The "Man Christ Jesus" And the Principle of Agency

 

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Relationship between a principal and an agent

In Jewish law, the concept of agency (or shaluah in Hebrew) refers to the relationship between a principal and an agent, where the agent acts on behalf of the principal. The principle is that a person's agent is regarded as the person himself, meaning that any act performed by the agent is considered to have been performed by the principal, who bears full responsibility for it. This principle applies to various legal actions, including religious and commercial transactions, and emphasizes the importance of the agent's authority and the relationship between the principal and agent.

This is why angels are called "god" and judges are called "god". This does not mean they ARE Yahweh in person and co-equal with the Him. The ultimate agent is the very Son of God, Yeshua/Jesus, and he is called "god". However, he is the prophesied messiah (Christ), the "man Christ Jesus". He is not God himself in person or essence. He is the agent of his Father whom he says is HIS god whom he represents. Even in heaven at the right hand of God/the Father, Yeshua/Jesus is still referred to as a man.

"But he, being full of holy spirit, looked steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”

Jesus/Yeshua clarifies his role as the agent of the only true god in John 17:3:

"Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that your Son can glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all flesh so that he could give life in the age to come to all those you have given him. And this is life in the age to come, that they know you, THE ONLY TRUE GOD, and the one you have sent—Jesus Christ. I glorified you on the earth by accomplishing the work that you have given me to do. And now, Father, glorify me together with yourself with the glory that I had with you before the world was."

The Trinity doctrine of three equal persons making up one God is unbiblical and birthed of pagan influence and several Roman emperors.