The storms are brewing!

Who would have ever thought, who would have ever guessed it? The line is being drawn in our lifetime! Babylon's harlot daughters have proven to be most of professing Christendom, while Jehovah's remnant is taking refuge like it always has, in the wilderness. The tranquility of our times must end, the placidness of a simpler time is no longer with us, the winter of earth's history is here. Just as the pacific ocean lays quiet and gentle until the winter storm starts from the northwest. That's when the swells come down and work their way down south and when they come down out of the great northwest to the Pacific Islands, that's when it starts to swirl, that's when it starts to roll, that's when it gets heavy. For much of America's history, we had the tranquility of the pacific ocean but now as the storms of the end times brew, we must be prepared to weather Jacob's trouble. Things are going to swirl and get real heavy, not only in America but all over the world. Jehovah's 144,000 remnant and the those who wonder after the papal beast are here together in these last days as we should be. Together here we are with controversy,  what side will you be on? Will you be sealed with Jehovah's and Jesus name or will you take the mark of the beast?

New Testament study on the Sabbath part 2

Acts 13:42-44 (KJV)

42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

Verse 42- Notice that the hope of the Gentiles was that the word of God would be spoken to them on the next sabbath (seventh day). Paul and his company went to the synagogue on the sabbath as was customary being that they were still keeping the Law of God (10 Commandments). Yes, the early Church gathered every day of the week including sunday but the sabbath was set apart and the early Christians met at the Synagogues to hear the Law and the Prophets and also they taught the testimony of Jesus. They did this when it was possible as eventually persecution by the unbelieving Jews forced them out of the Synagogues. 

Verse 43-Notice that many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas exhorting them to continue in the grace of God. This indicates that they were receiving the message of Christ with gladness.

Verse 4 4 - Again, you see that it was the next sabbath day that the city came together to hear the word of God. There was an expectation that the sabbath was a day of devotion to Jehovah and we see that Paul and Barnabas kept this day by preaching the Word of God on the sabbath days. The early Church in those days met daily but the sabbath was clearly set apart as a day of rest and devotion to Jehovah. It's when the whole community came together to hear the Word of God. The house to house fellowship was a daily thing but the meeting at the synagogues was a corporate gathering of Jews and proselytes and also the early Christians who had a desire to share the testimony of Jesus with the gathered multitude. You see that at times their words were accepted and many times they were persecuted. 

My opinion is, that had the majority of religious Jews accepted the testimony of Jesus then the synagogue would have been a regular meeting place for the early church. This meeting in my opinion would have been done on the sabbath as was customary and not on sunday. The early Church would have still met on other days but from house to house. Remember, that the only reason the early church stopped meeting at the synagogues on the sabbath was due to being persecuted by the religious Jews and not because they changed the sabbath day from saturday to sunday.

Acts 16:13 (KJV)

13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

Another example of Paul keeping the sabbath as they went out to a place of solitude for prayer and of preaching the Word of God to the women there.

Acts 18:4 (KJV)

4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

Paul as was the custom on the sabbath, attended synagogue and reasoned with Jews and Greeks alike. This is a scripture that shows Paul keeping the sabbath. You may say "it doesn't specifically say he was keeping it but just teaching". Other scriptures confirm that he kept the Law (Moral Law) so this scripture above is just a confirmation of his sabbath keeping which is the 4th command of the Law.

Romans 2:12-16 (KJV)

12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Verse 12- We see here that the Law is the standard by which men will be judged who have the law which was Israel (primarily made up of Jews) in the old covenant and in the new covenant it's Israel (now made up of Gentiles and Jews alike) which is the Church. We as the Church will be judged according to the law. Why is this?  Because we have the law which is God's 10 Commandments and should know that we need to keep them. God winks at ignorance, so those who sin without the law will perish without law.

Verse 13- This is a clear scripture that those who are doers of the law will be justified. The law of course pertaining to the 10 Commandments which include the sabbath. The warning here is clear that just hearing the law (going to church and/or reading the Bible) will not justify you. Brethren,  going to church and even reading the Bible will not save you. What will save you and make you just before Jehovah is doing the things of the law which includes all 10 Commandments which the sabbath is the 4th one. Shall be justified=dikaioo (greek) which means to render just or innocent, free, justify, be righteous, to regard as just, to declare one to be just, to declare anyone to be virtuous and to be good, to vindicate, to approve, to absolve from the consequences of sin, admit to the enjoyment of divine favour.

Verse 14- 15- When the  gentiles who have not the law, keep it by nature as it is written in their hearts, they are a law unto themselves. The law of God being written in their hearts, meaning they didn't need stone tablets to know what is God's law and that they should keep it. Their conscience and thoughts bear witness of this in that they shew the work thereof. In other words, their actions of keeping the law by nature are a result of the law being written in their hearts and their conscience and thoughts bear witness of this.  They are mindful of the things of God's law. It's deep in their conscience and they think about Jehovah's law. They don't need stone tablets to obey and know his law. So our hearts,  consciences and thoughts either accuse us by not keeping the law or they excuse by keeping the law which includes the 4th commandment of keeping the sabbath holy. 

Verse 16-Our hearts, thoughts and consciences which contain the  secrets of men will be judged by God by Jesus Christ (The White Throne judgment) according to the gospel of which include the 10 Commandments. 

Colossians 2:1-17King James Version (KJV)

2 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Verse 14- We know that there were ordinances nailed to the stake=stauros (greek). Which ordinances though? It was the ordinace of circumcision and the ceremonies connected with it as well as the Law of Moses which included offerings and sacrifices.(See Acts 15:1, 5, Ephesians 2:14-15, Matthew 27:51). Remember that the 10 commandments are not the Law of Moses but they are the Law of Jehovah. Keep in mind that the Sabbath was instituted at creation, before the 10 Commandments were given, and was made Holy. The ceremonies connected with the services of the temple were taken away at the impalement of Jehoshua at the stake. Our Saviour was the perfect ransom sacrifice for all time sake thereby nullifying any more need for fleshly sacrifices to obtain atonement. 

