Rejecting Gods Messenger is Rejecting God: The Biblical Principle of Divine Agency Introduction One of the recurring themes throughout Scripture is that God works through chosen representatives. Prophets, judges, kings, and ultimately the Messiah are all described as being sent by God to speak and act on His behalf. Because Read more…
Sitting on high Hebrews 1:3, Psalm 113:5, and the Category Error of “The Most High” Why “Sitting on High” and “The Most High” Are Not the Same Thing One argument sometimes advanced in defense of Christ’s ontological equality with God appeals to a supposed Greek parallel between Hebrews 1:3 and Read more…
The Maqqef and The Word of the LORD in 1 Kings 19:9 Does the Hebrew Grammar Turn “Word of the LORD” into “Word-LORD”? Introduction Occasionally new arguments arise in theological discussions that, while not widely held in scholarship, still deserve careful examination. One such argument concerns the maqqef (מַקֵּף), a Read more…
Nobody has ever seen God Seeing God and Making Him Known: Representation, Revelation, and John 1:18 Seeing God and Making Him Known: Representation, Revelation, and John 1:18 One of the most persistent theological assumptions imposed upon Scripture is the idea that one person of God can be seen while another Read more…
God they caused me to wander Genesis 20:13 and the Plural Verb with Elohim Does “God caused me to wander” hint at the Trinity—or something else entirely? One of the recurring arguments in Trinitarian apologetics is that the Old Testament occasionally speaks of God with plural language—plural nouns, plural pronouns, Read more…
Who Sent the Son? The Father, God, and the Problem of Trinitarian Referents Introduction Trinitarian theology asserts that YHWH is one being in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—and that each person is fully and equally YHWH. While this formulation aims to preserve monotheism alongside personal distinctions, it introduces a Read more…
Exact image of God Hebrews 1:3 — Does “Exact Image” Mean Jesus Is God? Trinitarians often appeal to Hebrews 1:3 as one of their clearest proofs that Jesus is God. The logic usually runs like this: Jesus is the exact image of God → therefore Jesus must be God. At Read more…
The God of Jesus and the Identity of Israel’s God Introduction Who is the God of Jesus? The New Testament repeatedly states that Jesus has a God — and that God is the Father. Trinitarian theology argues that this presents no difficulty because Jesus has two natures: He is 100% Read more…
Kurie Kurie is Jesus YHVH “Lord, Lord” — Does Luke 6:46 Prove Jesus Is YHWH? One argument sometimes presented in defense of Jesus’ deity is based on the phrase κύριε κύριε (“Lord, Lord”) in Luke 6:46. It is claimed that because the Greek Septuagint sometimes uses κύριε κύριε when addressing Read more…
The Visibility of the Son Before the Incarnation A Theological Tension in Trinitarian Thought Introduction Classical Trinitarian theology affirms two core claims: God, in His divine essence, is invisible. The Son (prior to the Incarnation) appeared in the Old Testament as the Angel of the LORD. Individually, both claims are Read more…