Anti-Trinitarian Objection: "Jesus is a Man, not God According to Acts
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Unitarians often argue that Jesus is not God on the basis of the fact that Jesus is called a man in Acts 2:22. This argument is facile and easily refuted as this video demonstrates.
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Sensational...it is not only unitarians that goes to Acts 2:22 to point out that Jesus is just a man and therefore cannot be God. Christians believe that Jesus is both fully God and fully man. Pointing to his humanity does not refute his divinity since he posesses both.
@@scottgrey2877 "Jesus did not exist before he came to exist he is just a man" - you can believe that even tho its not true.
@@Thanos-kp5jr John 17 5 says you are wrong
@@albusai you do realise John 17:5 says that Jesus existed with the Father before the world existed
@@scottgrey2877 "all human beings are the Son of God" - in a sense all human beings are Sons of God by virtue that he is our creator and that he is our spiritual Father in heaven and we are his spiritual children. However we can never be the Son of God" that is reserved for only Jesus Christ.
@@scottgrey2877 "God sees his children as one child" - please provide me the chapter and verse from the bible that says what you are saying here?
Amen!
*Romans 10,8-13*
8 But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim:
*9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.*
10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
11 As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile- *the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,*
*13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”*
*Joel 2,32*
*And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord (YHWH) will be saved;* for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the Lord has said even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.
*Acts 10,36*
You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, *who is Lord of all.*
*Acts 4,11-12*
11 Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
12 Salvation is found in no one else, *for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”*
*1. Kor. 1,1-2*
1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere *who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ-their Lord and ours:*
So well said,, and thank you ✝️👈❤️
Thanks brother Anthony God bless
Thank you for your labour in the Lord.
... we may GROW up in all things INTO Him who is the head-Christ
- FROM whom the whole body, joined and knit TOGETHER by what every joint supplies,
ACCORDING TO the effective working by which EVERY PART does its share,
causes GROWTH of the body for the EDIFYING of itself in LOVE. (Ephesians 4:15-16).
Let us rejoice in the Lord, give thanks to God., love one another and pray for all saints and for our neighbors. Amen.
Yes He was fully a man but how does that mean He isn't God if the tabernacle doesn't restrict His presence at all
Of course, he was killed because he called himself God.
You've go to remember that Unitarians have their own reasons for clingng to false doctrine. Like atheists and evolutionists, the bottom line is about remaining unrepentant for sin, and not having a love for THE truth. (John 14 v 6 and 2 Thessalonians 2 v 10) In every testimony where Jesus actually appears to the person who prayed to Him, that person KNOWS that He [Jesus] is God. Without a new heart and the Holy Spirit no-one can get victory over sin in their life, which Romans 6 explains in detail.
God Bless you and your family,, Jesus is the son of God,or Son of Yahweh God is also God,,
The problem is that the doctrine of the Trinity is not obvious in the Bible, you can't even came up to a conclusion of the Trinity if no body will tell you.
Actually before the book of Acts, Peter by the inspiration of God who is the Father know exactly who Jesus was (Matthew16:16) "You are the Christ Son of the living God".
Jesus is the Son of God not God the son..
Trinity is nonsense
The Son of God (John 20:31) is "my God" (John 20:28).
What do you believe is the truth meaning of hell ???
