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Is Jesus the “I AM” In Both Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58?

April 18, 2021 BibleAuthenticity Comments 8 comments

Jesus, not God — Is Jesus the “I Am” of both Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58?

“God replied to Moses: I am who I am. Then he added: This is what you are to tell the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you”—Exodus 3:14 NAB

“Truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am”—John 8:58 NASB. Many translations of John 8:58 capitalize “I Am” so as to convey the idea of a title. As a prominent Bible study guide says,“The ‘I am’ denotes absolute eternal existence, not simply existence prior to Abraham. It is a claim to be Yahweh of the OT” (Ryrie Study Bible note on John 8:58).` read more

Is the Trinity Doctrine in 1 Corinthians?

November 10, 2016 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

Is the Bible reliable? — Is the Trinity doctrine in 1 Corinthians?

In our series about what is stated concerning Jesus in the various books of the New Testament, this article examines the book of 1 Corinthians. It is claimed by many preachers and denominations that Jesus is part of a Trinity, along with God the Father and the holy Spirit. If this is so, we surely should find evidence of it in a New Testament book such as 1 Corinthians, which covers Christian beliefs. Is the Trinity doctrine in 1 Corinthians?

1 Corinthians 1:1 – “An apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God.” – God and Jesus are separate and distinct.

1 Corinthians 1:2 – “To the church of God in Corinth and to those sanctified in Christ Jesus.” – Two distinct beings – God and Jesus are mentioned, but no holy Spirit, or Trinity, here.

1 Corinthians 1:3 – “from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” – Again, separate and distinct. Again, no greetings from the holy Spirit are mentioned. Of course, the holy Spirit is real, even though it is not mentioned here. If God and Jesus were part of a Trinity, as is claimed, this would be a logical place to mention the holy Spirit, and/or Trinity, in these opening greetings.

1 Corinthians 1:4 – “I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.” – No holy Spirit, nor any Trinity or duality, is mentioned here.

1 Corinthians 1:6 – “God thus confirming our testimony about Christ concerning you.” God and Jesus are separate and distinct. No holy spirit or Trinity is mentioned.

1 Corinthians 1:9 – “God is faithful who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” – Two individuals named, God and Jesus, but no Holy Spirit, or Trinity.

1 Corinthians 1:28,30 – “God chose the lowly … It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God.” – Jesus comes from God, but is not God. God does not come from Jesus.

1 Corinthians 2:10 – “This God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths of God” (NAB). In this very first mention of the holy spirit in 1 Corinthians, it is called “the Spirit,” or “his spirit” (NIV). This language is indicative of the fact that the holy spirit is not a person. Without the spirit being a person, there is no Trinity.

1 Corinithians 2:11 – “Among human beings, who knows what pertains a person except the spirit of the person that is within? Similarly, no one knows what pertains to God except the Spirit of God” (NAB). The Spirit of God is compared with the spirit of humans. The activity of this “spirit” is compared with the “spirit” of the self-consciousness of humans. The spirit of humans is to their own individual thoughts as the Spirit of God is to his own thoughts. Holy Spirit is therefore “holy intelligence,” a revelation of the actual mind of God.

1 Corinthians 2:16 – “Who has known the mind of the Lord?… But we have the mind of Christ.” – There are distinctive differences between God and Jesus. The holy spirit is not mentioned here, not because it is not real, but because it is not a person, but is God’s “power” (Acts 1:8). No Trinity is mentioned because it is not real. The Trinity is not in 1 Corinthians.

1 Corinthians 3:23 – “You are of Christ and Christ is of God.” – Christ comes from God the Father. He is “the firstborn of all creation” (Colossians 1:15 ESV; NASB; NAB; KJV). Jesus had a beginning to his life, so he has not been eternal, which means he is not God.

1 Corinthians 4:1 – “As servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.” – Two separate, distinct individuals are mentioned, “Christ,” and “God.”

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Is the Trinity in the book of Luke?

November 8, 2016 BibleAuthenticity Comments 0 Comment

We continue our series about what is stated concerning Jesus in the various books of the New Testament, by examining the Gospel of Luke. Is the Trinity doctrine in the book of Luke?

