Some Of The Jehovahs Witness Doctrines Are Wrong
By Dr. J. A McBean.Th., MCC
Copyright 2008 Library of Congress Washington.D.C.20559
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION.
THE JEHOVAH WITNESS AND THEIR TEACHINGS.
THE TRINITY OF MAN.
THE DEITY OF CHRIST.
THE DOCTRINE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THE PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THE DOCTRINE OF HELL.
HELL IS PARTED.
THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
WHO WILL BE GOING TO HEAVEN?
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.
THE TRINITY OF GOD.
THE PREEXISTENCE OF CHRIST.
THEOPHANIES.
THE VISIBLE RETURN OF CHRIST.
HOW SHOULD CHRISTIANS DEALT WITH CULTS?
CONCLUSION.
INTRODUCTION.
O ne of the way to defeat an enemy is to confused him, if you can confuse the enemy you can make your every move unpredictable. If the enemy cannot predict your movement you have him trapped; and there is but two things left for him to do flee are surrender.
If he spread himself out that will even weaken him further. Satan has launch a massive attack on Christendom and has confused us greatly. In st Matt 11:12. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violence Take it by force
The devil has confused us with massive religions and false doctrines. Even among full gospel Christians the doctrine is so confusing and conflicting it will make your hair stand up. Many time I herd Christian said""The reason why he cannot get fill with the holy spirit is because he is not living clean""Then they back it up with a verse that is not in the Bible""The holy spirit will not dwell in an unclean vessel."The way they put it is that the believer must first live holy before the holy spirit comes in. But the believers cannot live holy on their own.
Ezek 36:27 and I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statues, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. Ezek 11:19. St John 16.13. Humanity is so weaken by sins that for us even to get the victory over a little mole hill we have to be help by the Spirit of God. And still even when we are filled with the Holy Spirit He does not force us to do any thing. So you see Satan has got Christendom confused, and he does this by installing many religions with numerous contrary doctrines.
THE JEHOVAH WITNESS AND THEIR TEACHING.
The original founder was Charley Taze Russell. He was born in Pensylevana in 1852. When he was a young man he has a strong fair of hell, rumors has it to said"that he later join the Adventist church, where the doctrine of hell scare him into starting his own organization.""His organization went through several name change over the years. But later they were called Jehovah Witness. I have written many books and gospel tracts but never done a piece on the witness. Because I never consider the witness to be a threat to Christians who spent time with their Bible. Before we go into the study. I must say. This book is not written to condemn the witness. I also know that many witness are save.
THE TRINITY OF MAN.
1 Thes. 5:23 (KJV) And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thes. 5:23 (KJV) And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
One witness told me""Man don't have any thing name soul, man is a soul, man is not a shoe that he should have a soul""
1 Thess 5.23 and the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."" Here we see that this verse teaches that a person have a soul, a spirit, and a body, and they can be preserved blameless. Not sinless. But blameless until the coming of Christ. Man is a spirit, who has a soul and live in a body.
Job 14:22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.)
Here we see again that the person flesh upon him can have pain. And the soul is WITHIN THE PERSON.
In Gen 35.18 (and it came to pass, as her soul was in departing,(for she died)-
The person soul can also depart from the body. With verses like these I cannot possible see how a witness manage to push their way under Christians and confuse them. The witness are very sincere people and have love and maybe that is what really capture the person and not just doctrine.
THE DEITY OF CHRIST.
The witness bring down Jesus to the level of man. The word was a god. Instead of the word was God. St John 1;1-5 In St John 10,30 "Jesus said I and my father are one,
Col 2,9 Col 2; 2 Phil 2.5-8 let this mind be in you, which was in Christ Jesus: who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.- here the Scripture said call it not robbery for Jesus to be equal with God.
St John 5:18-23 therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his father, making himself equal with God. In heaven Jesus is call the Word.
1 John 5:7-8 for there are three that bear record in heaven, the father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one
Jesus did not have his beginning at the time when he was born through Mary, His existence was from everlasting.
Micah 5:2 Living Bible(O Bethlehem Ephrathah, you are but a small Judean village, yet you will be the birthplace of my king who is alive from everlasting ages past!) in order for him to die for humanity sins he have to put on flesh and that is how he became a man, because God prepared him a body. Heb 2:1-18. 1saiah 9.6.