The sabbath was never an ordinance of sacrifice for atonment but rather a command to rest and to keep the day Holy for devotion to Jehovah. The ordinances done away with at the stake were those that were sacrificial in nature in order to obtain atonement. With Jehoshua's death on the stake, we no longer need to make sacrifices at the temple for atonement as he is our atonement. We can now go directly to Jehovah by way of His Son Jehoshua for atonement of our sins.

Verse 16- The Old Testament consistently uses the phrase "a festival,  a new moon,  a sabbath

Let's read Romans 3:31 to see if the above scripture in Colossians includes the 10 Commandments. 

Romans 3:31 KJV
" Do we then make void the law through faith?  God forbid: yea, we establish the Law."

The need for the service of sacrifices and offerings ceased when type met antitype in the death of Messiah. In Him the shadow met the substance. Jehoshua was the perfect and complete offering. The law of the 10 commandments lives and will live through the ages (eternity).see Isaiah 66:22-23. Jehovah's law (decalogue) was not crucified at the stake. It was types and shadows, offerings and sacrifices that was nailed to the cross as they had no value after Jehoshua's death.

The Old Testament consistently uses the phrase "a festival, a new moon, a sabbath" to refer to the ceremonial aspects of the law whether practiced weekly, monthly or yearly (see 1 Chronicles 23:31, 2 Chronicles 2:3-4, 8:12-13, 31:3, Nehemiah 10:33, Ezekiel 45:17, Numbers 28 and 29). The aspects of the ceremonial law included burnt offerings, meat offerings and drink offerings. Once Jehoshua died on the cross there.was no more need for these type of offerings as he was the once and for all sacrifice. So verse 16 has to do with the ceremonial aspects of the stated Holy days rather than the Holy days themselves. Since the Sabbath was a creation ordinance, as well as part of the 10 Commandments, it is still to be kept and remembered by us. The word "remember" is even part of the 4th commandment to keep the Seventh day Holy.

Back to verse 14- Remember the context of this verse. It was to do with the death of Jehoshua at the stake. It was the antitype of the burnt, meat and drink offerings which were to obtain atonement. Since Jehoshua's death was the all time, once and for all atonememt there is no need for the above sacrifices as they were the type/shadow of what was to come which was the substance Jehoshua Messiah dying for our sins so that we can have atonement. No longer do we need to go to the Temple and give our offer burnt,  meat and drink offerings to the Levtical Preists for atonement as we (the Church) are the Temple of Jehovah and all we need to do is go to His Son Jehoshua our High Preist and receive atonement by confessing our sins.

Hebrews 4:1-11 (KJV)

4 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Many people will use this passage to do away with the 4th commandment to keep the Sabbath day as Holy. This epistle to the Hebrews is presenting the Seventh day Sabbath rest as a symbol of the spiritual rest Jehovah grants to those willing to enter into fellowship with him.

Israel largely failed to enter into Jehovah's spiritual rest, and they often ignored the Sabbath observance that symbolized it. Believers in this passage are admonished to accept the spiritual rest of which the weekly Sabbath is the symbol (Verse 9 and 10).

The message here in Hebrews underlines the Old Testament observance of the Sabbath as a sign of holiness (Exodus 31:13, Ezekiel 20:12). Sabbath observance is a sign of our holy relationship with Jehoshua and it is the means by which the relationship is enriched. 

Revelation 12:17, 14:12, 22:14 all clearly state that the true Church in the last days will be made up of believers who keep the commandments of Jehovah as well as the faith and testimony which is the spirit of prophecy (Rev 19:10) of His Son Jehoshua. This includes the 4th commandment to keep the Sabbath day Holy.

1 John 2:3-4 (KJV)

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

The above two verses couldn't be any clearer regarding keeping the commandments of God which the sabbath is the fourth of such. The inference here is that if we don't keep his commandments then we don't know "Him" (Jesus Christ). It is by faith in Jesus Christ, that we then seek to keep his commandments. By keeping the sabbath (among the other 9 commandments) which is the 4th commandment, we know God and we know that we know "Him". The proof that we know "Him" is in our keeping "His" commandments. The word "If" is key here because it infers that not keeping "His" commandments is showing that we don't know "Him" (Jesus Christ).

Verse 4 proves that those who say they know Christ but yet keep not his commandments ( Decalogue included-Moral Law-10 Commandments) are Liars, and the truth is not in them. In other words, these type of people are deceived. They have chose blindness rather than the truth and have then deceived themselves. I believe God is a just God and he also looks at the heart of man and knows men have been lied to and there is grace for those who have been misled by sheperds.  However, once the truth of the need to keep the 10 Commandments is brought to someone's attention then they are mandated to research for themselves like a Berean to see if it is true (need to keep 10 Commandments). And even if people have been deceived by teachers/pastors of there being no need to keep the 10 Commandments anymore, it is in a sense their own fault for putting their trust in man and not looking to see what scripture says without the lens of their pastor or denomination. 

How do we know that we know Jesus Christ? By keeping his commandments which include the 10 of the moral law, the decalogue. 

If we say we know Jesus Christ but don't keep his commandments,  what does the Bible call us? Liars! 

What's not in us if we don't keep the commandments of God?  The truth!

1 John 5:2-3 (KJV)

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

According to this pasaage, the Love of God and his children are described and proved by keeping his commandments. What are God's commandments? It's simple, the 10 Commandments (The Moral Law). It couldn't be any more clear. If you say that this passage isn't referencing the 10 Commandments then I ask, what other commandments could it be talking about? Remember, in the New Testament when it talks about the commandments of God it's speaks of the Father's Moral Law (The Decalogue). When it comes to Jesus Christ,  it's speaks of having faith in him and have his testimony which is the spirit of prophecy. The 10 Commandments are also Jesus commandments as he confirmed during his ministry that we are to keep them as we will see in other passages. So the phrase "commandments of God" are always a reference to the 10 Commandments of which, the Sabbath is the 4th. keeping the 10 Commandments is how we prove our Love of God and also his children. 

When you tell people that you keep the Sabbath, an automatic response from other Christians in often that you arw putting yourself under bondage. Note the last part of this passage "and his commandments are not grievous to bear". This verse blows the whole "10 Commandments are bondage" theory out of the water. Keeping Jehovah's 10 Commandments are not a burden but actually a huge blessing.  This includes keeping the Sabbath day as Holy. Read Isaiah 58:13-14 and you will see that when we turn ourselves back to keeping the sabbath that it is a delight. Do you want to listen to man or God? Man says the sabbath is a bondage but God says it's a delight!

