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They translated both words to English (and Greek) as ‘Lord.’ But that’s not what David wrote.

When he writes ‘the LORD’ all caps here, it is the proper name of God the Father. He wrote YHWH (יְהוָ֨ה ׀).

When he writes “my lord” (לַֽאדֹנִ֗י  - adon), he is writing a word which means lord, master, (and husband), Kyrios in the Greek. So, we have two distinct entities.

This debunks Unitarianism and Modalism, which are the mistaken beliefs that God the Father and God the Son are the same person.

Apparently, that one person is schizophrenic when He is praying to Himself, especially in the Gethsemane when through great anguish He concedes, “Not My will, but Thine be done” (Luke 22:42).

Even theologians who have a better understanding of the Trinity, have still allowed our egalitarian culture to have too great of an influence over their theology and they make God the Father and Jesus the Lord 100% equal with no hierarchy, whereas Scripture clearly shows a hierarchy and tells us that Jesus is our perfect example of submission.

But wait, In John 10:30 Jesus says, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). What does that mean? Well, it is explained right here in the same verse Jesus is quoting in Matthew 23: “Sit at my right hand.” Again, because we are a Republic, we miss the clear meaning of statements of royalty.

There are numerous passages in the Bible about seating. These guys aren’t arguing about comfortable cushions. Your seat signified your position of authority.

To be seated at the right hand of the King means you are the right hand of the King. This is why we still use the phrase, “right-hand man.” The right hand is the one which does stuff.

The right hand of the King is imbued with all his authority and is the one who implements his will. This is who Jesus is. He is the right hand of God the Father.

As far as we are concerned whoever sees Christ, sees the One Who sent Him (John 12:45) because the Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation (Colossians 1:15), and the Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful Word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high (Hebrews 1:3).

So, the proper understanding is that God the Father and Jesus the Son are two distinct persons, but they are unified in nature, unified in purpose, and unified in character because Christ is the perfect representation of the Father and imbued with all His authority. Jesus is our Lord because the LORD has declared Him to be.

David got it. The Pharisees refused to.

Kenneth Kellar
A Man Called by God to Teach and Disciple