Jesus and His God

By Ronald R. Day, Sr. Isaiah 43:13 - Yes, before the day was I am he; and there is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?" -- American Standard Improved Version . John 10:28 - and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. -- World English. Some present these two verses together, evidently with the thought that since Jehovah is quoted as saying "there is no one who can deliver out of my hand" in Isaiah 43:13, and Jesus said "no one shall snatch them out of my hand" in John 10:28, this is alleged to prove to Jesus of John 10:28 is Jehovah of Isaiah 43:13. Actually, it is not clear that Isaiah 43:13 is actually talking about the same thing that Jesus spoke of in John 10:28. In Isaiah 43:13, Jehovah may not have been speaking of the sheep that He was to give to the "one shepherd" (Ezekiel 34:23; 37:24; John 10:16) that he was to appoint over his sheep. (Ezek...

 The following has been presented to us: James 2:19 states: "You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder." -- World English . Obviously, there is nothing in James 2:19 that says that the demons know that Jesus is God. Thus, the trinitarian (or oneness believer) who uses this verse to claim that the demons know that Jesus is God has to create a lot of assumptions that have to be added to and read into what James said to make it appear to say that demons knew that Jesus is God. Obviously, James by his words recorded in James 2:19 is referring to the same one person he speaks of as "God" in James 1:1,27. We have no scriptural reason to think that James was not referring to the same one person who is identified as the "one God" in 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6; 1 Timothy 2:5. Indeed, it is the same one person who is the God of the Messiah in Micah 5:4 and who is the God and Father of Jesus as spoken of in Ephesians 1:3; 1 ...

1 Corinthians 12:4 - Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:5 - There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. 1 Corinthians 12:6 - There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all. -- World English Bible version . The above verses are sometimes referenced as claiming to present all three persons of the triune Godhead. Evidently, what is being imagined and assumed is that the word "spirit" in verse 4 is in reference to the third person of the triune Godhead, and the "Lord" in verse 5 is in reference to the second person of the alleged triune Godhead, and that "God" in verse 6 refers to the first person of the alleged triune Godhead. Of course, in reality, "God" in these verses refers to only one person. There is nothing in these verses that presents "God" as being more than one person, or as being three persons. Paul is here explaining that although there ar...

By Ronald R. Day, Sr. -- Much needs to added to this study, but I have decided to present what I have already completed. A term often used to describe the trinity is that of "Godhead." Trinitarians often refer to the "three persons of the Godhead." On one site we are told that "God is one and that there are three distinct persons within the Godhead." And then it is claimed: "It is important to know where Scripture presents the members of the Godhead as sharing in the divine nature equally, meaning that one is not somehow more divine than another and underscoring that all three members are fully and equally one-and-the-same God ." Of course, in reality, we do not find anywhere in the Bible anything about there about the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as being three persons, or even more than one person. He is always presented as being only one person. On another site, we find a quote 1 John 5:7 from the King James Version and states: "Obvio...

Acts 8:37 - Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." -- New King James Version This verse is sometimes given to support the trinity doctrine. As it appears in the King James Version and some other translations, however, we find that "God" is referring to only one person, and Jesus is spoken of as being the "Son" of that one person who is "God." We find nothing at all here (or anywhere else in the Bible) that presents the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as being more than one person. Thus, the trinitarian actually has to create some assumptions that have to be added to, and read into what is stated in order to "see" trinity in the verse. What the trinitarian does is imagine, assume, add to, and read into the scriptures that God (the Supreme Being) begets God (the Supreme Being), just as a human being begets a human being, and thus...

 Acts 10:34 - Peter opened his mouth and said, "Truly I perceive that God doesn't show favoritism;  Acts 10:35 - but in every nation he who fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.  Acts 10:36 - The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ -- he is Lord of all. -- World English By Ronald R. Day, Sr. (This study needs to be edited) These verses are sometimes cited as proof that Peter called Jesus "God." Actually, "God" appears only once in these verses, and it is obviously referring to only one person, that is, the God and Father of Jesus. -- Ephesians 1:30. Evidently, however, something in these verses is being interpreted to mean that Peter called Jesus "God". Directly, Peter calls Jesus "Christ," which means that he believed Jesus to be one whom Jehovah God anointed, not that Jesus is Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Rather than identifying Jesus as being the...

John 9:35 - Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and finding him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of God?"  John 9:36 - He answered, "Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?"  John 9:37 - Jesus said to him, "You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you."  John 9:38 - He said, "Lord, I believe!" and he worshiped him.  By Ronald R. Day, Sr. (this study needs to be edited) The above verses are often presented with the claim that the blind man called Jesus "God".  We have found no explanation for this claim regarding these verses, but since it is obvious that the blind man did not speak of Jesus as being "God," that something this man said is being interpreted to mean that he called Jesus "God."  What title did the blind man call Jesus by? Not "God," but "Lord." Evidently, then, what is being imagined and assumed is that is that "Lord" means "God." Let'...

