So-Called Mystery of the Trinity Clarified

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SO-CALLED MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY  CLARIFIED

1PET 2:22 (JESUS) Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: TO UNDERSTAND THE TRINITY YOU MUST FIRST UNDERSTAND THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD GUILE: IN THE GREEK: dolos, Greek 1388, Strong’s Greek Dict., dol’-os; from an obsolete primary dello meaning to decoy; a trick (bait), i.e. (figurative) wile :- craft, deceit, deceive, guile, subtilty.(to fool)

GUILE IN ENGLISH: AMERICAN HERITAGE DICT. guile (gºl) n. 1. Treacherous cunning; skillful deceit. 2. Obsolete. A trick or stratagem, half-truth. –guile tr.v. guiled, guil·ing, guiles. Archaic. To beguile; deceive.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE WORD “GUILE” IN 1PET 2:22 (ABOVE) IN BOTH GREEK AND ENGLISH MEANS: LIE, HALF-TRUTH, TRICK, DECEIVE, FOOL, MISLEAD.

IN THE VERSE BELOW (JOHN 10:36) IF JESUS IS ANY MORE OR LESS THAN THE “SON OF GOD” HE DID HAVE GUILE IN HIS MOUTH. IF HE IS ALSO GOD HE TOLD US A HALF-TRUTH, DECEIVED US, LIED, AND MADE THIS VERSE ONLY PART TRUTH. TO DECEIVE A PERSON IS A SIN. A HALF-TRUTH IS AN UNTRUTH WHICH IS A LIE.

JOHN 10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the World, thou blasphemest; because I (Jesus) said, I am the son of god?

READ ON: MANY VERSES TO EXPLAIN THE TRINITY, CLEARLY. AS YOU READ, KEEP THIS IN MIND. GOD HAD THE BIBLE WRITTEN TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT HE WANTED IT TO SAY. HE DID NOT SAY ONE THING AND MEAN SOMETHING ELSE. AN EXAMPLE: GOD MENTIONS HIS BODILY PARTS (HANDS, FEET, HEAD, EYES, ETC.) MORE THAN 500 TIMES IN THE BIBLE. ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION, DID GOD MENTION HIS BODY PARTS MORE THAN 500 TIMES TO TRY TO CONVINCE YOU HE DOES NOT HAVE THEM, AS MOST TEACH?? THINK HOW RIDICULOUS THAT SOUNDS.

THE PEOPLE THAT TEACH YOU SUCH THINGS ARE IMPLYING THAT GOD IS STUPID. IF HE DOES NOT HAVE A BODY HE WOULD HAVE MADE A STATEMENT IN ONE SENTENCE ” I DO NOT HAVE A BODY.”

The Trinity

Eighteen Fallacies: (ERROR, UNTRUTH, FALSE BELIEF)

  1. That there is only one Person or one Being called “God.”
  1. That there is a difference in meaning of three human Persons and three divine persons.
  1. That the terms Father, Son, and Holy Spirit refer to three manifestations of one Person or one Being.
  1. That the Father is the only Person who is divine; the Son was created by the Father; and the Holy Spirit was created by the Son (Arianism).
  1. That God consists of three Persons in one Person or three Beings in one Being.
  1. That the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are essential parts of one Being, just as man is made up of body, soul, and spirit.
  1. That God is a complex Person and so it is folly to seek to explain the Trinity.
  1. That the Trinity is beyond human comprehension and bewilders the most learned.
  1. That the Trinity is not an Old Testament revelation.
  1. That God has no body, physical parts, or passions like human beings-nothing of a bodily nature.
  1. That God is invisible reality and cannot be seen by natural eyes.
  1. That God is a universal mind, conscience, love, goodness, and power filling all space and matter.
  1. That there is nothing on earth to resemble Him.
  1. That God cannot be comprehended by the senses but by the soul, for He is above sense perceptions.
  1. The image of God consists only of moral and spiritual likeness.
  1. That all statements of God having a body with physical parts are mere figures of speech conveying some idea of God to man. (Anthropomorphism)
  1. That Jesus Christ is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  1. That Jesus is the one God and Jehovah of the Old Testament.

