The Only Begotten Son of God According To Scripture. A New Christology.

The Only Begotten Son Of God According To Scripture.
A New Christology.
By: Lee Anthony
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Introduction
Jesus of Nazareth walked the earth in the first century A.D. More people have
benefited from his life and teaching than from any other man in history. Billions of
people follow some form of religion based on his life and teachings. Few, however,
agree about who or even what he was. Was he a man? Was he God incarnate? Did he
have a prehuman existence?
There are various doctrines of Christology, and whichever one a person accepts
usually identifies their faith. Most of these views are not based solely on the Bible,
most are based on the understanding of who he is as determined by a council of men
formed roughly 300 years after his death.
Is Yeshua the son of God? Was Yeshua God on earth? Is Yeshua divine? Can he be
divine and not be God? A majority of all denominations, including non-denominational
groups, define in their statements of faith or core beliefs what they believe about God
and his only begotten son the Messiah Yeshua. Almost all of them believe he is divine,
and most of them believe he is part of a Trinity or something similar. Most of the
groups who do not are called Unitarian, yet the Trinitarians also claim to be
monotheists. Does the bible teach Yeshua was in heaven before coming to earth? How
is Yeshua the only begotten son, if God has other sons? How is Yeshua the only
mediator between God and men if he is also God? Are there clear answers in
scripture?
This short book will challenge billions of people’s understanding of God. It will
challenge not only the layperson but also the scholars who teach God’s name is Jesus.
It will even challenge the fringe groups, like Jehovah’s witnesses who believe Yeshua
was a created being or other groups who believe Yeshua was first born to Mary and
had no prior existence as the son of God.
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all who have found https://bibletalkwithleeanthony.org and taken the time to think
about things differently.
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Copyright © Lee Anthony, 2021
All scriptures quoted in this book are paraphrased from multiple translations, therefore none are
direct quotations from any bible translation which may have a Copyright. While I certainly
appreciate and understand the need for translations of the text into the different languages of
the world, it should be done with great care and respect with credit to God alone. The sacred
text in our day has been treated like any other document as evidenced in many modern
translations. Any quotations within this work found to be word for word from any bible
translation were cited as such unintentionally.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: 1+1+1=1?
Chapter Two: I AM who I am because I have been
Chapter Three: The right hand of power and the inheritance of the firstborn
Chapter Four: Blasphemy and the delegation of authority
Chapter Five: The humble beginnings of a humble “Theos”
Chapter Six: Church uncles, the godhead, and the sun rises
Chapter Seven: The church of Jerom-egastine-atullian-poly-clem-ignati-anites
Chapter Eight: My Dad is bigger than your dad
Chapter Nine: The devil and his minions testify to the “Truth”
Chapter Ten: The Kurios Elohiyim and his son the Mashiach Theos
Chapter Eleven: The Only Begotten Son
Chapter One
1+1+1=1?
Is God Echad*? (One) Is he a trinity? Is he binary? Is Yeshua the Only Son of God, the only
begotten son of God, or is he God Almighty? If he is God, how is he also the mediator between
God and man? If he is not God, how does his blood atone for sins? The questions go on and on,
and there are as many theological perspectives as questions.
We will consider several interpretations regarding the identity of the Messiah and strive to
determine what Scripture reveals about the only begotten Son of God, the Messiah, the King of
God's kingdom. A majority of people call him Jesus, some Yeshua. Throughout this book, we will
refer to him by his Hebrew name, Yeshua.
I have spent time among various Christian groups and, as a minister, I have spent a significant
amount of time studying Christology. I have examined the text and attempted to understand the
question, “who is Yeshua” in relation to his Father YHVH. My conclusions, after years of intense
study and research, are simple. Yeshua is the Messiah, the mediator between God and men, the
appointed King of God’s kingdom, the Only begotten Son of God. This is what scripture
teaches. I doubt there is anyone who professes to be a Christian who would disagree with me.
If only things were that straightforward. This book is like a bible study. As you follow along, I
encourage you to have a Bible close at hand and make use of it.
Everyone reads their own bias into interpretation, no matter how hard we try not to. We all view
the world through our own lense. We perceive things differently from everyone else. I hope you
can attempt to lay aside your lens and consider the text from the perspective of the original
writers.
Consider the history of God’s people as recorded in scripture. There has always been a remnant
who remains faithful to the word of God. Then there is the majority who does what feels good.
They do as they please based on their own understanding. The majority includes much of the
leadership and, in this case, the religious leaders in our day who claim orthodoxy.
Is the institution of Christianity correct? Are the traditional doctrines scriptural? We won't discuss
all of them here, just one. One that deals with the very identity of Yeshua and of God the Father,
the God of Abraham. A God known by his people for thousands of years. A God who is no
longer the same. Christianity has turned this God into its own by changing his name, his nature,
his word, and they have even changed his standards.
They have commandeered Yeshua, the anointed of God, and transformed him into God. They
have erased the messiah and changed the mediator between God and men into God. We
cannot establish the opinion that Yeshua is or was God Almighty using the scriptures without
twisting them around.
A similar thing has been done with other doctrines which permeate the church in our day.
Protestant reformers held onto much of what the church created. The trinity is one of these
doctrines, something which came hundreds of years after the Messiah walked the earth.
Let's begin with,1 John 5:1-8:
“Everyone who believes that Yeshua is the Messiah has God as his father, and everyone who
loves a father loves his offspring too. Here is how we know that we love God’s children: when we
love God, we also do what he commands. Loving God means obeying his commands.
Moreover, his commands are not burdensome, because everything which has God as its Father
overcomes the world. And this is what victoriously overcomes the world: our trust. Who does
overcome the world if not the person who believes that Yeshua is the Son of God? Messiah
Yeshua is the One who came by water and blood—not by water only, but by water and blood.
The Spirit is the One who testifies because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify—
the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are one.”
(1 John 5:7 KJV)
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and
these three are one.”
One of the worst insertions of text into the manuscript of the bible is in 1 John 5:7. Although all
scholars agree the text found in manuscripts translated into bibles like the KJV was not original,
many still use the verse to back up their teaching of the trinity. The deception in the world and
even in the “church” is remarkable. The deceiver has done a job that can only be reversed by
God himself. He has tainted the word enough to mislead many who would seek to find truth but
cannot because they do not seek and search deep enough. Unfortunately, most people go no
further than their religious authority, whether it be their pastor, priest, or even parents and
friends.
To discover that someone you trust and love has been misleading you, even though it may not
have been on purpose, is difficult to accept. Most people do not seek to mislead using God’s
word, they are just ignorant because of tradition. Even the seminaries and schools of our day
which train the next generation of leaders are all under the same conditional statements of faith
and doctrines of men and demons. They break the word of God up into dispensations and
allegorical lessons meant to take the place of truth. For an in-depth examination of many
additional subjects, check out my book, Rediscovering Scripture! Comparing the doctrines of
Christianity with the Bible.
Teachings like the trinity began in a church that sought control. They desired all people to
become a part of the Church, not to save them, but to save itself from dissolving into just
another system of religious system designed to control its adherents. Most look back on history
and applaud the church when it became the religion of the empire, yet they do not realize that
church was not the church that had its foundation in the Bible and the Jewish tradition. The
followers that accepted Yeshua as Messiah would not recognize nor would they accept the
church of that day, and the same goes for the church of our day.
While this is certainly not an exhaustive exegesis, I have considered most of the primary texts of
scripture commonly cited to determine the identity of Yeshua. Whether you are a Trinitarian,
Unitarian, Arianist, Adoptionist, or something in between, this short work reveals a simple and
accurate understanding of God and his Messiah according to Scripture.
*echad - “One“
Chapter Two
I AM who I am because I have been
How many Father-Son pairs have you observed that are alike in almost every way? “Like father
like son” is a common expression which is often true. It is typical that a son looks and acts just
like his father.
(Hebrews 1:3)
“He is the radiance of his glory and the exact representation of his nature...”
In the Greek manuscript, the second half of this verse reads, “the “charakter” of his “hypostasis...”
“Charakter” means a stamped impression, precise reproduction, or an instrument used for
engraving. “Hypostasis” is the substance, person, quality, or nature of a person. The son is an
exact impression of God’s person. He is a precise reproduction of God’s person and or nature.
It is not ‘WHO’ God is the son is, but ‘WHAT’ God is The Son is. In the first part of the same verse,
it reads, “he is the radiance of his glory.” The Greek text tells us, “He is the “apaugasma” of his
“doxa.” “Apaugasma” means reflected brightness or effulgence. “Doxa” is splendor, glory,
magnificence, excellence, majesty.
According to John 17:22-25, the Father has shared this “doxa” with his son, and his son shares it
with his chosen.
“The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are
one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know
that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. Father, I desire that they also, whom you
have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because
you loved me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father, even though the world
does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.”
The son is just like his Father in every way. The son is what the father is. He is a spirit being that is
Holy, and one that is unlike every other being that exists.
Yeshua declares that, “I and the father are one,” he also states his chosen are “one just as they
are one.” This is not one in person, but is one in purpose, intent, and character.
What do I mean by one in person? My son is not me, he has his own personality, his own
feelings. An identical twin can look in the mirror and see his twin. Although he is seeing his own
reflection, they are an exact representation of one another. Yet they have their own mind, heart,
personality, feelings, thoughts. They are not the same person, but they are like one another in
almost every way. Yeshua is a reflection of God in human form, but he is not YHVH God.
In John Chapter 8, Yeshua calls God his Father more than once. According to Yeshua, it was his
father who sent him and it is his father who glorifies him.
In John 8:58, Yeshua declares “before Abraham was I Am.“ Christian theology teaches Yeshua
was proclaiming he was the great “I Am” from Exodus 3:14. We should consider Exodus a little
further before jumping to that conclusion.
(Exodus 3:14-15)
“God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘YHVH, the God of your fathers, the
God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name
forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.”
The name of Almighty God is not “I Am,” Lord, or Yeshua. God's name is YHVH.
The first of the 10 commandments begins with “I am YHVH, your God who brought you up out
of Egypt.” The first part of the Shema, which Yeshua quotes from in Deuteronomy 6 while
teaching about the most important command, also references the name of God by saying
“YHVH is our God, YHVH is one.”
The point Yeshua was attempting to get across here was not about God the Father, nor was it
about Yeshua identifying himself as YHVH. When we read this without the bias of a learned
interpretation, one cannot help but notice the context. This is about when Yeshua was not who!
Verse 57 reads, “you are not yet fifty and have you seen Abraham?” Yeshua says, “before
Abraham came to be “Ego eimi.” The context has to do with Yeshua existing before Abraham
was born. It means, I have been, I existed, I was. We have to consider what the text says, not what
we want it to say.
Most bibles translate “Ego Eimi” as “I AM” because it fits the established doctrine that Yeshua
was claiming to be God. Again, this is not about identity, it is about when not who. Yeshua
explains, “I came not on my own, but the Father has sent me.” Let’s start in John 8:52 and read
through verse 58 so we can get a better grasp of the context.
“The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the
prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’ Are you greater than
our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?”
Yeshua answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of
whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ But you have not known him. I know him. If I were to say that I do
not know him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. Your father
Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” So the Jews said to him,
“You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I
say to you, before Abraham was, I have been.”
The words “ego eimi” are clear when reading this verse according to the context. I was present,
or I have been, I was, I existed, and so on. The text reads one way, while most translations read
another. Yeshua’s claim to exist before Abraham is the context of the discussion, something that
is obvious no matter the bias, yet in almost every bible translation we find “I AM.” Some even
capitalize it as further proof of their ideology. I ask the reader to consider the LB translation of
the bible.
Having considered context, let’s dig deeper into the Greek text for a better understanding of the
translation issue at hand. In a book called “Truth in Translation-accuracy and bias in English
translations of the new testament by Jason Debuhn,” In Chapter 9 entitled, “Tampering with
tenses” he discusses John 8:58. On page 104, he lists the various translations of that text.
KJV Before Abraham was, l am. NRSV Before Abraham was, I am. NASB Before Abraham was
born, I am. NIV Before Abraham was born, I am! TEV Before Abraham was born, ‘I Am’. AB
Before Abraham was born, I AM. NAB Before Abraham came to be, I AM. NWT Before Abraham
came into existence, I have been. LB I was in existence before Abraham was ever born!
On pages 104 and 105, he then writes...

