The Trinity

Trinity (as stated by pro) - There are three persons in one God. -------------------- I will begin this debate by explaining three strong arguments; the Trinity is illogical etymologically, physically, and scripturally. The KJV will be a primary source for this debate. -------------------- 1. Etymologically Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning GOD created the heaven and the earth. " "God = 0430 'elohiym {el-o-heem'} in STRONGS Concordance. Elohim = "God's" (Plural "more than one God") [1] My argument in section one is simple, the very word GOD means there is more than one individual in the Godhead, it is plural. This is further reiterated in verse 26 (Genesis 1:26) "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:. .. " Two words are graphically apparent here. "US" and "OUR" are used. And this is not the only occasion this occurs. In Eden we see this proclaimed: Genesis 3:22, "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil:" [2] At the tower of Babel we see this: Genesis 11:7, "Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. " [2] We can see from all this, that there is most definitely more than one God. -------------------- 2. Physically Matthew 3:16-17 "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. " [3] We can see in this passage that there are three distinct members of the Godhead, and at the same time, they are in three different areas in time and space. 1. Jesus is on the earth itself. 2. The Holy Ghost in the sky in the form of a dove. 3. The Father in Heaven above both the earth, and the sky. -------------------- 3. Scripturally Isaiah 6:3, "And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. " Did you catch that? That's one "holy" for each person of the Godhead! If there is only one God they would not have repeated the worshipful praise three times. [4] My personal favorite Acts 7:55-56- "But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. " [5] Clearly we see that Stephen is being full of the Holy Ghost, while he is on earth, and he is looking up into the Heavens were he distinctly see's God, and on the right hand of God, he see's Jesus. John 17:3 "Now this is life eternal, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom though hast sent. " If Jesus Christ was God, why would God send himself? If the trinity was biblical, it should read ‘the only true God, and himself, whom though hast sent. ' John 15:1 "I am the true vine, and my father is the gardener. " Distinctly two different beings. I find it slightly amusing that the word ‘trinity' is found NOWHERE in the Bible itself, yet the word 'godhead' is found numerous times. :p My final point will be based on common sense. One truth that exposes this Trinitarian error with great ease; If Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Father are ONE SINGLE GOD combined, then answer me this. Why is it the Father knows the date of the second coming, yet Jesus does not? It's truly that simple! Jesus said plainly in Matthew 24:36, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. [6] -------------------- [1] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] The Book of Genesis, KJV [3] . http://www.biblegateway.com... [4] . http://bible.cc... [5] . http://www.blueletterbible.org... [6] . http://www.biblegateway.com... -=Other Sources=- . http://www.heaven.net.nz... . http://www.wcg.org... . http://www.remnantofgod.org...