this does not mean that it is not a Biblical concept. The word  theocracy is not found in the Bible, yet it is a Biblical concept found prevalent in the
history of the nation of Israel as recorded in the Old Testament. Although the doctrine of the Trinity was not formulated into liturgical worship until it
was codified in the creeds of the fourth century, the concept of the Trinity can be found throughout the Old and New Testaments and in the writings
of the Ante-Nicene Fathers. In the Scriptures, we read that there is only one God (Isaiah 43:10-11; 44:6,8; 45:21-23; 46:9), and yet the Father is
called  God at 1 Peter 1:2, the Son is called  God at John 20:28, and the Holy Spirit is called  God at Acts 5:3-4. The Scriptures also reveal that
each member of the Trinity has the attributes of Deity and performs activities that only God can perform. Note the following charts:
DIVINE QUALITY THE FATHER THE SON THE HOLY SPIRIT
Jeremiah 23:24; 1 Kings 8:27 Matthew 28:20; 18:20; John 1:48 Psalm 139:7
OMNIPRESENCE
Psalm 147:5; 1 John 3:20; 1 Kings 8:39 John 16:30; 2:24-25 1 Corinthians 2:10-11
OMNISCIENCE
Jer. 32:17,27; Mt 19:26; Lk 1:37; Ps 135:6 Matthew 28:18; John 16:15; Hebrews 1:3 Romans 15:19
OMNIPOTENCE
Revelation 15:4 Acts 3:14 Romans 1:4
HOLINESS
Psalm 90:2; Romans 16:26 Hebrews 7:3; Isaiah 9:6; John 8:58 Hebrews 9:14
ETERNITY
John 7:28 John 8:32,36; 14:6; Revelation 3:7 John 16:13; 1 John 5:6-7
Each described as the TRUTH
Luke 1:32; 10:21 Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:11 2 Corinthians 3:17
LORD
1 Peter 1:2; Philippians 2:11 2 Pet 1:1; Tit 2:13; Jn 1:1; 20:28; Heb. 1:8 Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
GOD
Genesis 17:1 Revelation 1:8; 22:12-13, 20 Zechariah 4:6
ALMIGHTY
DIVINE WORK THE FATHER THE SON THE HOLY SPIRIT
Genesis 2:7; Psalm 102:25; Isaiah 44:24 John 1:3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2 Genesis 1:2; Job 33:4; Ps. 104:30
CREATION
Hebrews 10:5 Hebrews 2:14; Philippians 2:7 Luke 1:35; Matthew 1:18
INCARNATION
1 Thess. 1:10; Romans 6:4; Eph. 1:20 John 10:17-18; John 2:18-22 Romans 1:4; 8:11
CHRIST S RESURRECTION
Exodus 31:13; Jude 1 Hebrews 2:11; 10:10 1 Peter 1:2
THEY SANCTIFY
Deuteronomy 30:20 Colossians 3:4; John 14:6 Romans 8:10
THEY ARE LIFE
Romans 6:23 John 10:28 Galatians 6:8
GIVE ETERNAL LIFE
John 5:21a; Deuteronomy 32:39 John 5:21b Romans 8:11
RAISE THE DEAD
Hebrews 1:1 2 Corinthians 13:3 Mark 13:11; Acts 28:25-27
INSPIRE PROPHETS
 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.... çÅ‚Matthew 28:19
Notice that the word  name is singular (not plural i.e.,  names ). Also, the definite article  the is placed in front of the Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit, thus implying plurality within unity. The Trinity is not ModalismçÅ‚the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all one person; nor is it
TritheismçÅ‚the view that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three separate Gods. Although it cannot be totally comprehended, it can be
apprehended and seen illustrated in the world of nature. Take, for example, an illustration involving three candles. Even after lighting each candle,
they are still separate and distinct. However, when one combines each of the three flames together, they become one flame. In the same way, each
member of the Trinity is separate and distinct, yet they are one God. As Walter Martin founder of the Christian Research Institute put it:
 God is not triplex (1+1+1)çÅ‚He is triune THE JEHOVAH WHO CREATED THE
(1X1X1), and he has revealed Himself fully in UNIVERSE  ALL ALONE IS THE JESUS
Is The Trinity
the Person of our Lord, Jesus Christ (Col. 2:9, WHO CREATED EVERYTHING THAT
HAS EVER EXISTED.