Amen
Yahweh was manifest in the flesh in Yahshua, HALLELUYAH
Obviously Jesus is a man lol, what would be the point dying on a cross if HE wasn't? But just by pointing out I have flesh and bones does not show I don't also have a Spirit, likewise showing Christ's human nature does nothing to discredit Christ's eternal nature. Some verses speak of Christ's humanity, others His divinity. To understand what is happening we must understand that Christ is both Spirit and Flesh, just as us, the difference being Christ's Spirit is eternal and upholds all things. Jesus said He would raise His body, who is the "I" Jesus is referring? Obviously not the flesh because it is the one being raised. So who is the "I" ? Well the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Christ is used interchangeably with the Holy Spirit. Jesus Himself said God is Spirit. So Christ is both fully God, fully man. Christ is the Spirit embodied, the Father clothed in flesh. The distinction between Son and Father is that of natures not persons. Man is composed of Spirit and body, so also Christ. According to the flesh Christ possessed a human will, physical limitations as all, as to truly atone in our place. As for Spirit, God, Eternal. According to the flesh grew in wisdom and favor, was tempted, grew tired, in reliance on the Spirit. According to the Spirit all knowing, all powerful, omnipresent. But at no point in Person is the Son distinct from the Father/Spirit, only in nature. This is the point most people miss, Christ applied the titles of YHWH to Himself, for example first and last. Christ said HE will come riding on the clouds, another YHWH title. Christ also declared He was the "I AM" which is another YHWH title. So we can't say Christ is distinct from YHWH in person, only in nature, as YHWH is Spirit, and Christ is the Spirit manifested in the flesh. Jesus said, "not my will be done but yours." Understand this demonstrates the human will in submission to the will of the Spirit, with no distinction of person. By becoming man, this was not limited to merely having a body, but also the physical will to eat, to learn, to rest, to overcome temptation through reliance on the Spirit. But again the flesh and the Spirit make up 1 person, not 2 not 3. Isaiah 9:6
Another verse that makes it impossible to deny the deity of Jesus Christ, is Acts 20:28 which ends, '... the church of God which He has purchased with His own blood.'. A straight reading of Genesis 2:7 makes it impossible to separate soul from body and spirit. Even animals have 'nephesh', the Hebrew word for soul. Jesus keeps these two (body and soul) together in Matthew 10:28. Both are dead without His breath of life (spirit) being received. Ecclesiastes 12:7.
Genesis 2: 7 says Adam became a living soul, not that he had a soul. In the same way animals are called as being, not having living souls. So the whole trinity comparison fails.
@@bardowesselius4121 I see that my reply has disappeared, possibly due to including an altered URL. So first I refer you to Genesis 1 v 20 and 24 which uses nephesh for 'has life', in respect of.every living creature that moves in the waters, in the air, and on land. Please check that for yourself. Please also read the following qiotation from the page that I tried to link. (I am sure google will find ut for you if you quote a sentence.)
'Nephesh
Appendix 13 to The Companion Bible
The word nephesh occurs 754 times in the Hebrew Old Testament.
In the A.V. and R.V. it is translated "soul" 472 times, while in the other 282 places it is represented by forty-four different words or phrases. In fifty-three of these places there is a marginal rendering which calls attention to the fact that the word is "nephesh", while in 229 passages the English reader has hitherto been left in ignorance of the fact. The English word "soul" is in every occurrence the rendering of the Hebrew nephesh, except in Job 30:15 and Isa. 57:16.
Though, with these two exceptions, the English word "soul" always represents the Hebrew nephesh, nephesh is not always translated "soul".
This Appendix will exhibit all the varieties of translation; and, while it is not intended to teach either Theology or Psychology, it will give such information as will enable every Bible reader to form his own views and come to his own conclusions on an important subject, about which there is such great controversy.
This can be done only by giving every occurrence of the Hebrew word nephesh...'
Nephesh refers to 'soul life' in a general sense. It is not that difficult. Translators make it difficult.
@@scottgrey2877 He was the Resurrection and the Life both before He died and after He was raised from the dead. His soul was made an offering fior sin but since He was sinless in Himself, death could not hold Him. In fact, He abolished death for those who believe in Him through whom eternal life is received, according to God's gracious plan of redemption from the power of sin.
@@chiaratiara2575 Jesus was sinless because his God gave him the power to be that. He was sinless because he was led by the spirit of his God and Father and was obedient to death. That is why God raised him from the dead. And now the risen Christ gives us the power to overcome sin and death as well, as long we follow him in obedience. It is ultimately God's work in and through us, with Jesus as His mediator and example to follow.
3:33 Mr. Anthony your thinking 0n 1 Peter 1:1 is so bad, it's a salutation, just check all the other books, Galatians 1:1 "but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead." Ephesians 1:2 "May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace." 1 THESSALONIANS 1 "...in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." 1 TIMOTHY 1"May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace," Etc, Etc, Like always trying to take a verse out of context to fit your poor understanding.
