Humans are God

Why I Reject the Trinity Part: 3

“Let us make man in our image”
God

“The trinity doctrine, admitted by the Catholic Encyclopedia as unsupportable by either the Old Testament or New Testament, but only through "Christological speculation" severely corrupts the truth of the scriptures. Elohim, used 2,570 times throughout the scriptures refers to a plural family unit in the process of expanding. God considers individuals with His Spirit to be part of the Godhead already, in unity of purpose and ultimately in composition. Like the term "United States of America," considered as one unit or institution, the family of God or the kingdom of God is a singular unit ' consisting of many family members growing into the fullness of God.”

The Nature of God: Elohim, the God Family
John W. Ritenbaugh

This is my basic belief as well. As you read through the Bible you will find scriptures that speak of Him plural and singular. We perceive him talking to “himself” for instance regarding the tower of Babel, as if He needed the consultation.

Gen 11:7-8
“Come, let us go down there and confuse their language”

Maybe these are symbolisms to show the communion within a Trinity. Better yet, maybe they are anthropomorphisms for our inadequate human minds to try to understand God. Or, maybe He (Jehovah) is genuinely having discourse among the Elohim.

What would common sense tell us?
A. That the triune God in perfect communion and agreement within himself stops to have a chat with himself in order to tell himself, “let’s go down there.”
B. That a hierarchy of heavenly beings, the Elohim, talk with Yahweh and each other as different persons with different points of view and different levels of knowledge.

In a reference to the tower of Babel event found in Gen 11:8, some claim that because Jehovah is named as the one who scattered that he must have worked alone and therefore he is singular (Jehovah) and plural (Elohim) at the same time. Let’s consider that logic; for example in Gen 14:8 it talks about five kings that join battle in the vale of Siddim. Should we assume by this logic that five lone men joined in a war or that they brought their armies to fight? If the king of Sodom were to say “let us fight” would we assume that he was a plural yet singular being or that he had people with him?

In the family version of Elohim it allows for all things that come forth from Elohim to be “of God” yet not the very creator being “God” himself. Let’s be more specific. I believe the term God is misleading; since we see that we, humans, are also “god” (Elohim).

Psalm 82:6

"I said you are gods (Elohim), and all of you are sons of the Most High"

PART 4

Relationship with the "Trifecta"

Why I Reject the Trinity Part: 2

Some question the importance of pursuing this doctrine and deeper theology.
My belief is this: if God were present with us in some carnal form that our flesh could constantly perceive, then we could simply use our five senses to understand him and know him.

If a person truly does love Him and understands that the purpose of the Father’s reconciliation and Jesus’ ministry is simply for us to have eternal life (John 3:16); then we should receive and pursue that life.

John 17:3
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”

Revelation knowledge is our only means to know Him better. Doctrines that do not expose God truthfully hinder our ability to understand and enjoy that relationship. In essence to accept a false doctrine about Jesus or the Father, or to not care to know if it’s true or misleading, is to disregard the ministry and desire of them both. How you think about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit determines how you relate and respond to them.

If a person claims to love Jesus and the Father there is nothing else for them to do but pursue their truth and know them better. To reject the pursuit of knowing them is to reject eternal life and the core of their ministry. God gave his son to death so we could have eternal life, so we could know them.

PART 3

Lens

Why I Reject the Trinity Part: 1

“Many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view.” Obi-Wan Kenobi

There are many things to discuss in this teaching. First and foremost is lens.

Everyone one of us has a lens that we use to read the Bible and ancient text. Whenever two people talk about theology the conversation is rarely about the scriptural data it is about the lens we use to interpret that data. Things that Trinitarians believe are crystal clear, from my perspective, are not. Even if the decision regarding the Triune Jesus hinged on who could provide the longest list of ”irrefutable” verses we would not have an answer, we would only have a list and rhetoric.
The same is true for Liberals and Neo-Cons. They both look at the exact same data and draw two different conclusions. It is all lens.

The exclusive Trinitarian divinity of Jesus is a lens that most were raised with. These people never had a reason to reject it so it was never challenged. Now they read the Bible and see Trinity everywhere. We read Hebrew text, written by people who might stone you for Polytheism, and see plurality, therefore Trinity. It seems that most Trinitarians goal is to proof their theology with scripture. Rarely is the objective an unbiased pursuit of truth but rather a proof-texting for Trinitarianism. Believing this is the goal of most people, mine is now to disprove those proofs, offer a more cohesive lens, and explain my motivations for the non Trinitarian Jesus.

PART 2