“You may think that there is a particularly difficult or convoluted Greek clause underlying this
mess of English. But that is not the case. The Greek reads: “prin Abraam genesthai ego eimi.”
What Jesus says here is fine, idiomatic Greek. It can be rendered straightforwardly into English
by doing what translators always do with Greek, namely, rearrange the word order into normal
English order, adjust things like verbal tense complementarity into proper English expression.”
“These steps of translation are necessary because Greek and English are not the same language
and do not obey the same rules of grammar. Leaving the translation at the stage of a lexical
(“interlinear”) rendering, which is one way to describe what most translations do here, simply
won’t work. That is because Greek has more flexibility with word order than English does, and it
can mix verbal tenses in a way English cannot.”
As a part of his summary of that verse, he says on pages 110,111, and 112…
“In John 8:58, all translations except the LB break the first-person pronoun + verb (“I am”) clause
out of its relation to the syntax of the sentence and place it artificially, and ungrammatically, at
the end of the English sentence. These modern translations violate their standard practice of
using correct English word order by, in this case, slavishly following the Greek word order,
apparently under the influence of the KJV. Even the TEV, supposedly written in modern
idiomatic English, does this.”
“All translations except the LB and NWT also ignore the true relation between the verbs of the
sentence and produce a sentence that makes no sense in English. On top of this, we see the
strange capitalization in the NAB, AB, and TEV. These changes in the meaning of the Greek and
in the normal procedure for translation point to a bias that has interfered with the work of the
translators...”
“....The LB comes out as the most accurate translation of John 8:58. The translator avoided the
lure of bias and the pressure of the KJV tradition. The NWT is second best in this case, because
it understands the relation between the two verbs correctly, even though the influence of the
KJV has led its translators to put the verb improperly at the end of the sentence. The average
Bible reader might never guess that there was something wrong with the other translations, and
might even assume that the error was to be found in the LB and NWT. When all you can do is
compare the English translations and count them up like votes, the LB and NWT stick out as
different in John 8:58. It is natural to assume that the majority is correct and the odd ones at
fault. It is only when translations are checked against the original Greek, as they should be, that a
fair assessment can be made, and the initial assumption can be seen to be wrong.”
We have grown to rely on our English translations and are mostly unfamiliar with the cultural and
historical setting prior to the bibles translation into the language of the common people. Before
that era, English didn’t exist and the doctrines of the church were well established. As a result,
bias would have been present in every translation.
The trinity was already the orthodox view, and no one would dare to be labeled a heretic. Even if
they saw a problem, few would dare speak up. Let’s consider Arius and his opinion that Christ
was created. This is interesting and must be considered. Arius was teaching just like Mohammed
would later teach, “that God could not beget and therefore could not have a true son.”(Koran
112) One may disagree with this and contend that Arius didn’t teach the same thing as
Muhammad. However, the argument at the time was, “God created Yeshua” or “Yeshua is God.”
The church has never entertained that Yeshua might be the only born son of God.
We read that Origen, for a time, used terms like the second God. He taught the eternal sonship
of the word, though was not semi-Arian. To Origen, the logos, the son, and Jesus of Nazareth
were one ever-subsisting Divine Person, begotten of the Father and, in this way, “subordinate” to
the source of his being. He comes forth from God as the creative word, and so is a ministering
agent, or, from a different point of view, is the firstborn of creation.
This is as plain as it gets, yet thousands of years of church tradition and doctrines of men who
relied not on scripture but on philosophy. If Origen or anyone else saw it this way, they just
accepted the church orthodoxy and chose not to speak openly. If they did, they would have
been silenced.
We must base our findings on hundreds of verses in the bible about Yeshua being the only
begotten son, sent by the Father. A son who only says and does what his father sent him to say
and do. (John 12:49-50) A deeper look involves doing a little research into the translation work
from the original languages.
Chapter Three
The right hand of power and the inheritance of the firstborn
Yeshua is God according to traditional views based on translations like John 8:58, among
others. And, according to some, he is a god. The Greek text says he is “theos,” or in English, he is
divine. The text reads in multiple places that, Yeshua was born of God. What happens if a God
gives birth? I don’t imagine it would be too great a leap to believe that he would beget another
divine being.
What does this mean for verses like, “there is no other God besides me?” “There is no other
Savior.” God is the authority over all creation. He exalted his Son to his right hand and gave him
the name above every other name, the only name that is given amongst men by which we must
be saved. It was YHVH who sent forth his Son and his Son in obedience went forth and did his
Father’s will. (John 12:49)
(Heb. 5:7-9)
“In the days of his flesh, Yeshua offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears,
to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made
perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him..”
(Acts 5:31)
“God exalted him with his right hand as Chief Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and
forgiveness of sins.”
(Eph. 1:20-21)
“that he worked in Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand
in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above
every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.”
(Acts 4:11-12)
“This Yeshua is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the
cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven
given among men by which we must be saved.”
Can we question a Father who gives his only born Son the inheritance of his kingdom? Yeshua
himself said “you are to worship YHVH your God and only him do you serve.” (Matt 4:10) The
father draws us to the son, and the only way to the Father is through the Son. (John 6:44) (John
14:6) Roughly twenty times in the Greek scriptures alone it says, Yeshua is at the right hand of
God. This don't include the prophecies regarding one like the Son of man of the line of David
who will sit at the right hand of power.
(1 Tim. 2:5)
“For There is One God and one mediator between God and men, the man Yeshua the Messiah.”
(EPH. 4:5-6)
“There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your
call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all
and in all.”
Adam is called a son of God. Angels are called sons of God. Those led by God’s spirit are called
sons of God. How is it that Yeshua the only son of God? Because of a mistranslation of the Greek
word “monogenes.” “Monogenes” means Only begotten or only born child of parents. God
created Adam from dust. God created the angels. He created all things except for Yeshua.
(1 Cor. 8:5-6)
“For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many
“gods” and many “lords”— yet for us, there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and
for whom we exist, and one Lord, Messiah Yeshua, through whom are all things and through
whom we exist.”
Scripture tells us that Yeshua is the “prototokos” or firstborn of all creation. (Col. 1:15) The word
“prototokos” means the firstborn of man or beast. Yeshua is the firstborn of God, of all things. He
is the only one begotten or born of God. This is the most difficult part for most people to wrap
their minds around. Is not being born the same as being created?
In 1 John 5:1 it says “whoever believes that Yeshua is the Messiah is born of God, whoever loves
the Father also loves the child who is “gennao” of him.” “Gennao” is another specific word
meaning, to be born, of men who fathered children or of women giving birth to children. It can
also mean, to bring forth. After considering these words the context is clear.
Yeshua was first born to God in heaven. Later he came to earth, where he was born of a woman.
He, therefore, also became a Son of Adam. At the resurrection, he was born again as the
firstborn from the dead. When we are born from above we become a new creation. We are not
re-created after the manner of Adam but re-born after the manner of Messiah. God created
Adam, we are all born from our parents, not created by them.
He is the preeminent one of all things, the first and the last, the Alpha and the Omega, the
beginning and the end, the Aleph, and the Tav. Just like Father so is the Son. When we declare
Yeshua is not a separate person, that he is just another part of God, or one part of a godhead,
then we deny the existence of God's anointed. We are erasing the Messiah.
God is not flesh and blood, he cannot die. There is no need for a mediator if the God of All the
universe is the mediator between himself in a different form and his creation. Philosophy has
clouded even the best teachers of God’s word. Yeshua is not Yeshua to most of the world, he is
God. He is YHVH. Moses asked, “Who should I say sent me”? (Re-read Exodus 3:13-15) Yeshua