THE DOCTRINE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
1 Cor 2:12-16 No other doctrine in the Bible comes under such great attack as the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Cults attacked this doctrine more than how saints attacked the devil himself. And Christians greatly misunderstood this doctrine also.
Second to this doctrine is the doctrine of the Trinity. Most cults teaches that the Holy Spirit is a force, a radar beam. An influence. Some Christians reefers to the Holy Spirit as It.Several time I have heard Christians ask the other Christians""Did you get it yet"
PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
Myer Pearlman in his book, knowing the doctrines of the Bible page 282""Perhaps some have denied personality to the Spirit because He is not describe as having body or shape. But personality and corporeality (Possessing a body) must be distinguished. Personality is that which possesses intelligence, feeling, and will. It does not necessary required a body"".We know that the Holy Spirit is a divine person because He has the attributes of personality. He leads. Teach. Speak. He can be grieve; lied to, blaspheme . vexed
Isaiah 63 10 The holy Spirit can be vexed. The Holy spirit has a will. He has emotions. He has intellect. These will be discussed later. Before a person can study the doctrine of the holy spirit. He/she should be able to distinguish between the; Human spirit. Demonic spirit. Angelic spirit and the Holy Spirit.
In Gen 41:8 we see Pharaoh's human spirit was troubled.
In num 14:24 we see Caleb had another spirit with him. This was the Holy spirit. The Holy spirit directing his human spirit. We see In job 15.13 a person can turn their human spirit against God. Are even against the person. The human spirit came from God.
Job 26.4 We don't know at what time the human spirit enter the unborn child, maybe at conception, are the first time the mother feels movement in her womb, no one know for certain.
Ps 104:29-30 Thou hides thy face, they are troubled: thou takes away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Job 32:8 but there is a spirit in man:-) and when the spirit of man is not in his body, he is describe as dead. I will not say much on this here because in my books. How to identified demonic spirit. And how to identified counterfeit ministers I did much on this study you can request those two books.
In St John 15:8 St John 14:26 personal pronouns is ascribe to the Holy Spirit. (HE) The verse teaches that the Holy Spirit teach all things. And bring all things to the remembrance of the believers.
In St John 15:26 He can testify. He came to testify of Christ and to exalt Christ. St John 16:13 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 show you thing to come.
We see that a force cannot do all these intelligent things. In acts 13. 2.4 the holy spirit appoint and send ministers. St Matt 9:38 we see in Acts 16:6. 7.10 the Holy Spirit direct where the gospel should be preached. In Job 33.4 we see where the holy spirit create and give life. 1 cor 2.13 he instruct Paul what to preach. In rom 8:26 he help Christians with their infirmities.
in 1 cor 12:11 he work accordingly to his will. In Rom 5:3-5 the Holy Spirit impart the love of God to the believers. In other word he put the love of God in their hearts. And In
st John 13.35 If the love of God is not in a person hearts no matter how high he can jump are loud he can shout he is not a Christian. In the above, we see that the holy spirit can hear, In other word he is not deft. He can hear our gossip. And how we slander each other. He can see. He sees what we have don't to each other.
In 1 cor 12:8 the Holy Spirit also enable ministers to teach. The Holy Spirit is eternal Heb 9:14. Omniscient 1 cor 2:10 omnipotent Rom 15.13.19 the holy spirit is also omnipresent ps 139.7-13.
Whenever the Holy Spirit is in controls of a church he gives liberty 2 cor 3.17. We can conclude that no IT nor radar beam. nor force. can do these things but now we are sure that the Holy Spirit is a person. Whenever I get into spiritual trouble and sin, This happen whenever I get careless, and forgot that the Holy Spirit is a person who is always watching and that he is every where. Behind every false doctrine Satan have a plan. If a Christian believe that the Holy Spirit is not a person then there is no need to watch our attitude and behaviors. If Satan get this idea in our head then he have score a direct hit and had a great victory.
THE DOCTRINE OF HELL.
