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I have been asked
repeatedly as to what I believe regarding the Trinity. Is there such a
thing? Am I a Trinitarian? If I were to put it in one statement, I would
have to say that the Trinitarian doctrine is a Satanic invention of Rome
designed to take away from the Godhead and it's purpose in the gift of
salvation. However, merely saying that is "just my opinion" isn't it? And
many of you that know me realize I never like to give my personal opinion
or interpretation on anything in the Word of God. Why? Because to do so
would allow scoffers the opportunity to ignore me by believing in their
hearts that I am merely a man with an opinion. Therefore, I choose to give
Scripture to back up what I preach. That way, they cannot say it is my
opinion simply because I am not the one who wrote the Bible.

Fact is, it's rather easy to expose
the deception of the trinity. All one needs do is simply share a few
passages on the subject of the Godhead itself. So why not let the Word of
the Creator do that which it is designed to do anyway? First however, we
need to find out just what this Trinitarian belief entails. What does it
mean when someone says they believe in the "Trinity."

Both Webtser's
Dictionary as well as the Funk and Wagnall define the Trinity
as:

"The state or character of being
three."

"Any union of three parts or elements
in one."

"A threefold consubstantial
(sharing the same substance) personality existing in one
Divine Being or substance."

"The union of one God of Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit as three infinite persons."

And the Catholic
Encyclopedia states the following regarding the
Trinity...

THE DOGMA OF THE
TRINITY

The Trinity is the term
employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion
-- the truth that in the unity of the Godhead there are Three
Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, these Three
Persons being truly distinct one from another. Thus, in the words
of the Athanasian Creed: "the Father is God, the Son is God, and
the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one
God."

The way I have been taught the trinity is the
same as Rome teaches because I was born and raised Roman Catholic.
Provable historical  fact is, ALL that embrace the Trinitarian
theology are in fact embracing a Roman Catholic invention. I was taught
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are the same in
office and supreme alike in all ways. From a child I was taught that Jesus
has the same powers and abilities as well as administration duties as the
Father and vise versa. It was also taught the Holy Spirit was 100%
identical to all that the Father and the Son can do. Bottom line is, this
Trinitarian doctrine declares that there are three infinite persons,
sharing the same substance, same power, same administrational duties,
gifts, and operations, yet making up only one single solitary God;
or one God divided into three parts. This is where the 'god blob' theology
originates. In essence, one God with three heads. Is this Biblical? Is
this what is spoken as Truth by the Creator God Himself? Is there only one
God yet three separate entities? Is it true that no matter where Jesus
walked, His Father had to walk as well as His Spirit? Or is this a
cleverly designed method by which the enemy can separate brethren and at
the same time belittle or destroy the paternal relationship of the Father
to His Son? Which in fact will also place our image of the Godhead on a
lesser level.

The eternal question here would have to be, are
there Scriptures declaring that there is more then one person in the
Godhead? Is there evidence that each person of the Godhead
assumes different responsibilities? And if so, are these separate
persons ever revealed in Scriptures as being in the same place and time,
as completely separate persons, thus PROVING the "one God - 3 person"
trinity, or "god blob" theology to be a deception of the enemy? In other
words... is there proof that the Father could be in one place... the Son
in another... and the Holy Spirit in yet another, at the same moment in
time? Let's look at a few verses that I believe paint a perfect picture as
to who it is we worship. But before we do so, let's look at a favored area
of Trinitarians in the Word that is used to fabricate such error as
this.

Many that believe the Trinitarian doctrine use
1 John 5:7 as the basis of faith. They do so because of its seemingly easy
appearance to be twisted. It simply says, "For there are three that
bear record in heaven, the Father, the
Word, and the Holy Ghost: and
these three are one." Because this passage
declares "these three are one," they seek to convince us that this
means that all three are one single solitary God with all power, yet three
separate beings at the same time. Does this theology carry in the Word?
Looking to Matthew 19:5-6, we see written, "For this cause shall a man
leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they
twain shall be one flesh?  Wherefore they are no more twain, but one
flesh..." Using the worlds theological definition of the
Trinity that states when using the term, "these three are one" must
mean one God 100% in three beings. We must also assume that once a
man and woman join in marriage, they become one  single
solitary person yet "mysteriously" two beings because this passage uses
the same theology. In the light of Truth this becomes obvious error quite
easily doesn't it? The Word also states in John 10:30, " I and my
Father are one." So I ask, where does this leave the Holy Spirit since
He is not mentioned? Their theology is proven false by the mere use of the
biblical jurisprudence  necessitated in Isaiah 28:10

Isaiah 28:10, "For precept must be
upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon
line; here a little, and there a little:"

Romans 12:5 states, "So we, being many, are
one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." So
again I ask, does that make us all ONE single solitary Christian now? Yes,
if we are Trinitarian in our belief, this is what we must preach if we are
to stay true to our faith. Like the "god blob" we will be preaching a
"church blob" as well. Or what of 1 Corinthians 10:17 where it proclaims,
"For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all
partakers of that one bread." According to Trinitarian theology,
we are ALL one bread as well now. Fact is, I can go on and on and on...
or... I can go "precept upon precept, line upon line, and here a little
and there a little" all over the Bible to prove that the trinity is
error.

