Is God a Trinity?

United Church of God

Aug 2011 · United Church of God

About this ebook

You might be surprised to find that God is not a trinity.The Trinity is one of mainstream Christianity’s most widely accepted and revered doctrines held by millions of Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox believers. The belief that God is three persons—the Father, Son and Holy Spirit—coexisting in one being is how the trinity doctrine is often defined. But the word trinity appears nowhere within the pages of the Bible. 

You can not cling to long-held religious traditions if they contradict the Scriptures. Your beliefs must rest solidly on the teachings of the Holy Bible. 

This Bible Study aid, "Is God a Trinity?", goes into great detail explaning the non-biblical origins of the trinity and how this false gospel replaced the true teachings of Jesus Christ. Discover how the Bible communicates a true picture of God and learn about the awesome plan He has promised for you and all mankind.

Chapters in this ebook:

-- Is the Trinity Biblical?
-- The Surprising Origins of the Trinity Doctrine
-- Greek Philosophy's Influence on the Trinity Doctrine
-- How Ancient Trinitarian Gods Influenced Adoption of the Trinity
-- A Spurious Reference to the Trinity Added in 1 John 5:7-8 
-- How Is God Revealed in the Bible?
-- Jesus Was Sent by the Father
-- Jesus Christ: "The Rock" of the Old Testament
-- The Apostles Understood Jesus to Be the Creator
-- Did Jesus Christ Claim to Be God?
-- "In the Beginning Was the Word"
-- The Claim of Jesus' Disciples
-- "There Is One God, the Father...and One Lord, Jesus Christ"
-- God's Plan to "Bring Many Sons to Glory"
-- Jesus Christ's Submission to the Father
-- How Is God One?
-- "The Lord Our God, the Lord Is One"
-- Seven Scriptures That Debunk the Trinity as a Single Being
-- Elohim: The Plurality of God
-- Is the Holy Spirit a Person?
-- Does Matthew 28:19 Prove the Trinity?
-- Why the Holy Spirit Is Sometimes Incorrectly Referred to as "He" and "Him"
-- What About Passages That "Prove" the Trinity?
-- The Holy Spirit: God's Transforming Power
-- How to Stir Up God's Spirit
-- God's Nature and Character
-- God's Purpose for You
-- The Likeness of God
-- Do Some Verses Deny a Divine Family?
-- The God Family

Inside this Bible Study Aid ebook:

"Most people assume that everything that bears the label “Christian” must have originated with Jesus Christ and His early followers. But this is definitely not the case."

"Many historians and religious scholars, some quoted in this publication, attest to the influence of Greek or Platonic philosophy in the development and acceptance of the Trinity doctrine in the fourth century."

God the Father is the One who calls us to baptism and a new way of life (John 6:44, 65), and it is His goodness that leads us to repentance and baptism (Romans 2:4).

"As even the New Catholic Encyclopedia, quoted from earlier, acknowledges: “The majority of New Testament texts reveal God’s spirit as something, not someone; this is especially seen in the parallelism between the spirit and the power of God..."

Ratings and reviews

Elohim is plural not singular. Genesis 1:26. stop teaching your human ideas and teach the uncomprendable One. if you can comprehend God then congratulations. you fail to comprehend at all. thisnis so angering. i want to cuss my head off to u ppl. srry but your in for a awful experience thinking your teaching right. have mercy LORD God almighty. revelations. geez ppl wake up

"This guy told me that his friend heard that the bible claims a trinity god. The bible is too boring to read, so I wouldn't know." 100% peeping Tom + 100% love child of Pantera + 100% creepy spirit thing that impregnated Mary in her sleep = 300% crap. I haven't read the book, but some of these comments are priceless. The trinity IS extra-biblical, for all you solo scriptura types! They just swiped it from a Zoroasterian concept. Of course, most of Christianity is "borrowed."

All knowledge is good. It's what you do with it, is what matters. Humans are spoiled brats, who got a hold of GOD'S knowledge and have been trying to deal with it ever since. My2¢

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