preexistence

Colossians 1 does not teach a literal preexistence of Christ, If understood in close association with Ephesians, the Biblical Unitarian meaning is clear.

Many passages in the New Testament indicate that in a similar sense to Christ’s preexistence, the church existed in a prophetic or notional sense.

John 17:5 is a common proof text for Trinitarians and Arians who believe that Jesus had a literal preexistence. The context indicates a different meaning.

Several passages in John seem to indicate preexistence or incarnation. An explanation of these “difficult passages” is provided from the REV commentary.

Philippians 2:6-7 is typically translated with a traditional bias that prejudices the reader into reading incarnation into the passage.

Hebrews 1 is speaking about the world to come (the New Creation). Various verses are translated with a bias to suggest Christ participated in the original creation.

There are multiple explanations for the plural “our” without necessitating a doctrine of preexistence. Extensive support is provided for the Plural of Majesty.

This article explains and refutes the literal preexistence interpretation of various other preexistence proof-texts not addressed in previous articles on the site.

Preexistence Christology is inconsistent with scripture, it distorts the message of the gospel, and undermines the humanity of Christ.