One God Report
This podcast discusses biblical topics and texts that emphasize the oneness of God, arguing against the doctrine of the Trinity. The host, William Schlegel, focuses on the teachings of Jesus, who is presented as the Messiah, or the Anointed One, of the one God. Listeners can expect an exploration of scriptures that highlight the distinction between God and Jesus, with an emphasis on Jesus' death and resurrection. The show appears to be a theological discussion aimed at those interested in non-trinitarian Christian perspectives.
Episodes
176) Lessons from October 7
Two lessons from October 7 Hamas attack on Israel:1. Hamas knew the attack would provoke a response from Israel. Perhaps Hamas underestimated Israel's response, but it wanted the Israeli response.2. The Hamas attack on Israel has resulted in much devastation and destruction of the perpetrators. It may have gained some propaganda ground, but it resulted in the desires of the perpetrators to com
175) The REV (Revised English Version) Bible Translation: Uniqueness and Distinctives, Old Testament
The distinctives and uniqueness of the REV (Revised EnglishVersion) non-Trinitarian translation of the Bible. Old Testament examples. Resources: REVBible Translationhttps://revbible.com/Gen/1/1 Lightof Messiah Israel Trip April 1-15, 2027 Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586730625381 RegistrationLight of Messiah Israel Trip (Pilgrim Tours)https://www.pilgrimtours.com/groups
174) Who is the Son of God in the Bible? Deity of Christ claims dishonor the Son of God, Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ.
All deity-of-Christ claims not only dishonor the Father, butthey also dishonor the Son, the Christ, the man Jesus of Nazareth, theJew who was born in Bethlehem some 2000 years ago. In fact, all deity-of-Christ claims in theend deny that the human person Jesus of Nazareth ever existed. Other Resources:Son of God in the Bible https://youtu.be/WaDElO7wU_8Bill Schlegel One God Report: https://www.you
173) Who is the One God of the Bible? The Trinity? The Father? Jesus?
Is the Father alone the One God, or is the Trinity theOne God MainstreamChristianity insists that there is one God, but for mainstream Christianity theone God is made up of three persons. MainstreamChristianity reasons that since Jesus is God, then God the Father alone is notthe one God. Either a multi-person God (the Father and the Son, and then Spirittogether) are the one God, or the Father, a
172) The Virgin Birth: Essential? Emphasized? Necessary?
Is the Virgin Birth of Jesus something emphasized in the Bible and presented as essential for who Jesus is, and for salvation?The virgin conception and birth as a sign, evidence of God's involvement in the birth and life of the man Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Son of God.Full text: https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-virgin-birth-essential-necessary.htmlOther Resources:Son of G
170) Who are You, IRAN? with Shlomi Michaels
In this guest post, Professor Shlomi Michaels outlines six different, often opposing factions within the modern country of Iran.1. Shia Twelver Mahdi Eschatologists, including the Supreme Leader2. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)3. The Civilian Government4. The Iranian Armed Forces (Artesh)5. People of the Silenced Majority6. The Ethnic MinoritiesUnderstanding these different - often oppos
170) “Isaiah Saw the God Jesus”, John 12:37-41
“Deity of Christ” believers have claimed that Isaiah saw Jesus, the “second person of the Godhead”, in Isaiah’s vision of God recorded in Isaiah 6. The deity-of-Christ claim is that when John wrote, “Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke of him” (John 12:41) that when Isaiah saw God sitting on his throne in a vision, Isaiah saw Jesus.Did the prophet Isaiah, who claimed the God of Isr
169) The Trinity is from the Cappadocian Fathers, with Sam Tideman
Belief that God of the Bible is three-in-One stems back tothe Cappadocian Fathers. If you are a Christian and you don’t know who the CappadocianFathers were and their role in developing the Trinity doctrine, this podcast isfor you. In this episode Sam Tideman (Transfigured podcast) addressesquestions like these:· Who were the Cappadocian Fathers?· What were the circumstances thatbrou
168) Dwelt in Us, or Dwelt Among Us?