The doctrine of hell is the thorn in the side of the Jehovah Witness. No other doctrine trouble them so much. Not only them but humanity on a whole. In church whenever the ministers speak about hell some people run to the toilet. Some cults teaches that God is too loving and kind to send people to hell that would be contrary to the love of God. They said that hell is the grave. Are a tomb. A place of rest. Jesus speak about hell more than them all the prophets. He spoke about hell as a real place
St Matt 10:28. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: But rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
In St Matt 5.22 But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, raca shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, thou fool; shall be in danger of hell fire. So here we see that there is fire in hell. some people spiritualize this verse and make reference to Jonah in the belly of the great fish. Ps 9.17 here it mention "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
All people go to the grave, both good and bad, But here it said the wicked shall be turned into hell. So this verse prove that hell is not the grave.
" NOTE THAT OUR LORD SAY "A CERTAIN MAN"
That men he has somebody in mind. Our lord did not say it was a parable.
Luke 16:19-AV There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: Luke 16:20-AV And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, Luke 16:21-AV And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. Luke 16:22-AV And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; Luke 16:23-AV And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. Luke 16:24-AV And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. Luke 16:25-AV But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. Luke 16:26-AV And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from thence. Luke 16:27-AV Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: Luke 16:28-AV For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Luke 16:29-AV Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. Luke 16:30-AV And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. Luke 16:31-AV And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
This passage of scripture is like a peace of bones stuck in the throat of the witness. They try hard to explain away this passage but is having great difficulties. They talk about the water would evaporate, but remember that the rich man was a wicked and a fool in his life time, and has in life so in death.
2 Pet 3:10 but the day of the lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 2 pet 3.16 2 pet 2.4-9 Jude 23. It is better to tell me that there is no God than to tell me that there is no hell, for all the wicked things that man do upon the earth, who going to pay for all that mess?.
2 pet.2.4 rev 9.1-2. But hell was not made for man but was made for the devil and his angels. St Matt 25:41. There is no need to be afraid of death nor hell when you are in Christ. Christ take away all your condemnation and set you free for ever.
HELL WAS PARTED.
This is the part of this doctrine that I don't like to teach because most Christians does not know about this and teaching it to them for the first time will make me look like a cult. But many Christians get trapped by the Jehovah witness when the witness told them that Jesus had went to hell. And was able to prove it from the scripture.
Myer Pearlman in his book. Knowing the doctrines of the Bible. page 378.""Sheol(hell)was inhabited by both the righteous job 14:13; Ps 88;3 gen 37.35)and the wicked. prov.5:3-5;7:27.Job 24:19 from the incident of the rich man and Lazarus we learn that there were two parts in Sheol(hell)a place of suffering for the wicked St Luke 16:23 V 24 and another part for the righteous, as a place of rest and comfort. Luke 16:25.
THE OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS DID NOT GO INTO HEAVEN AT DEATH, THEY COULD NOT GO UNTIL CHRIST COME. CHRIST MUST FIRST COME AND DIE.
Sad to say but they go to hell, To the side that was parted where Abraham was. This were near to where the wicked dead were. Because they could see each others, and even converse with each other and tell what they were going through. The rich man complain that "he was tormented and thirsty in the flame."Abraham told him that Lazarus was comforted"
In St matt 27:51-52 at Jesus death we read. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yield up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose.
NOTE, that they came out of their graves after the resurrection of Christ. V 53 and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. It is the same way when Christ died he was descended into hell to release those saint who was held there.1 pet 3.18-20, and at the same time shew himself to the wicked dead. The same way how the saints that rose went and appeared unto many. They have to do this so as to confirm what the scripture has said. It was predicted that Christ would have to go to hell.
Acts 2:31, so when he went, he not only delivered the saints who was held there but also shew himself to the sinner. To confirm that what the prophets were saying was truth, but we don't believe that he preach to them to give them a second chanced as some preachers teach. Old testament saints anchored their faith in the promise that Christ would come to die,
St Matt 22;39-44 we see Christ prayed asking God to let the cup pass from him, but God refuse to let it pass. But send an angel to strengthen Jesus, If he did not go to the cross, then go to hell all those saints who live and suffer would have done it in vain Heb.11:36-40. My tongue cannot tell the love of our great redeemer. What a loving God? What a great redeemer we serve?
THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
Some cults said"The man Jesus did not died for the whole world but for Adam only, St John 3:16 for God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. acts 20:28 teaches that the church was purchased with Christ blood. Rom 5:9 teaches that we are justified by his blood.
