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13. Is Jesus God? Unpacking the Controversial Debate - Col. 1:19
Is this true? Is Jesus God?As a Jehovah's Witness, I vividly remember going door-to-door with them and repeatedly hearing that Jesus never claimed to be God. Famously, Jehovah’s witnesses deny the doctrine of the Trinity, claiming that the doctrine of the Trinity is a result of pagan import of the Roman Catholic Church. Jehovah’s Witnesses claim that Jesus is inferior to God and that he had a beginning. But is that claim true?The doctrine of the United Pentecostal church may not be widely known to some readers. This group takes a different stance from historic Christianity regarding the doctrine of the Trinity by denying it altogether. However, they take an extreme position by asserting that Jesus is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In essence, they claim that Jesus is the name of God. This group is often known as oneness Pentecostals.Although both groups take the extreme view and deny the Trinity, both groups represent two different sides of a doctrine that the church condemned called Monarchianism, which seeks to defend the unity of God based on Scripture found in Deuteronomy “hear O Israel, the Lord your God is one Lord.”Both Extremes are rooted in false premises.Monarchianism is a doctrine that was condemned by the early Christian church in the second and third centuries. It denied the Trinity and sought to defend the unity of God by asserting that God is one person with one will, and that Jesus was not truly divine but merely a human being. The church condemned Monarchianism because it contradicted the orthodox understanding of the Trinity, which teaches that God exists as three persons in one Godhead.One form of Monarchianism was Sabellianism, which held that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were different modes or aspects of God's activity rather than distinct persons. Another form was called Adoptionism, which held that Jesus was merely a human being who was adopted by God and given special powers. Both forms of Monarchianism were deemed heretical by the church and were rejected as incompatible with the Christian faith.
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By Dwaine SenechalIs this true? Is Jesus God?As a Jehovah's Witness, I vividly remember going door-to-door with them and repeatedly hearing that Jesus never claimed to be God. Famously, Jehovah’s witnesses deny the doctrine of the Trinity, claiming that the doctrine of the Trinity is a result of pagan import of the Roman Catholic Church. Jehovah’s Witnesses claim that Jesus is inferior to God and that he had a beginning. But is that claim true?The doctrine of the United Pentecostal church may not be widely known to some readers. This group takes a different stance from historic Christianity regarding the doctrine of the Trinity by denying it altogether. However, they take an extreme position by asserting that Jesus is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In essence, they claim that Jesus is the name of God. This group is often known as oneness Pentecostals.Although both groups take the extreme view and deny the Trinity, both groups represent two different sides of a doctrine that the church condemned called Monarchianism, which seeks to defend the unity of God based on Scripture found in Deuteronomy “hear O Israel, the Lord your God is one Lord.”Both Extremes are rooted in false premises.Monarchianism is a doctrine that was condemned by the early Christian church in the second and third centuries. It denied the Trinity and sought to defend the unity of God by asserting that God is one person with one will, and that Jesus was not truly divine but merely a human being. The church condemned Monarchianism because it contradicted the orthodox understanding of the Trinity, which teaches that God exists as three persons in one Godhead.One form of Monarchianism was Sabellianism, which held that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were different modes or aspects of God's activity rather than distinct persons. Another form was called Adoptionism, which held that Jesus was merely a human being who was adopted by God and given special powers. Both forms of Monarchianism were deemed heretical by the church and were rejected as incompatible with the Christian faith.