Revelation 12:17 (KJV)

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

 Revelation 19:9-11 (KJV)

9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Revelation 14:6-12 (KJV)

6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of fornication. 

9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 

The end time last days Congregation will keep the commandments (Decalogue) per the Word of God. Notice in the below two passages in Revelation it says that the Saints keep the commandments of God and the faith and testimony of Jesus. These are three separate but linked signs of the remnant Congregation of the last days. The commandments (Decalogue of Jehovah) clearly being separate from the faith of Jesus (His earthly ministry, death on the stake,  3 literal days and literal nights buried in the grave, bodily resurrection,  ascension to the right hand of the Father), the testimony of Jesus (spirit of prophecy, old testament prophets, Jesus prophetic words in the gospels, other prophetic words in the new testament and also any prophets since the bible was written such as Ellen G. White). These are 3 distinct signs that the last days remnant Congregation will have but they are linked together as well.

Finally, another rebuke to those pulpit preachers and their followers that lie and say that keeping the commandments of Jehovah (the 10 commandments including the Sabbath) is a bondage. 

Revelation 22:14 (KJV)

14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

New Testament study on the Sabbath part 1

This below is my New Testament study on the Sabbath. Please be open to the word of truth about Jehovah's unchangeable 10 Commandments which include the 4th commandment to keep the Sabbath day as Holy. Many today in  Christendom's puplits teach men to transgress God's law however they will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. Many sincere Christians don't keep the Sabbath out of ignorance which Jehovah winks at, however He now commands men everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30).

Matthew 5:17-19 (KJV)

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus makes it clear in verse 17 that the Law (10 commandments) are not destroyed by him. They are fufilled rather by his revealing the true meaning and spirit of it's precepts. Verse 18, should be a clincher that we are still to keep the Moral Law (10 Commandments). Jesus in a crystal clear manner says, until Heaven and Earth pass away, that not one jot or tittle will in no way pass from the law (The Decalogue). As we know, Heaven and Earth have not passed away so therefore the Law and it's precepts are still in effect. This is talking about the 10 Commandments specifically not the ceremonial law of sacrifices or the civil law of the levitical preisthood. Furthermore in verse 19, Jesus warns all future teachers of God's word, that if they teach other's to break even the least of the 10 Commandments then they themselves will be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven. Many Christians today call the sabbath the least of the commandments of God, even though it's listed as the 4th and it is said for us to remember it. For arguments sake, let's say the sabbath is the least of the 10. Jesus in verse 19 clearly says that even teaching other's that they don't have to keep the least of the 10 Commandments will be looled at as the least in his Kingdom.  Not only the Kingdom to come but also in his Kingdom now here on earth and in heaven. 

Notice that the 4th commandment of keeping the sabbath is right after the commandments in regards to how we worship Jehovah. The first two deal with idolatry and the third with taking his name in vain. These are instructions in how to and not to worship God. The Sabbath commandment which is right after these three instructions on how to worship God, give us another decree on the way we worship him. By keeping the seventh day, we are making a  clear distinction that we are worshipping the God of creation rather than creation itself as the first 2 commandments speak about. This is why it is essential to reject evolution because it denies the sanctity of the Hallowed Seventh day where God rested from his works. I believe in a literal 6 days of creation and the rest of Jehovah on the seventh day.   The seventh day is a sign and a mark of Jehovah creating this world and is a very essential part of his identity and distinction from false gods.

 Mark 2:27-28King James Version (KJV)

27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

Sabbath made for man, not man for the Sabbath. This is in no way abolish's the Sabbath as being the Lord's day but rather puts it into the proper perspective that it isn't about the nuanced legalistic approaches (pharisaical) to keeping this day unto the Lord but rather a day of resting in the Lord hence made for the man.  We keep from working, doing our daily pleasures and give our attention and devotion to Jehovah. Too many Christians are mindful about wordly things (the cares of this world) 24/7. Think how about how many Christians would have so much more peace if they rested on the Lord's day (The Sabbath). Jesus was rebuking the pharisees legalistic approach to the Sabbath not the actual Sabbath keeping. It's ironic how many Christians lament the removal of the 10 Commandments from public institutions but don't actually keep the 10 Commandments in practice by not resting on the Sabbath. Some Christians will then say "I work Monday - Friday Saturday is my day to take care of other things and enjoy entertainment and shopping. Or they will say "I have to work on Saturday,  my job requires it". Well you then are leaning on your own understanding and not trusting God. Jehovah will honor when you obey his Sabbath ordinance not your legalistic keeping of it but your spiritual keeping of it which is nurtured by not working and not involving yourself with the  daily activities of this world such as sporting events or entertainment. Gathering with the Saints and prayer and worship and studying will nurture your keeping of the Sabbath. We already devote so much time to the entertainment of this world and also work, that Jehovah is indeed worthy of one day solely set apart for him. What's wrong with that?  Is he not worthy of it? Are you not wanting the blessings that come with entering the Lord's day of rest? So many Christians are burned out from going to and fro and then wonder why they lack peace. Setting apart a whole day for the Lord where you worship, pray, study and gather with the Saints and without taking part in working or your pleasures such as hobbies or worldly entertainment such as sports and secular movies will drastically draw you closer to Jehovah.

Luke 6:1-11 (KJV)

1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;

4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

Verse 1- By plucking the ears of corn Jesus and his disciples were not violating the Sabbath as they were not using a sickle but their hands (Deuteronomy 23:25).

Verse 2- The Pharisees by their man made traditions made the Law of God (The command to keep the Sabbath) of no effect. Their accusation that Jesus and his disciples were breaking the sabbath had no biblical support. Realizing this as Christians is important, so that we don't use this passage as an excuse not to keep the Sabbath day as Holy thinking Jesus and disciples were disregarding it. Deuteronomy 23:25 makes it clear that Jesus and his disciples were not violating the Sabbath day. 