Twisting the obvious scripture to your own destruction. Even the risen Christ still has a God in Revelation 3:12. Repent.
But you didn't show how he twisted it, you just jump to another text, that you think supports your position.
@@jeffdowns1038 the text is clear. Jesus is a man through whom God the Father works. Jesus said it many times himself. He spoke the words the Father gave him to speak and it was the Father doing the works. And now the exalted Jesus is doing the same in His body of believers, so we may be one with God and Jesus as they are one.
@@bardowesselius4121 Again, you can't just jump to verses that seem like they support your position (they don't) and ignore the evidence presented. Jesus in Revelation is also worshipped together with God by every creature in existence (Revelation 5:13-14; 20:4-6) and shares the throne of Heaven with God above all creatures (Revelation 7:17; 22:1-3). The point of Him saying that the words were not His was to illustrate that His doctrine and works were not His own invention but were His from and by the Father, because He and the Father are inseparable. You understand that verses which point to Christ as a man or as a distinct person from the Father don't phase Trinitarians who believe that He is both God and man and is not the same person as the Father, don't you? We have an account for why there are verses which clearly portray Jesus as divine, which clearly portray Him as man, and which clearly portray Him as distinct from the Father, you don't. Maybe it is you who are twisting the Scriptures to your own destruction. Maybe it is you who should repent with your manmade doctrines.
@@overthinker117 I am not denying Jesus is divine and has been given all authority to rule the entire creation. Does not make him God Almighty though.
@@bardowesselius4121 The fact that He is equal to God, as I showed with only a couple of the hundreds of verses I could have cited, makes Him God in essence by necessity. He is shown to possess the attributes, names, powers, authority, and honor which God alone possesses: things which _no_ creature, no matter how highly exalted, could ever possess without there being a contradiction in the Scriptures. It’s insane that I even have to prove this. If He’s equal to God Almighty, He is God Almighty. Your religion teaches that a created being can be equal to God and can be worshipped alongside God: that is the blasphemy, not what we believe.
The next chapter calls Jesus the 'Author of life'.
Yeah sure, Acts is trying to say that Jesus was only a man 🙄
Yep, i faced a muslims using this same arguement. Acts 3 and 7 CLEARLY despicts Jesus as YHWH,
The bible(s) are corrupted by man, how can you base your salvation on a book with endless contradictions?The Trinity is a creation of man, Just ask yourself if you are sincerely searching for the truth regardless of what you will find. otherwise you are just doing yourself a disservice.
@@mcLynguistDisagree with you, everything in your comment is False !!!
Hey brother Rogers keep up the good work
Outstanding explanation to a Unitarian position that seems difficult to refute.
You hit on all cylinders... Great job !!!
Excellent, proving the deity of Christ from Acts is very important when dealing with Unitarians.
@@scottgrey2877 Jesus applied the divine name Ego Eimi “I AM” to himself. If you deny that Jesus is the “I AM”, you will die in your sins.
“Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.” John 8:24
@@scottgrey2877 name or not, it is a title of divinity. Some translations say “I am He”, but “He” is not in the original. What mere man can say you must believe “I am” for your sins to be forgiven?
@@scottgrey2877 yes it is. There, now it’s even.
@@scottgrey2877 tell that to Moses.
@@scottgrey2877 The deity of Jesus is already established in Revelation 1:17 when he said “I am the first and the last”. This is the OT name of Yahweh as in Isaiah 41:4. No mere creature, no matter how highly exalted can truly claim to be the first and the last as Yahweh can. Jesus has a unique role as the mediator between God and man; in his subordinate role he refers to the Father as his God, but in no way can this be taken as him being inferior to the Father when you look at the broader context. Jesus Christ is “God over all”:
“To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.” (Romans 9:5, ESV)
Amen 🙏 thank you for this Anthony..
Excellent work; I'm loving these short, informative clips. John's prologue alone utterly decimates anti-trinitarianism. One has to utterly butcher scripture and employ eisegesis in order to deny Christ's deity.
AMEN ! Great video !!
Peter teaches that JESUS is the Word of God (1 Peter 1:23-25), the Lord of King David (Acts1:34-36 and 1Peter 3:22).