Col 1:14.1 Pet 1;19 Rev 12:11 and they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. We overcame Satan because of the blood of Christ.
NO ONE WILL BE GOING TO HEAVEN BUT THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR THOUSAND.
Rev 19:1 and after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the lord our God. The scripture state that these people were in heaven.
Rev 5:11. to disprove their claim that it is only one hundred and forty four thousands will be save. Rev 7. In Rev 7 we see the hundred and forty four thousand were numbered according to their tribes, then in verse 9. after this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindred, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.--
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.
Most cults teaches that Christ did not rose from the dead. But the scripture teaches other wise. Some Teaches that the man Jesus is dead. forever dead."
1 Cor 15:3-8. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scripture; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scripture: And that he was seen of cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.)""This doctrine bother's cults much, because if they can disprove the resurrection of Christ, the entire Christian faith will fall apart. That is why in St Luke 24:36-53. We see Christ appeared to the disciples and even eat before them.
St Luke 24:36-53.(And as they thus spoke, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, PEACE BE UNTO YOU. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
BEHOLD MY HANDS AND MY FEET, THAT IT IS I MYSELF; HANDLE ME, AND SEE; FOR A SPIRIT HATH NOT FLESH AND BONES, AS YE SEE ME HAVE.
And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, have ye here any meat? and they gave him a piece of broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.)
So we see that Christ really did risen from the dead a person. But if you observed Jesus told them"THAT A SPIRIT HAD NOT FLESH AND BONES." he did not said flesh and blood. The physical body have to have flesh and blood to live. But not the resurrected body.
BECAUSE OF THE RESURRECTION,
humanity may find forgiveness of sins. The resurrection prove that Christ is really the son of God. The resurrection prove that there is life after death. The resurrection prove that there is a Judgment to come. We can gladly sing with the song writer."I need no other argument, I need no other plea, It is enough that Jesus died, and that he died for me.
THE TRINITY OF GOD.
Some religious groups teaches that this doctrine was invented by Satan. But God had stamped his existence in the universe. Sun. Moon stars. In man we came across the same TRINITY. Body, Soul, and Spirit. In the body of man we came across the same three. Blood. bones. Flesh. On the earth we came across the same TRINITY Fire. Wind rain.
THE TRINITY.
Regardless of what man have to say the Bible clearly teach the Trinity. In Gen 1:26 and God said, LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE,)the word Us. And our. is plural. Who was this us? who was this our?
Gen 11:3 and they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. And they said, go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest WE be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth). Here we see some people came together to build a tower. The people said LET US. This tell me that it was more than one person trying to build this tower. V 5 we see where God spoke.(And the lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. And the Lord said, behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down,-) who was this us? certainly not the angels. In gen 1:26 God also used the same word,"let us make man"
In 1 John 5:7-8 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one).
THESE ARE THE US.
The three divine persons can be clearly seeing in scripture. St mark 1.9-11 St Luke: 3.21-22 In St John 1.1-4 In heaven Jesus was call the WORD. We must be able to distinguish between the written word and the living Word. St John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(In the beginning was logos, are spokes man, and logos was with God. And logos was God.)V 2. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.)
AT JESUS BAPTISM WE SEE THE THREE DIVINE PERSON WAS REVEALED.
St John 1.31-34 st matt 3.13-17 Jesus was in the water baptizing, and the Holy spirit descending on him, and a voice spoke from heaven saying This is MY beloved SON. It was not Jesus who said That because He was in the water. It was not the Holy Spirit who said that because the Holy spirit was on Jesus.
Eighty-nine Proofs of A Divine Trinity:
What is written from here to "in earth" in 1 John 5:8 is not in some early MSS., but this is no proof that it was not in the original book as here recorded. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage (200-258 A.D.), quotes this as being written by John (vol. V, 418, 423, Ante-Nicene Fathers). Vigilius of Thapsus quotes it in the 5th century. The Codex Montfortii and the Vulgate contain it.
The words are in perfect harmony with the doctrine of the Trinity. b [three are one] The only sense three can be one is in unity, as is clear in John 17:11,21-23. See other scriptural uses of the word one (Genesis 2:24; Genesis 11:6; 1 Cor. 3:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:13; Ephes. 2:14; Hebrews 2:11). Three persons cannot be one person in number in any sense, but the three can be one in unity.
What we mean by Divine Trinity is that there are three separate and distinct persons in the Godhead, each one having His own personal spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit in the same sense each human being, angel, or any other being has his own body, soul, and spirit. We mean by body, whether a spirit body or a flesh body, the house for the indwelling of the personal soul and spirit. The soul is that which feels and the spirit is that which knows.
The doctrine of the Trinity can be clearly seen, being understood by the visible things that are made, even to His eternal power and Godhead (Romans 1:20). What on earth was created in the image and likeness of God? Man (Genesis 1:26-28). Do God's image and likeness consist only of moral and spiritual powers? If so, it can be concluded that man is only a moral and spiritual being. Is God bodiless? If so, we can conclude that man is also bodiless.
Is God only one being made up of several persons or beings in the one being? If so, we can conclude that man is one person or being made up of many. Does God need a flesh body in order to have any kind of body? No! There are such things as spirit and heavenly bodies. See 1 Cor. 15:35-38. From this passage we learn that all things in creationgrain, fish, birds, beasts, man, angels, and even the planetshave bodies, sizes, shapes, and forms.
The Bible declares that God has a body, shape, image, likeness, physical parts, a personal soul and spirit, and all other things that constitute a being or a person with a body, soul, and spirit (see note, John 4:24; note, John 5:37; The Doctrine of Man. Angels, cherubim, seraphim, and all other spirit beings have spirit bodies and personal souls and spirits. They have been seen with the natural eyes of men over 100 times in Scripture (see Appearances of Angels to Men). If all other spirit beings have spirit bodies, could not the members of the Trinity also have spirit bodies? The 284 passages on spirits in Scripture prove that spirit bodies are just as real and capable of operation in the material worlds as are flesh bodies. There is no such thing as a world of creations made up of invisible substance.
The so-called spirit world must be understood simply as spirit beings inhabiting material worlds created by God. Heaven itself is a material planet (Genesis 1:1; Hebrews 11:10-16), having cities, mansions, furniture, inhabitants, living conditions, etc.
God has been seen physically by human eyes many times
Remember that Moses saw the back part of God!!
(Genesis 18:1-33; Genesis 19:24; Genesis 32:24-30; Exodus 24:11; Exodus 33:11-33; Joshua 5:13-15; Judges 6:11- 23; Judges 13:3-25; 1 Chron. 21:16-17; Job 42:5; Isaiah 6; Ezekiel 1:26-28; Ezekiel 10:1,20; Ezekiel 40:3; Daniel 7:9-14; Daniel 10:5-10; Acts 7:56-59; Rev. 4:2-5; Rev. 5:1,5-7,11-14; Rev. 6:16; Rev. 7:9-17; Rev. 19:4; Rev. 21:3-5; Rev. 22:4). In over 20,000 references about God in Scripture we get to know all we need to know about the subject. If we will take the Bible literally as to what it says about Him, as we do with other things the subject will be very clear; but if we make God a mystery, ignoring the plain statements of Scripture about Him, and refusing to believe the many descriptions of God given by those who have seen one, two, and three separate persons called "God," then we ill remain in ignorance.
It is true there are a few figurative statements about God in Scripture, as there are about man and other things, but shall we do away with the reality of man and these other things because of a few figures of speech? Let us make man mere salt and lights (Matthew 5:13-14), if we are going to do away with God because of a few figures of speech. We submit the following facts in Scripture to prove a Divine Trinity of separate persons in the Godhead:
1.The word "one" means one in unity as well as one in number. It means unity in 1 John 5:7, as it does in John 17:11,21-23, and yet these three Persons, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, are spoken of as one each in number and individuality in Scripture. There is one God the Father, one Lord Jesus Christ, and one Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 8:6; Ephes. 4:3-6). Thus, there are three separate Persons in divine individuality and divine pluralty. The Father is called God (1 Cor. 8:6), the Son is called God (Isaiah 9:6,7; Hebrews 1:8; John 1:1-2; John 20:28), and the Holy Spirit is called God (Acts 5:3-4).