All such statements are unscriptural in the extreme and are contradicted by thousands of plain passages about God. Why would God tell us that all invisible things are clearly seen by visible things on earth, even to His eternal power and Godhead (Romans 1:20), if He is incomprehensible; if there is nothing on earth to resemble Him; if He is a bodiless being; if He is three beings in one being; if His image is only moral and spiritual; if descriptions of His body and physical parts are not true and real; and if He is an invisible nothingness floating in nowhere? If this is what God is, why did He not say this instead of what He did say? Is it possible that He does not speak to us in plain human language? Or, is it more reasonable that the church and false religions are in error and that God does mean what He says about Himself? Who gave man the right to change the Bible from a literal to an imaginative meaning? If statements about God are mere figures of speech trying to convey some idea of Him, what ideas do they convey? That He does not have a body with physical parts, or that He does? That He is less real than His creations, or that He is as real? It would be unlike God to say over 20,000 things about Himself if He did not have a personal body, soul and spirit as stated.

Eighty-nine Proofs of a Divine Trinity:

What we mean by Divine Trinity is that there are three separate and distinct persons in the Godhead, each one having His own personal spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit in the same sense each human being, angel, or any other being has his own body, soul, and spirit. We mean by body, whether a spirit body or a flesh body, the house for the indwelling of the personal soul and spirit. The soul is that which feels and the spirit is that which knows.

The doctrine of the Trinity can be clearly seen, being understood by the visible things that are made, even to His eternal power and Godhead (Romans 1:20). What on earth was created in the image and likeness of God? Man (Genesis 1:26-28). Do God’s image and likeness consist only of moral and spiritual powers? If so, it can be concluded that man is only a moral and spiritual being. Is God bodiless? If so, we can conclude that man is also bodiless.

Is God only one being made up of several persons or beings in the one being? If so, we can conclude that man is one person or being made up of many. Does God need a flesh body in order to have any kind of body? No! There are such things as spirit and heavenly bodies. See 1 Cor. 15:35-38. From this passage we learn that all things in creation-grain, fish, birds, beasts, man, angels, and even the planets-have bodies, sizes, shapes, and forms.

The Bible declares that God has a body, shape, image, likeness, physical parts, a personal soul and spirit, and all other things that constitute a being or a person with a body, soul, and spirit.

Angels, cherubim, seraphim, and all other spirit beings have spirit bodies and personal souls and spirits. They have been seen with the natural eyes of men over 100 times in Scripture. If all other spirit beings have spirit bodies, could not the members of the Trinity also have spirit bodies? The 284 passages on spirits in Scripture prove that spirit bodies are just as real and capable of operation in the material worlds as are flesh bodies. There is no such thing as a world of creations made up of invisible substance. The so-called spirit world must be understood simply as spirit beings inhabiting material worlds created by God. Heaven itself is a material planet (Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 11:10-16), having cities, mansions, furniture, inhabitants, living conditions, etc.

God has been seen physically by human eyes many times (Genesis 18:1-33; Genesis 19:24; Genesis 32:24-30; Exodus 24:11>; Joshua 5:13-15; Judges 6:11-23; Judges 13:3-25; 1 Chron. 21:16-17; Job 42:5; Isaiah 6; Ezekiel 1:26-28; Ezekiel 10:1,20; Ezekiel 40:3; Daniel 7:9-14; Daniel 10:5-10; Acts 7:56-59; Rev. 4:2-5; Rev. 5:1,5-7,11-14; Rev. 6:16; Rev. 7:9-17; Rev. 19:4; Rev. 21:3-5; Rev. 22:4).

In over 20,000 references about God in Scripture we get to know all we need to know about the subject. If we will take the Bible literally as to what it says about Him, as we do with other things the subject will be very clear; but if we make God a mystery, ignoring the plain statements of Scripture about Him, and refusing to believe the many descriptions of God given by those who have seen one, two, and three separate persons called “God,” then we will remain in ignorance.

It is true there are a few figurative statements about God in Scripture, as there are about man and other things, but shall we do away with the reality of man and these other things because of a few figures of speech? Let us make man mere salt and lights (Matthew 5:13-14), if we are going to do away with God because of a few figures of speech.

