Trinitarian advocates
like to use Isa. 9:6 to prove Jesus is God because of the use of Mighty God and
Everlasting Father.
"For to us a
child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his
shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Trinitarians are not
really consistent. They will tell you themselves that they do not believe Jesus
is the eternal Father, but the eternal Son. It just goes to show that they too
would argue that this name should not be taken in a strict literal sense.
Nor does the verse
prove Jesus is the Father for the Oneness Pentecostals. There are many who bore
names that included the word God (Heb. El or Yah). Eliab means “My God Father”;
Jehoram means “Yahweh Exalted”; Ithiel means “God with Me”; and Isaiah
means“Salvation of Yahweh."
Furthermore, in the
bible a human being can be called "God" if he represents God to the
people. Moses was God to Pharoah (Ex. 7:1). In Ps. 45:6-7, Solomon refers to
someone as God ("Therefore God, your God..."). The judges of Israel
are called Gods (Ps. 82:6), and Jesus brought this to the Pharisees attention
when THEY accused him of calling himself God.
Having a name or
title does not necessarily describe the person. However, we do know for sure
there is only one true God and that is the Father. (Isa. 64:8; Jer. 10:10; John
17:3)
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