World Blog by humble servant. Explaining in full detail about Jesus Pre existence.And word play use to deceive the people, indeed, is the mystery of our faith, as we say in professing it: “He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit; Seen by the angels; preached among the Gentiles, Believed in throughout the world, taken up into glory.” [1 Timothy 3:16] 3x6=18+1=19

Now let us look at this verse in the NEW AMERICAN BIBLE, which you will remember is a much more recent translation, able to use a wider range of documents than were available at the time of the King James translation. This translation clearly refers to Jesus, but does not say he is God: Wonderful, indeed, is the mystery of our faith, as we say in professing it: “He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit; Seen by the angels; preached among the Gentiles, Believed in throughout the world, taken up into glory.” [1 Timothy 3:16] This idea that Jesus did not speak on his own is repeated throughout the Gospels, as quoted earlier. See, for example, John 7:16-18 and 12:44-50. In the Quran, the same principle is set forth: Whoever obeys the messenger is obeying God. [Quran 4:80] This same idea has been expressed by other scholars on the basis of the Quran 11:1-2 and 65:10-11, where the scripture is specifically called “the messenger.” (This is) a scripture whose verse...