Why, in quoting John 1:18 when attempting to refute the doctrine of Christ's...

carlito

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...deity, do Jehovah's Witnesses...? ...usually -

a). Only quote half the verse, ignoring the rest and what it says concerning how Jesus' PERSON reveals the Father (cf.John 14:9)?

b). Adopt a superficial perspective regarding how the word "seen" (Greek "horao") should be understood in this verse?

c). Apparently choose to ignore the fact that, according to the Hebrew scriptures, Jehovah was indeed seen in a physical sense (Genesis 18:1-33), in an attempt to justify the Watchtower's incorrect defintion of "horao" in John 1:18?

"Horao" definition link -

http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G3708&t=NASB

Thanks in advance for all polite, concise replies.
 
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