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John 14,1

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1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in GOD; believe also in me."

 

This verse does not equate Jesus and GOD, as Trinitarians claim. On the contrary, if Jesus had supposedly revealed himself as GOD in other places, there would be no reason for him to distinguish between himself and God in this passage.

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John 14,10

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10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing His work.

 

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John 14,28

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28 You heard me say, ‘I am going away and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

 

GOD is greater than Jesus, both before and after his resurrection (1st Corinthians 3,23 / 1st Corinthians 11,3). Therefore, this statement cannot refer solely to the time of his supposed incarnation. Nowhere in the New Testament are GOD and Jesus absolutely equated.

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John 15,1 f.

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1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.

2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

 

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John 17,11

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11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given me, that they may be one as we are.

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The unity between GOD and Jesus is to be understood in a spiritual sense, just as all believers are to be one in the spirit. This statement in no way refers to the nature of Jesus, as Trinitarians believe.

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John 17,3

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3 Now this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true GOD, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

 

This verse is part of a prayer Jesus addresses to the Heavenly Father. It is one of the clearest statements in the New Testament testifying that Jesus is not GOD. Jesus refers to the Father as "the only true GOD". If God were a Trinity, Jesus would have explicitly included himself and the Holy Spirit in the statement "only true GOD." Instead, however, Jesus refers to himself separately, as the word "and" makes clear. Jesus is the messenger of the only true GOD and, as a human being, the image of the invisible Father, whom he represents.

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John 20,17

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17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my GOD and your GOD.’

 

Jesus calls GOD not only "his Father" but also "his GOD." With this, Jesus unequivocally expresses that GOD is above Jesus. The claim of Trinitarians that this statement refers only to Jesus' humanity is untenable. After all, the New Testament also speaks of "Jesus' GOD" in several places, even after his glorification (1st Corinthians 3,23 / Ephesians 1,17 / Revelation 3,11). The distinction between GOD and Jesus is also clearly expressed in all the letters of the apostles.

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Romans 1,1-4

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1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of GOD, (...)

3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

4 and declared to be the Son of GOD with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead (...).

 

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Romans 1,7

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7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of GOD, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from GOD our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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In all the introductions to the apostolic epistles, GOD the Father, and Jesus are mentioned separately. This shows that all the apostles distinguish between GOD and Jesus. The Holy Spirit, who Trinitarians believe is also GOD, is not mentioned anywhere. If GOD were a Trinity, Trinitarian greetings would be expected throughout the New Testament; however, this is nowhere the case.

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Romans 4,23 f.

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23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead (...).

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Romans 5,15

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15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did GOD’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!

 

Paul repeatedly refers to Jesus as "man," but never as "GOD." Paul also compares Jesus to Adam. Just like Adam, Jesus is a fully human being. The Trinitarian doctrine of two natures, however, is not biblical.

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Romans 6,10

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10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to GOD.

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Paul does not claim that Jesus is GOD, but that he lives for GOD.

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Romans 7,25

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25 Thanks be to GOD, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

 

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Romans 8,17

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17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of GOD and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

 

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Romans 8,29

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29 For those GOD foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

 

Paul refers to Jesus as the "firstborn" among believers. This has nothing to do with a physical pre-existence, as Trinitarians claim, but rather expresses Jesus' precedence as king and heir before the other children of GOD.

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Romans 8,34

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34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of GOD and is also interceding for us.

 

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Romans 10,9

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9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that GOD raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

 

Paul explains that GOD raised Jesus from the dead; not himself. The title "Lord" is not a synonym for "GOD," but rather denotes Jesus' position as king above all other creatures. Nowhere does it say that Christians should confess Jesus as "GOD."

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Romans 15,7

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7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to GOD.

 

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Romans 16,27

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27 (...) to the only wise GOD be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.

 

The "only and wise GOD" is distinguished from Jesus.

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1st Corinthians 1,3

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3 Grace and peace to you from GOD our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

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1st Corinthians 3,23

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23 (…) and you are of Christ, and Christ is of GOD.

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Paul does not claim that Jesus is GOD, but that he belongs to GOD; just as the church belongs to Christ.

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1st Corinthians 6,14

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14 By his power GOD raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.

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1st Corinthians 8,4-6

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4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no GOD but one.”