did not send him.
Either there is God and his anointed, or there is just God! The Jewish population will hardly
come to faith until the true Messiah is known. That Messiah is Yeshua. Something the Jews, and,
in part, the Muslims have correct that a small percent of Christians do not, is Yeshua is not
Almighty God!
The scripture says we will be like him, does that mean we will be Almighty Gods? Mighty Gods?
Perhaps like him, not actually him.
Chapter Four
Blasphemy and the delegation of authority
(Matthew 9:2-8)
“And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Yeshua saw
their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold,
some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” But Yeshua, knowing their
thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are
forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on
earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” And
he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who
had given such authority to men.”
A careful reading of the above text tells us that God gave Yeshua the authority to forgive sins. To
the Jews, it was indeed blasphemous to make this statement, as they believed only God could
forgive sins. Yeshua shows proof of his authority in verse 6 by the healing of the man. This was a
physical manifestation of God’s forgiveness and something those present could not argue with
having witnessed it with their own eyes. The text is simple and clear.
God has given authority to his only begotten Son. Yeshua later delegates some of that authority
to his apostles.
(John 20:23) “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness
from any, it is withheld.”
Delegating authority is something he will do more of in the future. (Rev. 2:26-27) The common
hypothesis suggests, if only God can forgive sins, and Yeshua forgave sin, then Yeshua is God.
Hmmm... So, are the apostles part of the godhead and somehow God since they too have the
authority to forgive sin?
The same type of reasoning alleges that since Yeshua said “I and the Father are one,” that he
meant they were one individual being. When he prayed to his Father in John 17:11 that they
(apostles) “be one as we are one,” then he means they are part of the godhead, too. If we
continue to follow this line of faulty reasoning, we will end up with various interpretations which
cannot stand up to closer scrutiny.
Let's consider the text in John 10:32-38.
“Yeshua answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of
them are you going to stone me?” The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are
going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” Yeshua
answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? If he called them gods to
whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— do you say of him whom the
Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I SAID, ‘I AM THE
SON OF GOD’? If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do
them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and
understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
They were asking him if he was the Messiah and he told them he was the Son of God. This is of
interest because Yeshua said “they said of him whom the Almighty Father sent that he
blasphemes because he (Yeshua) said I am the son of God.“ The verse cleared says they
assumed he was a Son of God, not the most high God, but a “Theos.” Remember “theos”? The
context here shows “theos” is about his godhood or divine person. He was born of God, but was
not God Almighty.
The oneness of God has a prominent place in the mind of Jewish believers who lived before,
during, and after Yeshua. The first of the ten commandments reads, “I am YHVH your God who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.”
(Exo. 20:2-3) The first part identifies the name of Almighty God to differentiate between him and
all others.
Concerning the Shema, (partly found in Deuteronomy 6) we see the same thing, only here it not
only identifies him by name, it also declares that he is one and only he is YHVH. Remember
Exodus 3:15, YHVH said, “this is my name forever, to be remembered throughout ALL
generations.“ He is unlike every so-called god that exists. He is one, and his name is one.
Israel in those days was not monotheistic. They practiced monolatry, people who believed in
various gods but worshipped only one God. It was clear, however, from scripture that God was
making it known there were no other true gods. All other powerful beings were part of creation,
such as Ha-satan and the angels. Yeshua, however, is unique. He is the firstborn of all things. He
was not part of the creation.
In Colossians 1:15-17 it says, “before anything else was brought forth, he was born. He is before
all things, it is by him, for him, and through him that God made all things.”
The creation story in Genesis explains, the luminaries in the sky were for signs, seasons, days,
and years. (Gen 1:14) This occurred on the fourth day, as God prepared the world for living
things.
God, as commonly understood, lives outside of time. Time does not affect him as it does us. He
created the concept of time as we understand it. Does he truly live outside of time? This is a
question for another time.
God has life in himself, and he has given to his Son to have life in himself. John 5:26-27 tells us
the Father gave this life to his son, as well as the authority to execute judgment.
“For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And
he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.”
Paul separates God from Messiah over and over throughout his letters. Just one example:
(1 Tim. 6:16) “I charge you in the sight of God, who gives life to all things AND in the sight of
Messiah Yeshua, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession...”
If you read the first few verses of every book of the Greek scriptures, you will find in most of
them what I’m referring to. God and Yeshua have their own identity, their own name, their own
person existing apart from the other. The traditional doctrines of the trinity do not follow the
biblical pattern of what a Messiah is.
Chapter Five
The humble beginnings of a humble “Theos”
Yeshua calls God his Father various times throughout the Greek scriptures. One example is his
crucifixion. He cries “My God, My God, why do you forsake me?” (Matt 27:46) Another is in John
chapter twenty. A resurrected Yeshua is speaking to Miriam. (Mary) He tells her “I have not yet
ascended to My Father, and your Father, to my God, and your God.” (John 20:17) A few verses
Later T’oma (Thomas) calls Yeshua “My Lord and my God.” In Greek, God is “Theos,” something
we will cover soon enough.
There are instances throughout Scripture where it seems as if Yeshua is being called God, or
supposedly he says he is God. Christians understand these verses according to the trinity
doctrine. Of course, God expressing himself in different ways is not impossible. Still, we cannot
deny that Yeshua spends often mentions being sent by his Father and that he only does what he
has seen his father doing.
Does Yeshua pray to himself? Does he pray to his Father? Perhaps he sits at his own right hand?
Assuming both forms are in heaven simultaneously, does the Father form give the Son form the
authority and rulership over all things? How does the son inherit something from his father if he
is the father? He already possesses that which he stands to inherit. Thus, it is not an inheritance
at all. Because of the English translation of John 1:1, all of this is sensible to the average
Christian.
Yeshua supposedly demonstrates humility when coming to earth as a man. If he was fully God
and fully man, then how is this being humble? As God in the flesh, he could not have failed. He
had to have laid aside his divine nature before coming to earth, just as Philippians says he did.
In Philippians chapter two, we learn that Yeshua, existing in the very “morphe” of God, humbled
himself, laying aside his power, authority, form, nature, came as a man. “Morphe” means external
appearance or, in this case, likeness. Think about Genesis 5:3, where Seth is after the likeness of
Adam, his Father. Some say this word isn’t referring to nature, but the text contrasts man with
God.
Other texts, such as Hebrews chapter 1, explain Yeshua is of the same substance as God. He is
of the same essence, the exact representation of God’s very being. If he laid this substance, or
his nature aside, and in humility came as a man, then he was not God while on earth. The
argument is (mostly made by Unitarians) that “morphe” as used here, does not refer to nature.
However, it is clear by other parts of the text that the likeness or form we are considering means
a being exactly like the other in shape, form, substance, or nature. We will dig deeper into this
later on.
Yeshua came in the flesh, born under the law, and was tempted as we are. (Gal. 4:4) (Heb 4:15)
God cannot be tempted and cannot die. Philippians says, Yeshua “kenoo” himself or emptied
himself. “Kenoo” means made empty, laid aside something, made it void, or rendered it useless
or empty.
The son set aside his “morphe” or form/likeness of God or he emptied himself of this to come
in the “morphe” of a servant after the “homoioma” or likeness of men. “Homoioma” being the
representation or identity of a man. If he came as fully God and fully man, like traditional
doctrine demands, then he was not being humble.
Yeshua was a perfect human, without sin. Adam did not sin until he disobeyed God. Everything
that resulted from the Eden incident came from a perfect human. No animal could atone for this
sin, no other human being, and no “Elohim” * could either. Why would Yeshua have to humble
