Jesus and His God

Some readers interpret these passages as evidence for the Trinity, assuming that the elders are worshipping two persons of a supposed triune God. This interpretation, however, depends on assumptions that are not explicitly stated in the text. Who Are the Elders Worshipping? There is ongoing debate about the identity of the One being worshipped. Many argue that the elders direct their worship toward both the One seated on the throne and the Lamb. Others go further, suggesting that the Lamb is actually the same figure as the One seated on the throne. Yet the text allows for another possibility: the elders may be worshipping only the God of Jesus, as seen in Revelation 7:11. In this reading, their act of falling down is directed toward “Him who sits on the throne”—the one true God, the God of Jesus, as discussed in the study God, Who Was, Is and Is to Come . Does Worship of the Lamb Mean Jesus Is God Almighty? Even if the elders do offer worship to Jesus, this does not require the conclus...

Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. -- Philippians 2:5-11, New American Standard Bible translation THOSE WHO naturally h...

It is claimed that Jesus accepted worship without rebuke and that this shows that he is Jehovah. The Hebrews used the words for worship, not only for worshiping the only true God, but also as showing homage to a king, a ruler, or any person to whom respect was being given. Most translations render the words for worship in the Old Testament with words such as "bow down", "bowed before", etc., when the words for worship are being used respecting rulers, dignitaries, showing respect, etc. In the New Testament, however, most translations fail to make that distinction, although some do in a few cases. Believing that Jesus is Jehovah (whom Jesus actually claimed as his God), trinitarians and some others claim that Jesus is being worshiped as Jehovah, who is actually the God of Jesus. God, by means of his holy spirit, reveals through the scriptures that Jehovah is the only true God, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus. Jesus has One who is the Supreme Being over hi...