As individual persons each can be called God and collectively they can be spoken of as one God because of their perfect unity. The word "God" is used either as a singular or a plural word, like sheep. Everything that could be spoken of God collectively applies equally to each member of the Godhead as an individual, but there are some things that are said of each person of the Deity as to position, office, and work that could not be spoken as of the other members of the Godhead. The Father is the head of Christ (1 Cor. 11:3); the Son is the only begotten of the Father (2 John 1:3), and the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (John 14:16,26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15; Acts 2:34).
2.Names of God prove plurality of persons. The Hebrew: Elohiym is the word for God in Genesis 1:1 and in over 2,700 other places in the Old Testament It is a uni-plural noun meaning Gods and is so translated 239 times (Genesis 3:5; Exodus 22:28; 1 Samuel 4:8; Daniel 2:11; Daniel 4:6-9; Daniel 5:11,14; etc.). Sometimes 'Elohiym is used with plural verbs and pronouns, "the Gods they caused me to wander" (Genesis 20:13), and "there the Gods they appeared unto him" (Genesis 35:7).
3.Plural pronouns are used of God, proving plurality of persons (Genesis 1:26; Genesis 3:22; Genesis 11:7; Isaiah 6:8; John 14:23; John 17:11,22-23). 4.First, second, and third personal pronouns are used hundreds of times in Scripture, referring to one, two, and three persons of the Godhead in the same sense they are used of men. Sometimes the different members of the Deity use them to and of one another in the same sense man uses them. In John 17 alone Jesus uses them 162 times in speaking to and of His Father (cp. John 14:16-17,26; John 15:26; John 16:7- 15). Sometimes singular pronouns are used of the whole Godhead of three members as a unity (Exodus 20:3; Isaiah 44:6,8; Isaiah 45:5,21; Isaiah 46:9; Hosea 13:4), just like the whole church as a unit is spoken of as a man and "he" (Ephes. 2:14-15; Ephes. 4:13; Ephes. 5:25-27; 2 Thes. 2:7-8). 5."Man is become as one of us" proves plurality of persons (Genesis 3:22).
THE PREEXISTENCE OF CHRIST.
Christ did not have his beginning at the stable, where he was born. He was in existence before every thing. His berth was just to put on flesh so he can live among men and suffer for them.
Micah 5:2 living Bible. O Bethlehem ephrathah, you are but a small Judean village, yet you will be the Birthplace of my King who is alive from everlasting ages past!) In pr 8.22-36 Christ witness the creation and participate in it. Job 38.7-10.gen 1.2.
THEOPHANIES. THE PRE-INCARNATE APPEARANCES OF GOD THE SON.
The Lord Jesus in His pre-incarnate form appear
to men of old in various form. Sometime as an angel who refuse to revealed his name. Judges 13:17-22 And Manoah said unto the angels of the Lord, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honor? And the angel of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is wonderful).Isaiah 9:6. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: AND HIS NAME SHALL BE CALL WONDERFUL,--)
let continue from v19. of Judges 13 where we left off.(So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wondrously; and manoah and his wife looked on. For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the alter, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to manoah and to his wife. Then manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord. And manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.)
What I am trying to prove here is that Jesus was alive from everlasting, and did not have his beginning at the stable. And to show where he appeared in the old testament on several occasion, because cults bring down Jesus to the level of finite man. Remember I said that whenever Jesus appear in his preexistence form that he usual refuse to reveal his name. Because the time did not come as yet for him to be revealed to man. Sometime he hinted his name other time he shun the question.
Gen 32.24-29 We see Jacob was fighting with an angel. And they fight all night until day brake. Jacob held on to the man, because he taught it was just a man. Jacob would not let him go. Finally he hit Jacob in his thigh. And Jacob thigh came out of the Joint. Still Jacob would not let him go. Jacob found out that it was an angel and ask for a blessing before he would let him go. Look at this in verse 27 He ask Jacob his name, but in verse 29 Jacob ask him what is his name and he refuse to say.
NIV gen 13.29 Jacob said,'' please tell me your name,''but he replied,''why do you ask my name? Then he blessed him there. Joshua 5:13-15)
we see the same angel again who accept worship from man. Because if he was not the son of God he would not have accepted worship. Because regular angels refuse to accept worship .Rev 19. 10. Rev 22. 8-9. St matt 3.10 Heb. 1.6) Joshua 5:13-15 and it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, art thou for us, or for our adversaries? and he said, nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What said my lord unto his servant? and the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. and Joshua did so.)
