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1 John 5:7-8 — "The Comma Johanneum"

Whether the Trinitarian formula in 1 John 5:7-8 ('the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one'), found mainly in late Latin manuscripts, is considered part of the original text.

Overall consensus49/100

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)

Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)

Charismatic

Denies

Comma Johanneum absent earliest MSS; not original; Trinity affirmed elsewhere

The Church of God (Anderson) acknowledges that the Comma Johanneum is absent from the earliest manuscripts and is a later addition. However, this does not undermine Church of God doctrine of the Trinity.

Key Distinctions

Textual status:
absent earliest MSS
Trinitarian grounding:
Canonical status:

Scripture References

Sources

  • Church of God (Anderson) Doctrinal Statement
  • Wesleyan-Holiness Teaching
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