By Nab B.
October 2016
Updated Nov 2025
We are commanded to “Rightly divide the word” (2 Tim 2:15), and to “Shun the traditions of men” (Col 2:8). Do you have the fortitude to do just that, especially when examining the doctrine of the Trinity?
My unorthodox approach will show how the Trinity doctrine lacks scriptural support. If it seemed to have solved the nature of God theologically, it has failed scripturally and logically.
My interest and, hopefully, yours, is to discover what God is saying, not what a system of theology says! Although the scriptures are profoundly deep, they are equally plain and simple to understand if we allow His Spirit and reason to guide us.
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My article is not written to debate those who believe strongly in the Trinity.
I write for those who are unsure, doubt, confused, and question the doctrine. I am here to share with you the pure, plain, and clear "word of God" as revealed by the Spirit, scripture, and reason.
My argument throughout is this: Why would Jesus, following his ascension to heaven, be sitting at the right hand of God if he were no longer incarnated, having full divinity? Is God sitting beside Himself?
The expression "seated at the right hand of the power of God" (Lu 22:69) refers to God having given authority and power to Christ. There is a "receiver" and there is a "giver." Such hardly points to any equality as claimed by trinitarians.
These key scriptures show that Christ, while in heaven, received (from a higher authority, God) power and authority, which is what "sitting at His right hand" means.
"(God) worked in Christ, having raised Him out from the dead, and having set Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, above every principality and authority and power and dominion, and every name being named, not only in this age, but also in the one coming. And He put all things under His feet and gave Him to be head over all things to the church." (Eph 1:20-22 BLB)
"God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name. That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Phil 2:9-11)
If Christ was exalted, then God, the exalter, is much greater than his exalted Son! As such, coequality would be an impossibility. Sure, one can use theological manipulation, but it would still be false! For example, King Melchizedek was the "blesser" of Abraham. This act made him higher (better) than Abraham, for it says, “The less (Abraham) is blessed of the better (Melchizedek).” (Hebrews 7:7)
The same can be said of God, the exalter, and Jesus, the exalted one.
Even in his highly exalted position, at God's right hand, Jesus reigns, not for himself, but primarily for His Father’s glory. Read carefully these words:
“That at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; Every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of the Father.” (Phil 2:11).
For Christ, who is God's right hand, his Father's glory is paramount. But trinitarians conceal God's glory by coalescing Father and Son into one.
When Jesus was on earth, he was subject to the Father. After his ascension, he remained subject to his Father! And when the end comes, he will be subjected to God forever. There is hardly a shred of equality when one is subject to another!
In 1 Cor 15:24-28 (ESV), Jesus is seen in heaven, exalted, at the right hand of God, but still subject to God, and forever will be. Now, carefully follow the scripture below, broken down verse by verse for clarity.
"Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father." (v. 24) The exalted Jesus will hand everything to God. (No equality possible)
"For God has put all things in subjection under his feet." (v. 27a) God subjected all things to Jesus. (No equality possible)
"But when it says, 'all things are put in subjection,' it is plain that he is excepted who put all things in subjection under him."'' (v. 27b) God can never be subjected to the Son. (No equality possible)
"When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things in subjection under him." (v.28a) Even after the end comes, Jesus will be subjected to God forever. (No equality possible)
"That God may be all in all." (v. 28) God will be ALL in ALL. (No equality possible).
Though the above argument is plain and not theologically elaborate, it easily overthrow the idea that Jesus is coequal and coeternal with God.
"For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but divinely powerful toward the demolition of strongholds, overthrowing arguments, and every high thing lifting itself up against the knowledge of God, and taking captive every thought into the obedience of Christ."
(2 Cor 10:4-5 BLB)