When the Scripture declares "these three are
one" it actually means these three are in agreement, or in one accord.
We mustn't put meanings to a passage so that is says what we want it to
say. The Bible specifically warns against that very thing! This passage in
1 John chapter 5 is merely stating there are three separate persons of the
Godhead in Heaven that are in agreement with each other as to the state of
affairs governed from that eternal Holy City. No more.. no
less.

To further illustrate the fact that the Godhead
is made up of distinctly different beings with different divine offices,
we read, 2 Corinthians 13:14 where it says, "The grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all.
Amen..." Here all three are mentioned in three different manners.
Jesus bestowing grace, the Father, love, and the Holy Spirit
administering communion.

Plus, what of Genesis 1:26 where it states,
"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:"

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."

For the Father to proclaim "as one of US" or
"let US go" or "Let US make man in OUR image" is to denote more than one
person present during that conversation. The statement, "let us make"
denotes an agreement in task as well. Plus, the word "God" in this passage
is the same as is found in many passages, including Genesis
1:1...

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 then one
God")

Even the word "God" proves there is more then
one individual in the Godhead.

My absolute favorite passage on this subject
would have to be the one that describes the events transpiring at the
baptism of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This passage proves the
Godhead doctrine of three separate entities, in three different positions
of the Godhead to be truth.

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."

Here we have Jesus Christ present on
Earth stepping out of the Jordan river after His baptism. Then we
see the Holy Spirit above the Earth descending from the
Heavens in the form of a dove. And finally we hear the voice of
the Father in Heaven above the Earth declaring Jesus is His
Son in whom He is well pleased.

Three areas in time and space AT THE SAME
TIME.

Jesus on the Earth
itself

The Holy Spirit in the sky
above earth

The Father in Heaven above
both the earth and sky

All three persons of the Godhead in THREE
DIFFERENT AREAS at the very same moment in time.

Another favorite passage of mine on this topic
would have to be Isaiah 6:3 where it says, "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.

By the way... common sense depicts one truth
that exposes this Trinitarian error with great ease. If Jesus, the Holy
Spirit, and the Father are ONE SINGLE GOD combined, then riddle 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.

That passage alone proves Trinitarian theology
a deception of the enemy. If Jesus and His Father were "one" as the world
defines "one." Then Jesus WOULD know the day and the hour of His return!
How can Trinitarian theology answer that? Simple common sense proves the
Trinity doctrine is blunt error. Who can we thank for such a doctrine as
this? From the mouth of Rome itself, it is proclaimed...

The Trinity "is the central doctrine
of Catholic faith. Upon it are based all the other teachings of
the Church." Handbook For
Today's Catholics, p 12.

Trinitarian theology is just another prophetic
peek into the doctrines of demons coming from Roman Catholicism, and the
Antichrist. Only one that hates the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
would preach such a lie as this. The Godhead theology simply proclaims the
Father has a Son that is in direct agreement with Him and His Holy Spirit.
Ellen White put it ever so plainly when she said...

"The great Creator assembled the heavenly
host, that He might in the presence of all the angels confer special
honor upon His Son.... The Father then made known that it was
ordained by Himself that Christ His Son, should be
equal with Himself; so that wherever was the presence of His
Son, it was as His own  presence. The word of the Son was to be
obeyed as readily as the word of the  Father. His Son He had
invested with authority to command the heavenly host."  -
E.G. White, the Story of Redemption, p.13.

Is this no different than a worldly
governmental structure? Is this no different than what mankind defines as
an "Ambassador of State?" Does not an ambassador have absolute full
authority of the Country he represents to proclaim that which his
government has sent him to proclaim?

In other words...

God the Father is SUPREME

God the Son is Supreme in AUTHORITY

Nowhere in Scriptures do we see the trinity
doctrine confirmed. Nowhere can we see the Godhead merged into one person,
or merely one God, or a "god blob." Not a single "line upon line, or
precept upon precept" can confirm this righteously.

