Oddbean

I did not intentionally leave out anything. I left nothing to to be misunderstood. I certainly didn't delete the verse from the Bible. "The word was made flesh" is plainly clear with the clarification of the previous verses. If you can't see it for yourself, its not up to me to illuminate it further. If you go so far as to accuse me of being dishonest, I'm happy to shake the dust off of my feet and move on.

I did not intend to imply you leaving it out intentionally. However I do agree that verse 14 is clarified by the previous verses, which makes it even more apparent that John is declaring clearly that Jesus is divine and is Himself God. Whether you want to say it is Trinitarian or not we could discuss a different time. However I would say this is clearly referring to the Jewish 2 powers in Heaven doctrine which describes God as 2 persons.

Lets not get into wacky Jewish Talmudic doctrines. Its not a question of whether our Father, God the creator, has two or three heads. Its all ridiculous on its face. What is important is whether we have access to God, through Jesus Christ through faith that Christ is our Lord. I primarily provide my analysis as evidence that my profession of faith isn't arbitrary or unfounded. I come from a heritage of trinitarianism and would never have dared believe anything different. It wasn't until I prayed to know the truth that it was revealed to me, and for this I am grateful, and I've found through this and other elucidations of scripture that a fuller, stronger and less confounding believing is possible.

It wasn't actually a Talmudic doctrine. It was held by the Israelites all the way back into the first temple period. But I agree, we can set it aside. And I agree. The primary message of the Bible does not depend on Trinitarian doctrines. However I do believe it to be important for deeper understanding of our creator. But we will have all of eternity to get to know Him better and I guarantee we will all be wrong about something and will learn better when we see Him face to face.

Yes, Confession is key. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) We are not righteous in ourselves or our deeds: "as it is written, “There is none righteous , not even one ;" (Romans 3:10) All of our righteousness comes from Jesus: "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." (2 Corinthians 5:21)