We submit the following facts in Scripture to prove a Divine Trinity of separate persons in the Godhead:

  1. The word “one” means one in unity as well as one in number. It means unity in 1 John 5:7, as it does in John 17:11,21-23, and yet these three Persons, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, are spoken of as one each in number and individuality in Scripture. There is one God the Father, one Lord Jesus Christ, and one Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 8:6; Ephes. 4:3-6). Thus, there are three separate Persons in divine individuality and divine pluralty. The Father is called God (1 Cor. 8:6), the Son is called God (Isaiah 9:6,7; Hebrews 1:8; John 1:1-2; John 20:28), and the Holy Spirit is called God (Acts 5:3-4). As individual persons each can be called God and collectively they can be spoken of as one God because of their perfect unity. The word “God” is used either as a singular or a plural word, like sheep.

Everything that could be spoken of God collectively applies equally to each member of the Godhead as an individual, but there are some things that are said of each person of the Deity as to position, office, and work that could not be spoken as of the other members of the Godhead. The Father is the head of Christ (1 Cor. 11:3); the Son is the only begotten of the Father (2 John 1:3), and the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (John 14:16,26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15; Acts 2:34).

  1. Names of God prove plurality of persons. The Hebrew: Elohiym (OT:430) is the word for God in Genesis 1:1 and in over 2,700 other places in the Old Testament It is a uni-plural noun meaning Gods and is so translated 239 times (Genesis 3:5; Exodus 22:28; 1 Samuel 4:8; Daniel 2:11; Daniel 4:6-9; Daniel 5:11,14; etc.). Sometimes ‘Elohiym is used with plural verbs and pronouns, “the Gods they caused me to wander” (Genesis 20:13), and “there the Gods they appeared unto him” (Genesis 35:7).
  1. Plural pronouns are used of God, proving plurality of persons (Genesis 1:26; Genesis 3:22; Genesis 11:7; Isaiah 6:8; John 14:23; John 17:11,22-23).
  1. First, second, and third personal pronouns are used hundreds of times in Scripture, referring to one, two, and three persons of the Godhead in the same sense they are used of men. Sometimes the different members of the Deity use them to and of one another in the same sense man uses them. In John 17 alone Jesus uses them 162 times in speaking to and of His Father (cp. John 14:16-17,26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15). Sometimes singular pronouns are used of the whole Godhead of three members as a unity (Exodus 20:3; Isaiah 44:6,8; Isaiah 45:5,21; Isaiah 46:9; Hosea 13:4), just like the whole church as a unit is spoken of as a man and “he” (Ephes. 2:14-15; Ephes. 4:13; Ephes. 5:25-27; 2 Thes. 2:7-8).
  1. “Man is become as one of us” proves plurality of persons (Genesis 3:22).
  1. Two and three Persons called God have been seen by the same men at the same time and places as being separate persons (Daniel 7:9-14; Matthew 3:16-17; John 1:31-34; Acts 7:54-60; Rev. 6:16; Rev. 7:9-17; Rev. 21:22; Rev. 22:3).
  1. Two Lords are mentioned in Genesis 19:24; one on earth and one in heaven.
  1. Two Persons are referred to in the Old Testament See Psalm 8:5-6 with Hebrews 2:5-18; Psalm 16:8-10 with Acts 2:25-36; Psalm 22:1-22 with Matthew 27:35,39-43,45-46; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 10:5-12; Psalm 40:6-10 with Hebrews 10:5-7; and Psalm 45:6-7 with Hebrews 1:8-9.
  1. Two Lords are mentioned sitting side by side (Psalm 110:1,5; Matthew 22:44; Matthew 26:64; Acts 2:33-34; Acts 7:54-56; Romans 8:34; Ephes. 1:20; Col. 3:1; Hebrews 1:3,13; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 3:22; Rev. 22:3).
  1. Two Persons are mentioned and required in order to understand the plain language of Psalm 2; Psalm 9:19; Psalm 132:17; Proverbs 30:4; Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 10:16-17; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 49:1-10; Isaiah 50:4-11; Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Isaiah 62:11; Micah 5:1-5; Jeremiah 23:4-8; Jeremiah 33:14-26; Zech. 3:8-10; Zech. 6:12-13. In these passages one is anointed, becomes the son of, is sent by, is taught by, and becomes the servant of the other; and both are called Lord.