Verse 3 and 4-Jesus brings to  remembrance to the Pharisees about David eating the shewbread which was hallowed,  if you read the passage of 1 Samuel 21 1:1-7 you will see that David and his men kept themselves from women or in David's words "women have been kept us".  David also said that the vessels of the young men were Holy. Many have read verse 3 and 4 and concluded that David and his men eating the shewbread was something that was done in haste and in a disregard for what was lawful. However reading the passage in 1 Samuel, you see that David and his men still had to meet the criteria of having clean vessels (no sexual relations for at least 3 days as David states). Also, David didn't just take the bread but the preist Ahimelech gave it to him after David confirmed him and his men's cleanliness. It's Highly unlikely that David would have took the bread without the Preist Ahimelech giving it to him. Reading Luke 6:3-4 without reading 1 Samuel 21 1:1-7 is a disservice to this text, because one can easily come to the conclusion that David disregarded the law of God for his temporal needs. As a righteous man, David still went through the preisthood to be granted permission for he and his men to eat the hallowed shewbread. Also, one cannot use the story of David and the shewbread to justify not keeping the sabbath. The Law of God including the Sabbath was still in effect before and after David and his men partook of the hallowed shewbread. Nothing changed pertaining to God's Law as a result of what David did in 1 Samuel 21 1:1-7. This is important to note because many use this story as an excuse that we still don't need to observe the sabbath. Jesus's point here, is that doing good on the sabbath unto the Lord supercedes the man made ordinances created by the religious. For example,  as we keep the Sabbath there may be times where an urgent situation arises that may call for you to do something you wouldn't normally do during your sabbath observance. Say someone calls you on the phone and ask you to go and buy them some medicine at a pharmacy because they are feeling very ill, would you not do this for them because of your sabbath observance of no selling or buying?  Of course as a loving child of God you would do as Ahimelech did with David and go and supply the urgent need of a loved one. Now, it would be up to your discernment as to whether the situation called for you to go outside your technical sabbath observance just as Ahimelech verified with, David that him and his men had kept themselves Holy by not going into women for at least three days. For example, you get a call from a worldly relative or friend that they are sick and throwing up. This was a result of drinking and partying the night before.  They need you to bring them medicine which means you need to go to the store to buy it. In this case, because their sickness is a result of their own sin and disobedience, I would not go outside my normal sabbath observance routine to buy medicine at a store. Remember, Ahimelech didn't flippantly give David the hallowed shewbread. He made sure David and his men had kept themselves Holy before handing over the shewbread to them. Remember, that satan knows you obey God's fourth commandment and he will use people to get you to disregard the sabbath. So, in doing your due diligence as a Christian, ask the person who calls you how they got sick and then determine whether you should go outside your normal sabbath keeping observance routine and buy them medicine. The person who calls doesn't necessarily have to be a Christian for you to love and do good to them but as long as their being sick isn't a result of sinful conduct. Be like Ahimelech and ask questions regarding the person's Holiness so to speak. Again, I must clarify that the person doesn't have to be a Christian but as long as they weren't doing anything sinful which led to their sickness. If it was an emergency type situation, then certainly God may be using you to take care of them even if the situation was a result of their sin. What I'm talking about above is more common type sicknesses.

Verse 5- Key verse here, Jesus stated here "That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath." Lord=kurios (Greek) which means supreme in authority (supremacy)  God, Lord, master, owner, controller, master of the sabbath for example.

Jesus clearly states that he has authority over the sabbath. It's very important to note that Jesus never in this passage nullifies, does away with or discourages the keeping of the sabbath day which he is Lord of. His point in this whole passage was that he was Lord of the sabbath, meaning he had supremacy over it. Using David as an example, Jesus made it clear that doing righteous Godly works even in/on what is Holy supercedes man made ordinances that make the Law of God no effect. Reading the passage in 1 Samuel 21 1:1-7 illustrates that David eating the shewbread was not done flippantly and that Ahimelech the preist also made sure David and his men kept themselves Holy, before giving them the hallowed shewbread. Basically Jesus was telling the Pharisees that they missed the whole point of the sabbath which was a gift to us from Jehovah.  This gift is one of rest and undistracted worship of God which only benefits us. The Pharisees had made it a burden upon men whereas Jehovah made it to be a delight for us.

Jesus being the Lord and owner of the sabbath had the authority to do away with it and nullify it. However notice in this passage he never did such a thing but only rebuked the Pharisees man made ordinances pertaining to sabbath keeping. Jesus and his disciples also didn't violate the sabbath by plucking the ears of corn with their hands as they didn't use the sickle. Christians cannot use the excuse that Jesus violated the sabbath or that he did away with it in this passage as neither of those options took place here in Luke 6:1-5. Remember David was a type of Christ and just as Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath. David as a royal representative of God's people at that time, just as Jesus is the Chruch's royal representative in our times, had authority to ask for the shewbread.  Even then, David had to state his cleanliness and Holiness before being given what, was hallowed.  Jesus our Lord is Holy by nature and essence being Jehovah,  so he didn't need to prove anything to the Pharisees but still gave them the 1 Samuel 21 1:1-7 story of the shewbread to prove his point of proper sabbath observance and what it truly is rather than burden filled man made dictates. This passage is about proper sabbath keeping not the doing away with or the advocating of violating it.

Verse 6- We see that Jesus taught on the Sabbath indicating that he kept the day as Holy as was the custom of the Jews.

Verse 7-11, It's important to note here that the religious leaders of Jesus time, the scribes and Pharisees were turning the sabbath into a burden on men's backs. Their hearts were far from God even though they were keeping the ordinances of the sabbath given by God and also keeping the man made ordinances that were added without God's permission. They were Itching to catch Jesus violating their man made ordinances of the sabbath. This shows that their heart was from God and that they didn't understand his purpose for the sabbath in the first place.  According to Isaiah 58:13-14, the sabbath was meant to be a delight for us but the religious leaders of Jesus day had turned it into a grevious burden with all their man made rules. Jesus knew their thoughts and proved to them, by calling forth the man with the withered hand for healing, that the sabbath was intended to be a delight for men/women and on top of that it was lawful to do good on the sabbath. These scribes and Pharisees were so blind and hard hearted, that while keeping the sabbath in deed they were actually violating it in heart. Jesus made it clear that it is lawful to save life and heal on the sabbath. Note that Jesus never once here rebuked the scribes and Pharisees for keeping the sabbath but rather their evil burden bearing on men practice of it. They turned what was Holy into just another set of man made rules and regulations. They used the 4th commandment as a tool to put men/women in bondage rather than encourage them to delight in what the Lord consecrated and sanctified. Just like today, religious leaders will turn what God intended as a blessing into a bondage for their flocks. Them doing this, doesn't nullify what scripture teaches and the need to obey God's commandments but rather we are to ignore these false religious leaders man made understanding of scripture. We are to be obedient to what the Bible says about a certain subject. 

