shadmans Musings  

I began this subject of the deity of Christ because I got tired of seeing Christians seemingly ignore cultists in Christian groups on social media sites who deny the deity of Christ. And honestly, maybe ignore is the wrong word, it's most likely because they don’t know how to refute the poster’s claim. Maybe I’m cynical, but I sometimes get seriously concerned about the biblical education Christians are being taught by their church. My previous blog was written to dissect a Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW’s) post denying the deity of Christ and I spent the whole blog tearing the post apart because it was so badly constructed. I wanted Christians that might read these posts to understand the tactics of cultists like the JW’s.   In this blog, my goal is to present the scriptural case that Jesus is God and why that is important. I will start with John 1:1 but will continue with other verses that boldly proclaim that Jesus is, in fact, God. I know that some will think a post like thi...

  It was my intention to complete my Bible Study of Colossians before moving onto other topics, and I am going to finish it, but I seem to be pulled into another direction because of a persistent Jehovah’s Witness (JW, which I will use throughout this blog) on TruthSocial masquerading as a Christian. This is not an uncommon approach for cults and unbelievers.  I have had brief encounters with this individual but never been able to pull him into an actual discussion on any topic. He likes to post ‘meme’ type information like what I’ve included below and because I’ve attempted to witness to JW's in the past, I know their tactics. In our specific interaction, I wanted him to agree to have an honest discussion with me instead of being barraged with ‘meme’ posts. In my experience, the normal JW approach is to avoid answering real questions. The Christian is always expected to answer their questions, and I have never shied away from answering any cult member’s questions, but I do ex...