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In a debate in the Fundamentalist area, I have been researching "Textual Criticism".

In it, it has brought up some deep thoughts, as well as questions.

Notably, the Comma Johanneum.

I recently read an article "Erasmus and the Comma Johanneum" by H.J. de Jonge.

In this article, he brings up the dispute between Edward Lee and Eramus.

Lee was adament that it should be included. Saying that without it, it opened the door to an old heresy Arianism.

Arianism is the nontrinitarian, theological teaching attributed to Arius (c. AD 250–336), a Christian presbyter in Alexandria, Egypt, concerning the relationship of God the Father to the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Arius asserted that the Son of God was a subordinate entity to God the Father.

last year, I was in a discussion with a co-worker about the trinity. This co-worker was a Jehovah's Witness. Saying Jesus can't be God because Jesus always refered to God as Father.

I will not get into the details of our discussion, I just rather asked a question to which they never responded to.

While reading and stuying on Textual Criticism, the article on the Comma Johanneum came up. That is where I read about Lee's accusation about opening the door for Arianism.

This just hit me, Jehovah's Witnesses are modern day Arians.

Correct or incorrect?

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So please close this, and you may even delete it.

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