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The heresy of a triune godhead has been used by Satan to cover up one of the most astonishing facts of salvation: Yahushua, the only begotten son of the one true God, was 100% fully human! |
The problem with assumptions is that, once accepted, they can lay a foundation, or create an atmosphere, in which other assumptions are viewed as reasonable and even logical. This is the case with the heresy of a three-in-one godhead.
The trinity is not supported by Scripture.1 However, once this heresy was embraced, it laid the foundation for another assumption: the pre-existence of the second person of the godhead: “God the Son.” In fact, a triune godhead of three equal, co-existing entities necessitates that all of them be pre-existent to Christ’s birth.
The belief that Yahushua shared an eternal pre-existence with the Father is a doctrine carefully crafted by Satan himself. It creates distance between sinners and Christ in the minds of those who need him most.
A common teaching among Trinitarians is that Yahushua was 100% fully divine while, at the same time, 100% fully human. Such an impossibility, of course, causes confusion. But when spiritual leaders are asked to explain how the Saviour could be fully human while at the same time being fully divine, the entire discussion is dismissed as a divine “mystery” too complicated for feeble, finite minds to grasp.
This is ridiculous! Yahuwah wants everyone to understand the science of salvation. Isaiah 1:18 declares: “‘Come now, and let us reason together,’ says Yahuwah, ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.’”
This is an invitation! Yahuwah wants us to understand. In fact, it was His desire for the human race to understand and be saved that prompted the divine plan for our salvation: Adam’s fall would be redeemed by the second Adam (Yahushua). Not as some divine/human hybrid; but as a true human being.
Only by being wholly human could Yahushua demonstrate in his own life the power of divine mercy, the strength of divine love.
In the court system, a witness gives testimony. Paul refers to this in his first letter to Timothy. Notice how, in this passage, Paul refers to Yahuwah as the ultimate Saviour, testifying that “the man,” Yahushua, fulfilled all the requirements that needed to be met for our salvation.
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Yahushua; who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. (1 Timothy 2:3-6, KJV)
The only begotten son of Yah had to be fully human if he were to redeem mankind where Adam fell. He had to be fully human for Yahuwah to testify that his sacrifice was sufficient. Only if the son of Yah were completely human, could he demonstrate that divine mercy is sufficient for even the lowest, and most depraved of men.
The truth is, while the Old Testament contains many passages prophesying a coming Messiah, not a single one of them, when read in context, claims the Messiah would in any way be divine.2 Furthermore, there is not a single reference made in any of these Old Testament passages to a pre-incarnate Christ. Such claims arose later from inconsistent interpretations of the Bible.
One of the first prophecies of the Messiah was a promise given to Abraham: “In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” (Genesis 22:18, KJV) Paul confirms that this prophecy was referring to Yahushua: “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.” (Galatians 3:16, KJV)
Yahushua also clarified that the promise to Abraham was referring to himself. He told the Jews: “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.” (John 8:56, KJV)
Yahushua himself made no claim to divinity. In fact, his preferred method of referring to himself was as the “son of man,” a Hebrew equivalent to our modern “human being.”
It is Yahushua’s full, unalloyed humanity that comforts the struggling and reveals the strength of Yah’s grace.
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Yahushua the son of Yah, let us hold fast our profession.
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:14-16, KJV)
The divine wisdom of Yahuwah foresaw that only a human, perfectly surrendered to His will, could redeem the race from Adam’s sin. Yahushua is the only begotten son of Yah, but he is also that perfect human. He’s not on some celestial pedestal, far removed from human reality. Rather, he understands our struggles because he, too, is fully human.
Satan’s lies about the true nature of Christ have buried this beautiful truth, but now with truth being restored, every son and daughter of Adam can be encouraged that, just as Yahushua, the son of man, overcame, so we can, too.
His perfect life, lived in full surrender to the will of Yah, is imputed to the humble believer by faith. We can now stand before Yah as though we had never sinned. This transaction of grace then commences a transformation of grace. Due to our fallen natures, we may not be aware of every sin of ignorance, but the transformed heart will never choose to continue in known sin. Yahushua’s righteousness is imputed on our behalf and we stand before the Father as though we had never sinned.
“What shall we then say to these things? If Yahuwah be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:31 & 32, KJV)
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1 First John 5:7-8 is commonly used to teach the doctrine of the trinity. However, this passage does not appear in any of the original manuscripts. In fact, it does not appear in any Greek manuscript until the 11th century.
2 The prophecy of Isaiah 9:6 appears to refer to the promised Messiah as “the Mighty God,” but this is due to a misunderstanding of the broad use of the word “El” in Hebrew.