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Index
Inside Cover
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE: THE MAN, MAN'S REDEEMER
Chapter 1: Christianity 101: Two Adams
The First Adam
God’s Solution: Another Adam
Adam: The Pattern of the Coming Redeemer — Two Men, Two Acts, Two Universal Results
Chapter 2: The Destiny of Mankind
From Image Bearer To Image Maker
Hebrews Two: Christ As True Man
The Last Adam’s “Nature”
The Last Adam’s Family
Jesus Christ: The Image of God
Christians: Bearers of Christ’s Image
Chapter 3: Jesus Christ: The Purpose of the Ages
Satan Started as a Star
Two Jobs, Two Bodies
Jesus Christ: The Diameter of the Ages
One God & One Lord
The “Dynamic Duo”
Hebrews 1: Christ’s Superiority Over the Angels
PART TWO: THE MESSIAH IN PROPHECY
Chapter 4: A Prophetic Portrait of the Messiah
The Golden Thread
Who do you say that he is?
The Blueprint: Bloodline and Bloodshed
Isaac: Another Promised Seed
Joseph: Righteous Sufferer to Co-Ruler
Chapter 5: The Messiah the Jews Expected
Messiah’s Suffering and Death
The Messiah the Jews Were Expecting
Summary of the Evidence of the Hebrew Scriptures
The Messiah Unveiled in the New Testament
Conclusion
PART THREE: THE MESSIAH IN PERSON
Chapter 6: The Four Gospels: The Fourfold Portrait of Christ
The Synoptic “Problem”
Why Four Gospels?
The Fourfold Paradigm: King, Servant, Man, Son
The Name of Jesus Christ
The Reliability of the Gospels
Chapter 7: The Synoptic Gospels: Open or Veiled Messiah?
Open or Veiled Messiah?
Even the Devils Believed (and Trembled)
More Reasons for Secrecy
“He made himself of no reputation”
Chapter 8: The Gospel of John: Great Scott: He's Back from the Future
Not “Higher” but Harmonious
Similarities with the Synoptics
Subordinationism in John
The Fourth Gospel: A Unique Perspective
The “Signs”: Springboard to the Spoken Words of the Living Word
Jesus in John: “Back from the Future”
More Proleptic Language
The Relationship Between Father and Son in John
Chapter 9: "But What About John 1:1?"
The Meaning of Logos in Greek
The Hebrew Word for “Word”
“In the beginning”
“...and the Word was with [pros] God”
“...and the Word was God,” i.e., "If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father”
“through [dia] him all things were made”
“In him was life, and that life was the light of men”
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it”
“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth”
“The glory of the only begotten one”
Prolepsis and Logos
John and the Gnostics (Not a First‐Century Rock Band)
Conclusion
PART FOUR: JESUS BOTH LORD AND CHRIST
Chapter 10: The Book of Acts: "A Man Accredited by God"
The Active Christ
Conclusion
Chapter 11: The Church Epistles: The "Head" of His "Body"
Recognizing Our Personal Relationship with Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, the “Head” of a Spiritual “Body”
Holding the Head
Christ the Temple Builder
Making Christ Lord
Identification with Him
Christ’s Active Role in the Church Today
The Believer’s Role
The Relationship Between God and Christ
Jesus Christ, the “Creator” of the Church
Chapter 12: God's Namesake in Action
God’s “Name” and Namesake
What’s in The Name?
Yahweh Who Provides
Yahweh Who Heals
Yahweh My Banner
Yahweh Who Sanctifies
Yahweh Our Peace
Yahweh Our Righteousness
Yahweh Is Present
Yahweh My Shepherd
The Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher
Chapter 13: Our Fellowship with Jesus Christ
Can We “Pray” to Jesus Christ?
Thanking Jesus
Conclusion
Reflecting the Light of the Lord
Chapter 14: The Book of Revelation: "King of Kings and Lord of Lords"
Changes in the Relationship Between God and Christ
A New Race for a New Age
When Will the New Race Begin?
