They Stumble at the Stumbling Stone

Once again, many people are stumbling over the stumbling stone, which is Yahusha Hamashiach. When someone denies His divinity and His oneness with Yah, it does more than twist who He is. It changes what the Scriptures plainly say about Him. This is not a small theological disagreement. It is a serious mistake that shakes the very foundation of who Yahusha is according to the Bible.

People who disagree with our view sometimes call us Oneness Pentecostals or try to place us under the broad label of Christianity. Let me be very clear. We do not follow Oneness Pentecostal teaching. We are not part of mainstream Christianity either. We reject the traditional Christian framework and any doctrines that go against what the Scriptures actually say. We stick to the text as it is written. We turn away from human philosophies and rules added over the centuries through man-made traditions. We are not Christian in the usual meaning of that word.

At the same time, not everything in Christianity is wrong. Some basic truths line up with the Bible. However, the common way people understand things has often twisted the true identity of Yahusha and the nature of Yah. We hold tight to what the Bible reveals. We reject ideas and explanations that are not found in Scripture but have slipped into the faith over time.

Here are the key points from Scripture.

1. Yahusha and Yah are one in essence: In John 10:30, Yahusha says, "I and the Father are one." This goes beyond sharing the same purpose. It points to a shared divine essence. He does not say "I am like the Father" or "I represent the Father." He declares that He and the Father are one. To say Yahusha is not divine ignores this clear statement. Yahusha is not a lesser being or something created. He is fully divine and one with Yah.

2. Yahusha is the exact representation of Yah: In John 14:9-11, Philip asks to see the Father. Yahusha answers that anyone who has seen Him has seen the Father. He is not just showing the Father's will. He is the visible expression of the Father. Hebrews 1:3 calls the Son the radiance of Yah's glory and the exact representation of His being. This is straight from the Bible, not some Greek idea. Yahusha shares the same divine nature as the Father. Seeing Him means seeing the Father because they are one in essence.

3. The "I AM" statements In John 8:58: Yahusha says, "Before Abraham was, I am." With these words, He identifies Himself with Yah. The phrase "I AM" links back to Exodus 3:14, where Yahuah tells Moses His name as "I AM." This is a direct claim to divinity. The people around Him understood it right away. They picked up stones to kill Him for blasphemy because He was claiming equality with Yah. To treat this as only messianic authority or agency misses the divine meaning.

4. Yahusha as the Word made flesh: John 1:1 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Yah, and the Word was Yah." The Word is Yahusha. He was with Yah and He is Yah. The Word is not an abstract idea. It is a divine person. John 1:14 adds that the Word became flesh and lived among us. This is Yah in human form, fully showing the divine essence. Yahusha is the Word made flesh, and that Word is completely divine. It confirms He is one with Yah in essence.

5. The stumbling stone: Even with all this clear evidence in Scripture, many still reject Yahusha's divinity. They trip over the stumbling stone of Hamashiach. They reduce Him to a lesser being or just a human representative. They overlook the Bible's repeated teaching about His divine nature. This is a dangerous error. Denying that Yahusha is divine means missing the full picture of Yah revealed in Him.

6. The clear truth: Scripture teaches plainly that Yahusha is fully divine. He is one with the Father in essence and the Word made flesh. Those who deny this are not simply misunderstanding Yahusha. They are rejecting the foundation of salvation itself. Yahusha is not merely a representative of Yah. He is Yah incarnate, fully divine and fully one with the Father. To deny His divinity and oneness with Yah is to miss the heart of the Gospel and who Hamashiach truly is in Scripture.

7. This is not Greek thought: Some accuse the teaching of Yahusha's divinity and oneness with the Father of coming from Greek philosophy. That misses both Scripture and history. The Bible itself grounds the idea of shared essence between Father and Son. Yes, Greek words like "Logos" were used later, but they were chosen to express biblical truth to a Greek-speaking world. Early believers did not borrow the idea from philosophy. The "Logos" in John is not the Greek idea of an abstract force or reason. It is the divine person who became flesh. This comes from Scripture, not Greek thought. The oneness of Yahusha and Yah fits the biblical view completely.
   

Conclusion

Once again, those who deny Yahusha's divinity and oneness with Yah are stumbling at the stumbling stone. The Bible makes it clear. Yahusha is fully divine, one with the Father in essence, and Yah incarnate. To turn away from this truth is to misunderstand the Scriptures and misrepresent who Yah really is. Those who refuse this biblical revelation are walking the wrong path. They miss who Yahusha truly is and the complete salvation He brings.

Our goal is simple. We take the Scriptures literally and accept them at face value. Anyone who rejects the plain teaching of Yahusha's divinity and unity with Yah is choosing personal opinion over the clear words of the Bible. We have spoken the truth. Now we shake the dust from our feet.

A Deceptive Misdirection

It is important to point out the confusion that happens when everything gets labeled "Christian." Trying to lump all teachings about Yahusha's divinity into Christian theology oversimplifies and misleads. The truths we hold come straight from Scripture, not from Christian tradition. A honest student of the Bible lets the text speak for itself instead of forcing outside ideas onto it. The Bible shows Yahusha's divine nature clearly. Calling these truths "Christian thought" distorts them and leads people away from what Scripture actually says. We stay committed to the plain, literal meaning of the written word. That keeps us anchored in the real truth of who Yahusha is.