Mark 10:18 | Exposing the False Trinity Doctrine

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Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" Yahushua said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but G-d [Yahuwah] alone. (Mark 10:18)

Proof the Trinity Error

In this passage, Yahushua denies he is G-d [Yahuwah] by indicating he should not be called good since "no one is good but G-d [Yahuwah] alone."

The Trinitarian Reponse

Trinitarians resort to a nullification of Yahushua's words. Their response usually goes something like, "Are you saying Yahushua is not good?" suggesting that the issue is about moral goodness. Trinitarians like to pretend that Yahushua is coyly suggesting that he himself is that good G-d.

But the passage is not about whether WE say Yahushua is good nor not. The passage is about what Yahushua said. He is the one who said, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but G-d [Yahuwah] alone." No one would say such a thing to someone else unless they wanted to correct them and point out that their words were misdirected.

The Evidence

1. The Significance of of Yahushua's words

Carefully regard what Yahushua actually said:

"Why do you call ME good? No one is good but G-d [Yahuwah] ALONE."

Honestly regard the obvious contrast between "me" and "G-d [Yahuwah] alone." To try and avoid the plain implication of these words, Trinitarians like to pretend Yahushua is being enigmatically coy as if he is suggestively implying he himself is the one G-d without coming right out and saying it. But this is to imagine an extraneous notion into the text for which there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever.

The implications of Yahushua's words are obvious. "Why do you call ME good?" Why would you do such a thing? Why would you say such a thing when only G-d [Yahuwah] is good?

2. Yahushua Christ's G-d

When Yahushua said, "No one is good but G-d [Yahuwah] alone," was he necessarily referring to his G-d? Of course he was. There is only one G-d [Yahuwah] and that one G-d was/is his G-d. Therefore, he was necessarily referring to that one G-d [Yahuwah], his G-d. Of course he was referring to his G-d. There is no way around it. To answer "NO" is to implicitly admit to polytheism. There is only one G-d [Yahuwah] and Yahushua Christ's G-d is that one G-d. This is an inescapable fact of Scripture.

3. The Source of all Good: The Father

Only Yahuwah Himself is intrinsically good. Everything which is good comes from Yahuwah. He is the source of all good.

I say to Yahuwah, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” Psalm 16:2

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. James 1:17.

A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven. John 3:27

4. Was Yahushua confused?

Trinitarians claim that if only G-d [Yahuwah] is good then Yahushua must be G-d [Yahuwah] because Yahushua is good. However, Yahushua is actually indicating the opposite to be true and is giving the glory for all good to his G-d and Father. Yahushua is not here indicating that everone else is not good. Indeed, if Yahushua had made such a statement, he would be contradicting the Scriptures as well as himself. There were many people called "good" (agathos) in the Scriptures. Here are some examples.

Both of them were righteous in the sight of G-d [Yahuwah], observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. Luke 1:6.

The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good. (Matthew 12:35).

Well done, good and faithful servant. (Matthew 25:21, 23).

And a man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council, a good and righteous man.... (Luke 23:50).

For [Barnabas] was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. (Acts 11:24).

Let the reader fully understand that the Trinitarian interpretation of Mark 10:18 contradicts Scripture. They are interpreting Yahushua at Mark 10:18 to mean that no man can ever be called morally "good." However, these passages do indeed call men "good" in reference to moral goodness demonstrating that their interpretation of Mark 10:18 cannot be correct.

5. "Good TEACHER" not Moral Goodness

The account begins with Yahushua responding to a man who called him "Good Teacher." These are the words Yahushua is responding to when he asks why he had been called good. And then he further clarifies by saying, "No one is good but G-d [Yahuwah] alone." Since he was called "Good Teacher," Yahushua is responding specifically to being called "Good TEACHER." The following illustrates why Yahushua responded the way he did.

Rabbi, we know that You are a Teacher come from G-d [Yahuwah] for no one can do these signs that you do unless G-d [Yahuwah] is with him. (John 3:2; cf. 1:6).

My Teaching is not mine, but His who sent me. If any man's will is to do His will, he shall know whether the teaching is from G-d [Yahuwah] or whether I am speaking on my own authority. He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood. (John 7:16-18).

Yahushua said many times that his teaching and his words were not his own but the Father's who sent him. Yahushua responds to being called "Good Teacher" by asking the man why he called him "Good" when he called him "Good Teacher." As Yahushua himself declared, "My teaching is not mine." In other words, the context is not about being intrinsically good versus bad with respect to morality, but about why Yahushua is a "Good Teacher." Yahushua was a good teacher because the things he taught were not his own but Yahuwah's. His teaching was not his own teaching but his Father's. This good thing came from Yahuwah. In other words, Yahushua is not taking credit for his teaching since it is the Father's teaching. No one is good but Yahuwah alone. But because he says that only G-d [Yahuwah] is the source of such good things, he IS effectively indicating he is not G-d [Yahuwah] by making this statement.

Conclusion

Yahushua clearly denies he is G-d [Yahuwah] here in this verse by insisting only G-d [Yahuwah] is good. Since there is only one G-d, his G-d, Yahushua was necessarily referring to HIS G-d. Being addressed as "GOOD Teacher," Yahushua responds that no one is GOOD but G-d [Yahuwah] alone. He is responding to being called "Good TEACHER." Hence, the subject matter is not moral goodness but his good teaching. Yahushua tells us many times his words and his teaching were not his own but the Father's who sent him. By contrasting himself with Yahuwah, and by saying no one is good but G-d [Yahuwah] alone with respect to his teachings, Yahushua was denying that he is G-d [Yahuwah].

It is written in the prophets, "And they shall all be taught by G-d [Yahuwah]." Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to me. John 6:45
 

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