The Trinity is Not a Bible Teaching

Thank you for your response, Con! What does the Bible REALLY say about the holy spirit? It is true that the Bible personifies God's holy spirit, or active force, as it personifies wisdom, sin, and death. The Bible, however, also makes references to the holy spirit which definitely do not fit a person, nor are they applied to the Father or the Son. For example, nowhere in the Bible do you read about people being filled with, baptized with, or anointed with the Father or the Son. What is blasphemy against the holy spirit? The Jewish religious leaders of the first century saw God's holy spirit at work in Jesus as he performed miracles that honored Jehovah. They, however, attributed this power to Satan the Devil, thus, sinfully blaspheming against the spirit. The holy spirit has God as its source. Those speaking against the holy spirit are, therefore, speaking against Jehovah. Those who oppose the operation of God's holy spirit have no forgiveness (Mark 3:20-29). What does it mean to lie to the holy spirit? An.a.ni'as and his wife Sap.phi'ra sold some property and, secretly, kept some of the money pretending to have given it all to the apostles. By lying to the apostles to whom God had given his spirit, they were not merely lying to men, but to the spirit thinking that it would not inform them of their hypocrisy. Thus, they lied not to men, but to God, to whom the spirit belonged. What does it mean to grieve the holy spirit? In Ephesians 4 the aposlte Paul talked about avoiding tendencies like being dishonest, sustaining wrathfulness, being lazy, and unsuitable speech. If we have put on the "new personality", but drift back to practicing such things, what would we be doing? Going against the spirit-inspired advice of the Bible and, thus, grieving the holy spirit. Is the spirit of Jehovah called the God of Israel in the Bible? No. In 2 Samuel 23:2, 3 David was saying that he spoke from Jehovah, the God of Israel, as he was moved by holy spirit. (2 Peter 1:21). Con said: "The Holy Spirit is contrasted with evil spirits," but then mentions irrelevant Bible verses like Mark 3:22-23 which talks about the scribes who said Jesus expelled demons by means of the ruler of the demons, Satan, to which Jesus replies, "How can Satan expel Satan?" I don't see where this verse or the others verses you mentioned are contrasting the holy spirit with the unholy or evil spirits. Con tries to explain that God distributes the holy spirit by saying that the Son himself was given as well, according to John 3:16. However, Hebrews 2:4 does not say that God merely gives holy spirit, but he distributes (mer-is-mos') it according to His will. If the holy spirit is a person, why is "He" distributed? And why isn't it said in the Bible that the Father and the Son are distributed as well according to the will of God? A person can be sent, like Jesus, but a person is not distributed. Con tries to explain that people are filled with the holy spirit by saying that the language of "filling" can be used to persons, and this is true in some cases. For example, the wedding in Matthew 22:10 is said to have been "filled" with guests. However, it is clear that the holy spirit is not a person when people are "filled" with it, "baptized" with it, and "anointed" with it. Again, nowhere in the Bible do you read about people being filled with, baptized with, or anointed with the Father or the Son. These references to the holy spirit definitely do not fit a person.Does Matthew 28:19 prove the trinity?It is true that the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit are all mentioned in this verse. Nevertheles, nothing is said about their being equal. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus was commisioning his Jewish followers to teach and baptize in the name of the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit. So, what did the Jews believe as a nation? Deuteronomy 6:4 says: “Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah,” not three in one. Israel had been freed from Egypt where Osiris, Isis, and Horus, one of their triads of gods, were worshipped. Therefore, Israel was commanded to worship only one God. Being born as a Jew, Jesus followed this same command. When tempted by the Satan, he said: "Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service." Here we learn at least two things. First, Satan was trying to get Jesus to worship someone other than Jehovah, something that would have been ridiculous if he was part of the same God. Secondly, Jesus made it clear there was only one person who should be worshipped when he said "him alone" rather than "us," which he would have said if he was part of a trinity. Those who come to an accurate knowledge of God and want to serve him are baptized “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit.” (Matthew 28:19). They understand and accept the authority of Jehovah, Jesus' role in Jehovah's purpose, and the function of God's holy spirit, or active force (Psalms 83:18; Matthew 28:18; Genesis 1:2; Galatians 5:22, 23; 2 Peter 1:21). Does Romans 8:27 say the holy spirit has a mind? In Romans 8:26, 27, Paul is saying that when praying, God's people may not always know exactly what to pray for as they need to. But, God knows it is their desire for His will to be done, and also knows what it is they need. In the past, God has caused inspired prayers to be recorded in the Bible, expressing his will, or mind, for them. God accepts these prayers inspired by holy spirit found in his word as being what his servants should like to ask and pray for and, accordingly, he fulfills them. God knows the righthearted people as well as the meaning of the things that he caused his spirit to speak through the Bible writers. So, He knows what the “meaning (or mind) of the spirit is” when the spirit thus “pleads,” or intercedes, for them. What does the Bible REALLY say about Jesus? Con says that being the begotten son of God, Jesus has God's same nature, and is eternal. However, only the Father is said to be eternal in the Bible, not the Son. On the contrary, before Colossians 1:15, the words "the firstborn of" are in the Bible some 30 times. Each time that this expresion is applied to a living creature, the firstborn is part of the group: “The firstborn of Israel” is one of the sons of Israel, “the firstborn of Pharaoh” is of Pharaoh’s family, “the firstborn of beast” is, itself, an animal, etc. Con still does not answer my question: why give a different meaning to "firstborn" as used in Colossians 1:15? How can wisdom precede the existence of all creation if it is said that it is created? Because, as Colossians 1:15 and Revelation 3:14 say, Jesus was the first, and only, direct creation of God (that is why he is the begotten son of God). All other things were created by God through Jesus. The holy spirit is not subordinate to Jesus. Rather, being the active force of God, it glorifies the son by subjecting "all things under his feet." Con said, "Jesus was also aware that he was subordinate to God in terms of authority"So, God has more authority than the Son and, thus, he is not God.Ephesians 1:3 and 1 Peter 1:3 - Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus ChristBack to you, Con!