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One short passage; two major controversies! I John 5:7-8 contains the infamous "Comma Johanneum," which is disputed among scholars. Should it be in the Bible? And, if so, what does John mean by the "Spirit, the water, and the blood?" Here is the passage with the Comma Johanneum in caps: For there are three that bear witness IN HEAVEN; THE FATHER, THE WORD, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT; AND THESE THREE ARE ONE. AND THERE ARE THREE THAT BEAR WITNESS ON EARTH: the Spirit the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one. (I John 5:7-8) Concerning the first question, some translations include it and others do not because it was not included in many manuscripts. Erasmus recognized this and reluctantly added it to the second edition of his compilation (which later, after many revisions by others, became known as the Textus Receptus). Regardless, whether or not this section is included has no bearing on the overall meaning of the passage. Concerning the second question, my understanding is that the water refers to the baptism of Jesus and the blood refers to His death. John is taking a stand against Gnosticism, which rejected the deity of Jesus. John was showing that Jesus was God all the way to the end of His life as evidenced by the Spirit's witness at His baptism and the veil being torn at His death. These refer not to how He became God, but how He was revealed as God. You can read this in article form: http://benhammond.org/the-comma-johanneum-the-spirit-the-water-and-the-blood-i-john-57-8/ #IJohn5 #CommaJohanneum #waterandblood #thewaterandtheblood #JohannineComma #John #Erasmus #manuscripts #Bible #versions #spirit #water #blood

Are Muslims, Jews and Christians one big happy religious family? In 2019, Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb signed the Document on Human Fraternity which claims that Christianity, Islam, and Judaism can coexist as equal religions. You can read it here if you so wish: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2019/02/04/190204f.html Out of that came the idea of building an "Abrahamic Family House" in the United Arab Emirates, which is currently under construction. There will be three buildings of equal size: a mosque, a church, and a synagogue. You can read about it here: https://www.forhumanfraternity.org/abrahamic-family-house/ Can the three major religions of the world really be unified? I hardly think so. All three cannot be true and equally authoritative, as they are mutually exclusive. Pass along your comments! Please also check out my latest book: An Inevitable Collision: How to Prepare Your Church for the Clash of Morality and a Gender-Confused Culture. http://benhammond.org/aninevitablecollision/ #AbrahamicFamilyHouse #HumanFraternity #religion #Islam #Judaism #Christianity #unity #pope #Imam #UnitedArabEmirates #tolerance #brothers #sisters #Muslim #Jews #Christian #mosque #church #synagogue #Abraham #faith #unity

Is there a religious reason to refuse the COVID vaccine? This is a struggle that many Christians are having today. In this video (and document), I look at the reasons some may want to take a religious exemption to the vaccine. Click here to see and download the document with footnotes: http://benhammond.org/vaccines-mandates-and-religious-exemptions/ We take a look at the different types of vaccines (mRNA and viral vector) and consider the abortion connection. We also look at other possible reasons that people might want to refuse it. Visit me at www.benhammond.org You can also view my main channel at youtube.come/pastorbenhammond. #Mandates #Vaccine #Religious #Exemption #Vaccinations #COVID #abortion #vax #Fauci #cdc #conscience #religiousexemption #vaccination #antivax #Pfizer #Moderna #Johnson&Johnson #mRNA #vector #COVID=19 #freedom #abortion

Emanuel Cleaver offered a ridiculous prayer in Congress. Amen and a-woman? What a stupid attempt at a pun. Visit me at www.benhammond.org. You can also view my other videos at www. youtube.com/pastorbenhammond

Should Christians be involved in politics? Politics affect our lives in a variety of ways. Most important are these: 1. Politics affect our freedom to act out our faith. 2. Politics affect the spread of wickedness. 3. Politics affect the value of life (Holocaust, euthanasia, abortion) If Christians do not get involved by voting and running for office, we will lose our freedoms and wickedness will be legalized to a greater degree. #Politics #Christians #vote #abortion #euthanasia #religiousliberty #freedom Please visit my website at www.benhammond.org.