The Trinity

[William Wilbur]

The Trinity as defined by
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible Page 1015:

The Christian doctrine of God
as existing in three Persons and one Substance
is not demonstrable by logic or scriptual proof

Regardless, those that believe in and teach the Trinity
believe that it is, "...a necessary "hypothesis"
that there are three persons to the Godhead:

God the Father
The Holy Ghost (Spirit)
Jesus Christ the Son of God

Hypothesis as defined by Webster's Dictionary:

A system or theory imagined or assumed
to account for what is not understood
An unproved theory, a speculative plan...
a formulation of underlying principles
of certain observed phenomena
which has been verified to some degree
... a conjecture; guess

Facts:

First of all, God ..IS.. Spirit; not "a" Spirit

John 4:24
"God is SPIRIT,
and those who are worshiping him
must be worshiping in spirit and truth"

Nowhere in the Scriptures
is God referred to or called a "trinity"
or a person or consisting of three

The word "three" is never used
in reference to Who or What God is

God is never called or referred to as "a person"

The Holy Spirit is never called "God"

Since Christ is the Son,
he cannot also be the Father
or be coequal with his Father

Jesus plainly said:

John 14:28
"My Father is GREATER than I"

John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee
the ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent

Countless things can be said to "be ONE"
in numerous forms of close relationship;

In this close relationship of purpose,
will, harmony, etc; our Lord said:

John 10:30
"I and the Father, We are ONE"

One plus one plus one DOES NOT equal one

One God plus one God plus one God
DOES NOT equal one God

One third of a God plus one third of a God plus one third of a God
DOES NOT equal one whole God

The Holy Spirit ..OF.. God cannot also be that same God

ANYTHING that is either "from" or "of " something ELSE
cannot also "BE" that something else no matter what or who it is

A "Father" and a "Son"
CANNOT ALSO BE THE SAME PERSON

Jesus did not say:
"I and the Father, We are one GOD," did He? No, He did not

Do the Scriptures, however, tell us
that there is only ONE GOD? Yes, they do

Do the Scriptures, tell us
WHO that ONE God is? Yes, they do

Do the Scriptures tell us
what the relationship of Jesus Christ is
with that ONE God? Yes, they do

In fact, all of these things are answered in ONE Scripture

Here is the ONLY Scripture you will EVER need for
understanding Who Jesus Christ and God the Father are
and how many Gods there are, and
Who composes that ONE God

1Cor 8:5-6
"For though there be that are called gods,
whether in heaven or in earth,
(as there be gods many and lords many,)
But to US there is but ONE God, the Father,
of whom are all things, and we in him;
and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom
are all things and we by him

and the next verse:
Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge (ver 7)

How many Gods are there?
Answer: "ONE God."

Of Whom is this ONE God composed?
Answer: "the FATHER"

NOT, the Father, AND the Son, AND the Holy Ghost
Just, "the Father!" ONLY,

"the Father "ONE God, the FATHER!"

Is Jesus Christ
an equal part of this "ONE God?"

NO, He is not

Let Gods' Word tell us
We don’t need to speculate and theorize

Here is Who and What Jesus Christ is,

He is the "ONE Lord"

This Scripture tells us that
"ALL IS OUT OF" GOD (the FATHER)

And this Scripture tells us that
"ALL IS THROUGH" Jesus Christ

God the Father is the first cause of all
and ALL IS OUT GOD,

even Jesus Christ is "OUT of God "

John 16:27-28
"...I (Jesus) came OUT from God

I CAME OUT from the FATHER..."

Now if Jesus came out from the trinity,
why doesn’t the Scriptures say so?

He didn’t come out from the trinity
and He didn’t come out of the Holy Spirit,

but HE DID COME, "...OUT FROM THE FATHER!"

And after Jesus Christ came OUT from the Father,

ALL ELSE came THROUGH Jesus Christ:

Col 1: 14-17
Who (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of every creature:
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,
and that are in the earth, visible and invisible,
whether they be thrones, or dominions or principalities,or powers:
all things were created by him and for him:
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist

Christ came OUT FROM THE FATHER
and all else was created THROUGH Jesus Christ

There is no trinity here!!

1Tim 2:5
For there is ONE God,
and ONE Mediator OF God and mankind, the MAN Christ Jesus..."

John 14:28
"...I am going to the Father, for the Father is GREATER than I"

John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee
the ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent

1Cor 11:3
"Now I want you to be aware
that the Head of every man is Christ,
yet the head of the woman is the man,
yet the Head of Christ IS GOD"

Eph 1:3
"Blessed be the God and Father OF our Lord Jesus Christ"

Col 1:3
"We are thanking the God and Father OF our Lord Jesus Christ"

1Pet 1:3
"Blessed be the God and Father " OF OUR LORD Jesus Christ,

Eph 1:17
"...that the GOD OF OUR LORD Jesus Christ, the FATHER..."

Let me make this as easy as I can

There is one God; the Father

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God the Father

Jesus Christ the Son,
came forth and proceeded FROM and OUT of God the Father

Then Jesus Christ did all the creating
which is precisely why he being the "Creator"
could die and save his entire creation

The Son was given the full measure of the Fathers Spirit
and he in turn gives us measures of this same Spirit

If the trinity was true, and the Holy Spirit was a person...

when the Holy Spirit overshadowed Mary and she conceived-
Jesus would be the Son of the Holy Spirit and not the Son of God

In Conclusion,

Is Jesus God or is he not God?

Yes Jesus is God,

When the Pharisees accused Jesus of blaspheming
because He said He was "The SON of God,"

Jesus reminded them
that their own scriptures state that, "YE ARE GODS"

Psalm 82:6
"I have said, YE ARE GODS;
and all of you are CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH"

So Jesus is God and Ye are Gods
both having come forth from the ONLY true God-

but neither Jesus or Ye;
are or ever will be the ONLY true God the Father
who is GREATEST of all

Eph 5:31-32
"For WE (believers) ARE members
of His (Jesus) body, of His flesh, and of His bones

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,
and shall be joined unto his wife,
and they TWO shall be ONE flesh

This is a great mystery:
but I speak concerning Christ and THE CHURCH"
"That they ALL may be ONE
(Who?-ALL; How many?-ONE)
as you Father are in Me, and I in You,
that they also may be ONE in US...

John 17:21-22
And the glory which You gave to Me I have given them,
that they may be ONE, EVEN AS WE ARE ONE"

This IS the Scripture that Jesus quoted

They didn't accept what Jesus said,
and some people will not accept what I am saying

Once again;

Gen 2:24
"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,
and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be ONE FLESH"

How many people?-TWO;
How many flesh?-ONE

There, the Scriptural answer!!

"...that they may be ONE,
even as WE (Jesus AND His Father) ARE ONE!!

HOW many Persons? Jesus & Father-TWO;
HOW many GODS?-ONE GOD

As a "husband and wife" ARE ONE,
and "Jesus and His Church," ARE ONE,
so also "Jesus and His Father," ARE ONE


Will there be two or three Gods
to choose from after the dust settles?

NO!!

Jesus came forth and proceeded
FROM and OUT of the Father and is our bridge
which brings what was lost back unto the Father

For now he sits at the "right hand" of the Father

When he has accomplished
exactly what he came into being to DO
what will happen to him and his rule?

1Cor 15:24,25
Then shall the end come, when he (Christ)
hands over the Kingdom to God the Father
after he has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power
For he must reign ..UNTIL.. he has put all his enemies under his feet

John 17:3
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee
the ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent