I prefer to think that the Bible means what it says,
***Hogwash. John 1:1 The Word was God. John1:14 The Word became flesh and we beheld His glory, the the glory of the one and only Son,.... This and other scriptures you call “Proof Texts” and deny their simple meaning because you are pushing the heresy of denying the Deity of Christ.
and says what it means, and where the meanings are not clear, that’s because they were not intended to be clear
***Other than the fact that you’ve been twisting what the bible says and pushing heretical teachings onto this thread, that’s a very noble sentiment.
Kevmo: "This and other scriptures you call “Proof Texts” and deny their simple meaning because you are pushing the heresy of denying the Deity of Christ."
First, dear FRiend, I again ask you to quote my words where I "deny the Deity of Christ".
Unless I've been somehow very careless, I haven't done that.
Second, Jesus himself is never quoted as claiming to be God Himself.
Third, there are indeed other interpretations for John's language, interpretations which certainly would not interest Kevmo in the least, and of which I'd never attempt to persuade you.
But let me at least tell you what those interpretations do, because they are important to understanding our Founding Fathers' deistic-Unitarian Christianity.
Those interpretations allow for the divinity of Christ while maintaining the Unity of God -- hence the term "Unitarian".
Kevmo: "***Other than the fact that you’ve been twisting what the bible says and pushing heretical teachings onto this thread, that’s a very noble sentiment."
In fact, I've "twisted" nothing.
I've only quoted chapter & verse as necessary.
Your interpretation of my words as "heresy" is unjustifiable.