Jesus and His God

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land? While it remained, did it not remain thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thy heart? thou has not lied unto men, but unto God. -- American Standard Version. Our trinitarian neighbors often point to this scripture as being one of the scriptures that prove that the Bible teaches their trinity dogma. Actually, we find nothing at all in the verses that say that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is more than one person, or that Jesus is a person of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The claim is that the holy spirit is being called "God" in Acts 5. Actually, this scripture does not directly call the holy spirit "God." Nor is it saying that Ananias spoke directly to God or to the holy spirit. It was evidently Peter that Ananias directly lied to. At most, from th...

Hebrews 1:8 but of the Son he says, "Your throne, God [Theos; Psalm 45:6: elohim], is forever and ever; The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. Hebrews 1:9 You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, your God [Theos, Psalm 45:7: ELOHIM, that is, Jehovah -- Isaiah 61:1], has anointed you With the oil of gladness above your fellows." -- Psalm 45:6,7. Many cite Hebrews 1:8 as proof that Jesus is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. As these verses appear in most translations, and without adding many trinitarian or oneness assumptions to them, it would seem to say that there are two Gods — two Supreme Beings, one Supreme Being who anoints another Supreme Being. Some have claimed that "he" in the phrase "he says" refers to the Psalmist who wrote Psalm 45:6,7. Actually, however, "he" is a continuing reference in verses 5 through 13 that applies to the one person who is God of Hebrews 1:1,2. The unipersonal ...

Jehovah and Jehoshua -- James Parkinson, General Convention, June 26, 2011. (MP3) LEFT ClICK to play; RIGHT CLICK to download Brother Parkinson discusses many things in this discourse. Overall, I am in agreement with much that he says. I will make a few comments: To my understanding, ancient Hebrew actually does not have "tenses" as such; it does have what many refer to as "aspects" and "moods". Most scholars, not all, claim that ancient Hebrew has two of what could be called 'tenses', although there is some room for doubt in calling these "tenses," since it may be misleading. The two different formations of verbs, however, are often presented as reflecting a completed action, or an incomplete action. Such is often called the perfect tense (completed action) and imperfect tense (incompleted action), but some have considered such designations to be misleading. Beyond this, many scholars have presented other various theories of this o...

The  World English   version of the Bible is used throughout this study, unless otherwise noted. The "Holy Name," in its English form, Jehovah, is supplied at appropriate places. Matthew 4:7 - Jesus said to him, "Again, it is written, 'You shall not test [Jehovah], your God.'" King James has "the Lord, your God." Matthew 4:10 - Then Jesus said to him, "Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship [Jehovah] your God, and him only shall you serve.'"  Luke 4:8 - Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship [Jehovah] your God, and him only shall you serve.'"  Luke 4:12 - Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt [Jehovah] your God.'" Deuteronomy 6:16 - You shall not tempt [Jehovah] your God. The above scriptures are being presented as proof that Jesus is God, that is, that Jesus is allegedly a person of the...

The claim is made that the book of Revelation shows that not only is Jehovah the Alpha and Omega, but that Jesus is also. If this were true (we don’t believe it is) all this would prove is that in some way the title Alpha and Omega is applied both to Jehovah and to Jesus; it does not prove that Jesus is his God. In Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12 we find the expression “first and last” used of Jehovah. From Isaiah 44:6,7 this expression, “first and last” appears to mean “first and last” in mighty omnipotency, being the source of all might, something which the false gods of the heathen cannot claim. However, most of our trinitarian and oneness neighbors appear to often read into this expression ‘eternal’, which they usually give the meaning of having existence in the eternal past as well as the eternal future. Jehovah has certainly been in existence "from everlasting (eternal past) to everlasting (eternal future)". (Psalm 92:1) While Jehovah is certainly the first and the last of th...

apekrithee thwmas kai eipen autw ho kurios mou ANSWERED THOMAS AND HE SAID TO HIM THE LORD OF ME 061 2381 2532 1511_7 0846_5 3588 2962 1473_2 kai ho theos mou AND THE GOD OF ME! 2532 3588 2316 1473_2 John 20:28,  Westcott & Hort Interlinear Unless otherwise noted,  The World English Bible  translation is used throughout this document. Did Thomas think he was addressing the Almighty Jehovah, standing before him in the flesh? If Thomas addressed Jesus as God Almighty, we would expect Jesus to have said something that would clearly establish that he was the Almighty, but he doesn't. Earlier in the same day, he confirmed that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob was his God (John 20:17), in harmony with Psalm 22:1; 45:7; Isaiah 61:1; Micah 5:4; Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34; John 17:1,3; Ephesians 1:3; 1 Peter 1:3; Hebrews 1:1,2,9; Revelation 3:12.  If Jesus was God Almighty in the flesh, he surely missed the opportunity to make it clear when Thomas made this expressio...