For those that would say I am belittling Christ
in my beliefs, or taking away from His divinity, I would have to say, did
not the Father say, "Let US make man in OUR
image." If the Father wasn't looking to downgrade Christ or His divinity
when He placed Him by His side. Why should I? Jesus Christ is His Father's
representative to mankind is He not? He is supreme in authority, He
represents the Father's will perfectly. He is the Son of God.

John 14:7, "If ye
had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from
henceforth ye know him, and have seen him."

John 14:9, "Jesus
saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not
known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and
how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?"

All praise to God the Father... His Son Jesus
Christ... and the Holy Spirit! ALL Three merit perfect praise.
Holy, Holy,
Holy!

Jesus part of the Godhead
perfectly?

I must say, when it comes to validating this
truth about the Godhead, one passage found in the book of Hebrews stands
as a bright beacon shining clear light on all the passages discussed thus
far. It not only helps to solidify the truth in the heart, it boldly
proclaims it clear unmistakable expression.

Hebrews 1:8-9, "But unto the Son
he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and
ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God,
even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above
thy fellows."

This verse proves Jesus Christ is considered an
absolute separate part of the Godhead. The Father Himself (he
saith) is calling His Son, "O God" in this passage. This
passage also declares God the Father is the God of Jesus Christ as well
when it says, " therefore God, even thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of gladness..." Did you catch that? One God
is speaking to the other God, saying that "thy God" has anointed
Him, His Son! The wording of this passage makes it so clear that
there is more then ONE God in the Godhead thereby blasting the godblob
theology completely and utterly out of existence. This passage in Hebrews
1:8,9 proves yet another deception fabricated in Roman theology. The Roman
Catholic church states the following regarding the Trinity...

"Whosoever will be saved, before all
things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith; Which faith
except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall
perish everlastingly. But this is the catholic faith: That we
worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in unity...So the
Father is God: the Son is God: and the Holy Ghost is God; And yet
there are not three Gods; but one God…So are we
forbidden by the catholic religion to say, there are three Gods, or
three Lords…He therefore that will be saved, must thus think of the
Trinity." The Athanasian Creed, quoted in History of the
Christian Church, Volume 3, Section 132, page 690-693, by Philip
Schaff.

In God there are three persons, Father,
Son and Holy Ghost, equal in all perfections." The
Convert’s Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p 31 by Peter Geiermann,
C.SS.R., Imprimatur - September 16,
1957.

Rome clearly states they teach and believe the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost are "equal in all perfections."

In Hebrews chapter one we found that God the
Father was telling God the Son that He is His God. That proves He is more
powerful then Jesus, and therefore not "equal in all perfections"
as Rome assumes. Stepping back for a moment to look at this one can see
that God the Father MUST be more powerful then God the Son because He is
His Son's God. So... If we now understand that the "equality issue" is in
fact nothing more then a lie of Rome, then we must also agree there is
more then ONE God because it is in Hebrews chapter one we learned they
lied. Plus, we also have the reality before us that if in fact God the
Father is a more powerful God then the God the Son, this means there must
be more then ONE God in the Godhead because Hebrews chapter one has just
stated there are at least TWO.

As many are already aware, Jesus Christ is in
fact God. But what most are unaware of is that Hebrews chapter one
declared plainly that Jesus Christ also has a God, and it is His
Father! To further verify this fact, did not Jesus cry out to His
God from the cross right before He died for our sins?

Mark 15:34, "And at the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is,
being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
me?"

Why are three different areas of the Godhead
needed?

ALL THREE persons of the Godhead are needed for
our Salvation. But are they ALL supreme in all ways as Trinitarian
theology purports? Fact is, there are things the Father cannot do
that Jesus must do, and the Holy Spirit has His work as well in our
Salvation that neither the Father or the Son can do. For example,
looking into the Word we see numerous areas that state God cannot die,
"but we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for
the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the
grace of God should taste death for every man." -Hebrews
2:9

It is also written in James 1:13 that, "...God
cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:" yet Matthew 4:1
says that, "...Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be
tempted of the devil."

Since the Father cannot die, Jesus had to take
on human form so that He could die for us. Our sins caused Jesus to take
this position. The wages of sin is death! The Father loves us so much
that He gave us His only Son to take our place in the death we deserve. An
easy way to understand this threefold union of the Godhead is like
this...

God the Father, provides for
us

God the Son, has died for
us

God the Spirit, is a guide for
us

The Trinity states ALL THREE are 100% God in
same power and abilities. Yet there are things the Father does that the
Son cannot, and vise versa. Plus the Holy Spirit does things neither the
Father or the Son could do. Yet ALL THREE are in "one accord," or in
AGREEMENT. Truth is, we need all three to be in one accord for our
Salvation. This is again proven truth when you contemplate the wisdom of 1
Corinthians 12: 4-6

1 Corinthians 12:4 Now there are
diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:5 And there are
differences of
administrations, but the same
Lord.

