Category: Trinitarian Propositions

Proposition # 4: The Hebrew word most often used for God is elohim which is a plural noun, thus denoting the plurality in the Godhead. Also, God [elohim] used plural first-person pronouns as in Genesis 1:26, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.”

Response: Again, the language in which this was originally written was the native tongue of the Jews, yet they have not felt compelled by the use of the plural noun or pronoun … Read the rest

Proposition # 3: Though Deuteronomy 6:4 says that God is one, the Hebrew term translated one indicates a compound unity. Therefore, the one God must be a multiple in some sense, that being revealed by other passages of Scripture as a Trinity.

Response: The language in which Deuteronomy 6:4 was originally written was the native tongue of the Jews, yet they have never derived the concept of a triune God because of this verse, or any other passage of … Read the rest

Proposition # 2: If Jesus Christ is not literally God, then his death could not save us; no mere human can provide atonement for the sins of another. Also Acts 20:28 speaks of “the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.” (KJV)

Response: It needs to be noted that Jesus was no “mere” human. Luke 1:35 records that an angel told Mary, “Holy spirit will come upon you, and power of the Most High will … Read the rest

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