John 14:9). çÅ‚CRI tract: Jehovah s Witnesses
and the Trinity
 I the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out
A Biblical
the heavens by Myself, And spreading out the earth all
 Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing
alone. çÅ‚Isaiah 44:24
the Substance....And yet they are not three Gods,
but one God. çÅ‚Athanasian Creed
Concept?
 All things came into being by Him, and apart from
Him nothing came into being that has come into
IS THE HOLY SPIRIT A PERSON?
being. çÅ‚John 1:3
 ...we worship one God in Trinity, Trinity in
" He testifies about Christ (John 15:26).
IS JESUS YOUR  ONLY LORD ?
Unity; Neither confounding the Persons, nor
" He intercedes for believers (Romans 8:26).
dividing the Substance. For there is one Person
 And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the
" He teaches believers (John 14:26; Revelation 2:7; 1
only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.
of the Father, another of the Son, and another
Timothy 4:1).
çÅ‚John 17:3
of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the
" He has a  will and issues commands (1 Cor. 12:11;
Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost is all
Acts 8:29; 13:2-4; 16:6).
If Jesus is not the  only true God, but is rather
one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal. Such
" He guides believers (John 16:13; Romans 8:14).
just a  second God under the True God,
as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the
" He has a  mind and  searches all things of God
according to this passage, He must be a false God. Holy Ghost. The Father uncreate, the Son
(Romans 8:27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-11).
uncreate, and the Holy Ghost uncreate. The
While all other so-called  gods (1 Cor. 8:5) are
" He has emotions and can  grieve (Ephesians 4:30;
Father incomprehensible, the Son
not  gods  by nature (Gal. 4:8), Jesus is by
Isaiah 63:10).
incomprehensible, and the Holy Ghost
 very nature God (Phil. 2:6).
" He is treated as a person and can be lied to
incomprehensible. The Father eternal, the Son
(Acts 5:3), blasphemed (Matthew 12:31), and tempted
eternal, and the Holy Ghost eternal. And yet they
 For it was the Father s good pleasure for all the
(Acts 5:9).
are not three Eternals, but one Eternal....So the
fullness to dwell in Him....For in Him all the fullness
Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy
How can an  impersonal force do things that only a of Deity dwells in bodily form. çÅ‚Colossians 1:19; 2:9
Ghost is God. And yet they are not three Gods,
person can do?
but one God. çÅ‚Athanasian Creed
 For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and
there is no one like Me....I am He, I am the first, I am
THE JEHOVAH WHO WAS SEEN BY OLD
While the Watchtower Society admits that the
also the last. çÅ‚Isaiah 46:9; 48:12
TESTAMENT BELIEVERS IS JESUS.
doctrine of the Trinity  has been the central
 No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten  Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only
doctrine of the churches for centuries. çÅ‚Should
God, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
You Believe in the Trinity, p. 3, they deny that it
explained Him. çÅ‚John 1:18 çÅ‚1 Timothy 1:17
has any basis in the Bible. They argue:  Moses
 In the year King Uzziah s death, I saw the Lord
 ...do not mention the name of other gods, nor let
reminded the Israelites that  Jehovah our God is
sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted...Woe is me, for I
them be heard from your mouth. çÅ‚Exodus 23:13
one Jehovah. (Deuteronomy 6:4) Jesus Christ
am ruined!...For my eyes have seen the King, the
LORD of hosts. çÅ‚Isaiah 6:1, 5
repeated those words. (Mark 12:28-29) Therefore,
 If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
çÅ‚John 14:14 those who accept the Bible as God s Word do not
 ...yet they were not believing in Him; that the word of
worship a Trinity consisting of three persons or
Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled....These things
 ...ungodly persons who...deny our only Master and
Isaiah said, because he saw His glory, and spoke of
gods in one. In fact, the word  Trinity does not
Lord, Jesus Christ. çÅ‚Jude 4
Him. Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in
even appear in the Bible. çÅ‚KNOWLEDGE That
Him.... çÅ‚John 12:37, 41-42
Leads to Everlasting Life, p. 31 Notice how in
Witnesses for Jesus
 He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how do you
trying to refute the Trinity doctrine, the Society
PO Box 50911
say,  Show us the Father ? çÅ‚John 14:9
Colorado Springs, CO 80949 misstates it ( three...gods in one ). While it is true
Website: http://www.witforjesus.org
that the word  trinity is not found in the Bible,
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