Jesus and His God

By Ronald R. Day (This has been copied from one of our old sites and has not yet been edited for this site) “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon. — Matthew 6:24, World English . No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and mammon.” – Luke 16:13, W orld English . The thought has been presented that if Jehovah is one Lord, and if Jesus is another “Lord”, then there are two masters, and Jesus said that we cannot serve two masters. The thought seems to be imagined and assumed regarding Jesus’ words that Jesus and the Father must both be one master, else we would serving two Masters, and thus that we must either hate one or the other these two masters. This line of reasoning is usually presented by trinitarians, who claim that Jesus ...

Acts 9:5 - He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Acts 26:14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ Acts 26:15 “Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ ” ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. Acts 26:16 ‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of me and what I will show you. Acts 26:17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them Acts 26:18 to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'”– World English Acts 26:14-18 is sometimes cited as proof that Jesus is Jehovah, most often to support the trinity or ...

2 Corinthians 3:16 – But whenever one turns to [Jehovah], the veil is taken away. 2 Corinthians 3:17 – Now [Jehovah] is the spirit and where the spirit of [Jehovah] is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of [Jehovah], are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from [Jehovah], the spirit. — Our own rendering with the Holy Name supplied.. Many believe that “the Lord” [as in most translations] in this verse refers to Jesus. While this is possible, from the context it appears more likely that in the Greek KURIOS [Lord] has been used to replace the holy name. God’s holy name in English is often rendered as “Jehovah” or “Yahweh.” Likewise, the usage of Kurios without the definite article in the Greek [“Lord” rather than “the Lord;” the definite article “the” is supplied by translators] seems to indicate that Kurios is being used as a personal name, and thus that Kurios has been used here to r...

The Lord of Glory When Paul wrote of Jesus as "Lord of glory" in 1 Corinthians 2:8, was he saying that Jesus is Jehovah? For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory. — 1 Corinthians 2:8, World English . The claim is sometimes made that 1 Corinthians 2:8 proves that Jesus is Jehovah (Yahweh), “the King of glory.” The way this is allegedly proved is that 1 Corinthians 2:8 is crossed with the following scriptures, by which it is supposed that this proves that Jesus is Jehovah (Yahweh): {Psalm 24:7} Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in. {Psalm 24:8} Who is the King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle. {Psalm 24:9} Lift up your heads, you gates; yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in. {Psalm 24:10} Who is this King of glory? Jehovah of Armies is the King of glory! Selah. — RLIV . At most, what we can see between the t...

Psalms 110:1 - Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.   -- American Standard Version. Psalm 110:1 is frequently cited in discussions about the identity of Jesus and his relationship to Jehovah (Yahweh). Many trinitarian interpreters argue that because David refers to “my Lord,” and because the New Testament applies this verse to Jesus, David must have been addressing a divine person within a triune Godhead. According to this view, one “person” of Jehovah speaks to another “person” of Jehovah, implying that Jesus is Jehovah Himself. A closer examination of the biblical text, however, shows that Psalm 110:1 does not require such a conclusion. The passage is prophetic, and its fulfillment occurs only after Jesus’ resurrection and exaltation—not during David’s lifetime, nor during Jesus’ earthly ministry. Did David Speak to Jesus in Psalm 110:1? Scripture does teach that Jesus existed before the creation of th...

It is being claimed that Peter, as recorded in Acts 2:17-21, makes several appeals to “YHWH” texts in the Hebrew Bible and applies them to Jesus. In reading Acts 2:17-21, however, we find that such a thought has to actually read into what Peter stated. Acts 2:14-36, World English Bible translation, with our notations added: Acts 2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words. Acts 2:15 For these aren’t drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is only the third hour of the day. Acts 2:16 But this is what has been spoken through the prophet Joel: Acts 2:17 ‘It will be in the last days, says God [The Greek Theos has probably been substituted for the holy name, Yahweh/Jehovah (Joel 2:19); Jehovah is the God and Father of Jesus (1 Peter 1:3), He who sent Jesus — Isaiah 61:1], I will pour forth of my Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and yo...

Isaiah 8:12,13 – Ye shall not say – A confederacy! of everything of which this people may say. A confederacy! And their fear, shall ye not fear or regard as awful: Yahweh of hosts, him, shall ye hallow, – And let, him, be your fear, and let, him inspire you with awe. — Rotherham’s Emphasized Bible translation. 1 Peter 3:14,15 – But even if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you. — New Revised Standard Version Many of our trinitarian neighbors would like for us to believe that Peter is calling Jesus “Jehovah” in 2 Peter 3:14,15. They evidently compare this scripture with Isaiah 8:12,13, and conclude that since Isaiah is speaking about Jehovah (Yahweh), then Jesus must be Jehovah. Peter does not directly quote anything from Isaiah 8:12,13, but some of ...