One of the biggest arguments within Christianity is the idea of the Trinity, meaning that God, Yeshua (Jesus), and the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) are all really the same entity, in different forms.

It is a very hotly argued topic, but my question is this:

With regard to how we are saved, does it really matter if Yeshua is God or not?

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I know that there are a lot of people right now who are screaming, “Of course it does!”

OK, why? Are we saved by believing that Yeshua is God? Is there anywhere in the Gospels or the writings of Shaul (Paul) that states if we do not believe Yeshua and God are the exact same entity, we can’t be saved? Doesn’t Shaul write about how important it is to faithfully believe that Yeshua is the Messiah?

Look, I don’t believe Yeshua is God simply because it doesn’t make sense, spiritually or biblically. There are some 130 messianic passages in the Tanakh, yet not one of them indicates that the Messiah is going to be God.

Every single person who ever existed was created through the joining of a human male with a human female, with three exceptions: Adam, Eve, and Yeshua. And because of Adam’s major screwup, we are all born with a sinful nature (called the Yetzer Hara), also referred to as Original Sin, which traditionally has been passed down from Adam; original sin is transmitted through the father.

But Yeshua’s father was not human, and was not sinful- in fact, he was (and is) the holiest of all holies that has, does, or ever will exist. Yeshua had to be 100% human so that he could live a human life and know human temptations. But as the messiah, he also needed to be imbued with the Holy Spirit, which is the inheritance he received from that divine conception. It was his humanity filled completely with Holy Spirit that empowered him to overcome sin. And because he was able to live a sinless life he was an acceptable sacrifice for others- which was the ultimate the goal of the Messiah’s first coming.

He was born of flesh and spirit, but even though his conception was divine, he was not divine. What was divine was the Ruach HaKodesh that lived within him, just as we who accept Yeshua and have asked for this gift from God, have the Ruach HaKodesh inside us.

Do you believe you have the indwelling Holy Spirit? Does that make you God?

But let’s get back to this salvation thing: if I believe Yeshua is God, am I more “saved” than someone who doesn’t believe that? What if he is God, and I believe he is not, does that mean I can’t be saved?

Even if I believe he is the Messiah?

If I believe Yeshua is the Messiah and believe I can receive forgiveness of my sins by means of the shedding of his innocent blood, but I don’t believe he is God, am I doomed to damnation?
Everything I read in the Bible states that faith is how we are saved, but it must be a faith that motivates us to obey God and reject sin.

But nothing says we have to believe that Yeshua is God to be saved.

Let’s wrap this up: I will never tell anyone what they must believe, so believe what you choose to, but I believe that Yeshua is not God, and more than that, I believe it doesn’t matter whether he is or not when it comes to salvation because we are not saved by the belief that Yeshua is God, but by faithfully believing he is the Messiah God promised to send. And that he died for our sins, and because he was sinless he was resurrected, proving he was an acceptable sacrifice.
And that he now sits at the right hand of his Father, the one and only God, interceding for us.
You know, when you think about it, if he is God, why would God intercede with himself?
Like I said, I don’t believe that Yeshua’s being God or not has any effect on how we are saved, but since it causes so much division within the body of the Messiah, doesn’t it make sense that we all just concentrate on Yeshua’s role as the Messiah, and let God remain God?

Thank you for being here and please remember to share these messages (yes, even this one) with everyone you know, even non-believers. Hey, after all, you never know how fertile the soil is until you plant a seed in it.

That’s it for today, so l’hitraot and Baruch HaShem!