#3 2 Peter 1:1
The very same objections to Titus 2:13 apply to 2 Peter 1:1, another Sharp’s ‘proof.’
The Roman Catholic scholar, Karl Rahner, commenting on 2 Peter 1:1, says that ‘God’ “here is clearly separated from ‘Christ’.” - Theological Investigations, Karl Rahner, pp. 136, 137, Vol.1, 3rd printing: 1965.
Famed British NT scholar and trinitarian clergyman Henry Alford wrote: "I would submit that [a translation which clearly differentiates God from Christ at Titus 2:13] satisfies all the grammatical requirements of the sentence: that it is both structurally and contextually more probable, and more agreeable to the Apostle's [Paul's] way of writing." - The Greek Testament, p. 421, Vol. 3. And,
“I have fully discussed the question in the note on [Titus 2:13], to which I would refer the reader as my justification for interpreting here [2 Peter 1:1], as there, [‘the god of us’] of the Father, and [‘savior jesus christ’] of the Son.” - p. 390, Vol. 4.
(Weymouth NT) 2 Peter 1:1 "Simon Peter, a bondservant and Apostle of Jesus Christ: To those to whom there has been allotted the same precious faith as that which is ours through the righteousness of our God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ."
Another Sharp’s construction which even the KJV ignores as a trinity proof immediately follows 2 Peter 1:1:
2 Peter 1:2 “Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord” -KJV.
Here are some of the trinitarian translations which follow the above KJV example for 2 Peter 1:2: ASV; AMP; BRG; CSB; Darby; DRA; EHV; ESV; GNV; GNT; HCSB; ISV; JUB; KJ21; LEB; MEV; MOUNCE; NAB; NASB; NCB; NET; NIV; NKJV; NMB; NRSV; NTE; RGT; RSV; TLV; TPT; VOICE; WEB; YLT.
If 2 Peter 2:2, although one of Sharp’s constructions as clearly as 2 Peter 1:1 is, can be rendered so frequently by trinitarian translators themselves as a 2-person statement - So can other Sharp’s Constructions!
I see you are unable to do your own studies and rely on outside and secondary sources. The fallacy in known as the "appeal to authority "
In the Greek it’s the EXACT same construction in 2 Peter 1:1 and 1:11. So either Jesus is Lord and Savior/ God and Savior or He is neither one so that’s your actual choice . That’s what the plain reading of the text is period. You are reading your BIAS into 2 Peter1:1 because it goes against your beliefs . That’s what is really going on here with your eisegesis.
Peter refers to Christ as our God and Saviour- Lord and Saviour just the same as Paul in Titus 2:13 and it’s the same Greek construction in Titus 2:13 as it is in 2 Peter 1:1 and 1:11.
2 Peter 1:1
τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
2 Peter 1:11
τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
2 Peter 1:1
our God and Savior, Jesus Christ
2 Peter 1:11
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
It’s time for you to wake up to that fact. It’s impossible for you to read it any other way because of your doctrine( Jesus is not God) and reading your BIAS into every passage in the NT that calls the Son, God.
And the One who is coming / appearing in the NT is always the Son and NEVER the Father.
This is a trinitarian slam dunk !
epiphanea
2 Thes 2:8
8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by
the appearance of His coming;
1 Tim 6:14
14 that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until
the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 Tim 1:10
10 but now has been revealed by
the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus,
2 Tim 4:1
I solemnly charge
you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by
His appearing and His kingdom:
2 Tim 4:8
8 in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved
His appearing.
Titus 2:13
13 looking for the blessed hope and
the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,
Parousia
Matt 24:3
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be
the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Matt 24:27
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.
Matt 24:37
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.
Matt 24:39
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also
the coming of the Son of man be.
1 Cor 15:23
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are
Christ's at his coming.
1 Thess 2:19
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of
our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
1 Thess 3:13
13 To the end he may establish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
1 Thess 4:15
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto t
he coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
1 Thess 5:23
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thess 2:1
2 Now we beseech you, brethren, by
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 Thess 2:8
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom
the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with
the brightness of his coming
James 5:7
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto
the coming of the Lord.
James 5:8
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the
coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
2 Peter 1:16
16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
2 Peter 3:4
4 And saying, Where is the promise of
His coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
1 John 2:28-29
28 Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at
His coming. 29 If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.
And
2 Thes 2:8 links
both His appearing / coming as the same event of Christ not the Father. Both
epiphenea and
parousia together below in the same verse.
2 Thes 2:8
8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by
the appearance of His
coming;
1 Peter 1:7
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at
the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Case closed for the Unitarian camp !
This is where Unitarians really fail badly because they are so consumed with disproving the Deity of Christ that they fail with a well rounded theology which would benefit them greatly . You see how all biblical doctrines fit together seamlessly and especially in this case prove beyond all doubt that the one and only Person Paul was referring to in Titus 2:13 as God was Jesus and not the Father for He is never once in Scripture referred to as the One who is Coming/ Appearing .
hope this helps !!!