Even more, Peter explains that Jesus is the Author of Life (Acts3:13-14).
Wow Thanks !! I am banned from Fb for exposing islam and defending YESHUA AS GOD.
Now i have more to share when i get back 😘
FB is on their knees to the satanic Islamic force. God is sovereign. The Word of God cannot be blocked. Praise the Lord.
Man!! for a second I thought you were about to say that Jesus was only a man.
Your title had me confused. Glad it's a refutation. God Bless brother
But peter said to the crowds " who God made a Lord...its the Lordship of messiah...He said himself...The LORD your God .is 1 Lord...and peter said that LORD God made yeshua into a Lord...
Psalms all caps LORD is the LORD God...little Lord is yeshua ...the Lordship of Christ.
Thanks for this video - very well explained. Could you please do a response to Witsit Getsit who claims that the Trinity is wrong and Jesus not God?
Thank you so much. God bless!
2:30 Where is the verse in the Bible that says two natures?
Acts 2:21-22.
John 1 v 14 "The word (God) became flesh ( Man)"
Col 2 v 9 ". In Him all the fullness of Deity (God) dwells in bodily form (man)
God is Spirit, but that Spirit fully dwells in Jesus.
Then let them explain at CHRISTS baptism by John the baptist , the voice of GOD , the dove representing the HOLY SPIRIT that rested on JESUS shoulder , all in the same place at the same time ....
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from you; it is the gift of God; it is not from works, so no one may boast" (Ephesians 2: 8-9)
"But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.” (Acts 15:11)
Jesus IS God.
I love the soul/body example. This is how I "prove" the Trinity. We were made in Gods' image, this means body/soul/heart(mind). Most believe that we at least have a body and a soul.
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The greatest miracle that *God the Father* did through *the man Christ Jesus* was when **HE** died and raised **HIMSELF** from the dead.
The man Christ Jesus was not a genuinely human _creation_ of God the Father.
The man Christ Jesus is the genuinely human _manifestation_ of God the Father.
1 TIMOTHY 3:16 (KJV)
And without controversy *great* is the *mystery* of godliness: *GOD was manifest in the flesh,* justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Mal 3:1 (Isa 40:3; Matt 3:3,11:10)
Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me. And HaAdon (The Lord), whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,” Says YHVH of hosts
הנני שלח מלאכי ופנה דרך לפני ופתאם יבוא אל היכלו האדון אשר אתם מבקשים ומלאך הברית אשר אתם חפצים הנה בא אמר יהוה צבאות׃
🌾 Behold, I send My messenger, and he will prepare the way before Me and HaAdon will suddenly come to His temple
הנני שלח מלאכי ופנה דרך לפני ופתאם יבוא אל היכלו האדון
👉 John like Elijah shall go (ילך [Isa 6:8]) to man (Adam [Luk 1:13-17]), lest the destruction/desolation (השד H7710 [Isa 51:19]) shall fall (נפל ) (upon them) - according to the interpretation (כפתרון H6623 [Gen 40:5]) for “Elijah He shall comes [Mal 4:5;Matt 3:3]“
יוחנן כמו אליה ילך לאדם פן נפל השד ; כפתרון יבוא הוא אליה
👉 And John (יוחנן G2491,H3110) will clear the way (ונשל H5394) for the King (i.e. Messiah) to turn away (פנה H6437) the anger of YAH, HaAdon (The Lord) will suddenly come to His temple
ונשל יוחנן דרך למלך פנה אפי יה ; פתאם יבוא אל היכלו האדון
👉 Rejoice (H7442 [Deu 32:43;Ps 81:1]) All the oppressed, the Isle shall fall down (H5307 [Ps 72:10-11]) before the Messiah; His Majesty/Honor (הוד H1935) Kingdom/Royalty (מלכות H4438 [1Ch 29:25]) shall come and there is no darkness (H652) (in it) [1Ch 29:25;1 John 1:5]
הרננו כל דך נפל אי לפני המשיח ; יבוא הוד מלכות אין אפל הוא
🛆 This verse was understood to refer to the Prophet Elijah who was supposed to come before Messiah to prepare His way. [Isa 40:3; Matt 3:3,11:10].
