ExposingThe
Trinity!
Christ at the Right Hand of God, Not His Equal!
If Christ were at God's Right Hand, He Couldn't be Equal to God!
Nab B, October 2016
“Rightly Divide the Word”
(2 Tim 2:15-18)
“Shun the Traditions of Men”
(Col 2:8)
A Different Approach!
I hope my unorthodox approach will show you how the Trinity doctrine is inadequate to fit what is revealed in the scriptures.
My interest, and hopefully yours, is to find what God is saying, not what a system of theology is saying! My notes endeavour to show how the scriptures, though profoundly deep, are equally clear and simple to understand if we allow His Spirit to guide us. Whether you agree or not, let us "speak the truth in love". (Eph 4:15)
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Jesus being at the right hand of God does not make him equal to God. It is anything but equality!
If Christ was exalted, then there’s one who exalted him! The principle found in Hebrews 7:7 applies,
“The less [Abraham] is blessed of the better [Melchizedek].”
Therefore, God the Father, the exalter is greater than His exalted Son.
Even in His highly exalted position (at God's right hand of power), Jesus reigns primarily for His Father’s glory (not so much for Himself).
Read carefully these words:
“That at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the GLORY of the Father.” (Phil 2:11).
By making the Father and the Son one person, Trinitarians
( knowingly or unknowingly ) are supplanting God's glory when Christ is doing everything in his power for His Father's glory.
No Partiality Even to His Son
Jesus' worthiness was not based on familial bonds between a Son and a Father. It was based on Christ's total obedience to His Father's will unto death. Because of that, Jesus was exalted above all!
The heavenly hymn sung to the Lamb was NOT because of just familial bond. It was primarily because the Lamb "was slain" (or sacrificed) according to his Father's perfect will.
"Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing." (Rev 5:12)
Familial relationships do not matter with God as much as obedience from a willing heart! Jesus knew this and felt the same:
“Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
Pointing to His disciples, He said,
‘Here are my mother and my brothers.’”
(Matt 12:47-49)