Advocates of Oneness, Unitarian, and Jehovah Witness doctrine frequently use 1Corinthians 8:6 against Trinitarians in attempts to refute their doctrine. But is their use of this verse founded? Does 1Corinthians 8:6 really give Trinitarian doctrine a lot of problems as Non-Trinitarians seem to make out?

This verse is one of the favorite verses used by professing Christians, and even Muslims in attempt to undermine the deity of Jesus or to take away His glory as an eternal, divine person distinct from the Father.

But as we see in my presentation, 1Corinthians 8:6, has no problem with the doctrine of the Trinity, in fact I would strongly argue that this verse is a great evidence in support of the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. Theos (God) and Kurios (Lord) are both titles of deity and both the Father and Jesus are Yahweh and the creator of all things as 1Corinthians 8:6 says. Only Yahweh created all things by Himself, with no one to help Him (read Isaiah 44:24). Yahweh is all powerful, why would He need any help?

Dr. James White defines the Trinity thus:

"Within the one Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit."

We are Trinitarians not because of some formulations or councils. We are Trinitarians because we believe the Bible consistently teaches the doctrine of the Trinity and the Bible forces all professing Christians to believe in the Trinity.

Jesus is the eternal Son of God. He was not a plan, a thought, or a spoken word as Oneness advocates would make Him out to be. The Son of God is not an angel, nor merely the temporary human nature of God in the flesh, nor a lesser god nor just a man. He was in communion with the Father from all eternity (John 1:1-2), He is 100% God (Col 2:9), equal with His Father (John 5:18, Php 2:5-7), uncreated (Col 1:17), eternal (Heb 13:8), and He is the creator of all things: God created all things through His Son (Heb 1:2, Col 1:15-16, John 1:3). It was the eternal Son, Jesus Christ, who became flesh not the Father (1John 4:2). Jesus is Yahweh God (Compare John 12:36-41 with Isaiah 6:1-10; Hebrews 1:10-12 with Psalm 102:25-27; Philippians 2:9-11 with Isaiah 45:23).