You use quite a lot of emotive language
@phipps - “it’s not biblical” is a blunt tool here - you would be better saying that it disagrees with your interpretation of the Bible, stating why and leaving it at that.
*For example (and this is diverting from the topic) I believe that one of the most dangerous doctrines held to by SDAs is that Jesus is not the second, co-equal member of the Trinity, but instead the Archangel Michael (as do the JWs). This doctrine is not unbiblical as it uses passages from the Bible to attempt to prove it, but it is a grave error of interpretation as it confuses the doctrine of substitutionary atonement and imputed righteousness. If Jesus was Michael, how could he also be the perfect sacrifice? How could he fully represent God and man, being a created being himself?
You use quite a lot of emotive language
@phipps - “it’s not biblical” is a blunt tool here - you would be better saying that it disagrees with your interpretation of the Bible, stating why and leaving it at that.
Its not about me or my interpretation. Its about the Word of God as you know from our communications on here. There is nothing written in the Bible about angels procreating with humans, nothing at all. That doctrine has no basis in the Bible, that is a fact.
When we look at Jesus as our example, He quoted the Bible and used it as the authority for everything He taught. We as Christians should use the Bible as the authority for everything too like Jesus and if something is not even written of in the Bible and does not harmonise with it, its not of God. Your doctrine on Nephilim is not of God and is not biblical and you know that.
*For example (and this is diverting from the topic) I believe that one of the most dangerous doctrines held to by SDAs is that Jesus is not the second, co-equal member of the Trinity, but instead the Archangel Michael (as do the JWs). This doctrine is not unbiblical as it uses passages from the Bible to attempt to prove it, but it is a grave error of interpretation as it confuses the doctrine of substitutionary atonement and imputed righteousness. If Jesus was Michael, how could he also be the perfect sacrifice? How could he fully represent God and man, being a created being himself?
Not this again
@Red Sky at Morning. Using this SDA thing again is getting old and yet again you don't know what you're talking about. You never do.
Before I go into what I believe which btw is biblical not SDA, I want to clarify what the SDA's believe. They do not believe what you posted that,
"Jesus is not the second, co-equal member of the Trinity, but instead the Archangel Michael (as do the JWs)." JWs do not believe Jesus is God. They believe He is created. As someone with an SDA background I can tell you they believe Jesus is God and is equal to the Father. The Bible teaches that as well. You could try to get your facts straight at least. Because you've clearly made this up and straight up lied.
Let me get one thing straight with you although I have said this repeatedly and you know and understand it. I don't adhere to SDA doctrine, I adhere to biblical doctrine. I may use some SDA websites (because a lot of what they teach is biblical) but I always read my Bible to know what it says on the subjects I study. I have repeatedly told you this and yet you act dumb and pretend you don't get it.
Here is what I believe about the Godhead (I don't use the word trinity), its biblical. In the Bible Christ is the Father's equal. Biblically the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit are separate Persons but are equal to each other and are God. That is what I believe. Its not about religion, its about the Bible.
I already explained to you about the Arch Angel in detail so I won't go in that deep. But Jesus being the Arch Angel does not mean He is not God.
The Bible tells us,
"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first" (
1 Thessalonians 4:16). So the One with voice of the Arch Angel is Christ. He is the One who raises the dead with His voice. Not a created angel, only Christ who is God will raise the dead with His own voice because only God can do that. Jesus shall descend from heaven and shout with the voice of the Archangel, because He is the Archangel. With that shout, the righteous dead will be raised from their graves! This is biblical and harmonises with the Bible. Here are a few verses that harmonise with what I'm telling you.
John 5:26-29, "For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation." Whose voice will they hear? Christ's voice, the voice of the Arch Angel which means the chief of angels. No angel has the power to raise the dead. So Jesus and the Arch Angel are one and the same Person.
A deep study of the Bible shows us that the Arch Angel or Michael the Arch Angel is not a created being but Christ because He does things that only God can do.
I know you did this to change the subject but this tactic won't work on me any more. You've used it a few times that I know what to expect from you now. The teaching that Nephilim were half angel, half human hybrids is not biblical and has absolutely no basis in the Bible. None at all.
Please get your facts straight if you are going to accuse me of believing something not biblical, thanks.