Jesus and His God

Acts 7:55 - But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, Acts 7:56 - and said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!" Acts 7:57 - But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord. Acts 7:58 - They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. Acts 7:59 -They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"   - World English . It is sometimes claimed that in these verses, the alleged three persons of the alleged Trinity are seen.   One states : All three persons of the Trinity are present in this narrative, although God mainly functions as a reference point for Jesus. Jesus is shown as having divine standing, the ability to receive souls and forgive sins. The Holy Spirit reveal...

Is Jesus presented in Revelation 10:5 as being the Creator? Revelation 10:5 - The angel who I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky, Revelation 10:6 - and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it. Revelation 10:6 is sometimes presented as proof that Jesus is the Creator and that Jesus is God Almighty. Actually, Jesus is not mentioned anywhere in Revelation 10. It should be obvious, however, that He by whom the angel swears is not Jesus, but rather it is the God and Father of Jesus. -- Micah 5:4; Ephesians 1:3. What some appear to think, however, is that the voice from heaven spoken of in Revelation 10:4 is the voice of Jesus (Revelation 1:17-19) and then they would associate the One by whom the angel swears to be Jesus, the voice from heaven. There are two suppositions required for this claim: 1) One would have to as...

Psalms 33:6 - By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. -- American Standard Version . It is being claimed that all three persons of the alleged "Holy Trinity" are spoken of in Psalm 33:6. The claim is "Lord = Father; word = Son; breath = Spirit." We should note that there is no form of any Hebrew word that means "Lord" in this verse. What most translations do is change God's Holy Name to "the Lord" in this and most verses of the Bible. The American Standard Version more properly renders God's Holy Name by the English form of "Jehovah". Oddly, however, by making "Lord = Father", this would mean that Jehovah is presented as being only one person, not three persons. Of course, the trinitarian will imagine, assume, add to, and read into the scripture that Jehovah in the Old Testament can refer to the Father alone, and then further imagine, assume, add to, and read ...

It is being claimed that both at the Transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor, and at the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, the Holy Spirit appears, and the voice of the Father utters from heaven that Jesus is His beloved Son, in whom He is well-pleased. It is further claimed that these in these scriptures that are explicit in saying that God is three persons, one in essence and undivided. In context, this is being offered as proof that the Bible writers presented God as being three persons. Yet, in reality, in harmony with the Bible as a whole, we find nothing in the scriptural reference to Jesus' transfiguration or his baptism that presents the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob as being three persons. Transfiguration of Jesus "The Transfiguration" by Dore The transfiguration of Jesus is recorded in Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–8, Luke 9:28–36 and Peter refers to it in 2 Peter 1:16-18. In none of these scriptures, however, do we find the God of Israel is presented as three persons...

If we ask a trinitarian "What is the trinity?", we might not receive the same answer from each individual who professes belief in the trinity. According to the CARM site, the trinity is defined as meaning "God is three persons;" "Each person is divine;" and "There is only one God." One of the WIKI articles favorable to the trinity doctrine claims: The Trinity is a Christian doctrine, stating that God is one being who exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of three persons:[1] the Father, the Son (incarnate as Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Since the beginning of the third century[2] the doctrine of the Trinity has been stated as "that the one God exists in three Persons and one substance, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit".[3] Trinitarianism, belief in the Trinity, is a mark of Oriental and Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and all the mainstream traditions arising from the Protestant Reformation, such as A...

John 10:38 - But if I do them, though you don't believe me, believe the works; that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. -- World English John 14:10 - Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works. John 14:11 - Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; or else believe me for the very works’ sake. -- World English. Compare John 14:20; 15:7; 17:21; 1 John 2:5,6,27,28; 3:6,24; 4:13,15; 5:20 The scriptures quoted above are often cited as proof of the trinity, and/or as proof that Jesus is God (the Supreme Being). The truth is that there is nothing here that presents the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as being more than one person, or that presents Jesus as being the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  As usual, such concepts have to be imagined beyond what is written (1 Corinthians 4:6), and then supported by assu...

(This study still needs some editing) Hosea 1:7 - But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Jehovah their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. -- American Standard Version . Many trinitarians (and some others) cite Hosea 1:7 and claim that there are two Jehovahs being spoken of here: one Jehovah who saves by means of another Jehovah. Of course, the idea that there are “two Jehovahs” runs contrary to what is stated in Deuteronomy 6:4. Most trinitarians claim that there is one Jehovah whom they claim to be three persons. Girolamo Zanchi states regarding Hosea 1:7 Jehovah says: “I will have mercy on the house of Judah, and I will save them in Jehovah their God,” that is, “I, Jehovah, will save them through Jehovah their God.” Since it is manifest that whomever the Father saves, he saves through Christ, what violence is done to the Prophet if we interpret these words such that Christ is that Jehovah through ...