John 17:3 is not Unitarian nor Trinitarian
John 17:3 in the King James Version reads: “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” The following ay ang mga salita ni Jesucristo sa kanyang “Intercessory Prayer” para sa kanyang mga disciples, where one of his pleas to Heavenly Father is to sanctify ang mga disciples in the truth and to prepare them para sa kanilang hinaharap na responsibilities and adversities as they spread the Gospel. Sa words na ito ni Jesus na eternal life is knowing Heavenly Father as “the only true God” and to know Jesus Christ as their Savior, who truly came from God. Ang phrase na “only true God” ay plainly na adressed lamang kay Heavenly Father, na kung saan ay something na hindi consistent sa Nicene Trintarianism at ang kanilang notion of the persons of the Trinity being one in substance and co-equal. One theologian na si Saint Augustine goes as far as saying na Jesus meant that the Father and Chr...
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