In this podcast I focus on a few additional interpretive issues of specific words in John 1:14 that mainstream Christians interpret as evidence that God became man.The verb σκηνόω (dwell, tabernacle) is not used of God elsewhere in the Septuagint, while its New Testament occurrences do not naturally support the idea of God incarnating himself in a human body. The traditional translation "dwel
167) Does the Bible TEACH the Trinity, but Luke Jones
No one in the Bible teaches that God is a Trinity. Husbandand Dad Seeks our God and Father: Interview with Luke Joneshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCh_RCxVRWg If the Bible is Right, Godis NOT a Trinityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1-qBYVrkdU Bill Schlegel (One God Report)https://www.youtube.com/@billschlegel1 Land and Bible (Schlegel blog)https://landandbible.blogspot.com/
166) What about John 1? (What John 1:1-4 Means)
This episode argues for anon-Trinitarian, “new beginning” interpretation of John 1:1–4. John’s“beginning” does not refer to Genesis creation or a preexistent divine Christ,but to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry and the gospel message. “the Word” isthe human Jesus functioning as God’s ultimate spokesman and agent, with phraseslike “the Word was with God” and “the Word was God” describing Jesus’ in
165) The Nephilim and Sons of God are Human Beings in Genesis 6:1-4
The Sons of God and Nephilim are Human Beings in Genesis6:1-4 (and Numbers 13:33). Resources:Commentaryon Genesis 6:1-13 by Todd Morrelhttps://landandbible.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-sons-of-god-and-nephilim-are-human.html MeridithCline: “Divine Kingship and Genesis 6:1-4”chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://meredithkline.com/files/articles/Divine-Kingship-and-Genesis-6_1-4.pd
164) The Angel-Messenger מַלְאַ֙ךְ in the Bible
This podcast gives a few examplesof how the Messenger Malach מַלְאַ֧ךְ in the Hebrew Bible represented or “was” the One who Sent him See also, podcast #130 “Agency in the Bible: The Human Person Jesus “was” the Father”https://youtu.be/s8FqSysuUGY Theprinciple or practice of the מַלְאַ֧ךְ malach messenger, the one sent. Understanding the Messenger principle is crucial to understanding how many “pe
162) Jesus Given Authority to Give Eternal Life
John’s Gospel declares that the Man Jesus has authority to giveeternal life to others. It is not the God Jesus, and it is not the God-Man Jesuswho has power and authority to raise the dead. See how exalted man is in theeyes of God? God gave such authority toa human being. To deny that God has given this authority and power to a humanbeing and instead claim the power is in the hands of a god-man,
161) The Trinity and Deuteronomy 13, "a god which you have not known"
If the Trinity is a G/god that Israel had not known, then according to Deuteronomy 13 it is an idol. It is an idol that did not bring Israel out of Egypt, and can be considered a test to see if people truly love the LORD God of the Bible.Resources:Is the Trinity in the Bible and If So, Where?How and When was the Trinity Revealed?https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUqWXumvcp5oS-1KphxpNL8tIml3tf
160) Israel Tour Announcement (in April 2027)
Join John Schoenheit (President and Senior Researcher at Spirit & Truth Fellowship International) and Bill Schlegel (author of the Satellite Bible Atlas and host of the One God Report podcast) on a 15 day trip to Israel, April 1-15, 2027..Youtube version of this announcement with aerial video of biblical locations mentioned.https://youtu.be/dEBBByvuB4YResource links:Light of Messiah Facebook g
159) Israel, Gaza, Iran & Purim
No one foresaw the events that happened in the Middle East following the horrendous attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023.Within 2 1/2 years, leaders of Israel's enemies: Hamas, Hizbollah, Syria and Iran are gone. The parallels between the destiny of Haman, the enemy of the Jews some 2450 years ago, and of the destiny of the enemies of the Jews today can not be overlooked.https://www.yo
158) "Jesus Claimed to be God, and the Jews Knew It!" (John 10:33)
In John 10:30-33, was Jesus claiming to be God, and the religious leaders in Jerusalem knew it?Discussion with Troy Salinger (Author, Painter: Let the Truth Come Out) focusing in on John 10:30, 33:“I and the Father are one." The Judeans replied, "We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, make yourself God." Resources:Let the Truth Come Out,
157) Christianity's Identity Crisis: Who is God?