himself and be born a man, and live a sinless life of obedience to God, if the sacrifice only
needed to be made by a godman or by a divine being? There would be no need to endure such
a life.
Consider the creation account, where we see a pattern set in place by God. All living things
beget after their kind. Humans always beget humans. A cat and dog will never make a catdog,
an apple will never fall from a tree, rot away, sprout a seed and grow into anything other than an
apple tree. You will never get an orange.
The Greek word “monogenes” is a word we find throughout the bible, the most familiar verse
being John 3:16. It means only begotten, single of its kind, used only of daughters or sons in
relation to their parents. It means only born, the sole child. Never adopted, but born. Whenever
we see a verse translated only son, or one and only son, it should say, only born Son.
Another similar word, “Prototokos” is in Colossians 1:15. “Prototokos” means firstborn or first
begotten. In this chapter, it is the firstborn of all creation. It says that “Yeshua is the cause of all
things,” that “all things were made through him and for him." According to popular dogma, this
means he is the creator, and therefore God. Yet we have just read over and again that not only is
he the only begotten Son of God, but he was the firstborn of all creation. If he was born, then he
came from someone.
The Almighty has no beginning; he is everlasting. Is it too difficult to believe what the scriptures
say, that Yeshua was born? Adam was called a son of God, but God created Adam from the dust
of the earth. God took Eve out of Adam. God made her from something that already was. In the
beginning, was God, but what did God make all things from? He spoke things into existence, the
word of his power made all things. Yeshua is called the word and was “at the beginning with
God.” If God made all things through God’s word and Yeshua is the word, then Yeshua would be
the instrument of creation, not part of the creation.
Yeshua was born. If he was born, he would be whatever the being God is. Yeshua is the “exact
representation of his very being, the image of his substance.” He has the same nature, the same
spirit. He is separate, he has his own body, his authority, his throne. Yeshua is not YHVH.
So, how is it possible there is another god? Is there not just one God? That is what the bible says,
yet it also says that God has given power and authority to his Son. A Father gives the inheritance
to his firstborn. This certainly isn’t an odd occurrence. Is it such a mystery that God would have a
Son to whom he would give all things?
The notion that there was to be one like the Son of Man, who is also like God, who would come
and take his place on the throne of David, is not especially difficult to grasp. This is the very
thought that not only the bible teaches but that the first-century Jewish followers of Messiah
were also teaching. The Messiah has come. He was murdered, and God resurrected him from
the dead. Not that he was God incarnate. The apostles never teach that God came to earth,
died, then rose again. What we do read is that God sent his only begotten son to earth. He was
sacrificed, and then God raised him from the dead.
There was no conformity of thought about who or what the Messiah would be. Would he be
divine? Would he be a human manifestation of God? Yeshua certainly is a manifestation of God,
but not in the sense that he is God. If he is God, then there is no mediator between God and
men.
There is not a lot of historical evidence of Yeshua’s existence. Had it been true that people were
proclaiming they had killed God, this would have discussed far and wide, no doubt by historians
like Josephus, yet neither Josephus nor anyone else says too much at all about Yeshua. They
certainly say nothing about God incarnate being killed. The gospels over and again proclaim
Yeshua as Messiah, the Only begotten son of God. But never do we see the proclamation that
we must believe Yeshua is God.
What is truly amazing about Yeshua is that he was born as a man and lived just like we do. Even
in the flesh, however, he was a special man; him being anointed by God with the holy spirit to
guide him. The text says Yeshua lived and died in obedience to God as a man, and three and a
half days later, was raised. This is not such an amazing accomplishment if he was God Almighty,
as he would have had no chance of failure. The temptation of the devil would have meant
nothing at all. His obedience to God would not have been true obedience, as he would only
have been doing what he wanted, which would have made Yeshua a liar.
In the beginning, was the “Logos,” the “Logos” was with “Theos,” the “Logos” was “theos.” The
word “theos” is like “Elohim.” In Hebrew and Greek, these words meant far more than God. They
used these words to describe angels and men alike, depending on context. “Theos” means
divine or God, but again, context determines its use. False gods are false “theos” in scripture. In
2 Corinthians 4:4 ha-satan is called “theos.”
In John 1, the context is when and where the “theos” was, not who. Reading on, we see in verses
14-18 that “the Son is the glory, the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth.” It is the
only begotten Son “who is in the bosom of the Father, who has declared the Father.” The whole
chapter is speaking about Yeshua, where he came from, how he was with God, and how he
could declare God. He was the Word of God who was in the beginning with God, and because
God begat him, he is the exact representation of his being. His nature is the same as God's. He
is divine, like God. The reading is more appropriate when translated, “and the “logos” was divine
or divinity.”
He was like God since he was born of God. Otherwise, we have, “in the beginning, God existed
and God was his own word and God was with himself.” Why would John need to separate the
two at all? If in the beginning was God, then there is no need to speak of Yeshua the “Logos” if
they are not separate beings. Yes, we want God to be both of them, but he is not, he is One. If
we make Yeshua out to be God, then the Messiah sent by God is of no consequence.
God can create something out of nothing, but he cannot give birth to another being? Why is it
such a problem that the Son of God can be with his Father and exist alongside him, but not be
him? The problem is this is a different view than what tradition, church doctrine, denominational
dogma, or statements of faith state must be what the body of Christ believes.
Traditions and doctrines of men have indeed divided the body of Christ. From before the first
century, Judaism was itself split into sects and factions. Most are familiar with the Pharisees and
the Sadducees of the Greek scriptures. The Pharisees were the liberal theologians of the day,
while the Sadducees were decidedly conservative. There are more, however, these two were the
most common. They led the flock during the second temple period.
The primary teachers of the law would have been the Pharisees, while the Sadduccees had
authority in the temple. They influenced the thinking of the common people to whom Yeshua
preached during his ministry. The early body of believers was Jewish. Gentiles came later on.
The early understanding of who the Messiah was came from the man himself and those closest
to him.
The apostles had their own ideas, and they were taught by Yeshua closely throughout his
ministry. After his resurrection, he remained to teach them for forty days. Imagine what they
learned about the kingdom and its king Yeshua, the anointed one of God.
(Acts 1:3)
“After his death he showed himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive.
During a period of forty days they saw him, and he spoke with them about the Kingdom of God.
“
If Yeshua was God incarnate, why is this not spoken of as an amazing proclamation of truth and
faith? It is because he is Messiah, the son of the living God. That is what they expressed over and
over in the Greek scriptures. Yeshua said, his Father sent him, that he does nothing nor speaks
nothing of his own, but only what his father sent him to do and to say. (John 12:49, 14:24)
Yeshua says God sent him and he is the son of God. (John 8:42, 10:36)
God the Father spoke to him from heaven while on earth at his baptism. (Matt. 3:17) 2 Peter 1:17
writes about this event. They were eyewitnesses of this event and heard it themselves. Are we to
believe that God spoke to himself from heaven while on earth in his other form? Yeshua would
often pray to God. Was this all a show? While the idea of Almighty God being able to take on
any form that he pleases is not beyond the imagination, we have to ask, is this really what
scripture tells us? Scripture says that even heaven cannot contain God, yet his presence was in
the tabernacle and the temple. Obviously, we do not understand the nature of God.
This is precisely what has led to all the different doctrines on the subject. We believe we can
place God in a box as if we can compartmentalize and categorize his person and nature in the
same way that we do the different species on the planet God himself created with such unique
diversity. We are deceiving ourselves and others. Understanding some of God's ways is not
beyond us. He has explained much to us in his word. (Hos. 14:9) However, it is the nature of God
that has been the question which perplexes so many. We have what he has given us, to add to
or subtract from that, is foolish.
*Elohim- God(s), rulers, divine ones, angels, god, goddess, godlike one, judges. The Greek
Theos has a similar meaning and uses in the Greek text.
*angels-(Gen 6:2) ben Elohim, aka the sons of God