Luke 1:31 – “Name him Jesus,” (not God)

Luke 1:32 – “called the Son of the Most High, the Lord God will give him the throne of David” – The greater gives to the lesser. He will be called, not God, but “the Son of the Most High” who is “the Lord God.”

Luke 1:35 – “The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God” (NAB) (not God). The holy Spirit is “the power” of God, not a person. The angel once again emphasizes the fact that the child will be called “the Son of God,” not God. Without the holy Spirit being a person, it can’t be God, so there is no Trinity in Luke.

Luke 2:11 – “the Savior, the Messiah, the Lord has been born,” (not God).

Luke 2:25-26 – “It had been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Messiah of the Lord” (NAB), (not God). God uses the holy Spirit to accomplish his work, but it is not a person.

Luke 2:30 – “=&0=& – (God’s salvation, not Jesus’ salvation)

Luke 2:32 – he is a light to reveal God to the nations, (not himself)

Luke 2:40 – “The favor of God was upon him” (ESV). God’s favor was on him (Jesus), which means that Jesus is someone other than God. Without Jesus being God, there is no Trinity in Luke.

Luke 2:49 – “I must be in my Father’s house” – Father-Son relationship

Luke 2:52 “Jesus grew in favor with God” – he’s not God

Luke 3:6 – “all people will see the salvation sent from God – sent from, but not, God

Luke 4:16-21 – “the Spirit of the Lord is upon me” – (God’s Spirit on Jesus) – “the scripture you’ve heard has been fulfilled today.” Jesus read from Isaiah 61:1, which reads, “The spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me for Yahweh has anointed me” (NJB). Rather than being referred to as a person, the holy Spirit is referred to as “the spirit of the Lord Yahweh.” Without the holy Spirit being God, there is no Trinity in Luke.

Luke 4:34 – “you’re the Holy One of God” – but not God

Luke 4:41 – “you are the Son of God” – but not God

Luke 4:43 – “that’s why I was sent” – from God

Luke 5:24 – “the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins” – who gave him this authority? – His Father

Luke 6:5 – “the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath” – “Son of Man” – not God

Luke 6:12 – prayed to God all night – not to himself

Luke 6:22 – you follow the Son of Man, not God

Luke 7:16 – the crowd praised God, saying “A mighty prophet has risen among us and God has visited his people” – A mighty prophet; Jesus represented God

Luke 7:23 – “God blesses those who do not turn away from me.” – blessings from God, not Jesus.

Luke 7:34 – “Son of Man,” not God

Luke 8:21 – “those who hear God’s Word and obey” – not my word

Luke 8:28 – “Jesus, Son of the Most High God” – “Son of,” but not God

Luke 9:20 – “You are the Messiah sent from God” – makes them separate. The greater sends the lesser. Without equality, there is no Trinity in Luke.

Luke 9:22 – “Son of Man must suffer” – not God the Son

Luke 9:26 – “the Son of Man will be ashamed” not God the Son

Luke 9:35 – “This is my Son, the Chosen One” – “my Son,” not me

Luke 9:44 – “Son of Man is going to be betrayed” – not God the Son

Luke 9:48 “Welcomes my Father who sent me – sent by his Father, who is separate

Luke 10:21 – “Jesus, filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit said: ‘O Father, thank you, Father it pleased you.” – Not praying to himself.

Luke 10:22 – “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Father but the Son, no one truly knows the Son but the Father” – “entrusted to me,” – knowing each other indicates different people.

Luke 10:27 – “Love the Lord your God with…” – Love God foremost, not Jesus

Luke 11:2 – “this is how you should pray: Father , may your name be kept holy” – Father prayed to; therefore separate, distinct

Luke 11:13 – “if you know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give Holy Spirit to those asking” – Heavenly Father gives, not God the Son

Luke 11:30 – “What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign that he was sent by God” – send by God, but obviously not God

Luke 12:5 – “Fear God” – not God the Son

Luke 12:10 – “Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven” – the Holy Spirit represents God, therefore higher.

Luke 17:22-26, 30 – “Son of Man,” – Luke 18:8, 31; Luke 19:10 – Not God the Son

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