"The Trinity is God. The Father is God. The Son is God. The Spirit is God.""God is three persons but God is he".In mainstream Christianity there is real confusion and an identity crises about who God is, how many persons God is, and who and what the title “God” refers to. Mainstream Christianity also presents a identity confusion about who Jesus is. "Jesus is God. Jesus is
156) Bill and Stephanie Schlegel, "We were wrong": From Trinity to One God the Father, and One Lord Jesus Christ
Testimony of Bill and Stephanie Schlegel as they came to understand that the God of the Scriptures is the Father alone, and not a tri-person being. And, that the man Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ, the human Son of God.Given at Lakeshore Bible Church, Tempe, Arizona, December 2021.https://www.youtube.com/@UCUfTuhU3tvHcv2dOZuuyhQA Bill Schlegel Blog: https://landandbible.blogspot.com/
155) Husband and Dad Seeks our God and Father: Interview with Luke Jones
Through studying early church history, Luke Jones came to understand that Christians of the 1st three centuries after Jesus were not Trinitarians. That fact set him on a search to discover who the true God of the Bible is.Resources: “TheCost of Truth”:Podcast:https://youtu.be/rGJR3OJB9vYBook: https://www.amazon.com/Cost-Truth-Biblical-Unitarian-Christians/dp/1736918052 ForestMaready, “Why Some Chr
154) Psalm 110: the Human King-Priest at the Right hand of God (Part 2)
Part 2 of an exposition of Psalm 110.Psalm 110shows that the one “at the right hand” of God not only has been given the authority to rule as YHVH’s designated King Messiah, but is also appointed by YHVH as Priest Messiah. The high priest mediates between humans and God. The author of Hebrews emphasizes the mediatorial role of Yeshua the Messiah who as our high priest has gone into the presence of
153) The King-Priest at the Right hand of God, Psalm 110:1
“The Priest-King at the Right Hand of Yahweh (Psalm 110:1)” examines Psalm 110:1 by focusing on the Hebrew text and how it has been understood in both Jewish and Christian interpretations. The author explains that Yahweh (God) speaks to “my Lord,” whom he identifies as the Messiah—a figure greater than David though his descendant—and critiques interpretations that use the verse to argue for Chris
152) Raised on the 3rd Day, According to the Scriptures Answering Rabbi Tovia Singer, with Troy Salinger
Raised on the 3rd Day, According to theScripturesAnsweringRabbi Tovia Singer, with Troy Salinger TroySalinger explains, using Jewish/Rabbinic principals of interpretation, howJesus and Paul could claim that the Jesus resurrection from the dead on the 3rdday was “according to the scriptures. Previousepisode:AnsweringRabbi Tovia Singer: Jewish Hermeneutics, with Troy Salinger (Audio, firstinstallme
151) Answering Rabbi Tovia Singer: Jewish Hermeneutics, with Troy Salinger
In this episode we hear Troy Salingers article called “AnsweringRabbi Tovia Singer: Jewish Hermeneutics/The Resurrection of The Messiah on 3rdDay”. The article appears on Salinger’s “Let the Truth Come Out” website.Salinger begins by outlining the interpretive methods usedby ancient Jewish rabbis, contrasting them with the typical modern Christianemphasis on literal, historical–grammatical interpr
150) "The Word became flesh and dwelt IN us" John 1:14 Dialog with Sam Tideman
In this episode I dialog with Sam Tideman’s “Transfigured” Podcaston John 1:14. Sam reviewed the previous One God Report podcast (#148) called“The Word became Flesh (Sustenance): A Metaphorical Interpretation of"Flesh". In this current podcast I dialog with Sam about two of hismain points:1. Is the “became flesh” language of John 1:14 to be associated with mainstreamChristianity’s “Eucharist”and2
149 The Word became Flesh (Sustenance). A Metaphorical Interpretation of Flesh
The short statement in John 1:14 that“the Word became flesh” is understood by mainstream Christianity to be adeclaration that the difference between who God is and who man is was breached,that God became man. Anyone interested in considering the many and variousproblems with the “G/god became man” interpretations of this verse can see thearticle/podcast #39 “The Word became Flesh? Why John 1:14 do
148) Is Jesus a God-Man (in the Bible)?
Does the Bible Declare that “Jesus a God-Man”?We compare mainstream Christian belief with the biblical declarations and find a big difference.Some Scriptures from this episode:John8:40: “I am a man who told you the truth that I heard from God…” Acts2:22: "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attestedto you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did throug
147) The Prologue of John - - in the Body of the Gospel of John
The straight-line connectionsbetween statements in the Prologue to the body of the Gospel of John show thatthe Prologue is introducing the human person Jesus of Nazareth. The man Jesusand his ministry are described with the same terms in the body of the Gospelthat are introduced in the Prologue. These parallels between the Prologue and the lifeof the human person Jesus as described in the body of
146) John 1 is NOT Genesis 1: Totally Different Contexts
By comparing Genesis 1:1-18 with John 1:1-18 we can understand that the two chapters are describing different events.There are a few words that are common to both Genesis 1 and John 1, like "in, beginning, light, and darkness", but the words have a different meaning than in Genesis.Many key words which are in Genesis 1:1-5 which are not in John 1:1-5: created, heavens, earth, waters, fac
145) In a World Filled with Lies - UNDERSTAND and KNOW Me
The world is full of lies. Political and religious lies abound.The Bible cuts through all those lies and declares that our heavenly Father (יהוה) is the only true God and that the human person Jesus is the Lord Christ. The Bible declares that there is no mystery about how many God is. There is no identity confusion about who or how many God is. Humans can know that the Father is the only God, th
144) Philippians 2: God, God-Man, or Man?
Does Philippians 2:5-11 describe an eternal pre-incarnate God the Son humbling himself to become man?No.Philippians 2:5-11 is about the decisions, actions and attitude of the man Christ Jesus, and his eventual exaltation by his God.Philippians 2: Did God become Man?https://youtu.be/ntg8KvZ2pSQDeity of Christ Interpretations Dishonor the Man Jesus Christhttps://youtu.be/R2VOKEvGqAwFull text here:ht
143) A Cult! You Don't Believe in a Tri-persons god and a god-man!
Ever since I’ve come to believe that God is the Father, and that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that the spirit is the Spirit of God, people have said – actually Christian people have said - that I’m part of a cult. They mean it, of course, in a derogatory, pejorative sense. If the belief in the Trinity, three divine persons in one essence, and the belief in a fully-god-fully-man-Christ,
142) I Share my Glory with No Other. "See, Jesus is God!"
Isaiah 42:8 I am YHVH (Yahweh, Yehovah), that ismy name; my glory (cavod, כָבוֹד) I give to no other,nor my praise to graven images. Deityof Christ theologians claim that since Jesus has (God’s) glory, or was given glory by God, he must be God, because God doesn’t give His glory to anyone else. That claim is a philosophical, rationalistic kind of claim that no one in the Bible makes. It’s kind of
141) The Biblical Promise is Resurrection, NOT Dis-embodied Escape to Heaven
This episode continues the contrast between the biblicaldoctrine of the hope of resurrection of the dead compared to the common mainstreamChristian expressions about death being only the separation of the soul fromthe body and so-called promise of going to heaven. Whilethe New Testament emphasizes the bodily resurrection of Jesus and the futureresurrection of believers, many Christians today speak
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140) The Big Lie: “Death is the Separation of the Soul from the Body”
Many mainstream Christians claim that at death, only thebody dies while the soul lives on, consciously entering the presence of God. In this view, believers never really die—they skip over death entirely by transitioning instantly into eternal life.There is no place in the Bible that defines death as the separation of the soul from the body.So where did this concept come from?Plato’s Influence: No
139) Problems With Trinitarian Doctrinal Statements
Doctrinal Statements of Trinitarian Seminaries, Universities and Churches have problems, such as:1. The first two statements often contradict each other. Protestant institutions declare the Scriptures are the sole authority for belief and practice, and then in the next breath describe and eternal multi-person god who is never described in such terms in the Bible.2. Doctrinal statements off refer t
16) The Gospel of John in the Historical Context of New Creation, and in New Testament Agreement
In this podcast we take a closer look at the historical context in which 1st century readers of John’s Gospel would have understood this Gospel to be about a new beginning. We will also see how other New Testament authors saw in Jesus a new beginning, the beginning of God’s new creation. Finally, we will note one big problem with the typical “deity of Christ” interpretation of John 1:1.For full wr
138) Trinitarian Methodology and Language is NOT Biblical
Many Trinitarians claim the Trinity is "biblical". This episode presents two reasons why that claim is faulty:1. The Trinitarian methodology - how they arrive at believing that the one God is multi-persons - is not biblical.2. The language used, in fact needed, to describe the Trinity and the "deity of Christ is is not biblical.#trinity, biblicalunitarian, #deityofchrist
137) Deity of Christ Interpretations Dishonor the Christ, Jesus of Nazaereth
In this current podcast we discuss another HIGH cost to payfor any deity of Christ interpretation of Scripture. All deity of Christ claims not only dishonor the Father, but they also dishonor the Christ, the man Jesus of Nazareth, the Jew who was born in Bethlehem some 2000 years ago. In fact, all deity of Christ claims in the end deny that the human person Jesus Christ ever existed.
