1 Corinthians 8: 5 For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

Those who deny the biblical doctrine of the Trinity often cite a phrase from the passage above “yet for us there is one God, the Father” to say that Jesus Christ cannot therefore be God. Are they right in doing so? The answer is a resounding “no” as the rest of the verse makes clear.

Here is Dr. James White responding to a Muslim, Shadid Lewis, who had cited 1 Cor. 8:6 as a biblical text relevant to his rejection of the Christian faith: