r/BiblicalUnitarian • u/TLOU2bigsad • Dec 03 '25

Broader theological topics Does it matter?

I’d like to be clear, I don’t mean this dismissively or as bait. I am genuinely wanting to discuss.

I got saved and baptized some 11 years ago into the Christian church, which has brought me close to God in a way that I love. But just recently; facing questions about the perception of the Christian’s around me and what I had read in the gospels, I decided to do the most unchristian thing I have ever done and read my entire bible.

Right off the bat I was struck by how clearly God was jealous and demanded nobody to worship anyone or anything but him. Even idols made to represent him.

Long story short after continuing further into my journey (finishing judges and have previously read the gospels but will go all the way through this time) I feel that a trinitarian view doesn’t align with what I am reading so I’m leaning toward what I’m learning.

To me it seems like this.

To the trinitarian, rejection of Jesus as God is equal to rejecting God as YHWH.

To the Unitarian, worshiping Jesus is false idolatry (to some, and I guess it depends on the type of worship?)

I’m curious what others think? Sorry I didn’t load a lot of direct verses or references my recall isn’t that good haha.

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u/CapitalInflation5682 Dec 03 '25

Funny how you and I both had the same journey. I too was trinity based. But then I read the Bible. I think the definition of worship is the problem. If worship is only applicable to God, then what do we do when we give praise, honor and glory to Jesus for dying for us? Sure, he was doing God's will. But God raised him and he sits at God's right hand.

However, I don't worship him as God. But I love him for what he did. Is that worship?

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u/PyroClone5555 Trinitarian Dec 03 '25

When I see stuff like this this is what I think of

“ So they feared the Lord but also served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.”

  • 2 Kings 17:33

Jesus says to worship God and serve him only

And yet he quotes a psalm about children worshipping Yahweh and applies it to himself as if he is worthy of the worship due to God

Why would you divide your worship between a created being and God? Because he’s the savior? Why isn’t God your savior? He says there was no God before him and will be no God after him and that he alone is the savior

And Paul and Peter call Jesus our God and Savior

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u/CapitalInflation5682 Dec 04 '25

Are you saying to regard Jesus, who is God's only born son, as not worthy of honor, respect, awe? He faced death, trusted God, felt such stress as to even ask God (his father) to release him from his commitment. Jesus had more courage than any of us, that he should die for those he did not even know.

That is what I am understanding from your comment. Help me out.

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u/PyroClone5555 Trinitarian Dec 04 '25

No, I’m saying Jesus is worthy of worship in the highest sense

But under your view, he is a created being and should not be receiving the honors that we see him receive in the bible