Jesus Christ, the Fulcrum of History
PART FIVE: AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Chapter 15: The Expansion of Piety
The “God-Breathed” Word
Some Basic Text Types
The Sacred Name of God
Emendations of the Sopherim
The Development of Creeds and Baptismal Formulas
The Simple Formula
The Triple Formula
Conclusion
Chapter 16: The Beginnings of Heresy: Gnosticism and Neoplatonism
Gnosticism
Holding the Truth
Neoplatonism and the Rise of Trinitarianism
Introduction of Neoplatonic Themes in the Johannine Understanding
Attempts to Define the Trinity
Chapter 17: Jesus Christ: Incarnated or Created?
Turning from Truth to Fables
Can Only God Save?
Creation, Not Incarnation
Other Problems with the Doctrine of the “Incarnation”
The “Pre-existence” of Christ
Angel Christology
God Is the Source of the Messiah
The Prophetic Perfect
Conclusion
Chapter 18: The Rejection of Both Scripture and Logic
Logos versus Muthos Fact versus Fiction
A Mysterious and Unknowable God
Tertullian
Fideism: The “Pistic Heresy”
Chapter 19: Socinianism and the Radical Reformation
Latent Non-Trinitarianism Among the Early Reformers
The Influence of Socinianism
Chapter 20: Modern Trends and Final Thoughts
Ecumenical “Unity” - Sorry, Trinitarians Only
Social Trinitarianism
Biblical Unitarianism
Trinitarian Renewal
Seeking a Biblical “Bottom Line”
A Closing Story
PART SIX: APPENDICES
Appendix A: An Explanation of Verses Sometimes Used to Support the Trinity
Verses Sometimes Used to Support the Trinity In Canonical Order
Topical Guide to the Verses Sometimes Used to Support the Trinity
Selected Bibliography
Appendix B: Use and Usages of Kurios
Appendix C: Orthodoxy, Heresy, Heterodoxy
Creeds Used to Establish “Orthodoxy”
The Nicene Creed
The Apostles’ Creed
The Athanasian Creed
Definition of Chalcedon
Heresy
Heterodoxy
Historical Heresies
Adoptionism
Appollinarianism
Arianism
Semi-Arianism
Docetism
Monophysitism
Monotheism (Formal)
Monotheism (Serial)
Nestorianism
Patripassianism
Sabellianism or Modalism
Separationism
Subordinationism
Tri-theism or Polytheism
Appendix D: Divine Agents: Speaking and Acting in God's Stead
Hagar and the Angel
Sodom and Gomorrah
Jacob’s Dream
Jacob Wrestles With “God”
Moses and the Burning Bush
Angelic Accompaniment in the Wilderness and into the Promised Land
The Israelites and the Angel
Gideon and the Angel
Manoah and the Angel
The Angel and Joshua the High Priest
Before the Lord or Before the Judge?
Conclusion
Appendix E: Names and Titles of Jesus Christ
Appendix F: Satan vs. Christ: Head to Head
Appendix G: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Appendix H: 47 Reasons Why Our Heavenly Father Has No Equals or "Co-Equals"
Reasons to Doubt that the Trinity Exists
Verses that Show a Difference Between the Nature of God and the Nature of Christ
Verses that Show that God Is Greater than Christ
Trinitarian Doctrine Teaches that God and Christ (and the Holy Spirit) Make Up “One God”
Appendix I: 34 Reasons Why the "Holy Spirit" Is Not a "Person" Separate From the Only True God, the Father
Appendix J: The Order and Structure of the Church Epistles
Appendix K: Logical Fallacies Employed in Trinitarian Theology
Accent
Equivocation
Law of Non-Contradiction
Logical Identity
Straw Man
Undistributed Middle
Conclusion
Appendix L: The Name Yahweh
Appendix M: Modern Versions and Trinity "Proof Texts"
Appendix N: Textual Corruptions Favoring the Trinitarian Position
Appendix O: How to Eliminate Apparent Bible Contradictions
Appendix P: Greek Words Used for Speech Directed to God and/or the Risen Christ
Appendix Q: Do you have to believe in the Trinity to be saved?
The Old Testament
The Four Gospels
The Book of Acts
Paul and the Jews in Acts
Conclusion from Acts
Romans through Revelation: The Rest of the New Testament
The Creeds of Christendom: The Doctrine Develops
The Modern Church
The Sinner’s Prayer
The Manifestations (or “Gifts”) of the Spirit and Salvation
Conclusion
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
What is The Living Truth Fellowship
Further Study Material
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