1 Corinthians 12:6 And there are
diversities of
operations, but it is the same
God which worketh all in all.

Three different aspects to the Godhead
with three different offices to perform, and all three glorify the
Father "which worketh all in all." Another simple way to understand
this is this. As we know, the Trinitarian theology states ALL THREE are
God in same power and abilities. Looking to nature one can see simple
evidence that this is a lie. Look at H2O (water) for example. Is
water the same in all it's natural states? Can it be used in the exact
same manner no matter what state it's in at the time like the Trinitarian
theology declares of God? What am I talking about?

H2O can exist in three different
realities...

Ice

Liquid

or Steam

Can you skate on water when it's in its liquid
state? Can you drink steam in it's gaseous state? Can you swim in a solid
block of ice? No, of course not. They are not "equal" in all their
phases and or abilities are they? Yet ALL THREE are H2O are they not?
There are limitations to ice that water does not realize, and vise versa.
Plus steam has it's own abilities as well that both water and ice cannot
perform. If it's easy for us to understand the basic properties and
"offices" of nature itself, why is it we have such a hard time
understanding the "offices" of God - who in fact created nature in the
first place?

Christians need to dwell on that which has been
made known to us by the Father in His Word, and ignore that which He has
not made known.

Deuteronomy 29:29, "The secret things belong
unto the LORD our God: but those
things which are revealed belong unto us and to our
children for ever, that we may do all
the words of this law."

Fact is, He is all knowing is He not? If He
chose to keep certain things from us, THERE MUST BE A REASON! And if He
hid these things, you can rest assured they are past finding out.

Romans 11:33, "O the depth of the riches
both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his
judgments, and his ways past finding
out!"

Besides, if He truly wants us to know certain
secrets, He will do so when we are better able to understand them without
evil influence. Perhaps we shall learn such secrets in heaven when we
don't have all the temptations that are designed to pull our focus off of
God, thereby clouding our understanding.

"Brief Bible Readings for the Home" have been
ALTERED.

Below is an actual scan of pages 107 and 108 of
(the unaltered) version of "Bible Readings for the Home"
(Below's excerpt came from Harvestime Books Altamont TN 37301) It
shares awesome Truth concerning the sinless life of Jesus Christ. It also
shares concrete Biblical evidence as to the humanity of Christ as well. It
also confirms the book "Bible readings for the home" has been
ALTERED by Roman infiltrators within the SDA church. Match these
pages with your copy. Is yours altered?

Bible Readings for the Home -Harvestime
Books, Altamont TN 37301  page 108

Bible Readings for the Home
-Harvestime Books, Altamont TN 37301  page
107

1. God, the
Father
Supreme

Supreme in all ways.

John 4:24, "God is a Spirit: and they that
worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

Psalms 139:1-12, "<To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.> O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou
knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought
afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted
with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD,
thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and
laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is
high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or
whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou
art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take
the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If
I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light
about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth
as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee."

2. God, the Son, Jesus Christ, Supreme
in Authority

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, one in complete
agreement with the eternal Father. Through Christ all things were created.
Retaining His divine nature, Christ took upon Himself human nature, was
made flesh, and lived on earth as a man but without sin, being an example
for us. Was made flesh because "God cannot die, or tempted of evil" so
Christ took on flesh so that He could walk in our shoes. He died for our
sins on the cross, rose again from the dead, and ascended to the Father
where He lives to make intercession for us.

Exodus 20:2-3, "I am the LORD thy God, which
have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

Isaiah 45:5-12,18,20-22 "I am the LORD, and
there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though
thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun,
and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and
there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace,
and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Drop down, ye heavens,
from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth
open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring
up together; I the LORD have created it. Woe unto him that striveth with
his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth.
Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy
work, He hath no hands? Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What
begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? Thus
saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things
to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command
ye me. I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands,
have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. For
thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed
the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in
vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none
else. Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are
escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of
their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. Tell ye, and
bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared
this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the
LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour;
there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of
the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."

Hebrews 1:1-3,5, "God, who at sundry times
and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the
prophets,  Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom
he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of
his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he
had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
Majesty on high; For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou
art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a
Father, and he shall be to me a Son?"

Hebrews 2:9, "But we see Jesus, who was made
a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with
glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for
every man."

Colossians 1:15-17, "Who 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 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."

Matthew 1:18-23, "Now the birth of Jesus
Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph,
before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make
her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.  But
while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take
unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the
Holy Ghost.  And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call
his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.  Now
all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the
Lord by the prophet, saying,  Behold, a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us."