  1. Three self-acting Persons-the Lord God, the Messiah, and the Holy Spirit-are referred to as blessing, anointing, sending, and doing things for one another in Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 42:1-7; Isaiah 48:16; Isaiah 59:21; Isaiah 61:1-2; Isaiah 63:1-14; Zech. 12:10-13:2.
  1. In Zech. 1:7-21 the Lord of Hosts and the angel of the Lord (also called Lord, Zech. 1:19-20; Zech. 2:1-13) are talking together. One Lord says of the other Lord that He has sent Him to Israel (Zech. 2:8-13). One Lord refers to Himself as “Me” and to the Lord of Hosts as “His” and “He” (Zech. 2:8-11). The conference continues throughout Zechariah until Zech. 13:6-7 where both Lords are called fellows or associate.
  1. Jesus Christ is called the son of Abraham, David, Mary, and of God (Matthew 1:1; Mark 1:1; Mark 6:3). He is just as much a separate person from God as He is of these other persons.
  1. Two Persons are referred to many times in the New Testament (Matthew 11:27; Luke 23:46; John 1:1-2,18; John 5:19-20; John 14:1-9; John 16:15; John 17:3,10; Acts 2:38-39; Acts 3:13-26; Phil. 2:5-11; Ephes. 3:5; Col. 1:5; 2 Thes. 2:16-17; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:1-3; Rev. 20:6; Rev. 22:3).
  1. Two and three Persons are mentioned in the introductions to New Testament books (Romans 1:1-4,7; 1 Cor. 1:3; James 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1-3; 2 John 1:3; Rev. 1:1-6; etc.).
  1. God is the head of Christ and thus greater than He in position (1 Cor. 3:23; 1 Cor. 11:3; 1 Chron. 29:11; John 14:28).
  1. Christ is the mediator between God and man, not between Himself and man (1 Tim. 2:5).
  1. Two and three Persons are referred to in every New Testament book (Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 12:31-32; Matthew 17:5; Matthew 22:43-45; Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:1-2,10; Mark 13:32; Luke 1:32-35; Luke 2:40,52; Luke 3:22; Luke 4:1; Luke 4:18; Luke 9:35; Luke 23:46; Luke 24:39 with John 4:24; John 1:1-3,14,18; John 5:17-25,31-38; John 6:37,44-46,57; John 7:16-18,28,37-39; John 8:13-19,26-38,42,54; John 10:15-18,24,29,36; John 12:26-31,44,49-50; John 14:1-26,28-30; John 15:1-26; John 16:1-33; John 17:1-26; John 18:11; John 20:17,21; John 18:11; John 20:17,21; Acts 1:7-8; Acts 2:24-36; Acts 3:13-26; Acts 4:10,26-31; Acts 5:29-33; Acts 7:37,55-56; Acts 8:12-17; Acts 9:17; Acts 10:38-48; Acts 17:31; Romans 1:3,7,9; Romans 5:1-11; Romans 8:1-13,26-39; 1 Cor. 1:3-9; 1 Cor. 2:10; 1 Cor. 3:23; 1 Cor. 8:6; 1 Cor. 11:3; 1 Cor. 12:3; 1 Cor. 15:57; 2 Cor. 1:2-3; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; 2 Cor. 13:14; Galatians 1:1-3; Ephes. 1:2-3; Ephes. 3:14; Ephes. 4:3-6; Ephes. 6:23; Phil. 1:2; Phil. 2:5-11; Col. 1:2-3,13-19; Col. 3:1; 1 Thes. 1:1-10; 1 Thes. 3:13; 2 Thes. 1:1-2; 2 Thes. 2:16; 1 Tim. 1:2; 1 Tim. 2:5; 1 Tim. 5:21; 1 Tim. 6:14-16; 2 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 4:1; Titus 1:4; Titus 2:13; Philemon 1:3. In no conceivable way can we force a meaning of three persons in one person; three beings in one being; or three manifestations of only one person in any of these or any other scripture.
  1. There are three distinct and separate witnesses that bear witness of Christ (1 John 5:5-11,13,20). Both God and man require this many personal and separate witnesses to confirm any point (Matthew 18:16; 2 Cor. 13:1). The water and blood of 1 John 5:8 could not be accepted as accredited personal witnesses to confirm any point (Matthew 18:16; 2 Cor. 13:1). The water and blood of 1 John 5:8 could not be accepted as accredited personal witness in themselves. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are the only personal witnesses of this passage. If we consider these to be only one person, then there are not the required number of witnesses to establish the truth of the Sonship of Jesus Christ. We are forced by facts to admit all of 1 John 5:7-8 as inspired Scripture and therefore, the fact that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three separate and personal witnesses instead of being only one person or witness. Indeed, many scriptures confirm these three witnesses:

