This episode continues the contrast between the biblicaldoctrine of the hope of resurrection of the dead compared to the common mainstreamChristian expressions about death being only the separation of the soul fromthe body and so-called promise of going to heaven. Whilethe New Testament emphasizes the bodily resurrection of Jesus and the futureresu…

Fuel, Church of God General Conference Youth Camp, July 13-18, 2025. North Manchester, IN https://register-online.org/FUELRedirect.php What is Fuel Youth Conference Like? https://youtu.be/l7VPCLbVDD0 UCA International Conference, July 24-27, 2025, Denham Grove Hotel, Uxbridge, (London), UK https://sites.google.com/unitarianchristianalliance.org/uca…

Many mainstream Christians claim that at death, only thebody dies while the soul lives on, consciously entering the presence of God. In this view, believers never really die—they skip over death entirely by transitioning instantly into eternal life. There is no place in the Bible that defines death as the separation of the soul from the body. So wh…

Doctrinal Statements of Trinitarian Seminaries, Universities and Churches have problems, such as: 1. The first two statements often contradict each other. Protestant institutions declare the Scriptures are the sole authority for belief and practice, and then in the next breath describe and eternal multi-person god who is never described in such ter…

In this podcast we take a closer look at the historical context in which 1st century readers of John’s Gospel would have understood this Gospel to be about a new beginning. We will also see how other New Testament authors saw in Jesus a new beginning, the beginning of God’s new creation. Finally, we will note one big problem with the typical “deity…

Many Trinitarians claim the Trinity is "biblical". This episode presents two reasons why that claim is faulty: 1. The Trinitarian methodology - how they arrive at believing that the one God is multi-persons - is not biblical. 2. The language used, in fact needed, to describe the Trinity and the "deity of Christ is is not biblical. #trinity, biblica…

In this current podcast we discuss another HIGH cost to payfor any deity of Christ interpretation of Scripture. All deity of Christ claims not only dishonor the Father, but they also dishonor the Christ, the man Jesus of Nazareth, the Jew who was born in Bethlehem some 2000 years ago. In fact, all deity of Christ claims in the end deny that the hum…

Deity of Christ Interpretations of the Bible Dishonor the Father, the Only True God If Jesus is God, then God the Father is not the one true God. The claim that “Jesus is God” becomes the main building block used by humans to construct a multi-person god. If Jesus is one member of a multi-person (or a Triune god) then the multi-person god is the on…

In previous episodes, we saw that no one in the Bible - notJesus, not Moses, not Isaiah or any other prophet, not Peter, not Paul or any other apostle – no one proclaimed or described that God is three in one. Rather, we saw specifically that God is the Father alone, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. We looked at Paul’s description of God and the L…

00:00 God is Never a Trinity in the Bible. 03:14 God is always referred to with singular pronouns.HE did great things through Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ is someone else, a different “person and being” thanGod. 04:18 Typical Responses from the Previous podcast,and why they fall short. No one showed a place in the Bible where God is describe…

In the Bible, God is never a trinity. Neither in HebrewScriptures, nor the New Testament is God ever a Trinity. God is never declared to be triune by anyone in the Bible: not by Moses, the prophets, Jesus or the apostles. No one in the Bible ever mentions the “mystery” about the Triune nature (persons) of God. The Bible never records any opposition…

In this episode we explain how the deity-of-Christ interpretation of John’s Gospel is wrong. Three, Yea verily Four Keys to Understanding John’s Gospel 1. The Purpose statement of the author, John 20:30-31 “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presenceof the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written so that you may be…

A brief description of four main beliefs of Biblical Unitarians. 1. God Is One, the Father. · Deuteronomy 6:4 “YHVH our God, YHVH is one”. Mark 12:32 “He (not they) is one.” · John 17:3 “Father…this is eternal life, to know you, the only trueGod…” · 1 Corinthians 8:6 “As for us, there is one God, the Father…”. 2. Jesus Is the Messiah, the Son of th…

For full written text see here: https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2025/01/agency-in-bible.html In the Bible, God is often represented by the messengers he sends. Even beyond just representing God, God’s verypresence was in and with the messenger. When God gave words to his messengers to speak, it was God speaking. When God gave authority and power …

The key error of the "pre-incarnate" Christ understanding of John 8:58 is in translating Jesus’ statement about Abraham in the past when it refers to Abraham coming to be in the future. In all other occurrences in John of the word under consideration (γενέσθαι genesthai) does not communicate something in the past tense but rather denotes someone or…

Christians often say, “Jesus paid the penalty for my sin”. But we will be hard pressed to find that declaration in the Bible. Is such a declarationbiblical, or does it stem from the traditions of men? In this episode Kevin George, author of Atonement and Reconciliation: A Search for the Original Meaning, Contrasted with Penal Substitutionary Atonem…

A description of the mosaic inscription "to God Jesus Christ" found at Megiddo/Legio and on display at the Bible Museum in Washington D.C.Presentation on what Christians meant when they called Jesus G/god in the early A.D. 3rd century. Video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/Hg6Dm4mx_SU Sources and Resources:One God Report Podcast, Bill Sch…

