The Biblical Monotarian (Copyright 2023)
Unitarianism Trinitarianism Trinity Monotheism
Response: There are a few verses that refer –or seem to refer– to Jesus as God. Trinitarians assume –incorrectly– that there are only two options: Jesus must be true God or he is a false god. However, there is another option: A few times the scriptures uses the word God TO REFER TO SOMEONE THAT IS ACTING AS GOD’S REPRESENTATIVE.
In the NET Bible, a translation made by trinitarians, Exodus 7:1 reads, “So the LORD said to Moses, … Read the rest
by Troy Salinger [SOURCE]
The orthodox creeds of Christianity, which have been handed down to us from the ecumenical councils of long ago, have dictated to believers of all time what must be believed about Christ in order for one to be considered orthodox, indeed in order to be saved. What these councils of the past have prescribed regarding what one must believe about Christ is that he is truly God and truly man, i.e. he possesses both a divine … Read the rest
An almost universal belief among (post Nicea-Constantinople) Christians is that the God of the Bible is a Trinity of three divine Persons called God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit; each Person individual and distinct, yet fully God: co-equal, co-eternal, and possessing all the same attributes of deity.
Even so, there are not three Gods, but one God.
Those puzzled by this mathematical Mystery may well wonder: What did Jesus have to say about the Trinity … Read the rest
by Dr. Steven Nemes, PhD in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, author of Orthodoxy and Heresy (Cambridge University Press, 2022)
I do not affirm the catholic doctrines of the Trinity and Incarnation as understood by the Nicene-Chalcedonian tradition. The doctrine of the Trinity teaches that the one God is one “being” or “nature” (ousia) subsistent in three “persons” (hypostases). The doctrine of the Incarnation teaches that Jesus Christ is one “person” (hypostasis, prosopon) in two “natures” (ousia, physeis). These are … Read the rest