Chapter Six
Church uncles, the godhead, and the sun rises
The Council of Nicaea resulted in the first uniform Christian statement of faith known as the
Nicene Creed. From this point forward, the empire sought to unite all congregations under one
dictum. However, implementing a united system of beliefs for the whole of Christianity has
never been a success.
The genesis of the trinity doctrine began at the council Nicea, although the addition of the holy
spirit was a later development. This council dealt primarily with the Father and the son.

Tradition teaches God is three persons in one being, and that they are all equal in authority.
Here is a quote from the Athanasian Creed: *
“And in this Trinity, no one is before or after, greater or less than the other; but all three persons
are in themselves, coeternal and coequal; and so we must worship the Trinity in unity and the
one God in three persons. Whoever wants to be saved should think thus about the Trinity.
(Anonymous Athanasian)
Christianity has re-created God in its own image. Billions of Christians claim to use the bible to
define their faith. However, most determine their beliefs by statements of faith instituted by
councils of religious dictators. Many believe they cannot “be saved” if they do not accept these
doctrines.
Humankind loves categorizing, and compartmentalizing everything from apple species, to types
of dirt, from families of animals to the atoms in the universe. God is no different. We have
attempted to explain God and his anointed by placing them into a category with all the nice
neat labels and fancy words employed to define them.
Scripture tells us God is one. The word “Echad” in Hebrew can mean one in the sense of a ball
team playing as one. However, until the trinity doctrine evolved, the oneness of God meant he
was the one and only. No other gods could compare to him in power and glory.
In Jewish extra-biblical writings, we can read about other beings of great power in heaven.
Daniel gives us a view of heaven and “the one like the son of man being given a throne and
great authority.” The thought, or pre-Christian thought that is, was there is no other being in
heaven that sits on a throne other than YHVH. However, scripture tells us there are at least two
thrones in heaven. Who sits on the throne that is at the right hand of God? Is it God in his other
form? He has two thrones, so he must, therefore, inhabit two forms. No, I’m not serious, but that’s
basically what billions of Christians seem to believe.
How does the notion of one God turn into one God in three persons? During the early Roman
Christian empire, the day of the sun, the day sun worshippers worshipped on, became the new
Christian day of worship. This would differentiate the Christians from the Jews who kept the
Sabbath. This included Jewish followers of Yeshua. One reason they chose Sunday as the day to
worship the sun/son was to make it easier for pagans to acclimate to the new religion of the
empire.
“On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let
all workshops be closed” (Codex Justinianus lib. 3, tit. 12, 3; trans. in Philip Schaff, History of the
Christian Church, Vol. 3, p. 380, note 1”
The Council of Laodicea wrote: “Christians shall not Judaize and be idle on Saturday but shall
work on that day; but the Lord’s day they shall especially honor, and, as being Christians, shall if
possible, do no work on that day. If, however, they are found Judaizing, they shall be shut out
from Christ.”
Doctrine already included the son as part of the Godhead, separate from the father, but still the
same. As someone who came from paganism, I immediately noticed how strange this teaching
was as a young “Christian.” Strangely, most brush off the trinity as a mystery. They see something
off about it but accept it as a matter of faith. This is not a matter of faith at all, it is a matter of
tradition, and a matter of orthodoxy. If you did not get with the program, then you were an
outsider. Many people have been murdered because they were did not adhere to the
orthodoxy.
The Christian tradition and Rabbinic Judaism both have teachers who have fabricated doctrines
which are accepted as authoritative in place of the word of God. While we should not judge an
entire religion by the actions of a few, we must draw the line at accepting teachings as binding if
they have no foundation in God’s word. Traditions are not all negative, but sometimes these
fences constructed around the word of God can become a prison and a weight on the
shoulders of adherents.
Many refer to C.T. Russel, Ellen White, Joseph Smith, and other founders of fringe religious
groups as cult leaders. Yet what about Augustine, Irenaeus, Tertullian, and other “church
fathers”? More “Christians” follow these men and adhere to their doctrines and writings than
those who follow and adhere to doctrines and writings of the fringe groups. These men have
changed the bible in translation and in interpretation. They have changed the faith of the
followers of Yeshua the Messiah to followers of a new son/sun god.
Are you familiar with the godhead? Godhead is a key term employed to describe to the
unlearned the doctrine of trinity, or ones similar to it. Just like the Greek word “theos,” godhead
means divine, though not necessarily God Almighty divine. You will need a bible like KJV to find
the word godhead. We find it in three verses, Acts 17:29, Romans 1:20, and Colossians 2:9. Let’s
begin with Acts.
(Acts 17:29) “Being then God’s offspring, we shouldn’t think that the “theios” is like gold or silver
or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.”
Paul is speaking to the philosophers of Athens and those “who conversed daily about all
manner of strange things.“ The altar to the unknown god in vs. 23 is what Paul uses in his lesson
regarding serving gods made with hands. He tells them “YHVH is this God and is the one who
made all things, a God not made with hands, and us being his offspring ought not to think the
“theios” is like gold or silver or stone made by men’s design.“ The word “theios,” often translated
godhead, means divine or divine nature. When used by the Greeks, it meant divinities.
This word has nothing to do with a triune god or some kind of godhead. Notice the similarity to
“theos.” “Theos” means god, whereas “theios” is used to define the nature or godhood of said
god. It can, however, also mean a god. Next is Romans.
(Romans 1:20) “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and “theiotes” have been
clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So
they are without excuse.”
This is a well-known verse in Christian apologetics. Paul is speaking of how there is no excuse to
not know God when we consider the things that are made by him, (vs. 20) “even his everlasting
power and “theiotes,” that they may be without excuse.“
Here we see a completely different word being translated as godhead. The word also means
divinity or divine nature. This is something that other beings do not have, only God and his only
begotten son, as he shares the very substance and being of his Father. This is just another
example of a made-up word inserted into the text of God’s word and accepted without question
by readers who trust in their translation. We have to be careful and take the time to consider the
original text and not allow doctrine to cloud our vision. The context here should be enough to
make one question, but because of the long-held doctrinal position, it is too deeply ingrained.
Finally, we have Colossians.
(Colossians 2:9) “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit,
according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according
to Messiah. For in him the whole fullness of “theotes” dwells bodily”
This is the most quoted of the three verses where Yeshua is the subject. We read that “in him
(Yeshua) the fullness of the “theotes” dwells bodily“ or in bodily form. Trinitarians use this as a
proof text. This one can be difficult for those who know nothing about the Greek. It is difficult to
translate different thoughts, figures of speech, idioms, and cultural expressions from one
language to another word for word. Many Greek words or terms have no English equivalent and
most of the time, one needs several English words to translate one Greek word properly.
Can you guess what the word “theotes” means? Deity, or the state of being god or a god. The
root word is “theos,” and the root word for “theios” in Acts is also “theos.” The difference is in the
root word for “theiotes” in Romans, which is from the former “theios” which again is from “theos”
so technically it is all the same thing. Context determines the use, yet no matter which way you
slice it, it means divinity, divine nature, god, like god, godhood, and so on. This is another verse
that I actually think is useful in our determination that Yeshua is indeed divine like his Father, but
according to the bible, he is not his father!
Whatever doctrinal formulation you believe, we can trace it back to a particular point in history
and thus find it in a statement of faith tied to one of the various sects of Christianity. What
religion teaches is an interpretation of the text. We can certainly have our own interpretative
opinions, but when we add to or take away from the text, we get caught up in teaching
interpretation as scriptural truth.
*Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, History of Trinitarian doctrines

