Eight Facts on the Godhead!

(1) FACT: THE NEW TESTAMENT OPENS AND CLOSES WITH THE DECLARATION OF THE DEITY OF CHRIST.

Matthew 1:23 informs us that the name of Jesus shall be called "EMMANUEL" meaning "GOD WITH US."

Rev. 22:6,16,20 calls Jesus "THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY OF THE HOLY PROPHETS."

(2) FACT: THE NAME OF JESUS LITERALLY MEANS "JEHOVAH SAVES"

This is why the angel declared, "You shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."

Although many Jews may have had this name, no Jewish man could ever claim that his name was given by an angel of the Lord. Thus his name revealed his true identity as "Godmanifest in the flesh." 1 Timothy 3:16

(3) FACT: THE NAME OF JESUS IS APPLIED TO JEHOVAH Jer. 23:5,6 "

A righteous branch, and a King shall reign . . . and this is His Name whereby He shall be called, The LORD (JEHOVAH) our righteousness."

Note: Every time we see the word "LORD" in scripture it is a substitute for the one divine name of God


(4) FACT: THE NAME OF JESUS IS THE NAME OF THE FATHER Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." If the name of Jesus can be called the name of the Mighty God and the name of the Everlasting Father then his name must be the divine name of God the Father Himself.


(5) FACT: JESUS COMMANDED HIS DISCIPLES TO BAPTIZE IN A SINGLE NAME. Matthew 28:19 "Go you therefore . . . baptizing them in THE NAME of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." The words, "IN THE NAME OF" clearly point to one name, not three names.


(6) FACT: THE FATHER IS NOT A NAME IT IS A TITLE

The Bible plainly states that there is only one Father (Malachi 2:10; Ephesians 4:6). It also clearly teaches that Jesus is the one Father incarnate (Isaiah 9:6; John 10:30). The Spirit that dwelt in the Son of God was none other than the Father. It is important to note that the name of the Father is Jesus, for this name fully reveals and expresses the Father. In John 5:43, Jesus said, “I am come in my Father’s name.” According to Hebrews 1:4, the Son “by inheritance obtained a more excellent name.” In other words, the Son inherited His Father’s name. We therefore understand why Jesus said that He manifested and declared the Father’s name (John 17:6, 26). He fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy that stated the Messiah would declare the name of the LORD (Psalm 22:22; Hebrews 2:12). In what name did the Son come? What name did He obtain from His Father by inheritance? What name did the Son manifest? The answer is apparent. The only name He used was the name of Jesus, His Father’s name.


(7) FACT: THE SON IS NOT A NAME IT IS A TITLE

Basically, the term “Son of God” refers to God as manifested in the flesh in the person of Jesus Christ for the salvation of humanity. The name of the Son is Jesus: “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS” (Matthew 1:21). Since “Father” refers to deity alone, while “Son of God” refers to deity as incarnated in humanity, we do not believe that the Father is the Son. The distinction is pivotal. We can say the Son died, but we cannot say the Father died. The deity in the Son is the Father. Although we do not believe that the Father isthe Son, we do believe that the Father is in the Son (John 14:10). Since Jesus is the name of the Son of God, both as to His deity as Father and as to His humanity as Son, it is the name of both the Father and the Son.



(8) FACT: THE HOLY GHOST IS NOT A NAME IT IS A TITLE

The Spirit is revealed and received through the name Jesus. He is not a different person with a different identity who comes in another name. Jesus said, “The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name . . .” (John 14:26). So the Holy Ghost comes in the name of Jesus.


Trinitarians allege that the titles Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three separate names for an alleged three person Deity. This is an absurd belief, since there are many fathers and sons in our world today. No father or son in his right mind could allege that his legitimate name was "Father" or "Son." Nor could a father or son sign his name on a check or legal document as "Father" or "Son." Can you imagine trying to sign a check with the title "Father" or "Son" as your name? Can you imagine Mary having a Son and calling his name Son? This would be ludicrous. The angel clearly gave us the name of the Son: "You shall call his name Jesus (JEHOVAH SAVES) for he shall save his people from their sins."