John 1:14, "And the Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth."

1 Timothy 2:5, "For there is one God, and
one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;"

1 Timothy 3:16, "And without controversy
great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up into glory."

Hebrews 7:25, "Wherefore he is able also to
save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever
liveth to make intercession for them."

John 14:6, "Jesus saith unto him, I am the
way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by
me."

Acts 4:12, "Neither is there salvation in
any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men,
whereby we must be saved."

3. God, the Holy Spirit,
Divine

The Holy Spirit is Christ's representative upon
earth, and is one in purpose with the Father and the Son. He is the
Regenerator in the work of redemption.

John 3:5-8, "Jesus answered, Verily, verily,
I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he
cannot enter into the kingdom of God.  That which is born of the
flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.  The
wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one
that is born of the Spirit."

John 14:16,26, "And I will pray the Father,
and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for
ever; But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to
your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

John 16:7-13, "Nevertheless I tell you the
truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto
you.  And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment:  Of sin, because they believe not
on me;  Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me
no more;  Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them
now.  Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide
you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he
shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to
come."

1 Corinthians 2:10-11, "But God hath
revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all
things, yea, the deep things of God.  For what man knoweth the
things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the
things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God."

2 Corinthians 13:14, "The grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost,
be with you all. Amen. <<The second epistle to the Corinthians was
written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and
Lucas>"

Matthew 28:19, "Go ye therefore, and teach
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost:"

These three persons, God the Father; Jesus
Christ the Son; and the Holy Spirit are the Godhead.

For our SDR
friends, Sister White declares...

There are three living persons of the
heavenly trio; in the name of these three great powers --the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit--those who receive Christ by living
faith are baptized, and these powers will co-operate with the obedient
subjects of heaven in their efforts to live the new life in Christ.--
Special Testimonies, Series B, No. 7, pp. 62, 63. (1905)  -Evangelism
615.1

Those who proclaim the third angel's message
must put on the whole armor of God, that they may stand boldly at their
post, in the face of detraction and falsehood, fighting the good fight of
faith, resisting the enemy with the word, "It is written." Keep yourselves
where the three great powers of heaven, the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit, can be your efficiency. These powers work with the
one who gives himself unreservedly to God. The strength of heaven is at
the command of God's believing ones. The man who takes God as his trust is
barricaded by an impregnable wall.--The Southern Watchman, Feb. 23,
1904, p. 122.

Our sanctification is the work of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is the fulfillment of the
covenant that God has made with those who bind themselves up with Him, to
stand with Him, with His Son, and with His Spirit in holy fellowship. Have
you been born again? Have you become a new being in Christ Jesus? Then
co-operate with the three great powers of heaven who are
working in your behalf. Doing this you will reveal to the world the
principles of righteousness.  -Signs of the Times, June 19, 1901
par. 4

"Many claim that it was impossible for Christ
to be overcome by temptation. Then He could have not been placed in Adam's
position; He could not have gained the victory that Adam failed to gain.
If we have any sense a more trying conflict than had Christ, then He would
not be able to succor us. But our Saviour took humanity, with all its
liablitiies. He took the nature of man, with the possibility of yielding
to temptation. We have nothing to bear which He has not endured." -Ellen
G. White, Desire of Ages p.95

Sister White also declares the following regarding
the Holy Spirit...

“The nature of the Holy Spirit is a
mystery. Men cannot explain it, because the Lord has
not revealed it to them. Men having fanciful views may bring together
passages of Scripture and put a human construction on them, but the
acceptance of these views will not strengthen the church.
Regarding such mysteries, which are too deep for human understanding,
silence is golden.” -Acts of the Apostles p 52

“The Holy Spirit has a
personality, else He could not bear witness to our spirits and
with our spirits that we are the children of God. He must also be a divine
person, else He could not search out the secrets which lie hidden in the
mind of God.” -Manuscript p 20- 1906

“In 1888 in the General Conference held at
Minneapolis, Minn, the angel of Revelation 18 came down to do His work,
and was ridiculed, criticized and rejected. And when the
message He brings again, swells into a loud cry, it will again be
ridiculed, spoken against and be rejected by the majority.”
-Ellen G. White in Taking up a Reproach. 1888.

It is to say, to reject, to despise or to
minimize to the Holy Spirit will untie an effect dominoes in
all the whole of truths that have been accepted. Beginning by this:
“The Holy Ghost is the author of the Scriptures and of the Spirit of
Prophecy" -Selected Messages Vol. 3 p 30.

How the Trinity Doctrine Took Over the
Adventist Church

The Trinity doctrine did not exist in the SDA Church
from its inception.  It was not a doctrine at all during Ellen G.
White’s lifetime to her death in 1915.