🛆 Now we can better understand why Jesus said in [Matt 17:12 ;Mark 9:13] - ” But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished “.
🛆 Elijah did indeed come as John (Luk 1:13-17) just as testified by this decoded verse, although many did not realize that including John himself [John 1:21].
☐ This is another hidden prophecy, that Jesus was showing us : that it was already foretold long ago, to confirm the promise of God, it’s fulfilment and His divine foreknowledge of things because He is the WORD of GOD, the author and revealer of TRUTH written in the scriptures.
☐ See other similar hidden prophecies in verses like Ps 41:9, Psalm 22:1, 2Ki 2:12, Jon 1:6, Dan 5:25, Deu 4:36.
➣ Isa 40:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of YHVH; Make straight in the desert A highway for our Elohim”
➣ Mal 4:5-6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of YHVH. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.
➣ Luk 1:17,76,79 He (John) will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.. And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.. To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”
➣ Isa 57:14 And one shall say, “Heap it up! Heap it up! Prepare the way, Take the stumbling block out of the way of My people”
➣ Isa 62:10 Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a banner for the peoples!
➣ Deu 32:43 Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people; For He will avenge the blood of His servants, and render vengeance to His adversaries; He will provide atonement for His land and His people.
➣ Ps 72:10-14 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts. .Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him. For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper. He will spare the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy. He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
➣ 1Ch 29:25 So YHVH exalted Solomon (Foreshadow the King Messiah, on the throne of David) exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
➣ Rev 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!
➣ Dan 7:27 Then the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey Him.
➣ Rev 21:23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.
➣ 1John 1:5b God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
My comeback: Affirming the Consequent. Jesus also does his works (Jn 5:17).
If I say my Father did his work on the New York New York Hotel here in Las Vegas, that does not rule out my Father’s Co Workers from also working on the New York New York Hotel. Just that I am Affirming my Father’s contribution to the building of the New York New York Hotel. Likewise, all Jesus is doing is affirming the Father’s work in him. Not that Jesus also does not do his works along with the Father.
Would you have a discussion with the channel named “Kingdom in Context” on the trinity? He said he’d gladly have you on. There’ve been a couple guys but no one that really knew how to defend the trinity.
Thanks for your work. 🙏👍
thank you
thanks AR ...👍
Amen 🙏
Great job boss!
spirit of antichrist talking.
Jesus is YHWH (Acts 2:21; cf. Joel 2:32).
There are no texts in the Greek that suggests that Jesus has two natures at the one time. To be God is not a nature. To be human is. The ancient words translated as god simply means a powerful one or a strong one or a mighty one.
Acts 2:21-22
@@kardiognostesministries8150 Acts 2:21-22 does not teach that Jesus is God
@@watchtowerdefence571Peter quotes Joel 3:5 (LXX) and it applies it to Jesus demonstrating Jesus is YHWH in Acts 2:21.
@@kardiognostesministries8150 Acts 2:21 does not apply that text to Jesus. This text refers to the Almighty God.
Veres 22 moves from God to the one that God used - his son Jesus.
Acts 2:22 ""Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed *_through_* Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know--" (NASV)
Most Bibles use the word *_through_* the KJV uses *-by._* The Greek text uses the word "dia" meaning "a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through". This shows that Jesus was Goi\ds agent, the one that God acted through in order for Jesus to perform miracles and wonders
@@kardiognostesministries8150 Acts 2:21 talks about YHVH. YHVH is the God of the Israelites. Peter is speaking to Jews who many for that first time had heard about Jesus as they came to cirt form far away places.
The topic changes now to Jesus and the one that YHVH (God) used to call the Jews to repentance. Paul is pointing out that God (YHVH by means of the powerful works was backing the man Jesus that had recently been executed.
(Acts 2:22) . . .“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene was a man publicly shown to you by God *through_(dia)_* powerful works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst. . .
Most Bibles translate the Greek word "dia" as THROUGH. Some Bibles like the KJ uses the word "by". _("among you by miracles and wonders and signs,")_
This Greek word "dia" a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act - through