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Are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Equal?

October 2, 2024 BibleAuthenticity

It is preached and widely believed that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are equal.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

“God’s Spirit” (1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV), is an “it” (John 1:32 ESV; John 14:17 NAB; Acts 2:33 NAB; Acts 8:16 NAB; Acts 11:15 NAB; Romans 8:17 NAB; Romans 8:26,27 NAB; 1 Peter 1:11 NAB), not a person. Therefore, no equality is possible for it.

THE CLAIM ABOUT JESUS

“For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but was also calling God his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God” (John 5:18 NRSV). This scripture is the one primarily used to claim that the Son is equal to the Father. read more

The Triune God

August 12, 2024 BibleAuthenticity

The image above represents the views of the vast majority of Christian denominations, organizations and groups. The quotes below indicate how much belief in the Triune God is considered to be orthodox, or normal, for Christians.

“God is triune; there are within the Godhead three persons; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”—J J Packer

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Holy Spirit, part of the Triune God Himself, lives in the hearts of each person who believes in the gospel of Jesus Christ—Billy Graham read more

Is the Trinity in the Book of Deuteronomy?

May 14, 2024 BibleAuthenticity

Is the Trinity in Deuteronomy?

“Within the one Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit”—The Forgotten Trinity, page 23, by James R. White

Deuteronomy is the final division of the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, written by Moses. Originally it was on one scroll in ancient Hebrew, which did not have vowels. When the Torah was translated in the 3rd century BCE into Greek, which has vowels, it was divided into five books – Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Deuteronomy reviews God dealings with Israel, and reviews and restates the Mosaic Law Covenant, which is ratified prior to Israel’s entry into the Promised Land. read more

Is the Trinity in the Book of Isaiah?

March 10, 2024 BibleAuthenticity

Isaiah is one is the main prophetic books in the Bible, and is quoted in the New Testament more often than any other Old Testament book, except for Psalms. Is the Trinity doctrine in the book of Isaiah?

THE TRINITY ASSERTED TO BE IN ISAIAH

“A cornerstone belief of the Christian faith, the doctrine of the Trinity . . . What is the doctrine of the Trinity? . . . There is only one God, but in the unity of the Godhead there are three eternal, coequal Persons where each Person is independently conscious and self-directing but never acting independently of one another and always manifesting the same character attributes and the same nature. Where in the Bible is the Trinity taught? . . . It is taught in 25 of the 27 books of the New Testament and in 13 of the 39 books of the Old Testament”—“Does the Book of Isaiah Teach the Trinity?”, Reasons to Believe (RTB) blogsite, by Hugh Ross, July 20, 2020 read more

Are God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit a Trinity? – 2 Corinthians

December 28, 2023 BibleAuthenticity

Holy Spirit greetings? — Where is the Trinity in 2 Corinthians?

The New Testament book of 2 Corinthians was written about 25 years after Jesus’ death and the start of Christianity. Is the Trinity doctrine in 2 Corinthians?

“The Trinity is one of the most important teachings of the Christian faith. It defines God’s very essence and describes how he relates to us”—The Forgotten Trinity, back cover

Since Second Corinthians was written about twenty-five years after the start of Christianity, we would expect to see at least some evidence of such an important doctrine as the Trinity in the letter’s 13 chapters, if it is a true Christian doctrine. Let’s examine scriptures from this book which tell us something about God, Jesus, and the holy Spirit. read more

Is Jesus Christ God, or Part of a Trinity, in Philemon?

December 8, 2023 BibleAuthenticity

Is the Bible reliable? — Is the Trinity in the book of Philemon?

Is the Trinity in the book of Philemon?

“For love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you–I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus”—Philemon 1:9 ESV

In this very short New Testament book of only 25 verses, Jesus Christ is specifically mentioned eight times, God two times, and the holy Spirit is not mentioned at all. In such a brief letter, only so much can be discussed, of course, so the holy Spirit’s omission is not surprising. This is especially so when we consider that the letter’s subject matter is not primarily doctrinal, but, instead, focuses on the relationship of the wealthy Christian Philemon with his runaway slave Onesimus, whom the apostle Paul in Rome has recently converted to Christianity, and is sending him back to Philemon in Colossae with this letter, appealing to Philemon to do the right thing (Philemon 1:20-21). read more

HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN GOD?

June 2, 2023 BibleAuthenticity

Some people today say they have seen God. Preachers teach that people in the Bible saw God. Is this true? What does the Bible say?

“The Son is the image of the invisible God”—Colossians 1:15 NIV

“To the King eternal, immortal, invisible“—1 Timothy 1:17 NIV

The Bible says that Almighty God is invisible. What is invisible cannot be seen by human eyes. He has always been “invisible”. “I, Yahweh, do not change” (Malachi 3:6 NJB)

“Yahweh said, ‘ . . . no human being can see me and survive.”—Exodus 33:20 NJB read more

Does the Mention of God, Jesus, & the holy Spirit Prove the Trinity?

March 24, 2023 BibleAuthenticity

Trinitarians say that places in the Bible in which God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, are mentioned together prove the doctrine of the Trinity Trinitarians symbol is true. However, the Trinity doctrine goes far beyond acknowledging the existence of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. What exactly is the Trinity doctrine?

WHAT IS THE TRINITY DOCTRINE?

A very good, concise, definition by a devoted Trinitarian expert is:

“Within the One Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”—The Forgotten Trinity, page 23 read more

WHO IS “THE MAJESTY IN HEAVEN”?

January 30, 2023 BibleAuthenticity

Who is the “Majesty in heaven,” according to the Bible, God or Jesus?

“To the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord”—Jude 25 NIV

There is a popular song that is frequently sung in evangelical churches and groups called “Majesty” that calls Jesus Christ “Majesty”. There are two scriptures in the Bible that refer to “the Majesty in heaven”. Let’s look at them:

“The Son . . . After he had provided purification for our sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven”—Hebrews 1:3 NIV read more

IS THE TRINITY DOCTRINE TAUGHT IN JUDE?

October 4, 2021 BibleAuthenticity

The book of Jude was written by Jesus’ half brother Jude some three decades after the start of Christianity. At this stage, we would expects to find some mention of the doctrine of the Trinity, if it is true. But, just like the rest of the scriptures, there is no mention of a Trinity in Jude.

Jude 1—“To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Christ Jesus” (NIV). “God the Father” is obviously a completely separate and distinct person from “Christ Jesus”. If the Trinity doctrine were true, we would expect there to be some mention of it, or the holy Spirit (which is real), at this point, but there isn’t.

Jude 3 – “The faith delivered once for all to God’s people” (Weymouth). What is interesting about this verse is that ‘the Christian faith, or belief, was given to God’s people 100%, completely, back there in the first century (John 16:13). Did ‘the faith delivered once for all time to God’s holy people’ include the Trinity? No! There is no mention of any Trinity anywhere in the 31,100 ‘inspired scriptures’ (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Trinitarians admit that their “belief as so defined was reached only in the 4th and 5th centuries AD and hence is not explicitly a biblical belief” (Dictionary of the Bible, by John l. McKenzie, S. J.). Since the Trinity doctrine wasn’t even developed until the 4th century, long after the 1st century, it is demonstrably a “travesty of the truth” (Acts 20:30 NJB). What ‘the faith delivered once to God’s people’ in the 1st century did include are these stern warnings:

“Not to go beyond what is written in Scripture” (1 Corinthians 4:6 GWT).

”To not take anything away from, or add anything to’ (Revelation 22:18-19) “the Word of God … the scriptures” (John 10:35 NLT).

“Not to teach false doctrines” (1 Timothy 1:3 NIV).