The pioneers of the SDA Church, R.F. Cottrell, Sr., and
Jr., D.T. Bordeau, D.M. Canright, J.N. Andrews, Loughborough, John
Matteson, A.C. Bordeau, A.T. Jones, W.W. Prescott, E.G. White, James
White, and Uriah Smith, were all in agreement that it was that “old
Trinitarian absurdity” perpetrated from Rome.  The Apostle Paul
saluted the brethren, “Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the
Lord Jesus Christ,” Romans
1:7.  Paul was no
Trinitarian!  Adventist P.S. Cottrell wrote in the July 6, 1869,
issue of Review &
Herald, “ To hold to the doctrine of
the Trinity is not so much an evidence of evil intention as of
intoxication from that wine of which all nations have drunk.  The
fact that it was one of the leading doctrines, if not the very chief, upon
which the bishop of Rome was exalted to the popedom, does not say much in
its favor . . . .  This should cause men to investigate it for
themselves, as when the spirits of devils working miracles undertake the
advocacy of the immortality of the soul.”

In 1931, after the death of anti-Trinitarian pioneer
Uriah Smith, the SDA Church attracted Trinitarians, who began promoting
their doctrines, while falsely accusing the pioneers of being “Arian,”
claiming that Arius taught that “the Holy Spirit was a creation of the
Son.”  In 1946, in the book, Evangelism, editors LeRoy Edwin
Froom and Roy Allen Anderson compiled E.G. White’s statements removed from
their original context, and intentionally inserted the word “Trinity” in
subtitles, to advance the Trinity doctrine, even though she and all the
pioneers were anti-Trinitarian.  Perhaps it was a coincidence, but
Froom wrote his book after a return from a trip to the Vatican.
Ex-Jesuit priest Alberto Rivera testified on video that the Jesuit Order
was instructed by the Black Pope to infiltrate the SDA Church, and bring
it over to Rome.

The Trinity Doctrine is essential to unification of all
Churches under Rome.  As Roman Catholic Graham Greene wrote, “Our
opponents sometimes claim that no belief should be held dogmatically which
is not explicitly stated in scripture . . . .  But the Protestant
Churches have themselves accepted such dogmas, as the Trinity, for
which there no such precise authority in the Gospels,” (“Assumption of
Mary,” Life magazine, October 30, 1950, p. 51).

In 1958, the Trinity was unofficially introduced into
the Church when the book, Questions On
Doctrine, was published at the request
of evangelicals Barnhouse and Martin, who were preparing to write their
book, Kingdom of the
Cults, and call the SDA Church a
“cult,” until the SDA Church leaders quickly changed SDA doctrines.
This avoided the stigma of being labeled a “cult,” as Barnhouse and Martin
would label all anti-Trinitarians.

In 1968, the SDA Church officially joined the World
Council of Churches and National Council of Churches, which require every
church to include the Trinity in their statement of beliefs in order to
become member churches.

In 1981, SDA General Conference President, Neal C.
Wilson, announced to the General Conference meeting in Dallas, Texas, that
the Church had officially adopted the Trinity doctrine, which was now #2
in the Church’s “27 Fundamental Beliefs.”  Wilson said, “There is
another universal and truly catholic organization, the Seventh-day
Adventist Church,” (Adventist
Review, March 5, 1981, p.
3).

Food for thought. IS the "Trinity" an ecumenical tactic? Can you see how
ALL the worlds churches are embracing it now? Why now?

Was Jesus or the Holy Spirit
at one time NON-EXISTENT?

For those SDA brothers and sisters that believe Jesus
was at one time non-existent, or you believe that the Holy Spirit was at
one time merely an "essence" or non-existent until the incarnation of
Christ. Please review the following questions. I pray Sister White's
comments are sufficient. They seem rather blunt to me.

Q- DO YOU BELIEVE THE SON OF GOD
WAS AT ONE TIME NON-EXISTENT, BUT THE FATHER WAS ALIVE?

Christ is the pre-existent, self-existent
Son of God.... In speaking of his pre-existence, Christ carries
the mind back through dateless ages. He assures us that there never
was a time when He was not in close fellowship with the eternal
God. He to whose voice the Jews were then listening had been with
God as one brought up with Him.--Signs of the Times, Aug. 29,
1900.  {Ev 615.2}

Before this the Spirit had been in the world; from the very
beginning of the work of redemption He had been moving upon men's
hearts. But while Christ was on earth, the disciples had desired
no other helper. Not until they were deprived of His presence would they
feel their need of the Spirit, and then He would come. -Desire of Ages
669.1

Q- WHEN THE PLAN OF REDEMPTION WAS MADE BEFORE THE FOUNDATIONS OF
THE WORLD, WAS THE HOLY SPIRIT PRESENT AT THAT TIME?

