Those of us in the ecclesia called the body of Christ — not to be confused with members of the Christian religion who mistakenly use our title — are not Trinitarians (nor are we Modalists, for the same reasons we don’t believe in the Trinity). There is a minor debate within our ecclesia as to whether Arianism or Socinianism is more likely to be true (meaning there is a bit of a disagreement as to whether Jesus existed consciously prior to His birth as a human or not), but we don’t let that get in the way of fellowship between members of the body, so long as one doesn’t hold to any form of Christology which teaches that Jesus Christ didn’t cease to exist as a conscious being when He died for our sins, and when He was entombed, prior to God rousing Him on the third day.
I’m not going to get into the reasons for why we’re Unitarian rather than Trinitarian in this article myself, however, but instead I’m going to provide a list of links to a number of articles and PDF scans of books on this topic by members of our ecclesia, as well as to some websites by others who aren’t necessarily “Concordant” believers, but who also understand the truth about this doctrine.
I’ll also provide a list of links to some articles by Aaron Welch and Martin Zender to help clarify the details about the disagreement as to whether Arianism or Socinianism is more likely to be correct, beginning with the articles Aaron wrote that began the debate between the two of them, followed by Martin’s arguments against the points Aaron made in his articles, and finally Aaron’s follow-up to Martin’s arguments, along with a list of links to a series of articles in the BSN (the Bible Student’s Notebook) which contain an updated version of Aaron’s original articles.
Articles and books
- The Trinity
- One God and Father of all: How the scriptural revelation of the one true God contradicts the doctrine of the Trinity (Part One)
- One God and Father of all: How the scriptural revelation of the one true God contradicts the doctrine of the Trinity (Part Two)
- One God and Father of all: How the scriptural revelation of the one true God contradicts the doctrine of the Trinity (Part Three)
- One God and Father of all: How the scriptural revelation of the one true God contradicts the doctrine of the Trinity (Part Four)
- One God and Father of all: How the scriptural revelation of the one true God contradicts the doctrine of the Trinity (Part Five)
- “The Trinity” — deadly doctrine on steroids
- Paul’s Gospel and the Death-Denying Doctrines that Contradict It
- The God Who is Love
- Is God a Closed TRINITY or an Open FAMILY?
- The Unbiblical Doctrine of the Trinity
- The Deity of God — Part 1 of 4 — The Only True God
- The Deity of God — Part 2 of 4 — God’s Will and Counsel
- The Deity of God — Part 3 of 4 — Faith in the Deity of God
- The Deity of God — Part 4 of 4 — God and Satan
- 46 Reasons Why Our Heavenly Father Has NO Equals or Co-Equal
- Jesus Christ the Son of God
- Refuting an Argument for “the Deity of Jesus Christ” (Part One)
- Refuting an Argument for “the Deity of Jesus Christ” (Part Two)
- 34 Reasons Why “the Holy Spirit” Is Not a “Person” Separate from the Only True God, the Father
The pre-existence of Christ debate
- Was Jesus Christ alive before his life on earth began? (Part One) by Aaron Welch
- Was Jesus Christ alive before his life on earth began? (Part Two) by Aaron Welch
- A consideration of passages thought to reveal the “preexistence of Christ”: Paul’s letters to the body of Christ by Aaron Welch
- A consideration of passages thought to reveal the “preexistence of Christ”: John’s Account, Part One by Aaron Welch
- A consideration of passages thought to reveal the “preexistence of Christ”: John’s Account, Part Two by Aaron Welch
- A consideration of passages thought to reveal the “preexistence of Christ”: John’s Account, Part Three by Aaron Welch
- When Did Christ’s Life Begin? A Response to Some Miscellaneous Objections + Further Remarks on Colossians 1:15-17 and the Preeminence and Authority of Christ by Aaron Welch
- A consideration of passages thought to reveal the “preexistence of Christ”: The letter to the Hebrews by Aaron Welch
- The preexistence of Christ, Part 1. by Martin Zender
- The preexistence of Christ, Part 2. by Martin Zender
- The preexistence of Christ, Part 3. by Martin Zender
- A Rebuttal to Martin Zender’s “The Preexistence of Christ” by Aaron Welch
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 1) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 2) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 3) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 4) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 5) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 6) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 7) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 8) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 9) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 10) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 11) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Part 12) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
- Was Jesus Christ Alive Before His Life on Earth Began? (Miscellaneous Considerations & Conclusion) by Aaron Welch (updated BSN version of his series on this topic)
Websites
The following websites are not necessarily run by ”Concordant” believers, but they do contain some excellent arguments against the doctrine of the Trinity, so I’m linking to them here as well.