1 Corinthians 15:27
1 Corinthians 15:27
1 Corinthians 15:27
Here
is how to refute the Jehovah's Witnesses'
false claim that 1 Corinthians
15:27 supports the "all
things" in Colossians 1:16 being changed to
"all other
things."
Jehovah's Witness - 1 Corinthians 15:27 supports the "all things" in Colossians 1:16 being changed to "all other things."
Christian - Please read 1 Corinthians 15:27 in
your translation.
Jehovah's Witness - "For
God 'subjected all things under his feet.' But when he says that 'all things
have been subjected,’ it is evident that this does not include the One who
subjected all things to him."
Christian - This verse isn't saying that "all things" mean
"all other things." It is simply stating what is obvious, that since God the
Father is not a "thing," "it is evident" - the original Greek word "dēlon" means
"clear" or "self-evident" - "that this does not include" God the Father, "who
subjected all things to" Jesus. How does this statement warrant changing the
"all things" to "all
other things"
in Colossians 1:16, which states, "For by Him all things were created that are
in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or
dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him"?
Jehovah's Witness -
I guess it doesn't.
Christian - Do you see how those who are citing 1 Corinthians
15:27, as well as
Luke 13:2,
Luke 21:29,
Colossians 1:15 and
Revelation 3:14
as proof text for changing the "all things" to "all
other things"
in Colossians 1:16 are just throwing anything they can find at the wall and
hoping that something sticks?
Jehovah's Witness - I guess.
Christian - Did anything stick?
Jehovah's Witness - No.
Christian - Please read the last sentence in the
paragraph.
Jehovah's Witness - "So both the
Bible’s teachings as a whole and the probable meaning of the Greek word used
here support the rendering 'all other things.' "
Christian - When checked point by point, do any of the
claims made in
their paragraph support changing "all things" to "all
other things"
in Colossians 1:16?
Jehovah's Witness -
No.