The Godhead was stirred with pity for the
race, and the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit gave
Themselves to the working out of
the plan of redemption. In order fully to carry out this plan, it was
decided that Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, should give Himself an
offering for sin. -Counsels on Health 1923- p 222

"Life, Original, Unborrowed, Underived.--Jesus
declared, "I am the resurrection, and the life." In Christ is life,
original, unborrowed, underived. "He that hath the Son hath
life." The divinity of Christ is the believer's assurance of eternal
life."--The Desire of Ages, p. 530 (1898)  {Ev 616.2}

"The Pre-existent, Self-existent Son of
God.--Christ is the pre-existent, self-existent Son of God.... In
speaking of his pre-existence, Christ carries the mind back
through dateless ages. He assures us that there never was a time
when He was not in close fellowship with the eternal God. He to
whose voice the Jews were then listening had been with God as one brought
up with Him." --Signs of the Times, Aug. 29, 1900.  {Ev
615.2}

"He was equal with God, infinite and omnipotent. . . .
He is the eternal, self-existent Son." --Manuscript 101,
1897.  {Ev 615.3}

The
"begotten" issue of Christ

There has been a
movement among believers lately to get them to believe that Jesus was at
one time not only non-existent, but created by the Father at one time. The
thought stems around the use of Psalms 2:7 and the term "begotten" in that
passage.

Psalms 2:7, "I will
declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this
day have I begotten thee."

Is this passage saying
Jesus was at one time non-existent, and in turn had to be brought into
existence by the Father? Or is this passage prophecying that at some time
in the future, Christ will be "begotten" of the Father in some way. Note
the following New Testament passage that actually refers to Psalms
2:7...

Acts 13:33, "God hath
fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up
Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art
my Son, this day have I begotten thee."

According to Acts 13:33,
Jesus was indeed "begotten" on the day He became the first-fruits of all
them that slept in the grave! This make perfect sense seeing how He was
unable to be "begotten" into existence in any other sense of the word. Not
only does Paul confirm this, he does so by using the very verse Satan has
been convincing others to use out of context today. They are saying Psalms
2:7 states Jesus was "non-existent" at one time, yet Paul says Psalms 2:7
is saying Jesus was begotten by the Father on the very day He rose Him
from the grave. No cloud of confusion is present once we have a "line upon
line" is there?

1 Corinthians 15:20, "But now is Christ
risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that
slept."

Truth is so powerful and quite the eternal
blessing for all! Not only can it expose transparent lies with childlike
ease, it glorifies the Father of that truth in Heaven. Most Christians
already realize that Christ was the Creator of all things, because the
Word says so...

John 1:3, "All things were made by
him; and without him was not any thing made that was
made."

With the realization of that fact in mind, how
can anyone continue to believe that Jesus was at one time non-existent if
in fact He is Creator of ALL things in the first place? It literally makes
no sense if you simply sit back and look at it without preconceived ideas
designed to cloud the issue. Seriously. Since the Word proves He is the
only Creator, how did He create things, or set things in motion while
being non-existent that would eventually bring about His creation? If He
was non-existent at one time, someone had to be creating things BEFORE He
arrived all along. If that is so, then John 1:3 is a lie! The Word clearly
says He created EVERYTHING and NOTHING was made that He
didn't create. This includes all that was supposedly present before
His creation, if in fact He needed to be created. You see how transparent
lies truly are once the Light of Truth shines upon them? Confusion is
blasted away as easy as darkness flees at the lighting of the candle.
Truth never has this problem with hard core reality, it's the same
yesterday, today, and forever!

John 5:26 has also been placed at the
forefront as a passage that can be used to proclaim Christ non-existent at
one time in time.

John 5:26, "For as the Father hath life in
himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in
himself;"

In STRONG'S Concordance we see the word "HAVE"
(#2192) can be translated as, "to hold" "keep" or even "possess." If any
of these definitions are used, STRONG'S stresses the point further by
stating it is, "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural
blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or
companionship " This leads me to ask the question... Are not the
Father and Son in agreement and joined as "natural blood" or a as a
"friendship, duty, law, or companionship?" In other words, would it not be
better understood to say the Father is in agreement that Jesus will use
the life already within Himself as a Creator God to bring His children
from the grave on that great and dreadful day? If we read just a verse
preceding the passage we see this to be the context...

