John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
1 John 5:7-8: For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness on earth:[a] the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.
John 8: 58: “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I AM!”
Exodus 3:14:God said to Moses, “I am who I am.[a] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
John 10:30: I and the Father are one.”
Isaiah 9:6: For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
John 14:1: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me.
John 14:9-11: Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.
John 14:15-18: If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him,because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[a] in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:23: Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
The original intent and theory of trinity is to prove that there is one true God, which is totally correct, there is only one true God. But some things are not as accurate as they should be. First, the word trinity never appeared in the bible. Second, it is true that, on earth there are 3 different Beings, first there the God, then Jesus, and when Jesus went to heaven, the Holy Spirit came down. It is true that these three are different on earth. But not in heaven.
In the spiritual realm, it goes beyond time and space, God is not limited by time and space. He can be in heaven and also come down on earth as Jesus, and also come down as the Holy Spirit, because in heaven, there is no time and space. The reason why Jesus still needed to pray to the Father, and have God, Holy Spirit and Jesus all separate when Jesus was being baptized was because He want to show us the example. Though Jesus is fully God in the spiritual realm, but he is also human in the physical realm.
There is only one God, i.e., Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are the same one God and one Spirit. There is no such thing as three Gods in one. The trinity doctrine is simply a materialistic spin on the concept of the Godhead. God is Spirit, yet to suit our own tastes people have tried to “materialize” God in the form of idols, saints, or trinitarian doctrines. God called Himself “us” in the Bible (Gen 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Jn 17:22), which may seems like separate identities and persons; however, we can better understand God’s three parts (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) as different functions at various stages of world history than as three different persons. For example, we would not say Joe, a father to Sam and the son of Mike, who goes to work as a carpenter is three different people. Joe is Joe, regardless of which functions/roles He is working in.
The Holy Father revealed the power of creation (Gen 1:1); the Son revealed salvation (Rom 3:24); and, the Holy Spirit reveals God’s will and guides God’s people (Jn 16:13). Yet we cannot say God is three different persons in one body, for they are all one (Jn 10:30). God is one. The Jewish people never believed in more than one God, for that is the essence of monotheism. Christianity, in the tradition of Judaism, never believed in more than one God. Only years after Christ died did the controversy over Christ’s divinity begin and did people come up with the doctrine of trinity or tri-unity. Like a man who is made up of spirit, soul, and body, God cannot be separated into three persons. God is the one and only. When Jesus was born, Isaiah the prophet called Jesus the “Mighty God” and “Everlasting Father” (Isa 9:6). In Hebrews 1:8, Jesus is referred to as a God. Acts 5:3 tells us He who deceives the Holy Spirit deceives God. Jesus said He came from heaven yet was still in heaven (Jn 3:13 KJV). All this shows that God is one and not three Gods in one. As stated earlier, we have limited knowledge of God’s divine nature. Like seeing a poor reflection in a mirror, we are limited because we are flesh not spirit. One day, we hope to see God face to face and know God fully, just as Christ knows us fully (1 Cor 13:12)
A. Regarding the true God
1. There is only one true God
“The Lord our God, the Lord is one !” (Deut 6:4; Mk 12:29)
There is only one God (I Tim 2:5; I Cor 8:6)
God said, “I, even I, am He, and there is no God besides Me” (Deut 32:39;Exod 20:3)
2. God is a spirit (Jn 4:24)
The spirit of God is not of the flesh, He is omnipresent and fills all in all (Ps 139:7-8; Jer 23:23-24; Eph 4:6; Lk 24:39)
The spirit of God is something “no man has seen or can see” (I Tim 6:16; Job 9:11)
“He is the image of the invisible God” (Col 1:15; Jn 1:18)
The Old Testament records of those who have seen God (or God’s messenger) have actually seen the manifestation of God (Gen 16:7-10; 22:11-12; Judg 2:1-2)
B. Regarding Jesus