Chapter Seven
The church of Jerom-egastine-atullian-poly-clem-ignati-anites
One of the more ignored or disregarded scriptures found in the Greek text is in 1 Corinthians
15:24-28. This is perhaps the clearest explanation by one of our early Geek Testament writers
regarding the subjection of Yeshua to his Father.
“Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every
rule and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his
feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For “God has put all things in subjection under his
feet.” But when it says, “all things are put in subjection,“ it is plain that he is excepted who put all
things in subjection under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will
also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him, that God may be all in all.”
Read this carefully and then ask yourself, what did the writer, presumably Paul, believe about
Messiah? Not what most of the church today does. To the modern reader, this says that the son
part of god is in subjection to the father part of god. However, the bible does not teach this God
is the God of Israel. Why would we have god subjecting one part of himself to his other self?
This philosophical confusion (Babylon) used as an explanation that the one God of the bible sits
on different thrones inhabiting different forms each having a different name, doing different
things in relation to the other, yet are just one God is ridiculous. This should make every person
reading this reconsider the word of God and reanalyze the doctrines religious leaders have
taught them.
Let us delve a bit into some of the beliefs of the “church fathers.“ This usually refers to people
like Origen, Augustine, Tertullian, and others. Here are a few quotes from writings anyone can
find if they search thoroughly enough. We want to know when the doctrine of the trinity began.
Most teach it started in the Apostle’s time, and that it was a new revelation to the worshippers of
YHVH. However, the genesis of this thinking began far later, and over time evolved into the
trinity. This began after the formation of the “church” as the religion of the empire. It was the late
3rd and early 4th century when the doctrine became orthodox. Let’s begin with Origen, who
lived around 185-254 A.D. Give or take.
“The God and Father, who holds the universe together, is superior to every being that exists, for
he imparts to each one from his own existence that which each one is; the Son, being less than
the Father, is superior to rational creatures alone (for he is second to the Father); the Holy Spirit
is still less, and dwells within the saints alone. So that in this way the power of the Father is
greater than that of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and that of the Son is more than that of the
Holy Spirit, and in turn the power of the Holy Spirit exceeds that of every other holy being.”
(Fragment 9 [Koetschau] tr. Butterworth 1966, pp. 33-34, and footnote).
Origen’s understanding is certainly not the viewpoint of a trinitarian. According to this, Yeshua,
the son, is indeed subservient to the Father. This reveals the thinking of some of the early gentile
believers. This thinking would slowly evolve, yet the idea of separate beings in one God or God
manifesting himself in different forms was not yet part of the traditions of these men.
Here is a bit from Ignatius of Antioch. We believe him to have died around 135-140. A.D.
Martyrdom of Ignatius 2
“Thou art in error when thou callest the daemons of the nations gods. For there is but one God,
who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that are in them; and one Jesus Christ, the
only begotten Son of God, whose kingdom may I enjoy.”
Ignatius to the Ephesians 7.22 (Long Recension)
“But our Physician is the only true God, the unbegotten and unapproachable, the Lord of all, the
Father and Begetter of the only begotten Son. We have also as a physician the Lord our God,
Jesus the Christ the only begotten Son and Word, before time began, but who afterwards
became also man, of Mary the virgin.”
Ignatius is often said to have believed in the trinity. Though he calls Yeshua “the lord our
God“ he acknowledges they are separate beings, one begotten and one unbegotten.
Men like Augustine were indeed philosophical thinkers, and this influenced their theology. The
pagan influence on the early gentile church was strong. The apostles never intended to form an
entirely new religion, nor did Yeshua himself who brought good news using the Torah, prophets,
and writings. Yeshua never taught that Jews must convert to some new belief system, neither
did the apostles teach gentiles must convert to Judaism.
Paul did not convert to “Christianity.“ He maintained his faith, yet now accepted the long-
awaited Messiah as having arrived. Consider this, the terms Judaism and Christianity were not
yet used to describe separate religions in the first century. The followers of the Messiah were just
another sect, like Pharisees or Sadducees.
In Galatians 1:11-14, Paul speaks of his former ways in “Iudaismos,” usually translated as
Judaism, yet Judaism was not yet an established religion. So what did he mean?
Pauls’s former way of life was a Jewish pharisaical or tribal way of life in which he persecuted the
Messiah and his followers to the point of death. His new way was a Christ-centered approach to
living as a Jew, but still a Torah observant Jewish Pharisee. He converted from one variety of
what is now called Judaism to another like a Sadducee might have done after accepting the
resurrection. The real church fathers are the apostles.
Here is a bit from Tertullian, who lived around 155-220 A.D. He is called the father of western
theology, not to be confused with Origen, the father of systematic theology.
Against Praxeas 9 tertullian
“[T]he Father is not the same as the Son, since they differ one from the other in the mode of their
being. For the Father is the entire substance, but the Son is a derivation and portion of the
whole, as He Himself acknowledges: “My Father is greater than I.“ In the Psalm His inferiority is
described as being “a little lower than the angels.“ Thus the Father is distinct from the Son, being
greater than the Son, inasmuch as He who begets is one, and He who is begotten is another; He,
too, who sends is one, and He who is sent is another; and He, again, who makes is one, and He
through whom the thing is made is another.”
Against Praxeas 7
“Then, therefore, does the Word also Himself assume His own form and glorious garb, His own
sound and vocal utterance, when God says, “Let there be light.“ This is the perfect nativity of the
Word, when He proceeds forth from God—formed by Him first to devise and think out all things
under the name of Wisdom—“The Lord created or formed me as the beginning of His ways;
“ then afterward begotten, to carry all into effect… For who will deny that God is a body,
although “God is a Spirit?“ For Spirit has a bodily substance of its own kind, in its own form.
Now, even if invisible things, whatsoever they be, have both their substance and their form in
God, whereby they are visible to God alone, how much more shall that which has been sent
forth from His substance not be without substance! Whatever, therefore, was the substance of
the Word that I designate a Person, I claim for it the name of Son; and while I recognize the Son,
I assert His distinction as second to the Father.”
Tertullian wrote a lot, and some of what he wrote seems contradictory. There is a lot of history to
be considered, which is beyond the scope of this book. I will just say that you can and will find
thoughts from him, and others, that are different. I urge you to do your homework and consider
both sides. Since the basis for what I am writing here is to be founded in scripture, I will not
speak much more on the thinking of men who were not true church fathers, only of those who
are, the apostles and prophets who are the foundations of the new Jerusalem. (Rev. 21:14)
(Eph. 2:20)
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and
members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Messiah Yeshua himself being the cornerstone.”
The Apostles and prophets are the foundation of the household of God, and the cornerstone is
Yeshua the Messiah. There is just no justification for the teaching that men who lived after the
foundation of the body of Messiah are “church fathers.” Scripture should be the basis for ALL
things related to church order, doctrine, and instruction for living.
( 2 Tim. 3:16)
“..and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to
make you wise for salvation through faith in Messiah Yeshua. All Scripture breathed out by God
is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, that the
man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
These writings are the Torah, which Yeshua and his apostles lived their lives by. The Hebrew
Scriptures are no longer deemed relevant to most of the “church” because they have erased the
Messiah. They have turned him into God and, as a result, made God in their own image and
made his instruction to us after their likeness. Is God’s word the authority in your life?
Chapter Eight
My Dad is bigger than your dad
(Eph 4:5-6)
“one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and
in all.”
(1 Cor. 11:3)
“But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Messiah, the head of a wife is her
husband, and the head of Messiah is God. “
Authority is important in the bible. I want to touch on it briefly since it aids us in understanding
the subject of this book. Paul points out here that the authority structure in the church begins
with God and that he is the head of the Messiah. This mentioned various times in scripture. This
is a clear indication that the traditional trinity doctrine is flawed. If we are unwilling to allow
God’s word to be the ultimate authority in our life, we might not understand the more important
matters. By allowing doctrines and commands of men to replace the scriptures, we defy the God
who “sent Yeshua forth from the founding of the world to reconcile us to him through the blood
of his son” and we deny the Son, who, in humility “came in the likeness of men” and “gave
himself for us once and for all.”
Trinitarians often cite the prophecies in Isaiah seven and Isaiah nine as proof Yeshua is God. Let’s
consider Isaiah 9:6:
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.”
He will be called mighty “El,” or in Greek “Theos.“ Remember, “Theos” means God or divine.
What about mighty? The word is transliterated “gibbowr” and means strong one, valiant, chief,
mighty man, champion, and so on. Mighty is not Almighty, and Everlasting father does not imply
he is God the Father, considering he is called the son. The verses toward the end say, “the zeal
of YHVH Of hosts will perform this.” So who will make all this occur? YHVH will not Yeshua.
The word translated father is “awb” and means ruler, chief, prince, captain, commander, lord of
lords. You get the idea. The everlasting ruler or lord could also be the translation.
Think about biblical names ending in “EL.“ Micha’el means, One who is like God. This has led
many to conclude the archangel Michael is also Yeshua, since he is like God. Names have great
meaning in scripture.
In Luke 1:31, the Messiah’s given name is Yeshua, the name given in Isaiah seven is “Immanu’el.
“ They are both descriptions of God’s anointed and of what the child will be and will do. Let’s
read John 14:9-10:
“Yeshua said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Pilipos?
(Philip) Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”? Do
you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do
not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.”
After reading the first part of this verse, most readers choose to ignore the rest and assume
Yeshua is implying he is the Father, however, he explains the words he speaks are not his, but
the Father has given him authority to speak them. It is the Father who dwells in him. This is
another place where the bias of translators and interpretations alike mess up the clear message
given. Never did the apostles think they were looking directly at God.
During the second temple period, Jewish Logos theology expressed the idea of two powers in
heaven. The son of man who destroys his enemies with his breath was the messianic hope of
some. While others saw this power as an exalted angelic being, perhaps Metatron, who was
given authority by God as a lesser YHVH. We find the idea in extra-biblical scrolls such as 3
Enoch that “God’s name was in him.” (See 3 Enoch 12:1-5)
Yeshua was like God in every way, having learned from him from the beginning. He is the image
of God, an exact representation. When we say he is the mighty god, it is not incorrect. He is the
author of life (Acts 3:15) the one through whom the whole world may receive life. (1 John 1:1-2)
He is the father of life, the everlasting father of life, that is. The translation here actually says “EL”,
the mighty Sar, the everlasting... The everlasting what? Ruler…
God has given Yeshua life in himself. He is self-sustaining, if you will. (John 5:26-27) Again,
something we have considered already. The “mystery” of the trinity is not a mystery at all if we
read the bible and accept what it says. Creation reveals the identity of the Messiah. God made
us in his image and that if we have a child, it is human. If God were to birth a child, what would
the child be? How this works is the real mystery. How does God have a baby? Well, if God
begets a divine spirit child, it would be a divine, godlike being. Everything else reproduces after
its kind, particularly humankind, who was made in the image and after the likeness of God.
Greek thinking changed the first-century idea of a divine Messiah, one like the son of man, into a
philosophical construct that takes the second power in heaven, the “Logos” or “Davar” and
erases it entirely. There is now only God, who is himself, also his word. He exists in multiple
forms at various times and sometimes in the same place. The mystery of the trinity has replaced
the simplicity of the divine Logos and forever changed the way billions of people understand
worship God.
Chapter Nine
The devil and his minions testify to the “Truth”
“Somewhere in the stream of time was the creation of the many spirit beings. The angels,
cherubs, archangels, and so on. Genesis does not tell us when, but we have a clue in the book of
Job chapter 38:4-7:
“Where were you when I founded the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Do you know who
determined its dimensions or who stretched the measuring line across it? On what were its
bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons
of God shouted for joy?”
The sons of God were rejoicing when the foundations of the earth were being laid. These angels
were certainly familiar with God and his son, Yeshua. They demons knew him and identified him
on various occasions while he was on earth. We believe these demons to have once been like
these angels, if not angels themselves. The gospel accounts record different examples of these
beings and their familiarity with Yeshua.
(Mark 1:24, 34)

“I know who you are, the Holy One of God…“ “And he healed many who were sick with various
diseases and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak because
they knew him.”
(Luke 4:33-34; 41)

“And in the synagogue, there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried
out with a loud voice, “Look! What have you to do with us, Yeshua of Natzeret? (Nazareth) Have
you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God...” “also demons came out of
many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But, rebuking them, he did not permit them to say that
they knew he was the Messiah.”
(Luke 8:28)
“As Yeshua stepped ashore, a man from the town who had demons came to meet him. For a
long time he had not worn clothes; and he lived, not in a house, but in the burial caves. Catching
sight of Yeshua, he screamed, fell down in front of him and yelled, “Yeshua! Son of the most
High God What do you want with me? I beg you, don’t torture me!”
(Matthew 8:28-29)
“And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed
men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold,
they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us
before the time?”
Of all the ways scripture identifies the Messiah, seldom do we hear of teachers employing the
testimony of demons. These beings have known Yeshua and his Father for thousands of years.
They recognized Yeshua! As I mentioned earlier, if part of the message was that Yeshua was God
in the flesh, this would not have been a trivial matter. This would have likely taken up a
significant portion of scripture and would have been a huge issue amongst the people. This
would be present in other literature from the time and would have had a far more prominent
place in the teachings of Paul, (Sha’ul) Peter, (Shimon-Kefa) James, (Ya’akov) John, (Yochanan)
and the rest. Yet, over and again, they write about Yeshua, the only begotten Son of God.
He is the Messiah, the king, anointed high priest, the holy one of God. James writes “the
demons believe God is one” as well! (Jas 2:19) The message is clear! The throne sitting at the
right hand of God in heaven is where Yeshua is. YHVH exalted him and gave him all the
kingdoms of the world!
The devil is familiar with every aspect of the Law, the word of God, and how things work both in
heaven and on earth. He was likely in Eden with the first humans. He approaches the throne of
God in heaven when it serves his purposes to do so. (Job 1) Throughout history, he has
attempted to bring an end to the line through which the Messiah would come. He continues to
persecute the seed and all faithful ones of God. (Gen. 3:15) (Rev.12 13-17)
When Yeshua was on earth after his baptism, the spirit led him into the wilderness, where he
fasted and was tested for forty days. The devil tests Yeshua’s faith. He attempts to goad Yeshua
into testing God the Father and even tries to get Yeshua to bow to him in an act of worship by
offering great authority in return. Each of these temptations by the devil offer insight into the
relationship between God and his son.
(Matthew 4:3-4)
“The devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, order these stones to become
bread.” But he answered, “It is written, Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that
comes from the mouth of God.”
The devil identifies Yeshua as the “Son of God.” He knows who Yeshua is, playing on his weak
flesh, knowing full well after such a fast that hunger would be almost unbearable. He tempts him
to turn stones into bread, a miracle he knows full well Yeshua is capable of. Yeshua’s response is
telling, “it is written…“ Yeshua knew the scriptures better than anyone. The devil quotes
scripture, twisting it to fit his needs. Yeshua bests him at every turn as he relies fully on his Father
and does not allow the weakness of his flesh to overcome him. The devil continues his attempts,
however:
(Matthew 4:5-7)
“Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to
him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, “He will command his
angels concerning you, and “On their hands, they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot
against a stone.” Yeshua replies, “Again it is written, You shall not put the Lord your God to the
test.”
The devil is attempting to trick Yeshua into testing God at keeping his word, knowing a lack of
faith and the breaking of the command would be a sin. The scriptures explain to us that
disobedience to God is a sin, and Yeshua could not accomplish his mission on earth if he falls
into sin in an act of disobedience.
(Hebrews 4:15)
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one
who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
(Rom. 3:20)
“For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law
comes knowledge of sin.”
(1 John 3:4-5)
“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You
know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.”
A majority of Christians don’t realize the true humility shown by Yeshua and just how difficult the
test of his life on earth really was. He was born and lived as a man, and yet was obedient in all
aspects of the law to God. He was without sin, and only his perfect human sacrifice could atone
for sin once and for all time.
(Gal. 4:4-5)
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under
the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.”
(Rom. 5:19)
“For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s
obedience the many will be made righteous.”
The devil knew how big of a deal Yeshua accomplishing his mission was and was certainly going
to do his best to prevent him from doing so. Unfortunately for the devil, he did not know all the
details. I imagine this is a part of the reason God does not reveal everything in scripture. The
devil knows the scriptures but doesn’t understand prophecy any better than we do. He is not all-
knowing and cannot be everywhere at once, like so many seem to believe. Pop culture is where
most of our understanding about the devil and the demons comes from, not the Bible.
Tradition teaches that Yeshua was fully God and fully man and that only the “blood of God”
could atone for sin. This is not scriptural, is not even close to true, and as we have demonstrated,
does not stand up to further scriptural scrutiny.
Yeshua was without sin because he was obedient to God. Being born of a virgin was only a sign
of his Messiahship according to scripture, and had nothing to do with his “perfection.”
(Isaiah 7:14)
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel.”
(Matt. 1:21-23)
“She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Yeshua, for he will save his people from their
sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin
shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with
us).”
Again, it is traditions and doctrines passed down by men like Augustine who worship a triune
God that sends humans to hell just for being born. The God of the Bible is a far cry from the God
of the church. Until we return the Bible to its proper place of authority, the truth will be harder
and harder to pick out of the volumes of false teachings which have found a way into orthodoxy.
(Matthew 4:8-10)
“Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the
world and their glory. And he said to him, “All these I will give you if you will fall down and
worship me.” Then Yeshua said to him, “Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship
YHVH your God and him only shall you serve.”
The devil, in a final effort of temptation, attempts to get Yeshua to bow to him. Scripture attests
to the authority held by the devil. Yeshua himself calls him the ruler of this world. (John 12:31,
14:30, 16:11) (2 Cor. 4:4) (Eph. 2:2) Yeshua had laid aside all his power and authority to come as
a man. It would be after his resurrection that YHVH would raise him to his right hand and give
him all power and authority, and the name above every other name. Yeshua again says, “IT IS
WRITTEN,” standing firm in the scriptures, making it clear who it is that deserves his worship,
none other than God, his father.
(Phil. 2:9-11)
“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every
name, so that at the name of Yeshua every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under
the earth, and every tongue confess that Messiah Yeshua is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
(Acts 5:30-31)
“The God of our fathers raised Yeshua, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted
him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.”
The devil and the demons have known Yeshua since their creation. They are perhaps more
reliable in identifying the son of God than the apostles were, since they knew who he was
immediately and they knew what he was capable of. The devil knew his place as well and went
as far as he could go in his temptation of Yeshua. He would later be a party to the betrayal of
Yeshua by Yehudah (Judas) leading to his death. Here we see the plans of the devil being used
as part of the plan of God himself. He causes even the evilest of designs to lead to the most
significant event in history. Perhaps God planned it this way, and it was not the devil’s idea at all?
Do we know the mind of God?
Chapter Ten
The Kurios Elohim and his son the Mashiach Theos
According to Christianity, the triune nature of the Christian God distinguishes him from all
others. Because “Elohim“ is plural, they claim this proves the trinity. The word “Elohim“ has a
plural intensive syntax but is singular in meaning. In Hebrew, the suffix (im) mainly indicates a
masculine plural. However, with “Elohim” the construction is grammatically singular when
referring to the God of Israel, but is plural when used of pagan gods. (Psalms 96:5; 97:7). Here is
the same definition from a Trinitarian viewpoint.
“God created. The Hebrew noun Elohim is plural, but the verb is singular, a normal usage in the
OT when reference is to the one true God. This use of the plural expresses intensification rather
than number and has been called the plural of majesty, or of potentiality.”
(New International Version Study Bible, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1985, p. 6.)
This is not what most Christians are taught about “Elohim.” Many claim the word is plural to give
evidence of multiple persons in the “godhead.” A more uncommon view is that God is a family
consisting of two people in one. A Father/Son God. The Holy Spirit is not part of this “family”
structure, but is only the active force or power of God.
Unitarians, Trinitarians, and everyone in between use verses from scripture taken out of context
or cherry-picked to fit their worldview. There are too many who make claims, like the one above,
who know little to nothing about the Hebrew or Greek languages. They unknowingly attempt to
teach a false doctrine because their church or seminary teaches the doctrine is biblical and
based in scripture, or they find notes in lexicons like *Strongs concordance to “prove” their
theories.
There is a common doctrine that Yeshua led Israel out of Egypt. This is based on Jude five.
Various translations read;
“Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out
of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.”
The word in the Greek text, however, is not Jesus, or a name at all but “Kurios” which means
Lord. “Kurios” is used to identify both Yeshua and his Father in Scripture. The translations add
the name to teach a doctrine.
Another text used to prove the trinity is 1 Corinthians 10:4. “The Rock is the Christ.” This must be
Jesus. Perhaps it is. Yeshua lived before his earthly existence. He has always been the “word of
God,” and has likely represented God throughout history in ways. We can only imagine. The rock