Job 33:4 - The Spirit [Hebrew, Ruach, transliterated) of God has made me, And the breath (Hebrew, Neshamah, transliterated) of the Almighty gives me life.   By Ronald R. Day, Sr. Job 33:4 is sometimes quoted as proof that the Holy Spirit is the third person of a triune God as Creator.   While we don't think that this refers to God's Holy Spirit, if it does, we need to remember that God’s holy spirit is likened to God’s finger (as the power of God). (Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20) As the instrument of the revealing of truth, the holy spirit is likened to God’s “mouth”. (Deuteronomy 8:3; 1 Kings 8:24; 2 Chronicles 6:4; 36:12,21; Ezra 1:1; Isaiah 1:20; 40:5; 45:23; 48:3; 58:14; 62:2; Jeremiah 9:12,20; Ezekiel 33:7; Micah 4:4; Matthew 4:4; Mark 12:36; Acts 1:17; 28:25; Hebrews 3:7; 9:8; 10:15,16; 2 Peter 1:21) Similarly, whatever is done by your finger or said by your mouth is done or said by you. That does not make you finger all of who or what you are are, nor does that make yo...

We present below a list of scriptures that have been presented to us in support of the trinity doctrine regarding the Creator. Who is the creator? The Father (Gen 1:1; Is 44:24; Acts 17:24; Eph 3:9); Jesus (Jn 1:3; Col 1:16; Heb 1:8, 10); The Holy Spirit (Job 33:4). We have no doubt that  the "one God" of whom are all (1 Corinthians 8:6) is also the only source of creation. John 1:3,10; Colossians 1:16 and Ephesians 3:9 show that Jesus is the instrument in creation. Hebrews 1:8,10 should likewise be viewed as Jesus being the instrument of the one person who is God in Hebrews 1:1,9. God, of course, also makes use of his Holy Spirit -- his figurative finger -- in creation. There is nothing in any of the scriptures, however, that presents Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Exodus 3:14,15), as being more than one person, or that says that Jesus and God's Holy Spirit are both persons of Jehovah. We hope to return here to discuss individually each scripture given in ...

Some often present the following as proof that God is three persons: Who Indwells Believers? The Father (1 Cor 3:16a; 2 Cor 6:16; 1 Jn 3:24); Jesus (Jn 6:56; Rom 8:10; Eph 3:17); The Holy Spirit (Jn 14:16-17; Rom 8:9, 11; 1 Cor 3:16b). Some add: The Bible even describes this in terms of different combinations: Father and Son (Jn 14:23); Father and Holy Spirit (Eph 2:21-22; 1 Jn 3:24); Son and Holy Spirit (Gal 4:6). The fact remains that in none of the scriptures presented do we find the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jaocb presented as three persons.  There is definitely nothing in the fact that the scriptures record the God and Father of Jesus (Micah 5:4; Ephesians 1:3) dwells or resides in the believer and that his Son dwells or resides in the believer and that Holy Spirit of God also dwells or resides in the believer that gives us any reason to imagine, assume, add to, and read into the scriptures that Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is more than one person, and/or that ...

John 12:44 - Jesus cried out and said, "Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me. John 12:45 - He who sees me sees him who sent me.  Some quote the above as proof that Jesus claimed to be Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Exodus 3:14,15) So far, however, we have seen no explanation as to why this scripture should be thought that Jesus was saying that he is God. In some unknown manner, however, many seem to think that since Jesus stated that if one believes in him that such would mean that Jesus was saying that he is God who sent Jesus and that if one sees Jesus, that he was saying that he was God who had sent him Actually, Jesus presents God as being only one person, and distinguishes himself from being God by saying that God had sent him. Prophetically, Jesus is quoted as saying that it was "the Lord Jehovah" who sent him, and he includes himself in referring to the Lord Jehovah as "our God." (Isaiah 61:1,2) Micah 5:2 ide...

Isaiah 43:13 - Yea, since the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who can hinder it? -- American Standard Version. John 10:28 - and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.  -- American Standard Version . These two verses are sometimes put together and offered as proof that Jesus is Jehovah. Evidently, since it is Jehovah, the God of Jesus (Micah 5:4), who is speaking in Isaiah 43:13, what is being imagined and assumed is that Jesus, by his words recorded in John 10:28, was declaring himself to be Jehovah of Isaiah 43:13.  Such evidently overlook the fact that it is the God of Jesus who has given the sheep to Jesus, and it is the God and Father of Jesus (Micah 5:4; Ephesians 1:3) who has given to Jesus the authority to judge and thus to give life. (Ezekiel 34:2-24; John 5:19,21-23,27-29; 10:11-17,29) Thus, in verse 29, Jesus, in effect, acknowledges that no one can ...