1. Jesus is Jehovah of Old Testament
a. Jehovah is the Lord of creation (Gen 1:1; Is 42:5)
Jesus is the creator (Jn 1:1-3; Col 1:16)
b. Jehovah is the savior (Is 43:11; Hos 13:4)
Jesus is the savior (Acts 4:12; Lk 2:11)
c. Jehovah is the king (Ps 10:16; 96:10)
Jesus is the king (Jn 18:37; Rev 11:15)
d. Jehovah is the Lord of glory (Ps 24:10)
Jesus is the Lord of glory (I Cor 2:8)
e. Jehovah is the God of gods and the Lord of lords (Deut 10:17; Dan 2:47)
Jesus is the Lord of lords and the king of kings (Rev 17:14; 19:16)
f. Jehovah is the Lord of life (Deut 32:39; Jer 38:16)
Jesus is the Lord of life (Jn 1:4; 11:25)
g. Jehovah is the first and the last (Is 44:6; 48:12)
Jesus is the first and the last (Rev 1:17; 22:13)
h. Jehovah is the Lord of judgment (Ps 96:10; 98:9)
Jesus is the Lord of judgment (II Cor 5:10; Rev 22:12)
2. Jesus is God who became a man
For the salvation of mankind, God must become man to shed His blood for them (Heb 9:22; 10:4-5; 2:9-10)
Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born by the virgin Mary (Mt 1:18-25; Is 7:14)
Jesus is the word that became flesh (Jn 1:1, 14; I Tim 3:16)
Jesus is above all, He is God of everlasting praise (Rom 9:5)
Jesus is the all mighty God, the Father, He and the Father are one (Is 9:6;Jn 10:30; 14:7-9)
“Jesus” is the name of the Father (Jn 17:11, 12, 6, 26; Mt 28:19; Acts 2:38; Zech 14:9)
C. Regarding the Holy Spirit
1. The Holy Spirit is God Himself
God said, “And I will put my spirit with you....” (Ezek 36:27; 37:14)
Jesus said, “God is Spirit” (Jn 4:24)
Paul said, “It is the same God who works all in all” (I Cor 12:6)
Deceiving the Holy Spirit is deceiving God (Acts 5:3-4)
Abidance of Holy Spirit is the abidance of God (I Jn 3:24)
2. Holy Spirit is the spirit of Jesus
Holy Spirit is Christ’s spirit (Acts 8:29, 39)
Opposition by Holy Spirit is Christ’s opposition (Acts 16:6-7)
Spirit of God, Holy Spirit, and Spirit of Christ are the same Spirit (Rom 8:9)
John 1:14: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
1 John 5:7-8: For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness on earth:[a] the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.
John 8: 58: “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I AM!”
Exodus 3:14:God said to Moses, “I am who I am.[a] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
John 10:30: I and the Father are one.”
Isaiah 9:6: For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
John 14:1: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a]; believe also in me.
John 14:9-11: Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. 11 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.
John 14:15-18: If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him,because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[a] in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
John 14:23: Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
The original intent and theory of trinity is to prove that there is one true God, which is totally correct, there is only one true God. But some things are not as accurate as they should be. First, the word trinity never appeared in the bible. Second, it is true that, on earth there are 3 different Beings, first there the God, then Jesus, and when Jesus went to heaven, the Holy Spirit came down. It is true that these three are different on earth. But not in heaven.
In the spiritual realm, it goes beyond time and space, God is not limited by time and space. He can be in heaven and also come down on earth as Jesus, and also come down as the Holy Spirit, because in heaven, there is no time and space. The reason why Jesus still needed to pray to the Father, and have God, Holy Spirit and Jesus all separate when Jesus was being baptized was because He want to show us the example. Though Jesus is fully God in the spiritual realm, but he is also human in the physical realm.
There is only one God, i.e., Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are the same one God and one Spirit. There is no such thing as three Gods in one. The trinity doctrine is simply a materialistic spin on the concept of the Godhead. God is Spirit, yet to suit our own tastes people have tried to “materialize” God in the form of idols, saints, or trinitarian doctrines. God called Himself “us” in the Bible (Gen 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Jn 17:22), which may seems like separate identities and persons; however, we can better understand God’s three parts (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) as different functions at various stages of world history than as three different persons. For example, we would not say Joe, a father to Sam and the son of Mike, who goes to work as a carpenter is three different people. Joe is Joe, regardless of which functions/roles He is working in.
