The divinity of Jesus is a false doctrine that goes against the teachings of the Bible.

I will do my best to deal with each and every point that you make. If you do not feel that I have done so sufficiently then please inform me and I will do so in the following rounds. I'm using strong's concordance to translate the original text. O60;_7; (In [the]) O36;`1;`7;Q35; (beginning) O74;_7; (was) P01; (the) _5;a2;^7;_9;`2; (word) _4;^5;P54; (and) P01; (the) _5;a2;^7;_9;`2; (word) O74;_7; (was) `0;`1;P56;`2; (with) `4;P56;_7; (the) _2;^9;a2;_7; (God) _4;^5;P54; (and) _2;^9;a2;`2; (God) O74;_7; (was) P01; (the) _5;a2;^7;_9;`2; (word) 'In [the] beginning was the word and the word was WITH the God and God was the word' When John writes 'The God' he is referring to 'the God of the Hebrews; the one and only God'. He does write that the word was with 'the God' (Yahweh) however he does not write that 'the' God was 'the Word', he writes, 'God was the word'. The definitive article `the' is not used making God a predicate of the subject 'the word', 'ho logos'. The predicate is used to denote the attributes of the subject. God is the word therefore reads that the word is about God. John 1:1 simply defines 'the word', it is not until verse 14 that John writes that word then becomes flesh. John 1:18 is clear in informing us that no one has ever seen God. If this verse was making it clear that Jesus was God then John is contradicting himself in the same verse. John 5:18,Jesus was accused of making himself equal with God. He was accused. He at no point ever claimed to be equal to God. The Bible tells us that this is why the Jews wanted to kill him. They were constantly looking for a reason to kill him. Did Jesus say that God is his father and only his father? No. He said he is your father and my father, your God and my God. (John 20:17) John 8:24, "I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am , you shall die in your sins. " Read a few verses along to verse 28 and Jesus confirms who he is, does he say that he is God? No. ' Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. ' John 8:58, "Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am. ' In these two verses Jesus is quoting Exodus when HE says to Moses Exodus 3:14, "And God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM'; and He said, Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, "I AM has sent me to you. " What God said to Abraham in Exodus 3:14 was 'I am what I am'. What Jesus said to the scribes who sought to kill him in John 8:58 was 'before Abraham was I am' then he turned around and ran away because they were throwing stones at him in order to kill him. Clearly he was interrupted and did not finish his sentence to avoid being stoned to death. Now some say that it is a mistranslation and that a more honest one would be that Jesus said 'before Abraham was I was. In this case he is simply saying that he existed before Abraham. If however we are to assume that it is the correct translation and that when Jesus said 'I am' he meant 'God' then he is still not claiming to be God because the sentence reads, 'before Abraham was, God. If John 8:58 read that Jesus said 'before Abraham was, I am I am' then it could possibly read that he is actually claiming to be God but it does not and therefore he did not claim to be God. John 10:30-33 Read the next verses and Jesus clarifies that he is not God. John 34-38 'Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. Clearly Jesus is pointing out that he is doing God's work, he is carrying out Gods purpose, therefore he is one with God in purpose. Col. 2:9 States that God dwelt in Jesus, it does not claim that Jesus is God. Revelation 21:3 states that God will dwell with the people. Clearly God did dwell in Jesus according to scripture, this evidence that he is not divine, not that he is. When you read Philippians 2:6 in the original Greek it states that Jesus found equality with God was not something to be grasped, this is further evidence that Jesus did not consider himself to be equal to God. Paul considered him to be Gods servant. What did Jesus tell us about being a servant. Let us take a look, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. (John 13:16) Heb. 1:8, "But of the Son He says, "Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom. " Quoted from Psalm 45:6, "Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy kingdom. " The word Theos used here would make a lot of sense as given to a man representing God. I pointed out above that Jesus informed the scribes that such a title can be given to men in authority, especailly if they represent God, in particularly a Judge. (John 5:27) (ESV)For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. Jesus also tells the disciples that they will sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel yet they are not considered divine. 'And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel' (Matthew 19:28). It cannot be denied that this is indeed only power that God has. The Bible reads that it is God"s power that he has given to Jesus. As we will see over and over again Jesus takes no credit for the power that God has given him which is against the very character of God; "For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak" (John 12:49). 'I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. ' John 8:28 Normally when I debate the divinity of Jesus the first couple of rounds consist of me pointing out that neither the Messiah, Christ and/or Son of God means God or can be given as evidence of God. Perhaps in the future I should point out that 'Son of man' does not mean God either. Daniel does not claim that the Son of man is God. Ezekiel is also referred to as the son of man and we rightly do not believe that this means that he is God. Please understand that it is not that I do not 'understand what it meant when God came down to take on human form', I understand what most Christians believe that it meant and I am and will continue to prove that it is an incorrect and unbiblical concept. We do not need verses to state that God is not a bush because fortunately as far as I know there is not anyone that believes the bush to be God. Sadly when it comes to Jesus this is not the case, hence the debate. We have more Biblical evidence clearly stating that Paul did not believe that Jesus was God and we simply must take this into account whilst examining any of his ambiguous writings that you have suggested claim that Jesus is God. 'For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus' (1 Timothy 2:5) 'That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him' (Ephesians 1:17) Hosea 11:9 and Numbers 23:19 I agree with you that God is not man remember IN THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE WORD. He was God in Human form Phil 2:5-11 Jesus was a man. I do not think it is necessary for me to provide numerous Bible verses clearly stating that he was a man (although I will give one below anyway). You are claiming that God became a man which clearly contradicts Biblical scripture. With the greatest of respect stating that Jesus was IN THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE WORD he was God in Human form' is simply not an adequate rebuttal. 'Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:' (Acts 2:22) Colossians 1:15 - I see your point that firstborn can have an alternative meaning than something that is created however Paul writes that Jesus is the first born of every creature 'ktisis'. Ktisis is something created by God. Out of everything created by God Jesus is the first born. This clearly groups Jesus together with God's creation rendering Jesus a created being.