This was the same experience Moses had forty years prior to that. In Daniel 3:23-25 Nebuchadnezzar saw the same man with the three Hebrew boys who was thrown in the fire, and recognized him to be the Son of God. Gen 49.24.Ex.17.6.1 pet 2.8.( 1 cor 10:4. And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ). He did not only appear as an angel but sometime as a rock. A stone. And as a cloud.
IF CHRISTIANS GET THESE KNOWLEDGE EARLY AFTER CONVERSION THEY WILL LIVE FOR GOD.
If the believers did not know that Jesus was descended to hell, and why he went there they will be trapped when the Jehovah witness opened this to them, and use it to prove to them that hell is just the tomb. A cult job is to confuse his victims. And to create confusion among their opponent. Like I said before I do not consider cults to be a threat to the Christian religion, because any Christian who study their Bible cannot be trapped by cults.
THE THREAT IS THE SAME GOOD DOCTRINES AMONG CHRISTIANS THAT SATAN TWISTED AND USE FOR HIS OWN PURPOSE. example.
The doctrine of the baptism with the Holy Spirit and speaking in other languages. This is a true Christian doctrine. But Satan have a fake for every thing that is real. If you visit a revival service and see people receiving a spirit baptism, for you to know if it real or satanic, you have to reach certain height are depth in God, and have the gifts of discernment of spirits. If the minister who is conducting the service cannot distinguish between the Holy spirit or demonic spirit. He will have a church full of demons possessed people posing as Christians. you should read this book"WAR ON THE SAINTS. BY JESSIE PENN-LEWIS.
READ PAGE 142 THE WORKING OF EVIL SPIRITS IN CHRISTIAN' GATHERINGS. ARE YOU COULD REQUEST MY BOOK "HOW TO IDENTIFIED DEMONIC SPIRITS"
THE DOCTRINE OF THE VISIBLE RETURNS OF CHRIST.
Some teaches that Christ is no longer in human form and will not appeared visible, instead Christ already come in the year 1914 and he is here since 1914 working through his people. ""It is a settled scriptural truth, therefore, that human eyes will not see him at his second coming, neither will he come in a fleshly body""THE truth shall make you free, page 295), Acts 1.1-11. V 9(And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. v 10 and while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; v 11 which also said, ye men of galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
THIS SAME JESUS, WHICH IS TAKEN UP FROM YOU INTO HEAVEN, SHALL SO COME IN LIKE MANNER AS YE HAVE SEEN HIM GO INTO HEAVEN.
Titus 2.13 Rev.1.7 st matt 24.30 Jesus will come again even with the nail print in his hands. Zech 13.6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
SOME RELIGION TEACHES THAT THERE ARE NO SAVE PERSON EARTH TODAY.
1 cor 15.2 By which also ye ARE SAVED, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.1 cor 1.18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which ARE SAVE it is the power of God. These verses teaches us that save people are here on earth. Salvation is both presentence and future tense.
HOW SHOULD A CHRISTIAN RESPOND TO CULTS?
1 pet 3.15 But sanctify the lord God in your heart: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is you with meekness and fear.)
If it is going to cause an argument forget it. It don't worth it. And moreover, the Holy Spirit will not take part in an argument. He will not always strive with men. Gen 6.3 11 pet 1.20-21. 1 Tim.1.7 tit 1.14-16. 2 Tim 2.14. of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they STRIVE NOT ABOUT WORDS TO NO PROFIT, but to the subverting of the hearers. 2 Tim 2.24. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;)
It is not the will of God for his people to fight over religion. Religion is just a body of belief it does not worth the effort to physically fight for, what we believe about God does not change his love for us, The truth is big and we see it differently accordingly to where we stand. We believe in one God. And that God is love. And that God want humanity to love each other. I believe that Jews, Christians and Moslems can coexist. Without physical warfare, they war because they have wicked leaders that is not hearing from God, and are driving their people into hate.
Some Christian slammed their doors on the Jehovah witness, but I believe that this behaviors are wrong. Just tell them that you have already got religion and you are not interesting, To slammed the door is an act of cowardice, because he is not sure of what he believe and cannot defend it biblically.
CONCLUSION.
Belief does not changes things. The mind of people have a way to play tricks on them. If a person pick up a stone and put it in his pot and cook it for twelve years and believe that it is a juicy peace of stake, that person believe will not change that stone. If I believe that there is no God that believe will not change the fact that God is. The witness believe that hell is the grave, that believe will not make hell the grave. I believe that hell is not the grave, that believe will not make hell not the grave, if it is not. The jury believe that a man is a murder their believe does not make the man the murderer even thought they might convicted him for that crime. Religious conflict is unnecessary, Believe does not change facts, If a person believe a thing to be truth when the thing is a fable, His believe will not transform that fable into facts. people war over religion because they are unsure of what they believe.
THE END.
Please be sure to read my other books.
#1 Sunshine or Thunder.
#2 How to get off illegal substances.
#3 Proof Found That The Once Saved, Always Save Doctrines Are Incorrect
#4 Proof Found That Some Of The Jehovah Witness Doctrines Are Wrong.
#5 Proof Found That Some of The Jesus Only Doctrines Are Wrong.
#6 How To Identify Counterfeit Ministers (Wolves)
#7 How to Identify Demonic Spirits (Dangerous business)
#8 How To Prepare People For Old Age
#9 How To Protect Your Home From Burglars.
#10 How To Prevent Your Spouse From Having An Affair)( Not for immature readers.
#11 How To Find a Mate.
#12 How To Live The Christian Life. #13 Why There is Little Or No Power Operating In The Church Today As In The Apostles Time?
#14 The Way To Make A Woman Love And Adore A Man.
#15 The Way To Make A Man Love And Adore A Woman.
#16 The Way To Build Your Church
#17 Tongues Of Fire( Should Modern Day Christians Speak in Tongues?
#18 Should Christians Divorce And Remarry Again And Under What Circumstances?
#19 A Letter To The Black Man.
#20 Snake In Paradise.
#21 How to Make Money From Your Church.
#22 How To Prevent Backsliding.
#23 How To Get A Man And Keep Him.)( Not for immature readers.
#24 How to Preach The Word Of God And Have Success.
#25 How To Live With Woman And Triumph.)( Not for immature readers.
#26 Walking Like The Apostles.
#27 Spiritual Weapon Of All Times.
#28 How To Start Your Own Ministry.
#29 The Other Side Of The Gospel.
#30 How To Avoid Losing New Converts.
#31 Things You Should Know About Becoming a Christian. #1
#32 Going On With God. #2
#33 How To Know If You Are Filled With The Holy Spirit.#1
#34 Fire On The Mountain. #2
#35 Christian Death Mill.#3
#36 How To Understand The Bible. #1
#37 The Key To Understand The Bible. #2
#38 Becoming A Man Of God.
#39 Overcoming Temptations.
#40 The Third Power.
#41 When Shall These Things Be?
#42 Who Shall Rise Up.
#43 It Is Finished.
#44 The Blessing Of Tithes paying.
#45 How To Rear Up Successful Children.
#46 The Secret Of Souls winning.#1
#47 True Discipleship.
#48 Why Christians Fails.
#49 Preparation For Womanhood.
#50 Preparation For Manhood.
#51 The Nature Of Man.
#52 Angels Living Among Us.
#53 The Secret Of A Successful Christian life.
#54 The Benefits Of Salvation.
#55 For Your Eyes Only.
#56 Women Serving In The Church.
#57 Salvation Made Simple.
#58 Is the racial problem between blacks and white a skin problem?
#59 Back against the wall.
#60 Pre-Marital Councils.
#61 A Good Start
# 62 How to behave in the church
#63 How to start a corporation.)
#64 Doing The Easy Stuff.
#65 How To Resist Satan.
#66 Church Men Who Wanting To Get Marry
#67 Called to be a pastor.
#68 Satans strategy #2
#69 Important Things for Important People
#70. How To prevent a falling away.
#71 Why There are so many backsliders.
#72 How To Know What She Is Saying.
#73 The Reason Behind The Does And Donts.
#74 How To Understand a man and land him.
#75 Christian And Sex.
#76 What Is Fornication?
#78 Things New Christians Need To Know.
#79 Chariots of iron series.
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