(1) The Father (Jeremiah 29:23; Malachi 3:5; John 5:31-37; Romans 1:9; Hebrews 1:1-2; Hebrews 2:3-4)

(2) The Son (Isaiah 55:4; John 18:37; 1 Tim. 6:13; Rev. 1:5)

(3) The Holy Spirit (Romans 8:16; John 15:26; Hebrews 10:15; 1 John 3:6)

If all three are witnesses, then they must be separate Persons. The water and the blood simply confirm the intelligent testimonies of the three Persons of the Godhead and give additional weight to the Sonship of Jesus.

  1. The words through and by, used of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, but not once of the Father, prove that God to be a separate Person and the Head and Director of all things done by and through them (1 Cor. 3:23; 1 Cor. 11:3; John 10:29; John 14:28; John 14:16-17,26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15; Acts 2:33-34):

(1) Through Jesus Christ (Acts 4:2; Romans 1:8; Romans 5:1,9,11; Romans 6:23; Romans 7:25; Romans 15:17; Romans 16:27; 1 Cor. 15:57; 2 Cor. 3:4; Galatians 3:14; Galatians 4:7; Galatians 5:10; Ephes. 2:7,18; Phil. 4:7,13; Titus 3:6; Hebrews 13:21; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 4:11; 1 John 4:9)

(2) By Jesus Christ (John 1:3,10,17; John 10:9; Acts 4:10; Acts 10:36; Romans 2:16; Romans 3:22; Romans 5:17,21; Galatians 1:1; Ephes. 1:5; Ephes. 3:9; Col. 1:15-20; Col. 3:17; Hebrews 1:1-3; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 5:10)

(3) Through the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:2; Acts 21:4; Romans 8:13; Romans 15:13,19; Galatians 5:5; Ephes. 2:22; Hebrews 9:14)

(4) By the Holy Spirit (Ezekiel 11:24; Micah 3:8; Zech. 4:6; Matthew 12:28; Luke 2:27; Luke 4:1; Acts 11:28; Romans 5:5; Romans 15:19; 1 Cor. 2:10; 1 Cor. 6:11; 1 Cor. 12:3,13)

Proofs that Jesus is Not the Father:

