1. The plural spelling (Elohim) denotes PLENITUDE of majesty and power according to Jewish scholarship. To them, it is unthinkable to use it as plural persons. And, all trinitarian commentators admit it. Further evidence is that moseS, amoS, tituS and jameS also have plural spelling to names, that are not trinities. We use plural spellings today, without being trinities: mrS douglaS daviS. Further further evidence is that Genesis 1:2 gives a plural spelling to waters, to convey SIZE rather than number: “..spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
That’s five reasons why this is not a trinity proof.
2. “Let US make man in OUR image…” falls as evidence for a trinity because it violates the rule that pronouns must agree in number with the nouns they modify. It should read, “OUR images,” but it doesn’t. The grammatical rule that does apply is the Royal WE, only used in quotation where one speaks with authority. Most common today used in the medical profession, where Nurse says
“Let US take OUR temperature.” One temperature, one speaking.
“Let US make man in OUR image.” One image, one speaking.
The following, adjacent verse, reverts from a direct quotation to narrative style, “..God made man in His own image..” (v.27) one image, talking about God.
That is four reasons why Genesis 1:26 is not a proof for trinity.
3. “..three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” This is an interpolation to 1 John 5, inserted by trinitarians on the translation committee over great disputation, because it does not appear in any early manuscripts. Where they justified inserting it, was that an 8th century mms had it written in the margin.
Trinitarian commentators admit it disrupts the natural flow of the passage, that it was never used by early church fathers who were trinitarian as their evidence, and that it doesn’t help convey a trinity because it uses the term “word” rather than “son.”
These are five reasons why 1 John 5:7 is not a proof for trinity.
A sixth reason is that it obscures the true meaning of John, which is showing the Plan of Salvation: “For there are three that bear record … the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.” If you are a trinitarian, ask yourself if you saw that this was about showing salvation rather than three persons. The interpolation blocked the truth.
4. Jesus sits/stands on the right hand of God. God is a spirit [jn 4:24], having no body, no hand, no location, no buttocks to sit upon a throne. Moreover it is invisible, and impossible to see. Jesus could not have been seen to the right side of an invisible deity upon a throne.
Nor can this be taken literally another way, with Jesus sitting/standing upon God’s knuckles. It is clearly impossible to be taken as trinitarians imagine they do.
Therefore it must be understood figuratively. “Right hand” denotes power, authority. It holds a sword, is extended in friendship, or taking an oath. Today, we say I am your “right hand man,” when I am not your right hand, any hand, and not a man. It means you gave me power and authority to represent you. The meaning in Scripture, therefore, means the human body called Jesus, was given the authority and glory to represent the infinite spirit of God.
Further examples from Scripture are “the right hand of majesty” (majesty is personified), “the right hand of the throne” (thrones do not have right hands) and “the right hand of peace.” (also a personification of an idea).
These condense to three reasons why Jesus is not apart from being God, in a glorified body.
5. “..the WORD was WITH God and the Word was God..” (jn 1:1)
Greek for “word” is “logos,” which means logic, idea, plan, purpose.
Of the 30+ uses for the preposition “with,” the one Strong’s chooses is “pertaining to,” used also in Isaiah 41:4, “I am God, the first and WITH the last, I am He.” This does not remotely suggest plural persons. It connects two ideas together, pertaining to God. Thus,
“In the beginning was the LOGIC, and the logic PERTAINED TO God, and the logic was God.”
The trinitarian view would make “Word” a person, who is not God. It would make Jesus physically beside God. Yet the whole chapter talks about “He,’ not “they.”
6. Other miscellaneous examples are misunderstandings of the conjunction “and.” God and Jesus are not different beings, nor are “Jesus Christ and Him crucified,” (1 co 2:2); “God and Father” (2 co 4:31), “God and His Father” (rv 1:6), “the devil and Satan,” (rv 20:2). The trinitarian translators of the KJV also inserted helps such as punctuation, that sets one’s assumption of three Persons.
“..grace and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ,”
which could also mean, “..from God, the Father and the Lord Jesus..” Most significantly is absent the Third, co-equal, co-eternal Person of the Holy Spirit.
Word insertions such as “and from” and punctuation, give subtle belief that God is divided into different beings, yet called one.
7. “baptizing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.” Baptism is commanded in one, singular, name. Trinitarians do not know the name of the Father, nor of the Holy Ghost, so they baptize in three titles. Titles are not a name.
Mark 16:16 says “in MY name.” Jesus did not mean to baptize by a personal pronoun, “my.”
Luke 24:46-7 “in HIS name..” Jesus did not mean to baptize by the pronoun “His.” The pronoun, “His,” refers to v. 46, speaking of “Christ,” which is another title for Jesus. Jesus did not mean to baptize by the name of “Christ.”
Acts 2:38 “..baptize in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins..”
All of the verses come to agreement when the name is Jesus.
What did Matthew teach, therefore? He was showing that the name of Jesus represents Father of Creation, Son of Redemption, and Holy Ghost of Regeneration. One God, not three Persons.
The above are seven, common major erroneous teachings to cause one to think they see trinity, triunity, triune. It divides the godhead between individuals, violating co 2:9 “For in Him [Christ] dwelleth all the fullness of the godhead bodily.”
It gives a different understanding of God, and that Jesus is not He.
“If you believe not that I am he, you will die in your sins.” (Jn 8:24)
It deceives people to take a baptism in titles, which will not save them, because the name of Jesus remits sin.
“For there is none other name given among men under heaven above whereby WE MUST BE SAVED.” (ac 4:10)