Wrested Scriptures

The Trinity


Common
Trinity
 Personality
   of the Spirit
 Christ
   Preliminary
  Strategy
  Genesis 1:26
  Genesis 3:22
  Isaiah 9:6
  Matthew 1:23
  Matthew 28:19
  John 1:1-3
  John 3:13
  John 5:23
  John 6:33,38,51
  John 6:62
  John 8:23
  John 8:58
  John 10:17,18
  John 10:30
  John 14:9
  John 17:5
  John 20:28
  Romans 9:5
  Philippians 2:6
  Col. 1:15,16
  Eph. 4:8-10
  Hebrews 1:2
  Hebrews 1:8
  Hebrews 1:10-12
  Hebrews 7:3
  Hebrews 10:5
  1 John 4:3
  1 John 5:20
  Revelation 3:14
Soul
Heaven
Hell
Satan/Demons
"Saved"
Baptism
Resurrection
Antichrist

Unique
Catholic
Mormon
SDA
JW
British Israel
Church
of Christ
Pentecostal
Islam

Science
Miracles
Evolution
Creation
Carbon Dating

Inspiration
Partial
Contradictions
& Inaccuracies

Matthew 1:23
"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."
Problem:
Since Matthew refers to Jesus as "God with us", this passage is quoted to prove that Jesus is God.
Solution:
  1. The word Emmanuel is a Hebrew name, and its interpretation means “God with us”.  The Hebrews often named their children with names that made reference to God and His attributes.  For example, Elijah's name means "God is Yahweh", and Samuel's name means "his name is God".

  2. Just because God was with Jesus, and hence Jesus was among us, does not make Jesus into Yahweh.  When Jesus raised back to life the widow’s son, the people who saw the miracle “glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.” (Luke 7:16).  Note that the people who witnessed this miracle did not believe that Jesus was God, for there is no indication that they bowed down and worshipped Jesus.  The people referred to Jesus as "a prophet", and not a god.  Rather, they understood that God used Jesus to perform the miracle.  In this sense “God hath visited his people”.  In this sense God was with us (or them, in this case).  God was working THROUGH Jesus, and this is how Jesus can be “God with us” without Jesus being confused as God the Almighty.