The lesson to be learned here is that we are always to go with what scripture teaches rather than what man teaches.  Man's corruption of God's commandments doesn't nullify them but rather should redirect us back to the pure keeping of them as Jehovah intended. Some have used this passage to nullify sabbath keeping for the Christian, however nowhere in this text does Jesus abolish the 4th commandment.

Luke 23:50-56 (KJV)

50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:

51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.

52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

In verse 54, it says that these things were done by Joseph on the preparation day (Friday) before the Sabbath. This confirms that the followers of Christ kept the sabbath and if they did, which is gonna be confirmed again later in this passage, then that means Jesus never told them that the command to keep the seventh day was done away with. Certainly, something as important as whether keeping the sabbath was still valid would have been addressed by Jesus and we see here that his followers still kept it, meaning he (Jesus) must have never told them that the command to keep the Sabbath was done away with. The purpose of the preparation day was so that the Jews could rest on the Sabbath. The preparation day would be used for making sure they had food ready for sabbath and other duties so they could just enter the sweet rest of Jehovah. 

Verse 56- The women who came with Joseph returned to where they came from and prepared spices and ointments (the preparation day) and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

It doesn't get any more clearer than this. Jesus followers kept the sabbath day according to the commandment. This clarifies that Jesus never did away with it, either in recorded scripture or in his ministry to them that wasn't recorded in scripture. The burden of proof that we are not to keep the sabbath anymore is on the naysayers not the seventh day keepers.

John 5:1-18 (KJV)

1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

 Jesus healed the lame man on the sabbath day again proving his own words that it is lawful to do good and heal on the sabbath. The Jews had distorted the sabbath so much that they accused the lame man of breaking the sabbath just by the fact he carried his bed. This was a false accusation that didn't have it's roots in Jehovah's original intention for the sabbath as a delight for men/women.  After inquiring of the healed man, they learned that Jesus had told the man to carry his bed after being healed. Jesus was in the temple when he told the healed man to sin no more as would be his custom of keeping the sabbath day.

The Jews who were there, were so filled with evil that they couldn't even praise Jehovah for the healing of the formerly lame man but actually sought to kill Jesus. This was all because Jesus allegedly violated the sabbath which was a false accusation. By healing the lame man, Jesus was actually honoring the sabbath day by doing good. He also told the man to sin no more. Doing good on the sabbath is lawful according to Jesus. Now, we don't use this as an excuse to do whatever we want on the sabbath and call it "good". When Jesus talks about it being lawful to do good on the sabbath it's in the context of helping people in their time of need, spiritually and/or physically.  By need physically, things like  sickness or even helping someone out who is stranded because their car broke down. This physical need is not to be used to violate the sabbath in the sense of work. For example, a friend or family member calls and "needs" help doing household chores or help coaching his son's football team that day, this type of physical "need" is something we don't participate in on the sabbath, as it is causing us and others to work thereby violating the creation ordinance of the sabbath rest day. By need, I mean someone who falls ill, needs a ride to the hospital, needs help finding their dog or child who is lost. Needs food taken to them as they are unable physically to get it for themselves. We always want to help those in spiritual need which can also be on the sabbath. What we don't do on the sabbath is work nor do we buy or sell publicly. We use this rest day to worship Jehovah and his Son Jesus Christ without distractions. We don't do our own pleasures on this day such as secular entertainment of any kind or engaging in any secular activity. Notice that Jesus was not violating the Sabbath in healing this man. This verse can in no way be used to nullify the command to keep the Sabbath Holy as Jesus didn't violate the rest day by the healing of the lame man. Jesus also, in response to the Jews in the passages after verse 18, didn't do away with the need to keep the sabbath. He simply spoke of the Father and the works which would be done by himself (Jesus) just as the Father does those things. His rebuke of the Jews here didn't include doing away with of the sabbath.

John 14:15-21King James Version (KJV)

15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Verse 15- 16- Very direct and to the point. Jesus commandments are also that of the decalogue (10 Commandments). Jesus taught his disciples to obey the 10 Commandments in Matthew 5:17-28; 12:1-13;15:3-9; 22:37-40. If we keep his commandments then he will send us the Comforter so that he will abide with us forever. Jesus said "if" you love me you will keep his commandments inferring that if you don't keep, his commandments which include the sabbath then you don't love him. Again, the sabbath is never nullified here and is never made as an exception in regards to keeping the 10 Commandments.

Verse 21- Jesus restating that those who hath and keep his commandments (the 10 of the decalogue sabbath included) are the ones who love him. Jesus leaves no room for confusion here, you either keep his commandments proving that you love him or you don't keep his commandments proving that you don't love him with all your heart, mind and soul. Look at the second part of this verse. Jesus says that the person that loves him is the one who hath and keeps his commandments (Decalogue). This person will then also be loved by the Father. Jesus then says he himself will love us and manifest himself to us. The root of receiving Jesus and the Fathers love is in keeping their commandments, which there are 10, including the 4th which is keeping the sabbath holy. By not keeping the commandments of Jesus, we put ourself at risk of not receiving the Fathers love or of the Son's. We also are not loving God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ with all our heart, mind and soul.

Jesus as the literal Son of God and not a member of a triune god.

