John 1:1

God has put it on my heart to write about the Trinity. First of all, I want to say that I am not a Jehovah Witness or a Mormon. I describe myself as a non-denominational Christian. I want to give you some things to ponder on. 

The scripture John 1:1 is the one most commonly used to "prove" that Jesus is God:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God , and the Word was God" . Does that settle the matter?

No. Wikipedia has this to say regarding John 1:1 : The proper rendering into English from the original Koine Greek text continues to be a source of vigorous debate among Bible translators.


For example:

1970, 1989 The Revised English Bible reads: "...and what God was, the Word was"

You can read the entire Wikipedia article


The point I am trying to make is that not all translations say that Jesus is God concerning John 1:1.
To base your entire Christian belief, theology,and Salvation on one verse would be a grave error. Of course, there may be some of you who are thinking "But Trinitarian Theology is the historical doctrine of the Christian Church."

Well, not exactly. It has been the Doctrine of the Church only since 325 A.D. Almost 300 years elapsed before it became creed or dogma that Jesus is God. 300 years is a long time. America has not even been in existence 300 years.

One highly relevant scripture in John is cited below. It says what the purpose of
 the book of John is:



John 20:30-31


30And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples,


which are not written in this book: 31 But these are written, that you might

believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might

have life through his name.



The Book of John itself says its purpose is that you might believe Jesus is the Son of God.
Those that use the Book of John to "prove" Jesus is God are not using it for its intended purpose.
Something to reflect upon.