SavedByGrace
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Some on here have attacked me for saying that Dr Thayer, of the Greek lexicon, was a Unitarian. They have sought to show, without any success, that Thayer, could not have been a Unitarian, because he was a Congregationalist. I don't see how this can be concluded, as there are those who are "Baptist", who deny the Bible is the Word of God, deny the Holy Trinity, and Deity of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit!
In the first place, Thayer enlanged the Greek lexicon of Grimm Wilke's Clavis Novi Testamenti, which Thayer also "revised". It is clear from this publication, which now appears under Thayer's own name, that there are comments under various word definitions, that deny the Deity of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Why would someone who himself was a Bible-believing Christian, who believed in the Deity of Jesus Christ, and that of the Holy Spirit, undertake such a work, and not demand that either, these comments of Grimm, are changed, or, that Thayer was allowed to add his own comments, showing his objections, on Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.? No where in the preface or anywhere else, does Thayer say anything against what Grimm says!
Secondly, Thayer has also edited a work by Dr Ezra Abbot, "The Authorship of the Fourth Gospel, and Other Critical Essays", which is a work by the Unitarian Press! Abbot, was a Unitarian, and a friend and mentor of Thayer! In this work, the Deity of Jesus Christ, in a number of passages, is criticised, like John 1:1; Acts 20:28; Romans 9:5; Titus 2:13, etc. Again, WHY would someone who is supposed to be a Trinitarian Christian, as some suppose Thayer is, be asked to edit and revise a work by a leading Unitarian, Abbot? WHY would Thayer even accept such a task?
This is from the Preface to this book, which is written by Thayer in 1888:
"Besides the elaborate discussions of debatable textual questions, which render the volume indispensable to the professional student, room has been found for a few of those papers in which Dr. Abbot addresses general readers in a style alike lucid, attractive, and authoritative. But, after all, to those privileged to know the variety and extent of his learning, the retentiveness and accuracy of his memory, the penetration and fairness of his judgment, this volume will seem but an indequate and fragmentary memorial"
WOULD someone who was a supposed believer in the Holy Trinity, as some think Thayer was, EVER write this about a person he KNOWS to be a Unitarian? Thayer's words are a commendation of this anti Trinitarian book!!!
This EVIDENCE should prove to any honest person, the real theology of Thayer, and that he could NOT have himself believed in the Trinity, or the Deity of Jesus Christ, or the Holy Spirit.
I am providing a direct link to this work by Abbot, so that you can check for yourself the FACTS!
The authorship of the fourth gospel [microform] : and other critical essays : Abbot, Ezra, 1819-1884 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
In the first place, Thayer enlanged the Greek lexicon of Grimm Wilke's Clavis Novi Testamenti, which Thayer also "revised". It is clear from this publication, which now appears under Thayer's own name, that there are comments under various word definitions, that deny the Deity of Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Why would someone who himself was a Bible-believing Christian, who believed in the Deity of Jesus Christ, and that of the Holy Spirit, undertake such a work, and not demand that either, these comments of Grimm, are changed, or, that Thayer was allowed to add his own comments, showing his objections, on Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.? No where in the preface or anywhere else, does Thayer say anything against what Grimm says!
Secondly, Thayer has also edited a work by Dr Ezra Abbot, "The Authorship of the Fourth Gospel, and Other Critical Essays", which is a work by the Unitarian Press! Abbot, was a Unitarian, and a friend and mentor of Thayer! In this work, the Deity of Jesus Christ, in a number of passages, is criticised, like John 1:1; Acts 20:28; Romans 9:5; Titus 2:13, etc. Again, WHY would someone who is supposed to be a Trinitarian Christian, as some suppose Thayer is, be asked to edit and revise a work by a leading Unitarian, Abbot? WHY would Thayer even accept such a task?
This is from the Preface to this book, which is written by Thayer in 1888:
"Besides the elaborate discussions of debatable textual questions, which render the volume indispensable to the professional student, room has been found for a few of those papers in which Dr. Abbot addresses general readers in a style alike lucid, attractive, and authoritative. But, after all, to those privileged to know the variety and extent of his learning, the retentiveness and accuracy of his memory, the penetration and fairness of his judgment, this volume will seem but an indequate and fragmentary memorial"
WOULD someone who was a supposed believer in the Holy Trinity, as some think Thayer was, EVER write this about a person he KNOWS to be a Unitarian? Thayer's words are a commendation of this anti Trinitarian book!!!
This EVIDENCE should prove to any honest person, the real theology of Thayer, and that he could NOT have himself believed in the Trinity, or the Deity of Jesus Christ, or the Holy Spirit.
I am providing a direct link to this work by Abbot, so that you can check for yourself the FACTS!
The authorship of the fourth gospel [microform] : and other critical essays : Abbot, Ezra, 1819-1884 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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