Jesus as the literal Son of God 

 This is super important! Look at verse 3, it says that God (Jehovah) sent and I quote "his own Son". This right here refutes the false teaching that Jesus Christ is not the literal Son of God the Father. Some say Christ only became the Son at His virgin birth, but how could this be if He was already God's Son prior to being sent. Jehovah God couldn't send something He already didn't have which in this case is a Son. Jehovah and Jesus aren't role playing a Father/Son relationship as some teachings indicate. Jehovah didn't send a co equal, co eternal member of a Triune Godhead to us, He sent His literal Son Jesus to us. The Father/Son relationship of Christ with Jehovah is beautiful and it is because of this, that we can call the Son "God" and this Father/Son relationship also gives Christ full Divinity and Diety. The weight of evidence in Scripture points to Jesus Christ as the literal Son of God. Some teachings say that Christ as the "Son of God" is just a title but that is absolutely not supported by scripture. Jesus Christ was the Son of God before the creation of this world, before His virgin birth on this earth and He is still the Son of God now. 

Romans 8:3-4 (KJV)

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin 

ACTS 5:30-31 (RSB)

5:30 The Elohim of our fathers raised up Yahshua, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

5:31 Him hath Yahweh exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

 Remember when Jesus said no man has seen the Father? Here is an example of that. At Mount Sinai, it was the angel of Jehovah that appeared to Moses.  Who was this angel? It was likely the preexistent Messiah Jehoshua. Remember, it was said of our Saviour Jehoshua that he was the rock that was with the Israelites in the wilderness. This same rock was the Angel of Jehovah that had the power to forgive transgressions as said stated by Jehovah himself to Moses. Jehovah also said that this Angel had His very name in him hence Jehoshua which means "The Salvation of Jehovah". Remember, no typical angel has the power to forgive sins however Jehoshua was not a typical angel but rather the Archangel Michael which simply means Chief Messenger  (Archangel) and Who is like God (Michael). Both of these terms fit Jehoshua's character. He was the Chief Messenger of His Father Jehovah as He himself said that He didn't come to speak His own words but rather His Father's words. He also is the only being who is the express image of God hence the term "Who is like God". 

ACTS 7:30-38 (RSB)

7:30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of Yahweh in a flame of fire in a bush.

7:31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of Yahweh came unto him,

7:32 Saying, I am the Elohim of thy fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, and the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

7:33 Then said Yahweh to him, PUT OFF THY SHOES FROM THY FEET: FOR THE PLACE WHERE THOU STANDEST IS HOLY GROUND.

7:34 I HAVE SEEN THE AFFLICTION OF MY PEOPLE WHICH IS IN EGYPT, AND I HAVE HEARD THEIR GROANING, AND AM COME DOWN TO DELIVER THEM. AND NOW COME, I WILL SEND THEE INTO EGYPT.

7:35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, WHO MADE THEE A RULER AND A JUDGE? the same did Elohim send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

7:36 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

7:37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A PROPHET SHALL YAHWEH YOUR ELOHIM RAISE UP UNTO YOU OF YOUR BRETHREN, LIKE UNTO ME; HIM SHALL YE HEAR.

7:38 This is he, that was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

This is a beautiful passage of scripture which is our Lord Jesus Christ speaking about being brought forth from His Father. Some say this passage is strictly about wisdom but it can't be, because Jehovah has always possessed wisdom so it could never be brought forth.

Verse 22- The Hebrew word for possessed is "qanah" which means to erect or create. Obviously this passage could not be about the quality of wisdom itself since Jehovah has always had it thereby it was never created. See John 1:1 and Revelation 3:14.

Verse 23 confirms the pre existence of the Messiah Jehoshua. He was setup from everlasting before the earth was created. The word for everlasting in Hebrew is "owlam" which means properly concealed, vanishing point, time out of mind (past or future) i.e. eternity. See Genesis 1:1

Verses 24-29 confirms that our Saviour was brought forth at some point before the creation of this earth. Jehoshua was there when His Father prepared the landscape of the earth and the boundaries of the waters and the skies. Jehoshua was the channel by whom all things were made. Jehovah was the source of whom all things were made. Brought forth in Hebrew is the word "chuwl" which means pain, formed, bring forth, tremble, travail, dance, calve, grieved, grevious, wounded, shake. These are similar terms used for the birthing process hence Jehoshua being the firstborn of all creation, Revelation 3:14. These passages tell us that at some point in eternity, our Lord Jesus Christ was brought forth from His Father Jehovah. This goes in line with verse 22 where Jesus says he was possessed (erected, created by Jehovah). Verse 23 indicates this tool place sometime in eternity. Verses 24-29 indicate this bringing forth of Jesus was not a mere creating him out of nothing but rather taken from the literal bosom of His Father and born from him having the same DNA. This mirrors a child born from a woman having her DNA. The definition of being brought forth is similar to a woman's birthing of a child process. Jehovah birthed Jesus although not in the way a woman births a child but rather the way Eve was taken from Adam's bosom and was flesh of his flesh and bone of his bones. See Genesis 2:22-23.

Verses 30-31 should erase any doubt that this passage is about Jesus Christ. As Jesus being brought up with His Father Jehovah  as a Master workman in the creation of heaven and earth (Genesis 1:26, John 1:1-4),  he was daily His delight as a human son would be to a father. Jesus was always rejoicing before His Father. This verse's description of daily being Jehovah's delight and always rejoicing before Him obviously is not talking about a quality in and of itself  (wisdom) but an actual person who in this case is Jesus Christ. 

What does this passage of scripture tell us about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? That at some point in eternity he was begotten, born and brought forth from His Father Jehovah. This confirms their literal Father/Son relationship. It also refutes unbiblical terminology such as co eternal, co equal and consubstantial. Some doctrines teach that Jesus and Jehovah were only role playing as Father and Son and that they are just titles but this unbiblical teaching denies clear scripture that Jesus is the literal Son of God.  Christ is equal to Jehovah in nature but not in authority (1 Corinthians 15).

Jesus did not just become God's Son at his virgin birth here on earth but He has been His Father's Son since He was brought forth in eternity. He is still Jehovah's Son even now and will always be. Scripture supports this. Do not be cheated by the vain philosophies of man (Colossians 2:8). Scripture plainly teaches that at some point in eternity Jesus had origin. Not created as the angels but born from His Father's bosom in eternity. Jesus Christ is not a son by creation as the angels are nor a son by adoption as the forgiven sinner but a Son begotten from Jehovah's bosom as the express image of God.

