Hebrews 13:8 -- Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. — World English. Hebrews 13:8 is often cited as proof of the deity of Christ; by deity the thought is meant to say that Christ is the Most High Jehovah (some prefer Yahweh) Himself. We believe that Jesus is deity - mighty - but we do not believe that Jesus' deity means that Jesus is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Obviously, since there is nothing in the verse that says that Jesus is Jehovah, what is expected is that one should read such a thought into the verse. The question was asked concerning Hebrews 13:8, “How can Jesus be created, since he was the same yesterday?” Additionally, Hebrews 13:8 is often quoted as proof that Jesus has what they claim is an immutable nature of God, possessing a nature (by which they mean the plan of existence as being God Almighty) which never changes. Is Hebrews 13:8 talking about an unchangeable “nature”, as that word is defined by trinitarians and many others? H...
This site's purpose is to respond to claims that Jesus is Jehovah/Yahweh by pointing out what the scriptures do say versus what people often imagine and assume.