  1. The Father was in heaven all the time that Jesus was on earth (Matthew 5:16,48).
  1. Christ now sits at the right hand of the Father.
  1. Jesus said He would confess men “before My Father,” proving He is not the Father (Matthew 10:32; Rev. 3:5).
  1. Jesus always prayed to the Father as a separate Person (Matthew 11:25; John 17).
  1. The Father existed outside the body of Jesus, so He could not be Jesus (Matthew 2:12; Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5; John 12:27-30).
  1. Both Jesus and Satan refer to a God separate from Jesus (Matthew 4:6-10).
  1. God was the Father of Jesus, not Jesus Himself (Ephes. 1:3,17; Ephes. 3:14).
  1. In parables Jesus illustrates His relationship to the Father as that of separate persons (Matthew 21:33-46; John 15:1-8).
  1. People are taught to go directly to the Father and not to pray to Jesus (John 14:12-15; John 15:16; John 16:23-26).
  1. The Father knew things that Jesus did not know (Mark 13:32; Acts 1:7).
  1. Others saw Jesus as a separate Person from the Father (Daniel 7:9-14; Acts 7:56).
  1. Jesus committed His own spirit to the Father, not to Himself (Luke 23:46).
  1. Jesus claimed that He came from God and was going back to God (John 8:42; John 16:5; John 10:36; John 17:8).
  1. God is a Spirit, not flesh and blood like Jesus was (John 4:24; John 19:34; Matthew 16:17; Luke 24:39).
  1. People on earth with Jesus heard God speak as a separate person from heaven (Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5; 2 Peter 1:16-18).
  1. Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, not the Father Himself (John 5:17-35).
  1. Jesus called the Father “My God,” even after the resurrection (John 20:17; Rev. 3:12).
  1. Jesus called God “My Father” 57 times (John 15:1; Rev. 2:27). How could He be His own God and Father and beget Himself?
  1. When Jesus was born on earth angels and people still recognized God in heaven (Luke 2:7-16). Were they mistaken about God? Was the child all of God on earth and in heaven also?
  1. Mary and Joseph acted with utmost ignorance if the baby Jesus was all of God, for they presented Him to the Lord Who was someone other than Jesus (Luke 2:22).
  1. Simeon had a revelation and guidance from the Holy Spirit that Jesus was not the only member of the Godhead (Luke 2:26-33).
  1. John the Baptist knew the Father, but he did not know the Son (John 1:31-34).
  1. The Son died, not the Father (1 Cor. 15:3; 1 Peter 2:24).
  1. Jesus was the only begotten Son of the Father, so could not be the Father or the begetter of Himself (John 1:14).
  1. Jesus claimed that He could not and did not do anything of Himself, but that the Father worked through Him (John 5:19,30; John 6:38; John 8:28; John 12:49-50).
  1. He did not come to do His own will, but that of the Father who sent Him (John 5:30; John 6:38).
  1. His doctrine was not His, but the Father’s (John 7:16-17; John 8:26).
  1. He did not speak of Himself, but of the Father who had sent Him (John 7:16-18; John 8:26-40).
  1. He did not please Himself, but the Father (John 8:29).
  1. He was a Son, not a Father over the house of God (John 8:35-36; Hebrews 3:6).
  1. He had the same relation to His Father that men have with Satan (John 8:16,35-44; John 9:4).
  1. He honored the Father as all people should (John 8:49).
  1. He did not seek His own glory, but that of the Father (John 8:50-54; John 17:4).
  1. He knew the Father, but was not the Father (John 8:55; John 10:15).
  1. He was loved by the Father as a separate person (John 10:17-18).
  1. He kept the Father’s commandments and they were not His own (John 12:49-50; John 15:10).
  1. His disciples were given to Him by the Father (John 10:29; John 17:1-25).
  1. He was equal with the Father in some things, but not in others (Mark 13:32; John 5:17-39; John 8:13-19,29-42; John 19:18-29; Acts 1:7; 1 Cor. 11:3; Rev. 1:1).
  1. He and the Father were in unity and in each other in the same sense believers are to be in unity and in God (John 10:38; John 14:10-11,23; John 17:11,21-23).
  1. He was the only way to the Father (John 6:37; John 14:6).
  1. He said, I am not alone or the only witness of My sonship. The Father is another witness (John 5:36-38; John 8:13-19,54; John 12:49-50; John 14:10-11).
  1. Over 80 times Jesus affirmed that He was not the Father and not the only person in the Godhead. Christ was the speaker, but not the one spoken of or to (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 11:27; Matthew 18:10,35; Luke 2:49; John 5:17-43; John 8:19-49; John 10:17-37; John 14:7-28; John 15:1-26; Rev. 1:1; etc.). Is it any wonder that the Godhead, the Trinity, and the unity of God are so mysterious when we force separate persons to become only one person, all because we do not want to recognize the true meaning of the word one as referring to unity rather than individuality in some scriptures? People would be just as great a mystery if we forced the meaning of all men to refer to one person.
  1. He was not as great as His Father (John 10:29; John 14:28; cp. 1 Cor. 11:3).
  1. The Father (Matthew 3:17), Jesus (John 10:36), angels (Luke 1:32-35), demons (Mark 3:11; Mark 5:7), and apostles (Matthew 16:16; John 1:14; Romans 8:32; 2 John 1:3), all declare the sonship of Jesus, but not once do they declare a Christ-fatherhood.
  1. The Father and the Son spoke to each other in audible voices at the same time and place, being heard by many witnesses (Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 7:5; John 12:27-30; 2 Peter 1:17). In no single instance could such speaking be explained as the voice of one individual or be used to prove one Person in the Deity.
  1. The word “both” is used of the Father and the Son, proving two Persons (John 15:24; 2 John 1:9).
  1. The word “also” is used of the Father and the Son, proving two Persons (John 5:19,27; John 8:19; John 13:32; John 14:1).
  1. The statement, “They have not known the Father nor Me,” proves two Persons (John 16:3,5).
  1. Christ received all power in heaven and in earth (Matthew 28:18). The Father had to be greater than Jesus to give Him that power (John 14:28).
  1. Jesus was resurrected and exalted by the Father, so He could not be the Father (Ephes. 1:20-23; Phil. 2:9-11; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 3:22)
  1. God made Jesus both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:33-36).
  1. Six times in John 14:1-9 Jesus made it clear that He was not the Father.