136) The High Cost of Deity of Christ Interpretations: Dishonoring the Father
Deity of Christ Interpretations of the Bible Dishonor the Father, the Only True God If Jesus is God, then God the Father is not the one true God. The claim that “Jesus is God” becomes the main building block used by humans to construct a multi-person god. If Jesus is one member of a multi-person (or a Triune god) then the multi-person god is the one God, and the Father is not. Mainstream Christia
135) The Apostle Peter was NOT a Trinitarian (If the Bible is Right, God is Not a Trinity, Part 3)
In previous episodes, we saw that no one in the Bible - notJesus, not Moses, not Isaiah or any other prophet, not Peter, not Paul or any other apostle – no one proclaimed or described that God is three in one. Rather, we saw specifically that God is the Father alone, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. We looked at Paul’s description of God and the Lord Jesus Christ in Ephesians 1.To Paul, God is n
134) If the Bible is Right, God is NOT a Trinity (Part 2)
00:00 God is Never a Trinity in the Bible. 03:14 God is always referred to with singular pronouns.HE did great things through Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is someone else, a different “person and being” thanGod. 04:18 Typical Responses from the Previous podcast,and why they fall short. No one showed a place in the Bible where God is described or revealed to be a Trinity. Trinitarian a
133) If the Bible is Right, God is NOT a Trinity
In the Bible, God is never a trinity. Neither in Hebrew
Scriptures, nor the New Testament is God ever a Trinity.
God is never declared to be triune by anyone in the Bible: not by Moses, the prophets, Jesus or the apostles. No one in the Bible ever mentions the “mystery” about the Triune nature (persons) of God. The Bible never records any opposition to the Triune nature of God being proclaimed
132) Gospel of John: Deity of Christ Interpreters are Wrong
In this episode we explain how the deity-of-Christ interpretation of John’s Gospel is wrong.
Three, Yea verily Four Keys to Understanding John’s Gospel
1.
The Purpose statement of the author, John 20:30-31
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence
of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
131) Biblical Unitarianism: What is it?
A brief description of four main beliefs of Biblical Unitarians.
1. God Is One, the Father.
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Deuteronomy 6:4 “YHVH our God, YHVH is one”. Mark 12:32 “He (not they) is one.”
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John 17:3 “Father…this is eternal life, to know you, the only true
God…”
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1 Corinthians 8:6 “As for us, there is one God, the Father…”.
2. Jesus Is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God
3. The
130) Agency: The Human Person Jesus Represents the Father, and "Was" the Father
For full written text see here:
https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2025/01/agency-in-bible.html
In the Bible, God is often represented by the messengers he sends. Even beyond just representing God, God’s very
presence was in and with the messenger.
When God gave words to his messengers to speak, it was God speaking.
When God gave authority and power to his
messengers to perform miraculous deeds,
129) "Before Abraham Comes to be (in the future), I am" John 8:58
The key error of the "pre-incarnate" Christ understanding of John 8:58 is in translating Jesus’ statement about Abraham in the past when it refers to Abraham coming to be in the future.
In all other occurrences in John of the word under consideration (γενέσθαι genesthai) does not communicate something in the past tense but rather denotes someone or something that potentially could be or will be
128) Atonement and Reconciliation - Someone else paid for my sin? Interview with author Kevin George
Christians often say, “Jesus paid the penalty for my sin”.
But we will be hard pressed to find that declaration in the Bible. Is such a declaration
biblical, or does it stem from the traditions of men?
