The Trinity is Not a Bible Teaching

Thank you for accepting, Con. Does the Bible teach the "Holy Spirit" is a person?Some Bible verses referring to the holy spirit seem to indicate personality. In the Bible, the holy spirit is referred to as a "helper" that "teaches," "bears witness," "speaks," and "hears" (John 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26; 16:13). Other texts, however, say that people were "filled" with holy spirit, that some were "baptized" with it or "annointed" with it, and that the holy spirit is something which is distributed acording to the will of God (Luke 1:41; Matthew 3:11; Acts 10:38; Hebrews 2:4). To understand what the Bible REALLY teaches, all verses must be considered. The reasonable conclusion is, therefore, that the first verses cited use figurative language personifying God's holy spirit, or his active force, as wisdom, sin, and death are also personified in the Bible. The Bible tells us the personal names of the Father and the Son: Jehovah and Jesus correspondingly. On the other hand, nowhere in the Holy Scriptures is a personal name applied to the holy Spirit. Furthermore, Acts 7:55, 56 tells us of a vision of heaven given to Stephen in which he saw "Jesus standing at God's right hand." But he did not mention seeing the "Holy Spirit." Here is a quote from the New Catholic Encyclopedia:"The majority of N[ew] T[estament] texts reveal God’s spirit as something, not someone; this is especially seen in the parallelism between the spirit and the power of God.” (1967, Vol. XIII, p. 575)Does the Bible teach all said to be part of the Trinity are eternal, none having a beginning?Colossians 1:15, 16 - "He [Jesus Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth."Trinitarians believe that "first-born" here means most excellent, or most distinguished; so Jesus Christ would be understood to be the most excellent or distinguished in comparison to those created rather than part of the creation. If this is the case, why aren't the Father and the "Holy Spirit" also said to be the firstborn of all creation? This expression is only applied to the Son. 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. Why give a different meaning to "firstborn" as used in Colossians 1:15? Is it Bible usage or a belief you already hold and seek proof of?We once again see that Jesus is the first creation of God in the book of Revelation 3:14 where the Amen, or Jesus, is called, "the beginning of God's creation."Does the Bible teach all said to be part of the Trinity are almighty, none greater than the other?In Matthew 20:20-23 when the mother of Zebedee said to Jesus, "Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom." Jesus replied, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." Does this not show that the Son is not equal to the Father, that the Father has reserved some rights for himself?Matthew 12:31, 32 says that blasphemy against the Son will be forgiven, but blasphemy against the holy spirit will not be forgiven. If the holy spirit was a person and God, this would clearly contradict the trinity. It would mean that the Holy Spirit, in some way, is greater than the Son. Instead, what this shows is that the Father, to whom the spirit belons, is greater than the Son. 1 Corinthians 11:3 says that, "the head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God". Here we learn Jesus Christ is not God, that God is of a superior rank to Jesus Christ. And note that this was written some 22 years after Jesus returned to heaven. The truth in this verse applied to the relationship between God and Jesus Christ in heaven.1 Corinthians 15:27, 28 - "'God has put all things in subjection under his [Jesus’] feet.’ But when it says, ‘All things are put in subjection under him,’ it is plain that he is excepted who put all things under him. When all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to him who put all things under him, that God may be everything to every one.”The Hebrew and Greek words for "Almighty" are Shad·daiE7; and Pan·to·kraE7;tor correspondingly. Both words are applied to Jehovah numerous times, but never applied to the Son or the holy spirit.ConclusionThose who cling to the trinity dogma are in a dangerous position. The evidence is indisputable. The trinity is not found in the Bible, nor is it in harmony with what the Bible REALLY teaches. It is a gross misrepresentation of the true God. Thank you. I eagerly await Con's response.