Glen Kay tells his faith journey, describing how he came to understand and believe that the God of the Bible is not a triune being, but is one, the Father, and that Jesus is a human Son of God, the Messiah/Christ.Resources for people and websites mentioned in this episode.Gary Steven Simons (Brother-in-law to Joel Osteen)How A Sunday Mega-Church Pa…

PART 2 What if John 1:3 is translated as "all happened through him, and without him nothing happened. That which happened (came to be) in him was life, and the life was the light of men"? Compare the Literal Standard Version and Young's Literal Translation.Would you think John 1 was describing the Genesis creation? Probably not.Almost all deity-of-…

What if John 1:3 is translated as "all happened through him, and without him nothing happened" (compare the literal translations: the Literal Standard Version and Young's Literal Translation)?Would you think John 1 was describing the Genesis creation? Probably not.Almost all deity-of-Christ and Arian readers of the Bible understand John 1:3-4 to be…

Stories of how former Trinitarians, Atheists and Jehovah’sWitnesses are coming to know and believe that God is the Father, and that Jesusis God’s human Son, the Messiah. Bookavailable on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cost-Truth-Biblical-Unitarian-Christians/dp/1736918052 #biblicalunitarian, #bible, #Jesus, #countthecost, #billschlegel, #walkaway…

Who is the Servant described in Isaiah 53? Israel? Jesus Christ? Someone else? Whoever the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 is, it is clear that the Servant is NOT God. The servant of Isaiah 53 is the Servant of God. #isaiah53, #michaelbrown, #toviahSinger, #benshapiro, #bible, #sufferingservant, #Jesus…

Dr. Tim Mackie appeared on the Transfiguration Podcast,describing some of his recent thoughts about the Trinity. In this video/podcast I review and point out some errors in Dr. Mackie’s claims. 0:00 Intro: Dr. Mackie’s search: How are Trinitarian expressions of God derived from the Bible? 02:20 Definition: What is the Trinity. Confusion between God…

1. The claim is non-biblical, philosophical speculation. This claim is not something argued or presented in the Bible. 2. The Bible says exactly the opposite. The Bible says that Jesus had to be a man, a human being, not just ahuman nature, to bring about God’s plan of redemption for humanity. God was at work in and through the man Jesus of Nazaret…

Most scholars say the Gospels were not written until the mid AD 60s. Is that right? This podcast describes why they think that, and gives suggestions as to why the Gospels may have been writtenmuch earlier. For full text, see here: https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2024/05/when-were-gospels-written-historical.html Resources: Link to Fuel Youth Camp…

Some Biblical Unitarians (believers in the One God, theFather), don’t see the man Jesus in the first verses of John’s Gospel. Instead, they understand the Word/Logos” as an abstract plan, design, promise or wisdom that is only personified (described as if it were a person). Trinitarian “diety-of-Christ” and “Arian” believers likewise don’t see the …

For those who come to understand and believe that the God of the Bible is the Father alone (John 17:3, 1 Cor. 8:6) and that Jesus is God's human Messiah, the Christ, the Son of God --- you will be condemned by many religious leaders and even family and friends. This podcast gives some examples :). Other resources: Bill Schlegel Youtube Channel http…

Pastor Finnegan has written a book called, “Kingdom Journey:A Call to Recover the Central Theme of Scripture.”Pastor Finnegan describes how God’s central promise for humans is not adisembodied escape to heaven, but of resurrection to a full immortal life on arenewed earth. In other words, restoration not relocation. See theshow notes for links to P…

15 One-minute challenges to the Trinity and Deity of Jesus. For video clips and links to longer lectures mentioned in this podcast see here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUqWXumvcp5pdxAhK9DK0oUrzAGYl291_ Bill Schlegel YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@billschlegel1

“They believe in God. They believe in Jesus. They believe inthe Holy Spirit. But they don’t believe in what is considered the most important doctrine of them all…they don’t believe in the Trinity. “If you are a Christian, what you were taught about the Trinity is probably wrong. “If you’ve ever wondered exactly how Christians have come to what migh…

When Jesus said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30), was he claiming to be God? No. We see Jesus use the same language of more than one person being “one” in John 17:11, indeed of believers being “one” with both Jesus and the Father. What he means is a one-ness of purpose and intention, a one-ness of unity toward the same goals. Was it the God…

In this episode our guest, theological author and blogger, TroySalinger, shows that the biblical metaphors “to come from heaven”, “to come from above” and “to come from God” are to be understood figuratively and apply to John the Baptist (and other Old Testament prophets) as well as to Jesus. When referring to human beings, these figures of speech …

In this episode we continue our countdown of the top 10 New Testament verses that show that Jesus is NOT God. Verses in this episode include: (5.5) 1Corinthians 15:21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 5. Acts 17:31 “…becauseHe (God) has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a…

In this two part episode we look at 10 verses from the New Testament which give direct evidence that Jesus is NOT God. Many Christians have heard of a few verses that supposedly declare that Jesus IS God, but few Christians have heard about verses that show that Jesus is NOT God. In this episode we examine five (OK, plus) verses: 10. 2 Cor. 1:3, Ep…

