The Biblical Monotarian (Copyright 2023)
Unitarianism Trinitarianism Trinity Monotheism
Proposition # 13: Jesus’ use of the divine title “I AM” [Greek, ego eimi] in John 8, verses 24 and 58 proves his deity.
Response: At John 8:58 Jesus says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
Trinitarians relate this statement to the account of Exodus 3:14 where “God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And He said, ‘Say this to the people of Israel, “I AM has sent me to you.”’” Was Jesus … Read the rest
Proposition # 12: Jesus shares titles with God. Among these are “King of kings, and Lord of lords,” and “Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.” The Bible calls Jesus our Savior and says that besides God there is no Savior. (Acts 5:31; Isaiah 43:11) Also, there are passages of Scripture which are applied to Yahweh in the Hebrew Scriptures yet applied to Jesus in the Christian Testament.
Response: Daniel, a prophet of God, called Nebuchadnezzar “king of … Read the rest
Proposition # 11: At John 14:9 Jesus proves he is God when he says to Philip, “He who has seen me has seen the Father.”
Response: If this verse proves anything along the lines of trinitarian thinking, it proves that Jesus is the Father; something which they do not teach. [1] Rather, they clearly distinguish between the ‘persons of the Godhead.’ This shows the inconsistency of trinitarian logic.
There are at least three ways in which something can be seen. … Read the rest
Proposition # 10: First John 5:20 reads, “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, to know Him who is true, and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and everlasting life.”
1Jn 5:20-21 REV And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we can know the True One; and we are in … Read the rest
Proposition # 9: At John 20:28 Thomas, one of the twelve apostles, called Jesus “God.” For a Jew this would be blasphemy unless Jesus truly were God.
Response: Imagine yourself as Thomas: you followed someone who taught as no one else had ever taught; you saw miracles take place in abundance: the healing of the sick, the raising of the dead, the casting out of demons, etc.; and you came to the conclusion that this man must be the promised … Read the rest
Proposition # 8: Matthew 1:22, 23 applies the term Emmanuel, which means God with us, to Jesus. Compare Isaiah 7:14.
Response: The Jews had long hoped for the appearance of the Messiah who would, they thought, deliver them from Gentile domination.
Nearly 600 years before the Common Era the Jews lost their Davidic kingdom when they were overrun by Babylon. They returned to their homeland after Babylon fell, but the Davidic throne was not restored, nor were they free of … Read the rest