The FATHER Yahweh (“the LORD”) IN HEAVEN gave his SON the man Jesus His humble servant HERE ON EARTH or IN THE WORLD authority to redeem or save mankind from sin and death, since He has given him all power or authority in heaven and in the earth. The Heavenly Father Yahweh made his son the man Jesus Lord. No one gives God authority or power, since He has had all authority or power in heaven and earth from the very beginning. No one makes Father Yahweh Lord, since He has been the Supreme Lord from the very beginning.

The man Jesus is not God or “the LORD." FATHER Yahweh (“the LORD”) made His SON Jesus Lord or Master (Adoni, Adon) when he was here ON EARTH, not the “the LORD” (Yahweh). Yahweh (“the LORD”) is Adonai the Almighty or Most High and He made His SON Jesus Adoni or Adon a lesser lord (not to be confused with “the LORD” [Yahweh]) than that of Himself. Yahweh is the man Jesus’ God and FATHER Who is IN HEAVEN when he was here ON EARTH. Jesus is an adopted son OF God just as He is with all other men who become sons of God.

In the language of the Old Testament there are two distinct forms of the word "lord." One means God, the other a superior who is not God. The oracle which predicts the Messiah, the Lord Jesus (Ps. 110:1) gives him the title "lord," which refers to a person who is not God. To distinguish Deity from non-Deity, the Hebrew Old Testament speaks of the Lord God as ADONAI (449 times) and of superiors who are not God as ADONI (my lord) 195 times. In Psalm 110:1 the LORD (here Yahweh, the personal name of God) addresses a prophecy to David's lord, the Messiah. ...

Jesus and the New Testament writers, as well as the rabbis, knew that this was a prophecy about the Messiah (see the conversation in Matt. 22:41-46). The "lord" addressed by Yahweh is given the title ADONI (my lord), an address never used of Deity. Notice how important this Psalm is for New Testament Christianity: "It is clear from the Apostles' quotation of the Old Testament that they had a strong preference for particular passages - Psalm 110 was the most favored of all" (Professor Michael Green, Evangelism Now and Then, p. 65).

God does have sons [Ps. 2; Prov. 30:4-6 (cf. Heb. 1); Luke 12:35-37; John 1:29-34, 49; 3:14-18]. From the beginning Adam was called a son of God, and Yeshua 2000 years ago referred to himself as “bnei Adam” which gets translated “son of man”. Yeshua meaning Yehowah is salvation, was born as the fulfillment of the “prophet like unto Moshe” God has promised in Deuteronomy 18:18-20. God said He would put His word in his mouth and thus John meant that he is the spokesman of God’s word made flesh in these last days (cf. Hebrews 1:1-2).

[BOOK] Jesus Christ is Not God by Victor Paul Weirwille - The expressions "God the Father," "God the Son" and "God the Holy Spirit" are almost cliche" in their association with Christianity. The doctrine of a three-in-one God is so familiar that the vast majority of Christians believe it to be the keystone of Christian faith. The author of this explosive study was also reared to believe in the "trinity." Yet, through his Biblical research, he gradually came to see that Jesus Christ is not God-that he is the Son of God, but not "God the Son." Without "God the Son" there is no trinity. What is Christianity without a trinity? It is placed back at the point when the first century apostles lived and dynamically taught those things which God revealed to them and which Jesus himself had shown them during his life.

The Bible clearly teaches that Christianity is monotheistic. God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is the one and only true God whom Jesus Christ and his followers are to worship as above, before and over all things. How can Christians hope to please God when they aren't clear on who God is? The author contends that separating the Father from the Son does not at all discredit the Son. Rather, trinitarian dogma placing the Son on God's level degrades God from His elevated, unparalleled position; besides, it leaves man unredeemed. This book looks at the historical evolution of the trinity, since trinitarianism simply was not a part of the doctrine of the first century apostles, nor in fact, a part of Church doctrine for the first four centuries. Then, Biblical study elucidates the beauty and significance of God's relationship with His Son. Jesus Christ was not an extension of God, but one who was willing to be the sacrificial Passover lamb-the redeeming, second Adam. Victor Paul Weirwille http://www.wierwille.org The Way International http://www.theway.org

All English translations from the Greek before the 1611 KJV describe the logos as an “it” and not a “he” in John 1:2-3: “All things were made by it, and without it was made nothing that was made. In it was life, and the life was the light of men” (Tyndale, Matthews’, Great Bible, Taverner, Whittingham, Geneva, Bishops’, and Tomson). Five of these eight translations also do not capitalize “word” in John 1:1. https://focusonthekingdom.org/247.pdf

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How is a High Priest Selected? The first criterion any high priest must meet is that he must be of priestly descent—i.e., a direct descendant (following the male line) of Aaron, the brother of Moses.

John Biddle (1615-1662)

A Brief Biography

By Allon Maxwell

This brief biography has been extracted from Bible Digest No 49 - "The Development of Biblical Unitarianism in Europe England and America". It has been reproduced here to accompany the release of a year 2001 retyped version of Biddle's "Twofold Scripture Catechism" of 1654.

In the English speaking world, every believer in the one God of Abraham owes a very great debt to John Biddle (1615-62).