The Holy Father revealed the power of creation (Gen 1:1); the Son revealed salvation (Rom 3:24); and, the Holy Spirit reveals God’s will and guides God’s people (Jn 16:13). Yet we cannot say God is three different persons in one body, for they are all one (Jn 10:30). God is one. The Jewish people never believed in more than one God, for that is the essence of monotheism. Christianity, in the tradition of Judaism, never believed in more than one God. Only years after Christ died did the controversy over Christ’s divinity begin and did people come up with the doctrine of trinity or tri-unity. Like a man who is made up of spirit, soul, and body, God cannot be separated into three persons. God is the one and only. When Jesus was born, Isaiah the prophet called Jesus the “Mighty God” and “Everlasting Father” (Isa 9:6). In Hebrews 1:8, Jesus is referred to as a God. Acts 5:3 tells us He who deceives the Holy Spirit deceives God. Jesus said He came from heaven yet was still in heaven (Jn 3:13 KJV). All this shows that God is one and not three Gods in one. As stated earlier, we have limited knowledge of God’s divine nature. Like seeing a poor reflection in a mirror, we are limited because we are flesh not spirit. One day, we hope to see God face to face and know God fully, just as Christ knows us fully (1 Cor 13:12)
A. Regarding the true God
1. There is only one true God
“The Lord our God, the Lord is one !” (Deut 6:4; Mk 12:29)
There is only one God (I Tim 2:5; I Cor 8:6)
God said, “I, even I, am He, and there is no God besides Me” (Deut 32:39;Exod 20:3)
2. God is a spirit (Jn 4:24)
The spirit of God is not of the flesh, He is omnipresent and fills all in all (Ps 139:7-8; Jer 23:23-24; Eph 4:6; Lk 24:39)
The spirit of God is something “no man has seen or can see” (I Tim 6:16; Job 9:11)
“He is the image of the invisible God” (Col 1:15; Jn 1:18)
The Old Testament records of those who have seen God (or God’s messenger) have actually seen the manifestation of God (Gen 16:7-10; 22:11-12; Judg 2:1-2)
B. Regarding Jesus
1. Jesus is Jehovah of Old Testament
a. Jehovah is the Lord of creation (Gen 1:1; Is 42:5)
Jesus is the creator (Jn 1:1-3; Col 1:16)
b. Jehovah is the savior (Is 43:11; Hos 13:4)
Jesus is the savior (Acts 4:12; Lk 2:11)
c. Jehovah is the king (Ps 10:16; 96:10)
Jesus is the king (Jn 18:37; Rev 11:15)
d. Jehovah is the Lord of glory (Ps 24:10)
Jesus is the Lord of glory (I Cor 2:8)
e. Jehovah is the God of gods and the Lord of lords (Deut 10:17; Dan 2:47)
Jesus is the Lord of lords and the king of kings (Rev 17:14; 19:16)
f. Jehovah is the Lord of life (Deut 32:39; Jer 38:16)
Jesus is the Lord of life (Jn 1:4; 11:25)
g. Jehovah is the first and the last (Is 44:6; 48:12)
Jesus is the first and the last (Rev 1:17; 22:13)
h. Jehovah is the Lord of judgment (Ps 96:10; 98:9)
Jesus is the Lord of judgment (II Cor 5:10; Rev 22:12)
2. Jesus is God who became a man
For the salvation of mankind, God must become man to shed His blood for them (Heb 9:22; 10:4-5; 2:9-10)
Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born by the virgin Mary (Mt 1:18-25; Is 7:14)
Jesus is the word that became flesh (Jn 1:1, 14; I Tim 3:16)
Jesus is above all, He is God of everlasting praise (Rom 9:5)
Jesus is the all mighty God, the Father, He and the Father are one (Is 9:6;Jn 10:30; 14:7-9)
“Jesus” is the name of the Father (Jn 17:11, 12, 6, 26; Mt 28:19; Acts 2:38; Zech 14:9)
C. Regarding the Holy Spirit
1. The Holy Spirit is God Himself
God said, “And I will put my spirit with you....” (Ezek 36:27; 37:14)
Jesus said, “God is Spirit” (Jn 4:24)
Paul said, “It is the same God who works all in all” (I Cor 12:6)
Deceiving the Holy Spirit is deceiving God (Acts 5:3-4)
Abidance of Holy Spirit is the abidance of God (I Jn 3:24)
2. Holy Spirit is the spirit of Jesus
Holy Spirit is Christ’s spirit (Acts 8:29, 39)
Opposition by Holy Spirit is Christ’s opposition (Acts 16:6-7)
Spirit of God, Holy Spirit, and Spirit of Christ are the same Spirit (Rom 8:9)