Proverbs 8:22-31 (ASV)

22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.

23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Before the earth was.

24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, When there were no fountains abounding with water.

25 Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

27 When he established the heavens, I was there: When he set a circle upon the face of the deep,

28 When he made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep became strong,

29 When he gave to the sea its bound, That the waters should not transgress his commandment, When he marked out the foundations of the earth;

30 Then I was by him, as a master workman; And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him,

31 Rejoicing in his habitable earth; And my delight was with the sons of men.

Genesis 1:26-27 (ASV)

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

The above scripture is Jehovah speaking to His Son Jehoshua. He is not speaking to the Holy Spirit as men are not made as spirit creatures without bodies but rather we are made with bodies just as Jehovah and Jehoshua have albiet glorified heavenly bodies. Notice that two were made, male and female, Adam and Eve. I believe the text below describes not only how Eve was formed out of Adam but also how Jehoshua was formed out of Jehovah thereby being born, begotten and brought forth as His Son. Remember Jehovah said let us make man in our likeness and image. Adam came first just as the Father Jehovah precedes His Son Jehoshua. Eve came out of Adam's rib  (bosom) just as Jehoshua came out of His Father's bosom. 

In verses 23 and 24 below, Adam says that Eve is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. Just as Eve is called woman being that she was taken out of man, rightfully Jesus can be called God as He was taken out of The Almighty God. Also, Adam and Eve being of one flesh is an example of how Jehovah and Jehoshua are one in Spirit. Just as Adam and Eve are still separate distinct individual beings while being one flesh metaphorically speaking in refrence to their unity of mind, purpose and spirit (physical also in the sense of sexual union),  the Father and the Son are separate distinct individual beings while being one in Spirit which is their mind, personality and power. They are not morphed together as one person like the Trinity doctrine teaches but their unity is through the Holy Spirit which proceeds from the Father and is given to the Son. The Father and Son's unity is through the Holy Spirit and not because they are the same person. A husband and wife become one, but of course that is speaking to their unity of mind and purpose not that they literally become the same person. So goes Jesus and Jehovah, two separate beings with unity of mind and purpose through the Holy Spirit.

Genesis 2:21-24 (ASV)

21 And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

22 and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23 And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Revelation 3:14 (KJV)

14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

This passage above clearly says that Jesus Christ was the beginning of God's  (Jehovah) creation. This passage clearly refutes the Trinitarian teaching that Jesus was co eternal with the Father.

John 1:14 (KJV)

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

How could Christ be co eternal with the Father if He was begotten of Him? Some may say Christ was begotten of God at His virgn birth however the weight of evidence in scripture contradicts this as Proverbs 8 :22-31 clearly outlines Jesus being brought forth and born of the Father before the earth was created. Also John 3:16 clearly says Jehovah sent His only begotten Son to the earth. God couldn't send something He already didn't have which in this case is a Son. John 3:16 clearly states Christ was the begotten Son of God before He came to the earth.

John 3:16 (KJV)

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1 John 4:9 (KJV)

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

This passage goes right in line with John 3:16. Jehovah couldn't send something He didn't have which is a Son. Jesus was begotten of the Father meaning he came from and out of Him. This again clearly refutes the Trinitarian teaching that Jesus is co eternal with the Father. Jesus obviously has origin albeit in eternity which no finite mind can comprehend.

John 8:42 (KJV)

42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

Again, another passage refuting the Trinitarian teaching of Jesus being co eternal with the Father. Out of Jesus own mouth he states that he proceeded forth and came from the Father and was also sent by Him and didn't come to this world on His own. Two different things here. This first part of this passage Jesus is clearly refrencing how He came into existence and that He literally came forth and proceeded from Jehovah as a begotten Son. This clearly refutes also the false teaching that Jesus was created out of nothing (Jehovah Witness teaching). Jesus and Jehovah have the same DNA as they have a literal Father/Son relationship. They are made of the same substance however they are distinct divine beings. Just as a human son had the same DNA and are made of the same substance yet they are two separate distinct individuals. This passage of Jesus being begotten of the Father in eternity is evident all over the bible, notably in Proverbs 8:22-31 and Revelation 3:14.

In the second part of this scripture Jesus is stating that He didn't come to the earth of His own accord but was sent by His Father Jehovah. This also contradicts the notion of a Trinity as that doctrine teaches that Christ is co equal with the Father in position. If that were so then Jesus would have came to the earth on His own accord and not sent by another co equal member of the Trinity.

John 1:18 (KJV)

18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

Another refrence by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ that He is God's only begotten Son.

Begotten comes from the greek word "monogenes" which means only-born, i.e. sole:-only (begotten, child).

Trinitarian's try to say begotten means first in rank which is clearly false as it means only born, sole child. At some point Trinitarian's if they are honest have to admit the overwhelming evidence in scripture points to Jesus having a point of origin and being the literal Son of God rather than a co equal member of a Triune Godhead that is merely role playing as a Son to God the Father. From the abovw scripture Jesus clearly identifies Himself as Jehovah's literal only begotten Son. This means He wasn't created out of nothing which would deny His literal sonship nor is He co eternal with the Father which would also deny His literal sonship. Both views are in error and those that hold to them risk the below:

1 John 2:22 (KJV)

22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

Is it any wonder that the central doctrine of the antichrist (Papal Rome) is the Trinity. This doctrine denies the literal sonship of Jesus Christ. Look at the quote below from the Catholic handbook:

 "The mystery of the Trinity is the central doctrine of the Catholic Faith. Upon it are based all the other teachings of the church..." Handbook for Today's Catholic, p. 11.

Our understanding of who is in The Godhead should not be a mystery. The Trinity teaching only leads to confusion of which Jehovah is not the author of. Babylon means confusion so it makes sense that Mystery Babylon (Catholicism) would create a doctrine of who God is into a confusing mystery.

According to the Trinity Jehovah didn't send His literal Son to die for us but rather a co equal, co eternal member of a triune Godhead.

