Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-01-04

of Gods Word, they evidently over
looked the fallacy called the Trinity.
But we have in the Bible the standard
authority by which the reformers were
guided, and it is our duty&as well as
our privilege to hear what the Lord
God hath spoken upon this subject and
to conform our faith thereto. The
Scriptures do indeed teach, as we have
seen. that there is an Almighty One,
''The God and Father OF our Lord
Jesus Christ" (Romans, XIV. 6}. They
do also teach that the only begotten
Son of God. highly exalted by the
Father. is to be reverenced even as we
reverence the Father; also that the
Scriptures do teach that there is a
Holy Spirit Of God, which, proceeding
from the Father and from the Son, is
also to be the Spirit Of the sanctified
church.
But some. one inquiries in astpnish-
ment: Is not the doctrine of the Trim
ity particularly set forth in Sthe Bible?
We answer, No. Everything rs we
have shown is to the contrary; the
word Trinity, trinitarian, etc, is hot to
be found, even in our common version
of the Bible. which was made bN those
who held this as the scripturat posi-
ton and who would have been glad to
thus translate any Hebrew or Greek
word if they had found any sucl word
capable of such translation.
The few of our day who would stand
UP in defense of the unreasonable
proposition that we have three gods
equal in power and glory, and vet that
the three in some incOmprehensible
manner are one in person, would like
to use. the one text of Scripture which
has defended this absurdity for centu-
ries. but which all scholars now agree
with no part Of the original writings,
but was added about the seventeenth
century, Il the time when this doctrine
| OF the Trinity, by persecution. had
| forced itself into the place of full con-
| troll
| The passage referred to is omitted in
I the revised version Of the Bible, al
! though all the members Of the COM
! nittee were professedly trinitariRns i'll
their views. They were too conscien-
tions to give further publicity to that
| which was recognized as fraudulent
Interpolation intended to deceive and
to support the trinitarian view. The
words not In the original. added in the
seventh century -- not found In any
| Scriptures Of earlier date than the sew.
, entl century-you should note III your
| Testament By striking them out. name.
~. beginning With the words. sin heey-
| en-. the Father, the Word and the Holy
/. Ghost, and these three are one. And
there are three that bear witness in
| earth" If those fraudulent words be
stricken out the passage reads as it did
| originally, with beautiful simplicity
| and clearness. "There are three that
| bear records. the Spirit. the water and
the blood. and these three agree III
one Testimony"
| The absurdity Of the passage as IL
stands IN the common version can be
seen at q glance. The Interpolation
would make the passage say that the
| Father. the Word and the Holy Ghost
all three are one. and that they are
| bearing record in heaven that Jesus is
the Son Of God. How, unreasonable tC
suppose that such a witnessing il
heaven should be necessary. Do no
the angels know that Jesus is the Sol
4 Of God? Why, then, the statemen
that the Father, the Son and the Holy
| Ghost are witnessing in heaven tha
Jesus is the Son Of God? Every inter
polation, and we are glad that they arr
few, marks itself as an absurdity. ant
cannot be harmonized with the in
spired portions Of the Word. This is :
further evidence to us that the Scrip
lures as given by God are Of divine in
spiration, and that nothing should b.
added to them nor taken from them
Evidently, however, it is the duty O
every child Of Sod to erase from hi
Bible any portion, such as this one
that may be found to be an addition
not the words Of the inspired apostles.
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