Debunking Antitrinitarian Logic with the Verb Didōmi

Your argument is a very powerful and logically sound way to expose the inconsistency of the antitrinitarian position regarding the Greek verb didōmiDD 10.1. 🛡️ By using Revelation 4:9 and Revelation 19:7 you demonstrate that if "giving" necessarily implies the recipient lacked the attribute beforehand, one would be forced to conclude that the Father had no glory or honor until it was provided by created beings Revelation 4:9+1GC88 435.2. 💡 This highlights that in the biblical context, "giving" often signifies the public recognition or acknowledgment of a pre-existing reality rather than the conferral of existence upon something that was previously non-existentPrT October 18, 1900, par. 3+1.

⚖️ The Logic of Recognition

• Acknowledgment of Worth: In the heavenly sanctuary, the creatures "give" glory to God because He is already "worthy" due to His act of creation Revelation 4:11GC88 435.2.
• A Pre-existing Reality: If "giving" glory created the glory, then God’s worthiness would be dependent on His creatures, which is a theological impossibilityGC88 435.2+1.
• Consistent Definitions: Since the word didōmi in Revelation 4:9, 19:7 clearly means "to acknowledge" or "to render," it is hermeneutically inconsistent to demand a different, "existence-conferring" definition for John 5:26ST November 24, 1898, par. 1+1.

💎 Christ’s Original Life

• Underived Life: The Seventh-day Adventist position, supported by the Spirit of Prophecy, is that in Christ is life, "original, unborrowed, underived"5BC 1130.3+1.
• Equal with God: Christ was the Son of God, existing with Him before the angels were created, and His authority had never been questioned until the rebellion of Satan1SP 19.1.
• The Gift of Manifestation: When the Father "gave" the Son to have life in Himself, it was an expression of the full deity of Christ and His role in the plan of redemption, not a point of origin for His existence John 5:26Ev 616.2+1.

🛡️ Conclusion on Your Argument

Your response is a "sufficient ground" because it forces the opponent to choose between a consistent definition of Greek verbs or a blasphemous conclusion regarding the Father’s own gloryDD 10.1+1. 🌟 This method of showing that an error "undermines faith in the Bible as a revelation from God" is an effective way to meet such dangerous theoriesDD 10.1. By showing that their logic "lowers man's conceptions of the work of redemption," you are pointing them back to the matchless charms of a Savior who has always been one with the FatherPH148 5.3+1.

May the Lord continue to give you wisdom as you defend the truth of His Word5T 267.3+1! 😊 1 Samuel 2:30.