in the wilderness produced water and saved the people, as did the bread from heaven. As the
“anointed” one, or the Christ, Yeshua also saves people.
YHVH saves us in various ways. There are many “Mashiach’s” (Messiah’s) throughout Israel’s
history. Kings, Judges, God anoints even gentile kings like Cyrus to deliver his people. No
matter the circumstances, to be a “Mashiach” means to be anointed by God. God saves us
through the Messiah who He sent. Whether directly or indirectly, God is the Savior.
The doctrine of trinity demands that the God of Israel must be Yeshua. Because of this teaching,
Yeshua has no identity of his own, and the Father is not YHVH, the God of Israel. The trinity is
called a mystery because they cannot explain it using scripture. We are told to have faith in the
trinity, yet the Bible teaches us who God is and who his son is. The bible is our guide and must
be the way we understand God.
The Bible as a whole is several Hebrew documents written almost exclusively by Hebrew men
from a Hebrew cultural perspective. The Greek testament writers were Jewish men, the Messiah
Yeshua was Jewish. First-century Jewish believers lived in a collectivist, honorshame, society
under Rome that was nothing like our western individualistic, guiltinnocence, society. We do not
view the world the same way, just as we do not see God the same way. Israel has known the God
of the bible for thousands of years. He is a God who does not change. Scripture makes it clear
over and over that God is One, and that his name is YHVH.
*Strongs concordance is a valuable tool for bible study, however even these concordances are
not without bias.
Chapter Eleven
The Only Begotten Son
When did Yeshua become the only begotten son of God? We have covered the word
“monogenes” as well as “prototokos” and realized the clarity gained by understanding the
original text.
There are differing views in Christendom as to the timing of Yeshua’s begettal. Based on Psalms
2:7, the more common interpretation is that Yeshua was begotten at either the birth of Mary
(Miriam) or at his baptism.
While his birth to a woman does indeed fulfill prophecy, it still doesn’t explain how he is the only
begotten. Adam is also called a son of God and was also a man. God created Adam. God beget
Yeshua. These are different ways of coming into existence. Keep this in mind while reading the
following scriptures.
(Matthew 3:16-17)
“And when Yeshua was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the
heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending bodily as would a dove
and coming to rest on him, and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with
whom I am well pleased.”
According to Matthew, the Father spoke audibly from heaven, announcing to all in attendance at
Yeshua’s baptism that Yeshua was his son. On another occasion, this would occur again. This
time, he was with three of his disciples. Scripture records this in Matthew 17:6. Peter also attests
to this in 2 Peter 2:17-18;
“For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was came to him by
the Glory on High, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” we ourselves heard
this very voice coming from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.”
The writers do not identify this moment as significantly different from the moment of his
baptism, nor does the Bible imply that this was the moment God begat Yeshua.
Some cite Psalm 2:7 as having its fulfillment at Yeshua’s baptism and, thus, is when God officially
begets Yeshua. According to Paul, however, Psalm 2:7 has its fulfillment elsewhere.
(Acts 13:32-34)
“As for us, we are bringing you the Good News that what God promised to the fathers, he has
fulfilled for us the children in raising up Yeshua, as indeed it is written in the second Psalm, “You
are my Son; today I have become your Father.” And as for his raising him up from the dead, to
return to decay no more, he said, “I will give the holy and sure things of David to you.”
Yeshua is also called the first begotten of the dead. According to some, the term only begotten
refers to him being the firstborn of the dead, and it was not until his resurrection that the title
applies.
(Colossians 1:18)
“Also he is head of the Body, the Called out assembly—he is the beginning, the firstborn from the
dead, so that he might hold first place in everything.”
(Revelation 1:5)
“and from Messiah Yeshua the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings
on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood”
Were this the case, then the proclamation of Yochanan (John) that God sent forth his only
begotten Son seems a bit off? The reference in John 3:16 is the words of Yeshua himself,
obviously speaking of his divine commission. When we read all of John 1, specifically verses 14
onward, it helps give us an explanation.
(John 1:14-15)
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the
only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John bore witness about him, and cried out,
“This was he of whom I said, “He who comes after me ranks before me because he was before
me.”)
The word became flesh and dwelt among us, and according to the baptizer, he was before him.
Yeshua was not the elder born to his cousin John, he was born after John. How is it then that he
came before him? How is it that before Abraham was, he existed?
(John 1:18)
“No one has ever laid eyes on God; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he
has made him known.”
Yeshua, who is in the father’s bosom, has made him known to us. Your modern bible may read,
“only begotten God” or “the only god” but the text reads the same as John 3:16, “The only
begotten son.” “Monogenes” is the word here not “Theos.”
When we consider John chapter one, Philippians chapter two, and all we have learned, it is clear
when Yeshua became the only begotten Son. It was at his begetting, which we have no more
knowledge about than the first day of Adam’s life.
(Colossians 1:16-19)
“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all the creation: For by him were all
things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
And he is before all things, and by him, all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the
called-out assembly: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things, he
might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him should dwell the fulness of
the divine nature;”
He is the firstborn (“prototokos”) of every creature! This is an interesting phrase. Yeshua is called
the “firstborn (of man or beast) of all creation.” The definition is in both the word “prototokos”
and “ktisis.” “Ktisis” means all things in creation. He was born first, before God created all things!
Read Colossians carefully! He is the “arche” or origin, chief power over the creation according to
Revelation 3:14. Just as it says in Colossians, that “he is before all things and through him and for
him, all things have been made!” It pleased the father that “all the fullness of the divine nature
dwells in him!”
God's word is wisdom personified according to Proverbs Chapter eight. The reading of this
chapter describes more than just wisdom. The beginning of the way of YHVH, one who himself
has no beginning, surely possessed wisdom from everlasting. A careful reading suggests to us
that the word who became flesh was indeed far more than Jewish Logos theology would
suggest, and far more than traditional Christian Christology will admit.
(Proverbs 8:22-31)
“YHVH possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. Ages ago I was set
up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. When there were no depths I was brought
forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. Before the mountains had been
formed, before the hills, I was brought forth, before he had made the earth with its fields, or the
first of the dust of the world. When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a
circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the
fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not
transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside
him, like a master workman, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in
his inhabited world and delighting in the children of man.”
The master-worker, learning from his Father all there is to learn as a constant companion. The
Father “has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all
things, through whom also he made the worlds.” (Heb. 1:2) The matter of the creation is one that
we can question, but only Yeshua was there with his Father and only he can explain how it all
came to be.
The answer seems clear enough. The only begotten son of God is exactly who he says he is,
exactly who the scriptures declare him to be. Yeshua was begotten of God before all things. He
was sent forth by God and he went forth in obedience to God as the suffering servant. He was
born of a woman under the law, lived as a man, was without sin and willingly died as the atoning
sacrifice for sin once and for all time. Yeshua was resurrected from the dead by the only one who
could save him from death. He was exalted to God’s right hand in the heavens and given a
throne with power and authority. He was given the name above every other name, the only
name given amongst men by which we are saved. Yeshua now sits at the right hand of power
awaiting the time when his enemies will be placed under his feet. He will return in power as the
son of David the conquering servant to take his throne in Israel and will then rule the kingdom
for 1000 years. In the end, when the last enemy death is done away with, he will hand back all
things to his God the father.
I know I likely missed a thing or two, but I cannot imagine covering every angle and entertaining
every argument that exists. The text is clear. Yeshua is the only begotten son, the actual Son of
God.
There will be no end to the disunity in religion until the Messiah returns. The cause of a majority
of division within most of Christianity is the doctrine of the trinity. You may have noticed I did not
speculate about the holy spirit. This is a whole separate subject, one I did not intend for this
book to consider.
Trinity is not the main issue itself, but the question is, who is the Messiah? Who is the anointed of
God?
(1 Cor. 8:6) “To us, there is one God the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist,
and one Lord, Yeshua the Messiah, through who are all things and through whom we exist.”

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Chapter One: 1+1+1=1?

Chapter Two: I AM who I am because I have been

Chapter Four: Blasphemy and the delegation of authority

Chapter Five: The humble beginnings of a humble “Theos”

Chapter Seven: The church of Jerom-egastine-atullian-poly-clem-ignati-anites

Chapter Eight: My Dad is bigger than your dad

Let's begin with,1 John 5:1-8:

(1 John 5:7 KJV)

I AM who I am because I have been

On pages 104 and 105, he then writes...

The right hand of power and the inheritance of the firstborn

Blasphemy and the delegation of authority

Let's consider the text in John 10:32-38.

The humble beginnings of a humble “Theos”

*angels-(Gen 6:2) ben Elohim, aka the sons of God

Church uncles, the godhead, and the sun rises

*Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, History of Trinitarian doctrines

The church of Jerom-egastine-atullian-poly-clem-ignati-anites

Ignatius to the Ephesians 7.22 (Long Recension)

Against Praxeas 9 tertullian

My Dad is bigger than your dad

The devil and his minions testify to the “Truth”

(Mark 1:24, 34)

(Luke 4:33-34; 41)

The Kurios Elohim and his son the Mashiach Theos

The Only Begotten Son

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