1 Corinthians 8:6 (Part #3) | Exposing the False Trinity Doctrine

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6. Israel: One G-d and One Lord

At 1 Corinthians 8:6, the word for "Lord" is the Greek word "Kyrios." It was Israel who received the Shema command, "Hear O Israel, the Lord [Yahuwah] our G-d, the Lord [Yahuwah] is one." In Greek, this reads, "Hear O Israel, the Kyrios our G-d the Kyrios is one." Now here is the critical point. Ancient Israelites could also say, "for us there is one G-d, Yahuwah, and one Lord/Kyrios, King David."

Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become King, and David our Lord does not know it? 1 Kings 1:11

Our Lord King David has made Solomon King. 1 Kings 1:43

The King’s servants came to bless our Lord King David. 1 Kings 1:47

In the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the word translated as "Lord" here is the Greek word "Kyrios," the same word which is used of Yahushua at 1 Corinthians 8:6. Israel had one Lord G-d and one Lord David: Two Lords. The Shema command does not mean that only one Lord exists; it means that the Lord [Yahuwah] our G-d is only one Lord not many. This is a reference to who G-d is. It didn't prevent the Israelites from having another Lord, namely, David. In the same way, Yahuwah their G-d was their King. But so was David their Lord; he was also the King of Israel? Same King? No, they were not the same King and they were not the same Lord. The same is true at 1 Corinthians 8:6.

Let's go back to the Trinitarian response to 1 Corinthians 8:6. If someone insisted that David is not the one G-d because Yahuwah is the one G-d, do they also need to consistently argue that Yahuwah is not the one Lord because David is their one Lord? Obviously not. The fact that Israel had one G-d and one Lord shows us that the one Lord is not necessarily the same identity as the one G-d. It also shows us that their response to 1 Corinthians 8:6 is fallacious.

7. Two Lords: The Lord G-d and the Lord Yahushua

It is quite clear in the Scriptures that there is not just one Lord in existence and Christians acknowledge more than one Lord. At Acts 2:34-36, we read that Peter quotes Psalm 110:1, "The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand.'" Lord1 speaks to Lord 2. And then we read that Peter proclaims this Psalm was fulfilled when G-d raised Yahushua from the dead and "made him Lord." Acts 2:36 tells us that the Lord G-d made Yahushua "Lord." The word "Lord" obviously isn't a reference to Yahushua as G-d since G-d obviously didn't make Yahushua "G-d." Prior to his resurrection, he was the King of the Jews, and like David, he was Lord of Israel. But in his resurrection he was made Lord of all creation. The Lord G-d made him Lord, "the Lord said to my Lord." The Lord G-d is one and Lord Yahushua is another: two Lords. This is no different than the situation in Israel. They had one Lord, G-d, and one Lord, David. 1 + 1 = 2 different identities. The same is true at 1 Corinthians 8:6. Two distinct identities and one of them is not G-d. And the other, the Father, is not the Lord mentioned in this verse. Just as the Lord G-d was not Lord David, the people of Israel had one G-d, Yahuwah, and one Lord, David. Two different identities. David was not Yahuwah.

That Yahushua and the Father are not the same Lord is also shown by the following:

At that time Yahushua said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. (Matthew 11:25).

The Father was Yahushua Christ's Lord. The Father was his G-d, the Lord G-d [Yahuwah]. The Lord of Lord Yahushua was the Father. The Lord Yahushua has a Lord but the Father does not. The Lord Yahushua has a Lord but the Lord G-d [Yahuwah] does not. The Head of every man is Christ and the Head of Christ is G-d. The Lord of every man is Yahushua and the Lord of Yahushua is Yahuwah. The Lord of Yahushua is Yahuwah; our Father the Lord G-d [Yahuwah] has no Lord. One of these Lords has a Lord but the other does not. This is because they are not the same Lord. Simply understanding these common sense facts tells us plainly there are two Lords whom Christians recognize.

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever. (Revelation 11:15).
 

The above lesson was extracted from the links below which may have more details:

• https://www.worldslastchance.com/topical-biblical-studies/anti-trinitarian-studies
• https://www.angelfire.com/space/thegospeltruth/TTD/verses/1corinthians8_6.html