We should consider whether the traditional trinity proof
texts actually prove the trinity. I
believe they do not.
Now, Trinitarians might say I am being stubborn and
trying to find any excuse not to accept these texts as proof of the
Trinity. And, they would be right, if
this section was the entire argument.
The crux of my argument is that we have clear statements that God is one
(Deuteronomy 6:4, Mark 12:29), that the father is the only true God (1
Corinthians 8:6, 1 Timothy 2: 5), and that Jesus is a man who was given
authority by God (1 Timothy 2:5, Acts 2:22-24, 36). I believe that the Trinitarian proof texts in
the New Testament are generally circumstantial, ambiguous, and are heavily
dependent on the choices of the translators.
In order to do proper exegesis, we must let the Bible
interpret itself. The best way to do
that is to let the clear statements show us how to interpret the ambiguous
statements. For that reason, we must see
if the traditional Trinity proof texts are clear or ambiguous.