In this episode Kevin George, author of Atonement and Reconciliation: A Search for the Original Meaning, Contrasted with Penal Substitutionary Atonement, explains
what Penal Substitution Atoneme
127) God Jesus Christ Inscription at Megiddo: What Kind of G/god?
A description of the mosaic inscription "to God Jesus Christ" found at Megiddo/Legio and on display at the Bible Museum in Washington D.C.
Presentation on what Christians meant when they called Jesus G/god in the early A.D. 3rd century.
Video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/Hg6Dm4mx_SU
Sources and Resources:
One God Report Podcast, Bill Schlegel YouTube Channel. Episodes 10-11 The E
126) From Baptist to Hebrew Roots, to One God, the Father (testimony, Glen Kay)
Glen Kay tells his faith journey, describing how he came to understand and believe that the God of the Bible is not a triune being, but is one, the Father, and that Jesus is a human Son of God, the Messiah/Christ.
Resources for people and websites mentioned in this episode.
Gary Steven Simons
(Brother-in-law to Joel Osteen)
How A Sunday Mega-Church Pastor Came To Torah
https://www.youtube.com/
125) PART 2: A Non-Genesis-Creation Interpretation of John 1:3-4
PART 2
What if John 1:3 is translated as "all happened through him, and without him nothing happened. That which happened (came to be) in him was life, and the life was the light of men"?
Compare the Literal Standard Version and Young's Literal Translation.
Would you think John 1 was describing the Genesis creation? Probably not.
Almost all deity-of-Christ and Arian readers of the Bible underst
124) John 1:3, a Non-Genesis-Creation Interpretation: All Happened Through Him
What if John 1:3 is translated as "all happened through him, and without him nothing happened" (compare the literal translations: the Literal Standard Version and Young's Literal Translation)?
Would you think John 1 was describing the Genesis creation? Probably not.
Almost all deity-of-Christ and Arian readers of the Bible understand John 1:3-4 to be a statement about the involvement of the Logo
123) The Cost of Truth: Stories of Biblical Unitarian Christians
Stories of how former Trinitarians, Atheists and Jehovah’s
Witnesses are coming to know and believe that God is the Father, and that Jesus
is God’s human Son, the Messiah.
Book
available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Cost-Truth-Biblical-Unitarian-Christians/dp/1736918052
#biblicalunitarian, #bible, #Jesus, #countthecost,
#billschlegel, #walkaway
122) The Isaiah 53 Suffering Servant is NOT God
Who is the Servant described in Isaiah 53? Israel? Jesus Christ? Someone else? Whoever the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 is, it is clear that the Servant is NOT God.
The servant of Isaiah 53 is the Servant of God.
#isaiah53, #michaelbrown, #toviahSinger, #benshapiro, #bible, #sufferingservant, #Jesus
121) Tim Mackie (The Bible Project), Thoughts on the Trinity, a Response
Dr. Tim Mackie appeared on the Transfiguration Podcast,
describing some of his recent thoughts about the Trinity. In this video/podcast I review and point out some errors in Dr. Mackie’s claims.
0:00 Intro: Dr. Mackie’s search: How are Trinitarian expressions of God derived from the Bible?
02:20 Definition: What is the Trinity. Confusion between God as the Father alone, Trinitarianism, and Mod
120) "Jesus had to be God to Atone for Sin" Really?
1. The claim is non-biblical, philosophical speculation. This claim is not something argued or presented in the Bible.
2. The Bible says exactly the opposite. The Bible says that Jesus had to be a man, a human being, not just a
human nature, to bring about God’s plan of redemption for humanity. God was at work in and through the man Jesus of Nazareth. Who the man Jesus was and is, and w
119) When were the Gospels Written?
Most scholars say the Gospels were not written until the mid AD 60s. Is that right?
This podcast describes why they think that, and gives suggestions as to why the Gospels may have been written
much earlier.
For full text, see here: https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2024/05/when-were-gospels-written-historical.html
Resources:
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118) Where is the Man Jesus in John 1?
Some Biblical Unitarians (believers in the One God, the
Father), don’t see the man Jesus in the first verses of John’s Gospel. Instead, they understand the Word/Logos” as an abstract plan, design, promise or wisdom that is only personified (described as if it were a person).