This episode has two parts: Part 1, I ask a question about the objectives of the Hamas attack. October 7, 2023—a date which will live in infamy— Israel wassuddenly and deliberately attacked by the militant, terrorist forces of Hamas, the Islamic organization in authority in the Gaza strip. Part 2 of the Podcast, Reading the New Testament without Tr…

Who is Denying Christ – Me or a Person who Believes that “Jesusis God”? When I first came to understand that the man, the human person Jesus of Nazareth, is God’s Christ (the Messiah המשיח), the human Son of God, quite a few of my former Trinitarian and deity-of-Christ-believing friends accused me of “denying Christ”. Here I was confessing and proc…

A faith journey. How I was introduced to Christianity, became a teacher in a Christian college in the Land of Israel, and came to understand that the God of the Bible is not three-persons-in-one-being. I believe in God (the Father) and in Jesus the Son of God (the Messiah), and in the spirit of God - but I'm not a Trinitarian. For the full text of …

In Romans 10:9 the Apostle Paul states that part of salvation depends on a person confessing with their mouth that “Jesus is Lord”, or the “Lord Jesus”. This episode aims to show that, contrary to traditional Christianity’s belief, to claim that “Jesus is Lord” (or the “Lord Jesus”) is NOT a claim that “Jesus is God”. Rather, when the Apostle Paul,…

An examination of the Trinitarian claim that God is a compound unity, "three-in-one". For full written text of this podcast see here: https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2023/08/hear-o-gentiles-lord-your-god-lord-is.html That the God of the Bible, YHVH is one, is a difficulty for Trinitarianism.In about AD 530 the Christian Byzantine Emperor Justinia…

For text notes to this podcast, click here: ⁠https://landandbible.blogspot.com/2023/08/does-apostle-peter-call-jesus-christ.html⁠ In 2 Peter 1:1 did Peter claim that Jesus Christ was “our God? Two points: 1. Even for deity of Christ believing Trinitarians, to claim that Peter is calling Jesus Christ “our God” is a big problem. Isn’t your Godthe Tri…

It’s a good question. I don’t know if there is a black and white answer because there are different degrees and facets to the question. Many trinitarians that I know seem to not really know what they believe, and functionally or “practically” believe in in One God, the Father. There are different levels and degrees of judgment. Like James said, tea…

Offering three separate $200 prizes (total $600)! $200.00 to anyone who can find a verse in the New Testament where “God” (Theos, ha Theos) means the Trinity. $200.00 to anyone who can find a verse in the New Testament that mentions “God the Son”. $200.00 to anyone who can find a verse in the New Testament that describes Jesus as “fully God and ful…

Episode 100 – offering a $100 prize to anyone who can find a verse in the New Testament where “God” (Theos, Ha Theos) means the Trinity! Difference between a Triad vs. the Trinity James White, The Forgotten Trinity, p. 23: “Within one Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the…

This is part 3 of a three-part series with Dr. Dustin Smith, Pre-Millennial or A-Millennial In this episode Dr. Smith describes the “Tale of Two Cities”. Like the original readers of the Book of Revelation, readers even now are challenged to associate with, indeed be part of, the godly New Jerusalem and not ungodly Babylon. In a similar metaphor, r…

Dr. Dustin Smith is currently Professor of Theological Studies at Reformed University near Atlanta, Georgia. Among other writings, he is co-author of the book "The Son of God: Three Views on the Identity of Jesus" and he is the host of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast. The pre-millennial view of the return of Christ holds that the unrighteous are jud…

Dr. Dustin Smith is currently Professor of Theological Studies at Reformed University near Atlanta, Georgia. Among other writings, he is co-author of the book The Son of God: Three Views on the Identity of Jesus" and he is the host of the Biblical Unitarian Podcast. In this first of a series of three One God Report podcast episodes, Dr. Smith descr…

I interview six different people in Israel to answer these questions: Who is God and how do you know? Who is the Messiah and what is his relationship to God? Is there are specific Scripture or two that explain your view of God or the Messiah? The people interviewed include: 02:28 Yaakov (Yaaki), a more or less secular Israeli who became a public hi…

This episode is a review of the recently published paperback edition of the book called, The Restitution: Biblical Proof that Jesus is not God, by Kermit Zarley*. What?Biblical proofs that Jesus is NOT God? The average Christian has heard only the biblical proofs that supposedly declare that Jesus IS God. But anyone who thinks that the Bible claims…

There is a popular declaration among Christians the world over this time of year. Quotingthe messenger at Jesus’s tomb the declaration is made, “His is risen!” And thenpeople respond: “He is risen indeed!”. But that English declaration is actually incorrect, or is an incorrect translation. The angelicdeclaration about Jesus is not about what Jesus …

In Part 1 (the previous episode, #92) I began to respond tosome of the claims made in the One for Israel video called “The Trinity and the Torah,a Jewish Defense of the Trinity”. I noted that the so-called “mysterious unityof (one-God-in-three-persons) is not a biblical mystery, but is a man-mademystery that comes from centuries after the Bible was…