# Biblical Unitarianism

> Claims that come up in conversation about Biblical Unitarianism, with a short answer and the texts to open.

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### Biblical Unitarianism confesses that the Father alone is the one God and that Jesus began when he was conceived.

What you will hear.

Christadelphians and the Church of God General Conference print that confession. The creed of 381 says the Son is true God from true God, begotten not made.

Texts: [Christadelphian Statement of Faith](https://christadelphia.org/basf.php), [What We Believe](https://coggc.org/what-we-believe/), [Deuteronomy 6:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/6/4)

[Read the Full Answer](https://apologetics.wiki/biblical-unitarianism/what-is-biblical-unitarianism)

### 1 Corinthians 8:6 means only the Father is God, and Jesus is Lord but not God.

What you will hear.

The same verse calls Jesus the one Lord through whom are all things, the same all things that are from the Father. Jude 4 puts only Master and Lord on Jesus.

Texts: [1 Corinthians 8:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-corinthians/8/6), [Deuteronomy 6:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/6/4), [Jude 4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jude/1/4)

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### Jesus has a God, so he is not God.

What you will hear.

John 20:17 has the risen Jesus call the Father my God. Hebrews 1:8–9 has the Father call the Son God, and then speak of the Son’s God.

Texts: [John 20:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/john/20/17), [Hebrews 1:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrews/1/8), [Ephesians 1:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ephesians/1/17)

[Read the Full Answer](https://apologetics.wiki/christianity/does-jesus-have-a-god)

### Acts 2:36 says God made Jesus Lord, so lordship was given to a man who was not God.

What you will hear.

Psalm 110:1 is the LORD speaking to David’s lord, and Peter quotes that line of Jesus before he says God made him Lord and Christ. Hebrews 1:8 has the Father address the Son as God.

Texts: [Psalm 110:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/110/1), [Acts 2:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/2/36), [Matthew 22:44](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/22/44)

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