By Ronald R. Day, Sr. (Needs to be edited) One has claimed that everything in Revelation 1 is about Jesus.  While we are not sure what is meant by the statement, we do know that the comment was made evidently to defend the trinitarian -- or perhaps the oneness -- philosophy. However, we present our responses below: In Revelation 1:1,2 John speaks of (1) God - Jehovah (2) Jesus and (3) himself (4) the angel and (5) the servants of Jesus. In Revelation 1:4,5 John tells who he is writing to and whose message he is writing: the letter is two the seven churches, from (1) He who is, was and is to come, and (2) the seven spirits and (3) Jesus, who is the firstborn of the dead, the ruler of the kings of the earth. He who is, was and is to come is not Jesus, but the one person who is "God" in Revelation 1:1. In Revelation 1:6 John speaks of (1)Jesus who has made his followers to a kingdom of priests and (2) the God of Jesus. In Revelation 1:7 John speaks of (1) the time when Jesus com...

By Ronald R. Day, Sr. (ResLight; RLBible) (This study needs to edited)  The claim is being made that Jesus' words in John 14:28 means: The Father is “greater” than the incarnate Christ in terms of position because Christ’s humanity is a creation, though in His divinity He is equal to the Father…. This verse is a clear reference to the Hypostatic Union of Christ. As is often the case with trinitarians, it is simply assumed that acceptance of the trinity dogma should considered the default reasoning,  and that it is up to others to disprove that which being promoted as the default position. Of course, there is nothing directly in the scriptures where the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob bluntly states: I am not more than one person. Why should there be? In reality, the default assumption is that Yahweh is only person, not that he is more than one person. Indeed, throughout the Bible, in what God has revealed of Himself by means of His Holy Spirit, we find that Yahweh, the God of ...

(The text below was copied from the old site that no longer exists, without editing. This still needs to be edited. Links may not work.)  Revelation 1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen. Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” — World English Bible Version. Should we assume that the “the Lord God” “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty” in Revelation 1:8 is Jesus? The most simple and straightforward scriptural conclusion is that in Revelation 1:8, “the Lord God” “who is and was and who is to come” is not Jesus, but rather the unipersonal “God” of Revelation 1:1,4. However, many trinitarians and some others do not accept the simple and straightforward conclusion, but would imagine and assume  that in Revelation 1:8 Jesus himself cl...

Many note that certain translations refer to the Holy Spirit as “he”, “him”, “his”, etc., and present such scriptures as an argument that the Holy Spirit is a male person. Some even have made the erroneous claim that the Textus Receptus never refers to the Holy Spirit as an “it”, or that the Greek New Testament always refers to the Holy Spirit with masculine pronouns. Actually, the Textus Receptus does indeed refer to the Holy Spirit with neuter pronouns, not masculine pronouns, as is also true of all the known New Testament Greek manuscripts that are usually used for translation. The only exception I know of is when the holy spirit is being associated with being the Comforter, as in John 15:25. Since the Greek word for “Comforter” is masculine, masculine pronouns are used to agree with this. This is often called “gender agreement”, but such agreement in Koine Greek does not necessarily mean that what is being spoken of is actually being designated as a “he” or “she” or “it”. The same ...

By Ronald R. Day John 14:24 - He who doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The word which you hear isn't mine, but the Father's who sent me.  It has been claimed that Jesus, by his words recorded in John 14:24, was denying that he is the Logos of John 1:1-15, and evidently also of Revelation 19:13. John 1:14,15,29,30 definitely shows that the Logos spoken in John 1:1 is the Son of God, Jesus. Denying that the Logos became flesh, or that when the Logos became flesh he ceased being the Logos does not actually fit what is stated. The name "Logos of God" -- applied to Jesus -- signifies one who speaks, who delivers, the words of God. Of course, Jesus is not literally "the Word." Revelation 19:13 shows that this is a titular name. A comparison can be made in that Jesus also refers to himself as "the truth". (John 14:6) Does this mean that Jesus is literally "the truth"? Obviously, Jesus is referring to himself as the embodiment of tru...

 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. -- Ephesians 4:30, King James Version. Many trinitarians (and some others) may point to Ephesians 4:30 as proof that the Holy Spirit is a person. "God," however, in the expression, "the holy spirit of God", obviously is referring to only one person, and the "holy spirit" is presented as be a possession of that one person who is God. This is in harmony with Ephesians 4:6, where only the Father is presented as being  the "one God". Likewise in Ephesians 4:13, "God" is again presented as being only one person, and "Christ" (meaning the anointed) is distinguished from being that one person, since he is presented as being the son of that one person.  The scriptures show that God's Holy Spirit is is likened to God's finger, at least in as God's Holy Spirit represents the power of God. (Matthew 12:28; Luke 11:20) One's finger i...

In John 14:16, we read, “I will pray the Father, and He shall give you  another Comforter, even the Spirit of Truth”. And again in John 14:26, “but the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things”. And again in John 15:26, “When the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of me”. The claim is that in all three of these passages, we have a perfect statement of  the three Divine Persons, acting in perfect unity, yet each Person in the same relative position – the Father as the Fountain of all authority; the Son as obeying the Father, revealing, and teaching, and praying, in His prophetic and priestly offices; and then the Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father, by the command of the Son, as the anointing and powerful Comforter. As is always the case, in all of the scriptures referred to, one has to assume beyond what is written, ...