5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),

6 yet for us there is but one GOD, the Father, from whom all things came and for Whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

 

Verses 4 and 5 make it clear that Paul distinguishes between "gods" (= beings worshipped as deities) and "lords" (= earthly rulers to whom a people were subject). Contrary to the claims of Trinitarians, Paul does not fundamentally equate the terms "Lord" and "GOD." In verse 4, Paul clarifies that there is only one Creator GOD. In verse 6, Paul identifies him as the Father. Jesus, however, is not referred to by Paul as "GOD" but as "Lord." This title is intended to express Jesus' position as King and supreme human ruler. If the Trinity were biblical, Paul would have formulated this confession accordingly. In fact, however, none of the apostolic letters contains a Trinitarian creed that is even remotely comparable to today's dogma.

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1st Corinthians 11,3

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3 But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is GOD.

 

Paul explains that GOD is the head of Christ and, as such, is above him. If the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were GOD and coequal in everything, this statement would make no sense.

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1st Corinthians 15,21

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21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

 

In this verse, Paul also refers to Jesus as a "human being," without any suggestion that Jesus possesses a divine nature in addition to his human nature. Rather, the comparison to Adam expresses that Jesus is fully human, just like us.

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1st Corinthians 15,27 f.

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27 For He “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include GOD himself, who put everything under Christ.

28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to Him who put everything under him, so that GOD may be all in all.

 

Another unmistakable quote that makes clear the superior position of GOD over Jesus.

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2nd Corinthians 4,4

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4 The God of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of GOD.

 

Paul does not claim that Jesus is GOD, but rather GOD'S image, in which every human being was originally created or recreated in Christ.

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2nd Corinthians 13,4

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4 For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by GOD’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by GOD’s power we will live with him in our dealing with you.

 

Paul explains that Jesus lives by GOD's power. Therefore, Jesus cannot be GOD, since GOD lives by Himself. For GOD is the source of life.

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Galatians 3,20

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20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but GOD is one.

 

Paul declares that GOD is absolutely One. In over 500 places, this one GOD is identified as "Father." In none of their letters do the apostles refer to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as "one GOD," as the later "Church Fathers" did.

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Galatians 4,4

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4 But when the set time had fully come, GOD sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law (...).

 

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Ephesians 1,2

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2 Grace be to you, and peace, from GOD our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

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Ephesians 1,17

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17 That the GOD of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.

 

This statement by Paul makes it clear that Jesus is not GOD, but that he himself has a GOD and that the meaning of the words "GOD" and "Lord" is not identical, as Trinitarians claim.

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Ephesians 4,4-6

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4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 one GOD and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

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Even though the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are mentioned together here, only the Father is identified as GOD. This statement has nothing in common with the Trinitarian creed of today.

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Ephesians 5,20

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20 Giving thanks always for all things unto GOD the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

 

Paul thanks not Jesus, but GOD the Father "in the name of Jesus." Nowhere in the New Testament is there a Trinitarian hymn of praise, as we know it from modern churches. The claim that the worship of the Father also includes the Son and the Holy Spirit is untenable. If the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were all equally GOD, the apostles would have addressed all three by name.

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Philippians 1,2

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2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from GOD our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

 

Philippians 2,9-11

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9 Wherefore GOD also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of GOD the Father.

 

The biblical creed states that the Father is "GOD" and that Jesus is "Lord." The equation of these two terms is biblically unacceptable. While GOD is also called "Lord" in some places, Jesus is never addressed as "GOD." Even the statement "my Lord and my GOD" (John 20,28) refers to Jesus and GOD the Father, not to Jesus alone. Addressing Jesus as "Lord" is done to honor GOD, the Father, who is above Jesus and to whom the highest honor of all is due. Whoever acknowledges Jesus as Lord acknowledges GOD, who made Jesus Lord (Acts 2,36).

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Colossians 1,2

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2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from GOD our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

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Colossians 3,1

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1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitting on the right hand of GOD.

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Colossians 3,17

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17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to GOD the Father by him.

 

This verse also expresses that our thanks should be directed primarily to GOD the Father, rather than to Jesus. By thanking GOD through Jesus, we acknowledge Him as our mediator. At the same time, we thereby distinguish ourselves from other religions that do not proclaim Jesus as the sole Savior.

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