Jesus and His God

(This study has not yet been fully updated from the old site) Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. -- King James Version To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, according to the flesh, comes the Messiah. May he who is God over all be blessed forever. Amen. -- New Revised Standard Version -- Footnote rendering. To them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ. God who is over all be blessed for ever. Amen.  -- Revised Standard Version Whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ - according to the flesh - he who is over all, God, blessed unto the ages. Amen. -- The Emphasized Bible translation Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! [1] Amen. -- New International Version. Footnote: Or Christ, who is over all. God be forever praised! Or Christ. God who is ...

John 12:37: But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn't believe in him, John 12:38: that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, "[Jehovah], who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of [Jehovah] been revealed?" John 12:39: For this cause they couldn't believe, for Isaiah said again, John 12:40: "He [Jehovah] has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, Lest they should see with their eyes, And perceive with their heart, And would turn, And I [Jehovah] would heal them." John 12:41: Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and he spoke of him. --  World English Bible  translation, Holy Name Supplied by us in brackets.  Who has believed our report? And to whom is the arm of Jehovah revealed? -- Isaiah 53:1,  Green's Literal Translation .  Make the heart of this people fat, and make his ears heavy, and shut his eyes, that he not see with his eyes, and hear with his ...

God in Hebrews 1:1-4 Hebrews 1:1–4 is often cited in discussions about the identity of Jesus and the nature of God. Yet these opening verses present a remarkably straightforward contrast between God and His Son. Below is a rendering designed to highlight the clarity of what we believe to have been the author’s intent: Hebrews 1:1 — God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, Hebrews 1:2 — has at the end of these days spoken to us by means of His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the ages. Hebrews 1:3 — His Son is the reflected brightness of His glory, the impress of His personal being, and His Son bore all by means of the word of His power. When His Son had made purification for our sins, he sat down at the right hand of Jehovah on high. Hebrews 1:4 — having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have. God in Hebrews 1:1 — One Person, Not a Pl...

A common argument used by trinitarians and some others is that the word often transliterated *elohim* (or elohiym) is plural, and thus, it is claimed that this signifies that God is some kind of plurality. Forms of the word ELOHIM in the Bible are most often translated to English translations of the Bible as "God". Some trinitarians claim that *ELOHIM* is plural referring to the alleged plurality of “three persons” all whom are the one ELOHIM (God). The truth is that the Hebrew Scriptures do often use the plural word Elohim in singular settings, usually with the singular article or singular verbs, etc., with a singular application. The same is done with some other plural nouns, such as *chayim*, literally plural, meaning “lives”, but used singularly: life. (Genesis 27:46; Job 10:12) This has been called the “ plural intensive ” — where the plural is used in a singular context to denote the superlative degree or superiority. This usage has nothing to do with the trinity doc...