He was imprisoned several times for his rejection of the Trinity. He can be regarded as one of the Martyrs for the faith, dying (at home) at only 47 years of age, from an illness contracted during his fourth term in prison.

John Biddle is probably one of the best known names amongst the pioneers of "Biblical Unitarianism",(1)in the English speaking world. In his generation, he laboured long, and hard, and patiently, in the face of severe persecution from the bigots who would tolerate no divergence from the Trinitarian position, and who sought by all possible means to destroy him.

Biddle was a scholar of no mean ability. At the age of 26 he became Headmaster of Crypt Grammar School which was attached to the Cathedral at Gloucester. In pursuance of his duties of teaching his students the Catechism of the Church of England, he immersed himself in study of the Bible.

A few years later he knew the whole English New Testament by heart, and most of it in Greek. (although he did confess to being a little "shaky" in the Greek after the early chapters of the Revelation!)

He also came to reject the doctrine of the Trinity. By his own testimony he reached this conclusion without having read any of the literature of the Socinians. He did however become well acquainted with it in later years.

By 1644 he was sharing his new faith with others, and was promptly called before the magistrates to answer charges of heresy.

He escaped on this occasion by writing a less than totally honest «confession of faith», in which under pressure, he was allowed to "pass" at the second attempt, when he managed to frame his words in a way which concealed his true beliefs. However this left him with an uneasy conscience, and he subsequently wrote a much more explicit article in which there could be no mistake about his meaning. This second article was intended for use by friends, but one of them betrayed him to the Magistrate. He was again briefly imprisoned, but was released on the security of a friend pending a hearing before Parliament.

Six months later in 1646, he was called to London where the Parliament referred his case to an Assembly of Divines for consideration. The case dragged on without resolution and he spent the next 5 years confined to the Gatehouse at Westminster. He continued to write in prison. While there he actually put into print, for public consumption, the private article which had brought him before the Parliament!

Naturally this caused an uproar, and the pamphlet was seized and burnt by the hangman. However demand for it was so great that it was reprinted before the end of the year.

These events led to a call for Biddle's death, and this was one of the major factors which led to the hurried enactment of the 1648 "Ordinance for Punishing Heresies and Blasphemies" mentioned above.

However Cromwell's "Act of Oblivion", (also mentioned above), worked to Biddle's advantage, and in 1652 he was released from prison.

That same year an English translation of the Racovian Catechism (2)appeared, which has been ascribed by some, to Biddle.

Over the next two years Biddle wrote prolifically, as well as translating several works by Polish Socinian authors.

In 1654 he produced his own "Twofold Catechism".(3) When this book was drawn to the attention of Parliament, he was again imprisoned, this time in Newgate, and his book was burnt by the hangman. However Parliament was dissolved before his case was resolved. Six months after his arrest the charges were abandoned and he was again released.

Freedom was shortlived. Less than a month later he was again arrested on the capital charge of Blasphemy and Heresy. The 1648 Ordinance against Heresies, which had been thought to be dormant and replaced by Cromwell's pledge of religious freedom, was used against him.

This time he again escaped the death sentence, but was banished to St Mary's Castle in the Scilly Isles, where he remained in prison until 1658.

After his release he returned to London, where he remained free for a further four years, though in ill health for much of the time.

In 1662, he and several friends were arrested while holding a Bible Class at his home, and imprisoned without bail. At first no suitable charges could be found, but eventually a way was found to impose a fine which Biddle could not pay.

Five weeks later he fell ill with "prison fever", and was released, but died two days later at the age of 47.

Biddle left no denomination to bear his name. The small band of immediate followers disappears from history shortly after his death.

However there can be little doubt that all of us today, who hold Abrahamic faith in the One God, owe this man a great debt. The influence of his teachings has long survived his death.

Biddle did not aim to be merely a reformer of Christian doctrine. For Biddle, religion without a moral dimension was no religion at all. He was not concerned with doctrine as an end in itself, but as a foundation for the holiness of character to which it should lead.

Unlike many others engaged in controversy, he was not by nature quarrelsome or opinionated, but modest and self effacing. He was tolerant of others who differed. His personal character was beyond reproach. His reputation indicates that he lived what he preached.

In the 20th century also, this remains the principal goal of true Biblical Unitarianism, for all who follow Jesus in worshipping His Father as the ONLY TRUE GOD.

Notes:

1. We use the term "Unitarian" to describe those who reject the doctrine of the Trinity, in favour of belief in God as one person only. «Biblical Unitarianism» draws a further distinction to avoid confusion with another stream of Unitarians who are commonly known as "Rationalist Unitarians" or "Universalist Unitarians".

2. The Racovian Catechism is the Confession of Faith of the Polish Brethren, a Unitarian Group who flourished in Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries. See Bible Digest No 45 for a review of this document.

3. Biddle's "Twofold Catechism" was collected and burnt by the Hangman, shortly after its appearance in 1654. Only two copies are known to have survived. A photocopy of the original held in Edinburgh, was kindly provided by John James, a brother in Christ, who lives in England. A year 2001 version has been re-typed from that photocopy and is available on request, via E-mail. Send your request to: allonmax@mira.net

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