Trinitarian “diety-of-Christ” and “Arian” believers likewise don’t see the human person, the human being Jesus of Nazar
117) Mean Tweets: "You're a Heretic!"
For those who come to understand and believe that the God of the Bible is the Father alone (John 17:3, 1 Cor. 8:6) and that Jesus is God's human Messiah, the Christ, the Son of God --- you will be condemned by many religious leaders and even family and friends.
This podcast gives some examples :).
Other resources:
Bill Schlegel Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@billschlegel1
Blog
htt
116) Thy Kingdom Come! Interview with Pastor Sean Finnegan, the Gospel (Good News) of the Kingdom of God
Pastor Finnegan has written a book called, “Kingdom Journey:
A Call to Recover the Central Theme of Scripture.”
Pastor Finnegan describes how God’s central promise for humans is not a
disembodied escape to heaven, but of resurrection to a full immortal life on a
renewed earth. In other words, restoration not relocation.
See the
show notes for links to Pastor Finnegan’s book, and also to a pr
115) Fifteen one-minute Challenges to the Trinity
15 One-minute challenges to the Trinity and Deity of Jesus.
For video clips and links to longer lectures mentioned in this podcast see here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUqWXumvcp5pdxAhK9DK0oUrzAGYl291_
Bill Schlegel YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@billschlegel1
114) Why Some Christians Don't Believe in the Trinity: Forrest Maready
“They believe in God. They believe in Jesus. They believe in
the Holy Spirit. But they don’t believe in what is considered the most important doctrine of them all…they don’t believe in the Trinity.
“If you are a Christian, what you were taught about the Trinity is probably wrong.
“If you’ve ever wondered exactly how Christians have come to what might seem to be
a strange interpretation of the
#113) "I and the Father are one" and "the glory I had with you" are not Deity of Christ texts: John 17:11, 20-24
When Jesus said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30), was he claiming to be God?
No. We see Jesus use the same language of more than one person being “one” in John 17:11, indeed of believers being “one” with both Jesus and the Father. What he means is a one-ness of purpose and intention, a one-ness of unity toward the same goals.
Was it the God Jesus who prayed, “Now, Father, glorify me to
112) John the Baptizer Came Down from Heaven
In this episode our guest, theological author and blogger, Troy
Salinger, shows that the biblical metaphors “to come from heaven”, “to come from above” and “to come from God” are to be understood figuratively and apply to John the Baptist (and other Old Testament prophets) as well as to Jesus.
When referring to human beings, these figures of speech do not mean to literally descend from some exi
#111) Top Five NT Verses that Show Jesus is NOT God
In this episode we continue our countdown of the top 10 New Testament verses that show that Jesus is NOT God. Verses in this episode include:
(5.5) 1Corinthians 15:21
For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
5.
Acts 17:31
“…because
He (God) has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this h
110) Top 10 New Testament Scriptures that Prove Jesus is NOT God (#10-6)
In this two part episode we look at 10 verses from the New Testament which give direct evidence that Jesus is NOT God.
Many Christians have heard of a few verses that supposedly declare that Jesus IS God, but few Christians have heard about verses that show that Jesus is NOT God.
In this episode we examine five (OK, plus) verses:
10. 2 Cor. 1:3, Eph.
1:3, 1 Pet. 1:3, Rom. 15:6 The Lord Jesus Ch
109) Reading the New Testament without Trinitarian Glasses
This episode has two parts:
Part 1, I ask a question about the objectives of the Hamas attack.
October 7, 2023—a date which will live in infamy— Israel was
suddenly and deliberately attacked by the militant, terrorist forces of Hamas, the Islamic organization in authority in the Gaza strip.
Part 2 of the Podcast, Reading the New Testament without Trinitarian Glasses
I look at the first eight v
108) "Jesus is God" Denies that Jesus is the Christ
Who is Denying Christ – Me or a Person who Believes that “Jesus
is God”?
When I first came to understand that the man, the human person Jesus of Nazareth, is God’s Christ (the Messiah המשיח), the human Son of God, quite a few of my former Trinitarian and deity-of-Christ-believing friends accused me of “denying Christ”.
