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If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which Yahweh your Elohim hath given thee to dwell there, saying, Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known, Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently, and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you, Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. (Deuteronomy 13:12- 15) The key phrase here to consider is “which ye have not known.” Think about this for a minute: Let us suppose, for the sake of argument, that Yahushua our Messiah actuallydid claim to be deity. Now I don’t believe that he did, and I think I have sufficient evidence to support that. But, if Messiah is actually claiming to be deity, then would that not constitute a newunderstanding about Yahweh that was not previously known? Moses makes a point to mention twice that in defining idol worship the key point to remember is that the wicked will serve “other gods, which ye have not known.” Would that definition include a perverted understanding of Messiah, such that Messiah is exalted to the status of deity? Yes it would. Now I am sure that there are a lot of texts which people can come up with, texts from the Messianic Writings which seem to support the idea that Yahweh is either more than one person, or that he has more than one manifestation of himself. While we could go into great detail on each of those points, I believe it is sufficient to remind the reader that the TaNaK (what is commonly called the Old Testament) is actually the foundation of our faith—not the so-called New Testament. When Moses says something absolute concerning Yahweh, (“there is none else beside him,” “there is none else,” “there is none beside thee,” “before me there was no MightyOne formed, neither shall there be after me,” “there is no Mighty One beside me”) we need to take those very poignant statements seriously. Obviously, what I am alluding to here is the fact that most Christians believe that our Messiah is part of a triune deity (a Trinity of ‘gods’). This teaching is wholly without foundation, and is known by most reputable scholars to be foreign to Scripture (including the Messianic Writings, aka NewTestament). 4
Here is what the Encyclopedia of Religionhas to sayabout the origins of the trinity: Exegetes and theologians today are in agreement that the Hebrew Bible does not contain a doctrine of the Trinity, even though it was customary in past dogmatic tracts on the Trinity to cite texts like Gen. 1.26 ‘Let us make humanity in our image, after our likeness.’ Although the HebrewBible depicts God as the father of Israel and employs personifications of God such as Word, Spirit, Wisdom, and Presence, it would go beyond the intention and spirit of the Old Testament to correlate these notions with later Trinitarian doctrine. ... Further exegetes and theologians agree that the New Testament also does not contain an explicit doctrine of the trinity ... In the New Testament there is no reflective consciousness of the metaphysical nature of God (‘immanent trinity’) nor does the New Testament contain the technical language of later doctrine. 3 RecentlyI made a statement regarding “blasphemy” in an article called Questions that Demand CommonSense Answers. Here is what I said: Clearly, Scripture teaches that the Almighty cannot die and will live forever. Those who teach that Yahushua was either “the Almighty (God)” or part of a dual or triple “Godhead” are not onlyteaching a falsehood, but a blasphemous one at that! 4 Is my statement accurate or is it in error? First, I want to point out that I am not passing judgment on individuals regarding the sin of blasphemy, for it might be the case that their words or actions are done out of ignorance as opposed to being an outright willful act of rebellion against Yahweh. Let us allowYahweh to be the final judge regarding that. However, regarding this teaching that Yahweh (the Eternal Creator) died on a cross, it appears to me this is without reason in the most absolute terms— especiallyin light of those texts which teach contraryto that: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. (1 Timothy6:16) 3 The Encyclopedia of Religion, Mircea Eliade, Vol. 15, “Trinity,” p. 53-57. 4 Questions that Demand Common Sense Answers, by W. Glenn Moore, p. 2. 5
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