John 5:25-26, "Verily, verily, I say unto
you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of
God: and they that hear
shall live.  For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given
to the Son to have life in himself;"

The Word clearly says the dead in Christ will
come to a day where they will actually hear the voice of the Creator,
(Jesus) and what happens when they hear this wonderful voice? The Word
says they "shall live" does it not? And then it goes on to say that they
live because the Father is already in agreement with His Son that by the
sound of His voice they shall live. What else can they do but respond to
such a voice that created them on day one anyway. This is why this
wonderful Saviour called Lazarus BY NAME on that day. Had Jesus just said
"come forth" ALL the graves would have ripped open because He is the
source of all life on earth!

Another way to translate the passage using the
Greek would be to say, "For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath
he given to the Son to be the source of life in himself." This is more
plausible to embrace because the context of the preceding and following
verses makes better sense when stated in this way.

E.G. White puts it best by
stating...

"Christ is the pre-existent, self-existent
Son of God.... In speaking of his pre-existence, Christ carries
the mind back through dateless ages. He assures us that there never
was a time when He was not in close fellowship with the eternal
God. He to whose voice the Jews were then listening had been with
God as one brought up with Him" -Signs of the Times, Aug. 29,
1900.  {Ev 615.2}

"God and Christ knew from the
beginning, of the apostasy of Satan and of the fall of Adam through the
deceptive power of the apostate. The plan of salvation was designed to
redeem the fallen race, to give them another trial. Christ was appointed
to the office of Mediator from the creation of God, set up from
everlasting to be our substitute and surety. Before the world was made, it
was arranged that the divinity of Christ should be enshrouded in humanity.
"A body," said Christ, "hast thou prepared me" (Heb. 10:5). But He did not
come in human form until the fullness of time had expired. Then He came to
our world, a babe in Bethlehem.

No one born into
the world, not even the most gifted of God's children, has ever been
accorded such demonstration of joy as greeted the Babe born in Bethlehem.
Angels of God sang His praises over the hills and plains of Bethlehem.
"Glory to God in the highest," they sang, "and on earth peace, good will
toward men" (Luke 2:14). O that today the human family could recognize
this song! The declaration then made, the note then struck, the tune then
started, will swell and extend to the end of time, and resound to the ends
of the earth. It is glory to God, it is peace on earth, good will to men.
When the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings, the
song then started in the hills of Bethlehem will be reechoed by the voice
of a great multitude, as the voice of many waters, saying, "Alleluia: for
the Lord God omnipotent reigneth" (Rev. 19:6).

By His obedience
to all the commandments of God, Christ wrought out a redemption for men.
This was not done by going out of Himself to another, but by taking
humanity into Himself. Thus Christ gave to humanity an existence
out of Himself. To bring humanity into Christ, to bring the fallen race
into oneness with divinity, is the work of redemption. Christ took human
nature that men might be one with Him as He is one with the Father, that
God may love man as He loves His only-begotten Son, that men may be
partakers of the divine nature, and be complete in Him.

The Holy Spirit,
which proceeds from the only-begotten Son of God, binds the human agent,
body, soul, and spirit, to the perfect, divine-human nature of Christ.
This union is represented by the union of the vine and the branches.
Finite man is united to the manhood of Christ. Through faith human nature
is assimilated with Christ's nature. We are made one with God in Christ."
-Selected Messages book 1, p250 - 251

Is Jesus Christ
God?

Just a "few" of
the MANY passages that reflect His eternal truth...

Acts 7:59,
"And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Stephen calls upon GOD, and according to this passage the God he
chose to speak to was JESUS.

Romans 2:16,
"In the day when God shall
judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according
to my gospel."

God
judges. What is that Judge's name?

2 Timothy 4:1,
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the
Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the
dead at his appearing and his kingdom;"

John 1:1, "In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 1:14,
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth."

1 Timothy 3:16, "And without
controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the
Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into
glory."

Hebrews 1:8-9,
"But unto the Son he saith,
Thy throne, O God, is for
ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God,
even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of
gladness above thy fellows."

Matthew 1:23,
"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth
a son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."

1 Timothy 2:3,
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"

Who
is this Saviour?

Acts 13:23,
"Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel
a Saviour, Jesus:"

Titus 2:13,
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great
God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ;"

Mark 12:29,
"And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O
Israel; The Lord our God is
one Lord:"

Who
is that Lord?

Acts 2:36,
"Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath
made that same Jesus, whom
ye have crucified, both Lord and
Christ."

Acts 16:31, "And they said, Believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved, and thy house."

Romans 1:3, "Concerning his Son
Jesus Christ our Lord, which
was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;"

Rebuttal to the SDA Restituion ministries claims
that... "Jesus is not a God" ... "Jesus was at one time
non-existant" ... "The Holy Spirit is not a God and does not
exist today."

Also see The
Trinity page at Let There be Light ministries for more information
regarding this topic