Isaiah 9:6 (KJV) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace.
I handle Isaiah 9:6 by saying....just because people bear a certain name, it doesn't make them that name.
I named my son Maximilian which means the greatest. I think God is the greatest not my son. But I want my son to aspire to be great. To be godly if you like. Lots of South American people call their son Jesus. Doesn't mean their son is Jesus.
The name Elijah means "My God Yahweh"... so you have this kid Elijah walking around his local villages saying "Hi.... I'm my God Yahweh". Of course, no one took this literally.
Even Christians in the book of revelation bear God's name. Doesn't mean they are the person God right?
I'm not even gonna get into the fact that El Gibbor which is usually translated mighty God in English translations is translated differently by the same translations in Ezekiel 32:21 in its plural form as just the mighty, or mighty leaders, or mighty chiefs etc.
And don't forget. Moses is called God. The judges are called gods. Doesn't mean they are the one true God. Just means they represent God.
Plus there is the problem that if you want to take mighty God literally then for consistency you need to take everlasting father in the same way.... which is a horrid contradiction for trinitarianism because the Father and the son are supposed to be separate persons.
I handle Isaiah 9:6 by saying....just because people bear a certain name, it doesn't make them that name.
I named my son Maximilian which means the greatest. I think God is the greatest not my son. But I want my son to aspire to be great. To be godly if you like. Lots of South American people call their son Jesus. Doesn't mean their son is Jesus.
The name Elijah means "My God Yahweh"... so you have this kid Elijah walking around his local villages saying "Hi.... I'm my God Yahweh". Of course, no one took this literally.
Even Christians in the book of revelation bear God's name. Doesn't mean they are the person God right?
I'm not even gonna get into the fact that El Gibbor which is usually translated mighty God in English translations is translated differently by the same translations in Ezekiel 32:21 in its plural form as just the mighty, or mighty leaders, or mighty chiefs etc.
And don't forget. Moses is called God. The judges are called gods. Doesn't mean they are the one true God. Just means they represent God.
Plus there is the problem that if you want to take mighty God literally then for consistency you need to take everlasting father in the same way.... which is a horrid contradiction for trinitarianism because the Father and the son are supposed to be separate persons.
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