Here I was confessing and proclaiming that Jesus is the Christ, yet many p
107) #Walk Away, Why I Am Not a Trinitarian
A faith journey. How I was introduced to Christianity, became a teacher in a Christian college in the Land of Israel, and came to understand that the God of the Bible is not three-persons-in-one-being.
I believe in God (the Father) and in Jesus the Son of God (the Messiah), and in the spirit of God - but I'm not a Trinitarian.
For the full text of this episode see here:
https://landandbib
106) "Jesus is Lord" means Jesus is NOT God
In Romans 10:9 the Apostle Paul states that part of salvation depends on a person confessing with their mouth that “Jesus is Lord”, or the “Lord Jesus”.
This episode aims to show that, contrary to traditional Christianity’s belief, to claim that “Jesus is Lord” (or the “Lord Jesus”) is NOT a claim that “Jesus is God”.
Rather, when the Apostle Paul, like other writers of the New Testament,
uses
105) "Hear O Gentiles, the LORD your God is (Three in) One
An examination of the Trinitarian claim that God is a compound unity, "three-in-one".
For full written text of this podcast see here:
https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2023/08/hear-o-gentiles-lord-your-god-lord-is.html
That the God of the Bible, YHVH is one, is a difficulty for Trinitarianism.
In about AD 530 the Christian Byzantine Emperor Justinian even banned the recitation of the S
103) Does Peter Call Jesus "Our God" in 2 Peter 1:1?
For text notes to this podcast, click here:
https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2023/08/does-apostle-peter-call-jesus-christ.html
In 2 Peter 1:1 did Peter claim that Jesus Christ was “our God? Two points:
1. Even for deity of Christ believing Trinitarians, to claim that Peter is calling Jesus Christ “our God” is a big problem. Isn’t your God
the Trinity? And, what about the Father? What about
102) Are Trinitarians Idol Worshippers? Are they Saved?
It’s a good question. I don’t know if there is a black and white answer because there are different degrees and facets to the question. Many trinitarians that I know seem to not really know what they believe, and functionally or “practically” believe in in One God, the Father.
There are different levels and degrees of judgment. Like James said, teachers will be judged with greater strictness (Ja
101) $200 Cash Prizes, and a Complaint before YHVH
Offering three separate $200 prizes (total $600)!
$200.00 to anyone who can find a verse in the New Testament where “God” (Theos, ha Theos) means the Trinity.
$200.00 to anyone who can find a verse in the New Testament that mentions “God the Son”.
$200.00 to anyone who can find a verse in the New Testament that describes Jesus as “fully God and fully man”, or “truly God and truly man”.
Suc
100) 1,315 Reasons that the God of the Bible is not a Trinity
Episode 100 – offering a $100 prize to anyone who can find a verse in the New Testament where “God” (Theos, Ha Theos) means the Trinity!
Difference between a Triad vs. the Trinity
James White, The Forgotten Trinity, p. 23:
“Within one Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit”
Athanasian Creed:
“Anyone
99) Is the 1000 Years of Revelation 20 Literal or Symbolic, with Dr. Dustin Smith, Part 3
This is part 3 of a three-part series with Dr. Dustin Smith, Pre-Millennial or A-Millennial
In this episode Dr. Smith describes the “Tale of Two Cities”. Like the original readers of the Book of Revelation, readers even now are challenged to associate with, indeed be part of, the godly New Jerusalem and not ungodly Babylon.
In a similar metaphor, readers of Revelation are encouraged associate
98) Pre-millennial or A-millennial, Part 2: with Dr. Dustin Smith (Judgement of the Righteous at the Same Time as the Unrighteous)
Dr. Dustin Smith is currently Professor of Theological Studies at Reformed University near Atlanta, Georgia. Among other writings, he is co-author of the book "The Son of God: Three Views on the Identity of Jesus" and he is the host of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast.
The pre-millennial view of the return of Christ holds that the unrighteous are judged 1000 years after the righteous. In
97) Pre-Millenial or A-Millenial: Interview with Dr. Dustin Smith, Part 1
Dr. Dustin Smith is currently Professor of Theological Studies at Reformed University near Atlanta, Georgia. Among other writings, he is co-author of the book The Son of God: Three Views on the Identity of Jesus" and he is the host of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast.
In this first of a series of three One God Report podcast episodes, Dr. Smith describes some differences between pre-millennia
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