The Doctrine of the Trinity - Church of God (7th Day)

1 Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture historians and it may be an easily verified quotations are from the King James idea of a Trinity or a triune God is not Version. foreign to most of the pagan religions. One can only wonder how one cannot The subject of the true sonship of God, question the Trinity Doctrine knowing and the relation existing between Jesus such a fact. Christendom, ignoring the and God, has long been a question of Scriptures, borrowed a lot of practices contention. A lack of definite knowledge and beliefs from already existing pagan of the true Word of God is always religions. responsible for a wrong understanding of this most vital subject. The concept of a triune God then became the teaching of the Trinity in the It is believed that the ancient early Roman Catholic Church and was, Babylonians and Assyrians were the first in its early development, one of the main people to formulate a Trinity . This points of Doctrine to be discussed at the Doctrine of influence was also found in Egypt, Greece, and Rome in the centuries infamous Council of Nicaea held in 325.

2 Later on, and as the Doctrine preceding and surrounding Jesus continued to develop after the Council the Trinity Christ's birth. of Nicaea, the Trinity of Papal Rome became eventually known as God the In his book written in 1992 and titled Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Egyptian Religion, Siegfried Morenz Spirit. Although in details they may differ, wrote: The Trinity was a major most Christian denominations today hold preoccupation of Egyptian theologians to some form of the Trinity Doctrine . and he goes on to add Three gods are Mind you, there is no Trinity mentioned combined and treated as a single being, in the Bible. addressed in the singular. In this way the spiritual force of Egyptian religion shows The Roman Catholic Church has picked a direct link with Christian theology . up many of the Babylonian mysteries. The Doctrine of the Trinity is such a In this tract, we won't go into great teaching. These Babylonian teachings length to prove the pagan origin of the flowed into many of the pagan religions Trinity , as it is a well proven fact among and are also in so-called Christian -2- -3- religions to this very day.

3 The Papacy the time of the rise of the papal power, God states that Arius was a successful has in some of its churches, as for and the Roman Catholic Church was minister and that he was greatly instance, in the monastery of the responsible for the plucking up of these admired for his personal purity as well Trinitarians of Madrid, an image of the three horns, or kings. The last one to be as for his preaching (page 53). triune god, with three heads on one body. overcome by Rome, in connection with How can such an abomination be the Church , was the Ostrogoth kingdom, It is known that Arius did preach, as reconciled with the two first in the year 538 These kingdoms stated in Richard Rubinstein's book, commandments contained in Exodus 20? are spoken of in history as the Arian that "There was when he (Jesus) was Thou shalt have no other gods before kingdoms, deriving their name Arian . not, meaning that he was not eternal, me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any from Arius, a noted theologian and profound teacher of his day.

4 His point of like God. Rather than asserting that graven image, or any likeness of any contention with the apostate Church of Jesus was divine by nature, Arius thing that is in heaven above, or that his time was the Doctrine of the sonship emphasized that he had earned his is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. (Exodus of Jesus, the first step toward what was adoption as Son and his promotion 20:3-4). to become known as the Trinity . It is to divine status through moral growth worth noting that the Doctrine of the and obedience to God. The priest did The prophet Daniel, in chapter seven, Trinity led to abominations such as the accept the idea, current throughout told us of coming events, illustrating them Catholic teaching that Mary is the the East, that Christ was preexistent by a beast with ten horns, and there was Mother of God, and that Jesus was God - that God had conceived him before another little horn that came up among upon earth.

5 Time began and used him to create the the ten, plucking up three of the former universe (page 53). Arius professed, horns by the roots. The angel, in giving Arius on the Trinity in accord with the Scriptures: that the the interpretation, said, Thus he said, Father and the Son are two distinct The fourth beast shall be the fourth Arius believed the Scriptures, which do individuals; that the Father alone is God kingdom upon earth .. And the ten not teach the Trinity . This should be the in the proper sense; that Jesus was horns out of this kingdom are ten kings belief of every Christian and well created and as such cannot be the that shall arise: and another shall rise informed person. We cannot deny the Almighty God. For such a belief, Arius after them .. and he shall subdue three infallible Word of God, and at the was excommunicated and banished to kings (Daniel 7:23-24). mouth of two or three witnesses , the Alexandria, the city were he was LORD says, every word must be preaching as a minister.

6 In a letter to one History responds to this prophetic call, confirmed. of his powerful friends and most fervent and everyone familiar with the past knows the Roman Kingdom to be the one supporters, Bishop Eusebius of Richard Rubinstein in his book written Nicomedia, in which he was criticizing represented by this ten horned beast. The in 1999 and titled When Jesus Became his persecutors for teaching that as the ten kingdoms of Rome existed down to -4- -5- -6- Father is, so is the Son , Arius wrote: testimony concerning Jesus Christ was The three Arian Kingdoms stood behind We are persecuted because we say termed as Arianism. It prevailed for a Arius and were defenders of the true that the Son had a beginning, but that long time against the opposition of faith on the Trinity , viz., that Jesus is just God was without beginning. That is worldly bishops and the emperor who what the Scriptures declare Him to be, really the cause of our persecution; were at the start of what is known and no more, viz.

7 , The Son of God, . and likewise, because we say that He nowadays as the Roman Catholic conceived of the Holy Ghost, born of is created from nothing. And this we Church . Catholicism was born at this the Virgin Mary, the Lamb of God, say because He is neither part of first ecumenical council. Each council sacrificed on Calvary for the sins of the God, nor of any subjacent matter. For held thereafter was held in creating whole world. It is a self-evident fact that this we are persecuted; the rest you another false Doctrine and creed Arius and the Arian kingdoms were on know (Quasten, Patrology, 1950). favoring tradition, truth, and making up the right of this contention, and that they ideologies contrary to the Word of God. taught the truth on the subject under In Nicaea, 325 , Arius and his consideration. The opposing power supporters were finally expelled for The Catholic Church which Daniel said would think to change refusing the new creed and rules. on the Trinity times and laws and to wear out the Others, because of fear signed, but had saints of the Most High, began their their tongues in their cheeks.

8 Arius was The Roman Catholic Church bitterly persecution with Arius who died banished by Constantine. But not all was opposed the teaching of Arius and as a poisoned by his opponents because he settled, by any means. Arius had many result of this contention the three horns, dared to oppose them on the question supporters and there were great or kingdoms, known as the Arian of the Trinity . numbers of saints that refused to accept kingdoms, were rooted up. The Catholic anything but the Holy Scriptures. They Church taught that the virgin Mary was More than one hundred texts in the New knew that the ideas purported at the the mother of God, that Jesus was Testament speak definitely of Jesus Council of Nicaea were totally contrary actually God upon earth, and while on being the Son of God. On the occasion to the Bible and what the Bible set forth. earth was somewhat absent from of His baptism, the Father in heaven They held their ground and some of the heaven. According to this same Church , spoke, saying, This is my beloved ministers after returning home changed when Jesus ascended back to heaven, Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear their minds and were sorry that they had Peter took His place on earth, and thus ye him (Matthew 17:5).

9 When Jesus signed the Nicene Creed. These people began the succession of popes from St. ascended to heaven, we learn from Mark continued earnestly to contend for Peter onwards. The popes claim to that He sat on the right hand of the faith that was once delivered to represent God on earth. Hence, the God (Mark 16:19). The vision given the saints (Jude 3). Catholics, all along in every period, our beloved Stephen, at the event of his Thence acceptance of the Scriptural considered the pope God. death as a martyr, cannot be doubted -7- -8- -9- by the mind held in tune by the blessed The Oneness of at Exodus 3, the beginning of the Holy Spirit. He exclaimed: Behold, I God and Jesus chapter. We learn in verse 2 that the see the heavens opened, and the Son angel of the LORD appeared unto of man standing on the right hand of In the beginning, when God set forth the him [Moses] in a flame of fire out of God' (Acts 7:56). The foregoing marriage institution and declared the the midst of a bush.

10 Then in verse 4, Scriptures were some of the main ones relationship that should exist between we read: God called unto him out of used by Arius against his opponents in the two, the husband and the wife, He the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, setting forth his contention on the deity said, And they shall be one flesh. Moses . Was it really God speaking to of Jesus. This dear Brother believed in The same conditions of oneness existing Moses? No, it was the angel of the the power and influence of the Holy between the Father and Son are LORD speaking on behalf of God as Spirit, and in the true Sabbath. He was declared to exist between man and wife. confirmed in Acts 7:35. Another indeed led by Heaven, and obtained They are to be one in purpose, one in Scripture should help to better boldness to stand against the powers object, and harmony and unity should understand passages in which Jesus is that were arrayed against God's truth. exist between them. God, the heavenly seemingly declared to be God.