The Holy Spirit Is Not Jesus Or the Father:

  1. The Holy Spirit is another Person, distinct from both the Father and the Son (John 5:32; John 14:16-17,26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15).
  1. It was necessary that Jesus go away so that the Holy Spirit could come (John 16:5-15).
  1. He has been seen with the natural eyes as a separate Person from the Father and the Son (Matthew 3:16-17; John 1:31-34; Rev. 4:5; Rev. 5:6).
  1. He is symbolized as a separate Person with Christ, both of them before God who sits on a throne (Rev. 1:4-5; Rev. 3:1; Rev. 4:5; Rev. 5:6).
  1. He could not be sent from God until Christ was glorified, but would then be sent from both the Father and the Son (John 7:37-39; Acts 2:33-34).
  1. He was sent from the Father to endow Jesus with power. This required three Persons: the One who sent Him, the One being sent, and the One who received Him (Acts 10:38; Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 42:1-7; Isaiah 61:1-2).
  1. A clear distinction is made of the names of all three Persons (Matthew 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; 1 John 5:7).
  1. A clear distinction is made between the Son who prays, the Father to whom He prays, and the Holy Spirit for whom He prays (John 14:16).
  1. A clear distinction is made between the Son on the right hand of the Father, the Father on the left hand of the Son, and the Holy Spirit who is sent from the Father and the Son (Acts 2:33-36; Acts 7:56; John 14:16-17,26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15).
  1. The Son was already given (John 3:16), when the Spirit was not yet given (John 7:39).
  1. The Son can be blasphemed with forgiveness possible; but if the Spirit is blasphemed, no forgiveness is possible. This proves two distinct Persons (Matthew 12:31-32; Mark 3:29-30; Luke12:10).
  1. The Samaritans received Jesus, but had not yet received the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:5-25).
  1. Jesus could do no miracle by Himself (John 5:19), but by the Holy Spirit He did many miracles (John 2:11; Acts 10:38)
  1. The Holy Spirit came not to speak of or glorify Himself, but to speak of and glorify Jesus (John 16:7-15).
  1. The descent of the Holy Spirit proved the arrival of Jesus in heaven to sit at the right hand of God, thus proving three Persons (Acts 2:33-34; John 7:39).
  1. Jesus claimed even after the resurrection that He was not a spirit being, so He could not be the Father or the Holy Spirit who are spirit beings (Luke 24:39; John 4:24; John 14:16-17,26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15).
  1. In the last book of the Bible the Trinity is seen as working together in all things (Rev. 1:4-6; Rev. 3:1; Rev. 4:5; Rev. 5:6; Rev. 21:10; Rev. 22:17).

Summation: You have been taught error. When Jesus said “MY FATHER AND I ARE ONE” He meant one in agreement, unity and accord, He did not mean one in body, as shown by the following verses: Matthew 19:5 And (JESUS) said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? We know they are not one flesh, only one in unity, agreement and accord. Check these verses; Matt.19:6; Gen.2:24; Mark 10:8; 1Cor.6:16. If you do not understand the trinity now then you must believe that everyplace Jesus spoke of His Father (57 verses) He was lying, deceiving, and tricking because you say He is his Father. To discuss call: (256) 208-7777

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Something to search out: The word ask in the verse below (James 4:2) has a very interesting meaning in the Greek. Ask your preacher to show you the definition in the STRONG’S GREEK DICT. The # is 154 and it says to compare #4441. Require him to show you the complete definition of #154 in #4441. It will change your prayer life forever and give better results. If your preacher does not have a Strong’s your Library has or can get a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance which contains the most used Hebrew and Greek dictionary. To understand the bible you must have access to Hebrew and Greek definitions. IF YOUR PREACHER CANNOT DO THIS FOR YOU, EITHER CALL OR E-MAIL ME AND I WILL GET THE DEFINITION TO YOU. BE ASSURED, IT WILL GIVE YOU BETTER RESULTS IN YOUR PRAYER LIFE.

James 4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye  ask  not.