[geocentrism] The Trinity
- From: "Jack Lewis" <jack.lewis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:13:16 +0100
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From: Neville Jones
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Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 8:47 PM
Subject: [geocentrism] Re: Malleus Maleficarum
Dear Jack,
Your bible does not have, "I am going now to my father and your father, to my
God and your God" in it?
Which bible is that, then?
Dear Neville,
I'm sorry I have taken a while to reply to your posting but I had problems
loading my Bible program onto my new computer.
In answer to your question above, The New King James Bible Jn 20:17 which of
course you already knew.
I understand perfectly why you asked this question because on the face of it
it would appear that Jesus cannot be God. However you have taken this scripture
completely out of Biblical context with no reference to other scriptures that
would overwhelmingly support the doctrine of the Trinity. As I have said in
previous postings I can only quote from a Bible, that most of which, you have
rejected.
If God is who He says He is in the scriptures then we must conclude that
there are aspects of His being that are beyond the grasp of human reasoning. If
we were able to 'understand God, then He would not be God and we would.
This is stated in Isa 55:8-9
For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the
LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than
your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Below are a number of scriptures that will confirm the existence of the
Trinity.
There are six possible permutations stating the three persons of the Trinity
in the N.T.
Father, Son, Spirit - Mat 28:19 and Jn 5:7
Father, Spirit, Son - 1 Pet 1:2; Tit 3:4-6; Eph 3:14-17; Rom 5:5-6; Rev 1:4-5
Son, Spirit, Father - Heb 9:14; 1Cor 6:11; Eph 2:18
Son, Father, Spirit - 2Cor 13-14; Jn 14-16; 1Pet 3:18
Spirit, Father, Son, - 1Cor 12:4-6; Eph 4:4-6
Spirit, Son, Father - Jude 20-21; Rom 8:9; Acts 7:55; Eph 5:18-20; 1Cor 12:4-6
Within a few verses of Gen 1:1 we find God speaking in a plurality using
plural pronouns.
Gen 1:26
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of
the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing
that creeps on the earth.”
In Isa 6:8 the phrase '...who will go for Us' some people consider that 'Us'
it is reference to God and angels which might be remotely possible but it is
definitely not an acceptable way of handling the use of the personal pronoun in
Gen 1:26.
Gen 3:22
22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us,
to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the
tree of life, and eat, and live forever”—
Gen 11:7
7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may
not understand one anothers speech.”
Jn 1:1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.
Ask yourself this question, "Of whom does this refer?"
Rev 1:17-18
17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right
hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. 18
I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen.
And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.
Now ask yourself the same question about this scripture.
Rev 22:12-16
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give
to every one according to his work.
13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and
the Last.”
14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the
right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers
and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
16 “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the
churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning
Star.”
For further clarification read Rev 22:20
Rev 22:20
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming
quickly.”Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
In Rev 1:17-18 Jesus refers to Himself as, 'the First and the Last'...'He who
lives and was dead,' this explains the meaning of, 'I am the Alpha and the
Omega', "The Beginning and the End" and "The First and the Last".
Now look at Is 44:6, 48:12 and asks yourself again, "Of whom does this refer?"
Is 44:6
6 “Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of
hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.
Is 48:12
12 “Listen to Me, O Jacob, And Israel, My called: I am He, I am the
First, I am also the Last.
Rev 1:8 connects Jesus with God, not only that but 'Lord God' (NIV).
Rev 1:8
8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the
Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
In Rev 21:6 'The one who sits on the Throne, according to Rev 4, is a
reference to God Himself and also a similar description to Jesus in the first
and last chapters.
Rev 21:6
6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely
to him who thirsts.
Those who think that Jesus was created being should consider rather than
eternally existing:
Mic 5:2
2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the
thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler
in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.”
Then:
Mat 2:5-6
5 So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by
the prophet:
6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the
rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people
Israel.’ ”
Followed by:
Mat 1: 22-23
22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with
child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is
translated, “God with us.”
Greek scholars are united in the understanding that the use of the imperfect
tense in Jn 1:1
Jn 1:1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.
indicates a 'timeless existence' of the Word (Jesus).
Col 1:15-16 implies that Jesus created 'all things'.
Col 1:15-16
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on
earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or
powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
In Is 6:1-13 It is not difficult to see that the person Isaiah saw was God
(Jehovah). However in verse 8 God asks Isaiah "Whom shall I send, and who will
go for Us?" Who is the 'Us' God was referring to?
In Jn 12:41 he tells exactly who Isaiah saw.
Jn 12:41
41 These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
Is 40:3 is talking about John the Baptist making way for the LORD (Jehovah)
and confirmed in Mat 3:3.
Is 40:3
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the
Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God.
Mat 3:3
3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: “The
voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His
paths straight.’ ”
The Jews considered that Jn 10:28 was a blasphemous statement
Jn 10;28
28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither
shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
But His right to say it is followed in Jn 10:29-30.
Jn 10:29-30.
29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one
is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
30 I and My Father are one.”
Followed by action from the Jews in:
Jn 10:31
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
Ps 45:6-7 shows God portrayed as addressing the Son (Jesus) and makes the
statement "Your throne, O God".
Ps 45:6-7
6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A sceptre of righteousness is
the sceptre of Your kingdom.
The writer of Heb 1:8-13 quotes from Ps 45:6-7, Ps 102:25-27 and Ps 110:1 and
shows that ElOHIM, JEHOVAH and ADONAI are also Jesus.
Finally if more proof is needed;
1 In Philip 2:9-11 "the name that is above every name" is Lord (Jehovah)
2 In Rom 10:9-13 the word 'For' links these verses closely together thus
the 'Lord' of verse 13 must be the 'Lord' of 9 and 12.
3 In Heb 1:10 God address the Son as 'Lord' in a quote from Ps 102:25
compared with Ps 102:24 where the person addressed is called God.
4 In 1Pet 2:3-4 is almost an exact quote from Ps 34:8 where 'Lord' is
Jehovah and from 1Pet 2:4-8, the 'Lord' in verse 3 is Jesus.
5 In 1 Pet 3:14-15 is a clear reference to Isa 8:12-13, where the one who
is regarded as 'hallow' is Jehovah.
6 In 1Cor 8:6 and Eph 4:5, it is Jesus who is spoken of as 'one Lord'.
Compare this with Rom 10:12, 1Cor 12:5, Deu 6:4 and Mark 12:29.
You will see from this that the O.T. and the N.T., as well as separately, are
linked together by a Trinitarian doctrine.
You have to ask yourself Neville why you do not see it? Just because a blind
man cannot see a picture on a wall does not mean that it is not there.
Is 6:9-10,
9 And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not
understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’
10 “Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut
their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And
understand with their heart, And return and be healed.”
Jn 12:39-40,
39 Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they
should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and
turn, So that I should heal them.”
Jn 12:37-38
37 But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not
believe in Him,
38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he
spoke: “Lord, who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord
been revealed?”
The only other excuse you have for rejecting the Trinity, apart from that
immediately above, would be your wholesale rejection of all the scriptures that
confirm the Trinity.
regards
Jack
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