Why Titus 2:13 doesn’t call Jesus God.
No, it’s not a trinitarian proof-text.
Titus 2:13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Christ Jesus.
Trinitarian proof-texters seem not to notice the actual wording in the verse; looking for some kind of proof that Jesus is God. Verses like this are often not read correctly as we will see.
What is Paul 'looking for'? "the appearing of the glory of"
Of what or who? "the glory of our great God and Saviour"
The what? "the glory"
Of who? Of God.
Who IS the glory of God?
Jesus is the glory of God and he will be appearing (Heb 9:28) - this is what Paul is looking for - Jesus.
Jesus is the glory of God and he will be soon appearing and Paul is encouraging us to wait eagerly, expectantly and hopefully!
Rom 16:27 The son is the radiance of God's glory and the representation of His nature
Heb 1:3 To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen. Rom 16:27
every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Phil 2:11
When read carelessly, hoping for a proof-text that Jesus is God, most jump to poor conclusions about Titus 2:13, missing the point of the inspired text completely.
The verse is not defining Jesus as God, but clearly asserting that God and Jesus are distinct from each other. Jesus is the glory of God and he is one who is appearing not God.
At the end of the age after all sin is abolished, Jesus will hand over the Kingdom to his God and Father who will be then all in all. 1Cor 15:24-8
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See other post about how John 1:1-3 is also misread and misunderstood.
Is John 1:1-3 really about Jesus?
God is spirit. He doesn’t have arms, legs, breath etc, no organs to sustain life. He is not physical like us. We are not spirits but we are spiritual. We have a spiritual component that enables us to operate in a realm of existence quite distinct from the animals.
I will not repeat my earlier corrections of your lack of understanding of Greek grammar, causing you to declare that the Logos is an it, rather than a who. I have also previously responded to your butchering of John 1:1-18. I expect that this correction will also fall on deaf ears but it is offered for any newer Christians who might read these posts and confuse this eisegesis for exegesis. Both the Logos" and the "Glory of the Lord" are terms in the Old Testament that describe the physical presence of YHWH. The Glory of the Lord was on the mountain (Ex 24:7). The Glory of the Lord appeared in a cloud (Ex 16:10). It filled the tabernacle (Ex 40:34-35). Both terms that were used for the physical presence of God in the Old Testament are applied to Jesus in the New Testament, just as other attributes and actions of YHWH are attributed to Jesus in the New Testament, So Paul is clearly calling Jesus God in (Tit 2:13).