED IN THE FLESH, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations,was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.” Who is the “he” these versions refer to? Well I suppose he’s whoever or whatever you want him to be – Krishna, Buddha, an alien maybe. But the Greek text (apart from Westcott and Hort’s corrupt home-made text*) has Theos –“GOD”, not “he”. Another difficulty arises. And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness“ has now been translated the mystery from which true godliness springs is great” – What? The verse is not about godliness itself, but about God being manifest in the flesh. The word ‘godliness’ is a translation of the Greek word “eusebeia” - meaning reverence or respect for deity. This is the Apostle’s point. That is why we have – “GOD WAS MANIFEST IN THE FLESH.” *Westcott and Hort created their own Greek Text and called it The New Testament in the Original Greek. However, the very title is a deception. Their Greek Text was derived from two obscure manuscripts known as Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, which are basically Gnostic corruptions. Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus disagree with over 95 percent of extant MSS (manuscripts), and agree with less than 5 percent. Westcott and Horts Greek Text was later adopted by Biblical critics (most of whom do not believe that the Scriptures are inspired), and also by the Bible Society (a Unitarian/Roman Catholic movement). See more here >> https://youtube/watch?v=5LTmFdKO2w8 (please watch whole set).
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:23:48 +0000
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