The Holey Trinity - Is Jesus God?

Obviously there are some verses of the Bible that have been incorrectly translated, taken out of context, manipulated, or straight up redefined in order to reinforce the trinity doctrine. Specifically to show that Jesus is the same God as the Almighty God. Those will be addressed specifically and on an individual basis in later entries. This entry will present the scriptures which explicitly and blatantly reject the trinity doctrine. I will also present the scriptures that explicitly show Jesus' actual role as not God, but the literal son of God.

As the Almighty God one must be all knowing, all powerful, and have no beginning. So these 3 things will be the focus of our research. Mind you, the instant that even one of those characteristics is proven to not belong to the Son, Jesus, then Jesus cannot be the Almighty God. First let's address the aspect of being "all knowing".

"But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only." -  Matthew 24:36 (ASV)

Trinity disproved. Jesus himself is admitting that he does not know the answer to the question posed by his apostles. He says *only* the Father knows. As we learned from the entry on who Jehovah is, He is the Father and He is the Almighty. There is no way one can refute what is explicitly stated as fact. That does not mean, however, that the Trinitarians will not try. The common argument against this explicit statement is that Jesus was made to be lower than the angels. We went over this a little before, but we will go over it again.

"Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands" - Hebrews 2:7 (ASV)

A couple points here. Paul is clearly not talking TO Jesus because he is talking ABOUT Jesus when he says "YOU made him". Who was Paul talking about?

"1 O Jehovah our Lord, how majestic your name is throughout the earth...5 You made him a little lower than godlike ones, And you crowned him with glory and splendor." - Psalm 8:1,5 (NWT)

Jehovah made Jesus lower than the "godlike ones", which means angels. Paul was clearly talking to Jehovah because he said "YOU". Where the contradiction exists is the trinity teaches the Son, Father and Holy Spirit are co-equal. If Jesus being made lower than the angels removes the equality, then the trinity doctrine is once again proven false. Additionally, the Holy Spirit wasn't made lower than the angels. Surely "he" would know too "the day and hour" in that case, right? But that's not what Jesus said. He said only the Father. So it is established that Jesus does not know what the Father knows, therefore is not all-knowing, therefore cannot be Al-mighty.

Next let's focus on Jesus being all powerful. If he is the Almighty, all the power would be his. It would never have not been his. The Almighty God is Almighty at all points of His existence. The Almighty God, essentially, would never not be the Almighty God. But look what Jesus says about his power:

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth." - Matthew 28:18 (KJV)

What kind of Almighty God would need power to be given to him? Further, what kind of God has the power to give the already Almighty God power? Jesus was given his power. If he was equal and the same as the Almighty God he would already have it. What's more:

"Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name" - Philippians 2:9 (ASV)

God exalted Jesus? How is that possible? To be exalted means "to be placed at a high or powerful level". If Jesus is already the Almighty God, how can he be exalted to a higher position? Being Almighty he would already be at the most powerful level. There would be no level of power that existed higher than what he already possessed. Additionally, it says "God exalted Jesus". How, if Jesus IS God, was he exalted BY God? Further, Jesus tells us he is here doing the God's will, which he says is not his own. This would not make sense if Jesus IS God, because then by doing God's will, he would in fact be doing his own.

"I cannot do a single thing of my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me." - John 5:30 (NWT)

"For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me." - John 6:38 (ASV)

If Jesus taught that he was God then wouldn't he teach that the will he is doing is actually his own? If Jesus was Almighty God then whose will would he be doing besides his own? The Bible once again does not teach that Jesus is God.

"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." - 1 Corinthians 11:3 (ASV)

This is the description of the roles of those who worship God. To be "the head" of someone means to be "the person in charge of something". Men are "in charge" of women. Christ is "in charge" of men. God is "in charge" of Christ. But wait, how can Christ have someone be "in charge" of him if he is the Almighty God? Who can tell the Almighty God what to do? Trinitarians try to use the fallacy of equivication here as well, because this can only fit the doctrine if the head of Christ was the Father. So they try to say that God the Father is the head of Christ. Unfortunately for them, that is not at all what is said here. It says simpply that God is the head of Christ, which doesn't make sense if Jesus is God.

Probably the most explicitly stated scripture that shows Jesus is not equal to the Father John 14:28. Trinitarians desperately try to twist and manipulate this verse.

 "I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I am." -  John 14:28 (NWT)

I have heard things similar to "well of course the Father is greater blah blah blah". Jesus HIMSELF says he is not equal to the Father. The trinity doctrine is built on the false ideology that the Father and Son are equal! What more proof do you need? One should read this verse and be like "Ok, well Jesus isn't equal to the Father". But do they? No. Instead they try to force it to fit their beliefs. Why? Why bother going through all that work? Just accept Jesus at his words, he says the Father is greater. He said it so it's true, end of discussion. Let it go. Be humble and respectful so you embrace the truth of Jesus' own words. But no, Trinitarians would much rather believe the man made doctrine. It's a travesty.

Finally, what the scriptures say about Jesus being created. This one is so simple, yet Trinitarians make it so difficult. This is where you will find that they literally redefine a word to make it mean what they want it to mean. That particular topic we will touch on in a future entry. For right now, let's just see what the Bible explicitly states. There are 3 distinct verses in which Jesus is spoken of as being a creation:

"who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation" - Colossians 1:15 (ASV)

"And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God" - Revelation 3:14 (ASV)

"“The Lord [Jehovah] made me at the beginning of His creation, before His works of long ago" - Proverbs 8:22 (HCSB)

Considering the verswe from Proverbs, many Trinitarians will dispute that this was referring to Jesus. The context clearly shows it is, as do these verses:

"but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God...30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God" - 1 Corinthians 1:24,30 (ASV)

In addition HERE is a list of Bible Scholars who reinforce the teaching that wisdom personified, as a person, is indeed Jesus.

Trinitarians try to twist and turn this to fit their doctrine. This exegesis is rejected by those who trust the Bible over a man-made doctrine. Purely through explicitly stated scripture, Jesus is not described as being the Almighty God. He had to be given power by God, be in subjection to God, he was created by God, and he worships God. NONE of this can be said about the Almighty God, Jehovah. None of it makes a lick of sense in the context of the Bible. What does make sense? Jehovah is the Father, the Almighty God. Jesus is his son, his very first creation, whom he sent to earth. Jesus was given the power to do all things by Jehovah. Jesus glorified Jehovah's name, did His will, and remained in subjection to Him. Now Jesus stands at the right hand of Jehovah in heaven. None of this paints the faintest portrait of an equality.