Micah 5:2 (KJV)

2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

"As to when He was begotten, it is not for us to know about it in these words" (E.J. Waggoner-Christ and His righteousness pp.21,22)

We see from the above that our Saviour existed in eternity and from the weight of scripture it was in eternity that Christ was begotten of the Father. So Jesus does have a point of origin however it was in eternity which no man can know exactly when. It also isn't for us to know exactly when in eternity Christ was begotten and brought forth from His Father Jehovah. Scripture doesn't make knowing this a requirement for salvation as some would try to say.

Colossians 1:19 (KJV)

19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

"In arguing the perfect eqaulity of the Father and the Son, and the fact that Christ is in the very nature God, we do not design to be understood as teaching that the Father was not before the Son. It should not be necessary to guard this point, lest some should think that the Son existed as soon as the Father; yet some go to that extreme, which adds nothing to the dignity of Christ, but rather detracts from the honor due him, since many throw the whole thing away rather than accept a theory so obviously out of harmony with the language of Scripture, that Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. He was begotten, not created. He is of the substance of the Father that in him should all fullness dwell"

(E.J. Waggoner, The Signs of the Times, April 8, 1889)

Many Christians think by saying Jesus is self existent and not the literal Son of God and that He is a second member of a Triune Godhead that they are exalting him.
Think of it this way, how would you feel if people started saying you are not your Father's son or daughter and that you just came into being on your own somehow? While people that say that may think they are exalting you as that would make you unique and special, in reality you would feel bad because of your love for your father. Your identity as your fathers child is important to you and is who you are. While the people who say you came into being on your own due to their admiration of you may be well meaning, in truth they are perverting your very nature. Their intention of exalting you actually ends up being insulting to you because they are trying to rob you of your family inheritance. They are trying to cut the family ties that you have with your father. So what was intended to be an exaltation of you ends up being a devaluation. They have tried to rob you of your uniqueness of being your fathers offspring, all the more if you are an only child. Read scripture all the from Matthew to Revelation and we see a literal Father/Son relationship between Jesus and Jehovah. You will also see Jesus constantly glorify His Father and you see the love they have for each other. It's a beautiful thing, something that two co equal, co-eternal beings couldn't have.
Matthew 4:1-7 (KJV)

1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Notice that twice Satan refers to Jesus as "the Son of God". Even Satan knows Jesus identity. He didn't call Jesus "Almighty God" but rather the "Son of God". Jesus then makes a reference to His Father in verse 7 by telling Satan that it is written not to tempt the Lord thy God. By Satan telling Jesus to cast himself down being that the Lord thy God will send angels to bear him up, obviously he is making a distinction between Jesus as the Son of God and the Almighty God Jehovah who would be the one sending the angels to bear Jesus up. Jesus then continues with the distinction of Him and the Almighty God by saying it is written not to tempt Him. If Jesus threw himself down expecting angels to bear Him up, He wouldn't be tempting himself as then His statement in verse 7 wouldn't make sense.  He would be tempting His Father Jehovah.

Matthew 8:28-29 (KJV)

28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

Even the demons knew Jesus true identity as the Son of God. Notice they didn't call Him Almighty God but rather the Son of God. As believers in Christ we must come to a knowledge of Jesus true identity as His Father's Son instead of a member of a Triune Godhead. If Satan and the demons have this understanding and we don't it is a shame to us being that we are supposed to have the Holy Spirit (the spirit of truth) guiding us.

John 3:22-36 (KJV)

22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

24 For John was not yet cast into prison.

25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Let's look at verses 35-36 specifically. This is John the Baptist speaking and he is saying that the Father Jehovah loves the Son (Jesus Christ) so much so that He has given all things into the Son's hands. Doesn't that sound like something a father would do for a son he loves? This verse (35) really captures the literal Father/Son relationship that Jehovah and Jesus have. A natural father who has a rich inheritance and loves his son, gladly gives that inheritance to his son. The scripture means what it says, that Jesus Christ is the literal Son of God and not a co-equal, co-eternal member of a triune godhead. 

In verse 36, Jesus is referred to as the Son twice and that those who believe on Him have everlasting life. On the other hand those that don't believe not the Son will not have life, but suffer Jehovah's wrath. This verse makes a distinction between the Son (Jesus Christ) and God (Jehovah). See, the Father loves His Son so much that those who reject Him will suffer His wrath (Gehenna). Just like a natural father would avenge anyone not treating his son well. This verse denotes a literal Father/Son relationship between Jesus and Jehovah. Jesus is referred to as the Son not as Almighty God himself. The Son as being given all things into His hand by inheritance can rightly be called God, however He is not the Almighty God. That title belongs to the Father as Jesus is the Son of God and the Mighty God  (Isaiah 9:6).   

If we go to the verses prior to 35 and 36, we see that Jesus was sent by God to speak not His own words but God's (The Father) words (verse 34). God the Father gave the Son (Jesus) the Holy Spirit  (verse 34). There are two distinct beings here, God (Jehovah) and the Son (Jesus). If Jesus was sent by God then it can be safely said that He is not God Almighty but rather God Almighty's Son. How could Jesus send himself if the scripture clearly states He was sent by someone else (God)? If God sent Jesus then it is only logical that Jesus isn't God. The scripture would have said Jesus sent himself on his own accord but it doesn't say that. If God gave Jesus the Holy Spirit, then it can be safely said that God and Jesus are two distinct beings and that Jesus is not God Almighty as how could he give himself the Holy Spirit?  Also, the passage clearly states that Jesus wasn't sent to speak His own words but God's words. How could Jesus be God Almighty if He is described as speaking someone else's (God) words? There is a distinction made between His words and God's words. This could only mean that Jesus and God (Jehovah) are two seperate beings and that God the Father has authority over Jesus Christ the Son of God. Just like a natural father has authority over his son, God the Father (Jehovah) has authority over His literal Son Jesus Christ. However this authority is rooted in love and Jesus loves His Father, so He is pleased to be subject to Him. Just as an earthly son is pleased to be subject to a loving earthly father.

Acts 9:18-20 (KJV)

18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.

19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

Who did Paul preach that Jesus was? The answer = The Son of God. Do you see a pattern here? Jesus refers to Himself as the Son of God as does His followers. The devil and his demons also refer to Jesus as the Son of God. Jesus is not being preached to people as God the Son but rather the Son of God. This is because Jesus is the literal Son of Jehovah not a co equal, co-eternal member of a triune god.