Mike Owens
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Albion Mi 49224
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I believe in the One Ever Living, Eternal God: infinite in power, holy in nature, attributes and purpose; and possessing absolute, indivisible deity. This One True God has revealed Himself in separate and distinct forms as Father in authority, as Son in redemption and as the Holy Spirit in power; three separate and distinct individuals, originating from the same absolute indivisible essence. This One True God has revealed Himself in separate and distinct forms as Father in authority, as Son in redemption and as the Holy Spirit in power; three separate and distinct individuals, originating from the same absolute indivisible essence.
The One True God took upon Himself the form of a man. This form has always been and will always be. He was born of the virgin Mary (or Miriam), grew up and lived His life as a righteous man, and died on the cross for our sins. This same form of a man was totally man and totally God at the same time.
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. Ps 56:5And the burden of the Lord shall you mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for you have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God. Je 23:36
Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment does never go forth: for the wicked does compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceeds. Ha 1:4
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him has written unto you; as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 2Pe 3:15-16
In a Court of Law, evidence that is needed to convict comes in three forms: physical evidence, a gun, photographs of the crime scene, finger prints; eye-witness testimony and circumstantial evidence. Circumstantial evidence gets its weight as evidence from something called a preponderance of evidence, or so much evidence testifying to the truth of something, to believe otherwise would be preposterous.
What has been learned in this study? Hopefully, I have presented the evidence in such a manner as to show that the most sincere form of flattery is imitation. When this imitation is applied in a negative fashion, the result is termed counterfeit. To be counterfeit means what was done as a copy of the original is now being presented as the original; it is an imitation of what was genuine with the intent to defraud. What must always be remembered though, is that where there is a counterfeit, there must be an original.
If we are to learn to detect counterfeit doctrines, we must first be very familiar with the real doctrines. When it comes to the Trinity doctrine, there are two main views:
1) the Old Testament definitely teaches there is but one God and the teaching of the Trinity is purely contrived from the New Testament by the misuse of Scripture.I have chosen to defend this latter view. This was not just a Christian doctrine, but can be traced through most of the religions in the world today. Many who hold to the Trinity doctrine can not fully grasp this teaching in any other form then to say Yes, there is but one God, but this one God occasionally represents Himself in various forms or manifestations to better convey His message to the people He is talking to. In other words, God is not smart enough to communicate with man on his level without resorting to misleading deception. We, as Christians, can not discard a plain teaching of the Bible just because our limited finite minds can not comprehend it.
2) The Old Testament definitely teaches there is but one God and He has a triune nature. Not three gods working as one, but one God in three distinct personages.I attempted to show that through Ham, every false religious group in existence today originated in Babylon with Nimrod and his mother/wife Semiramis.
Ham, the third son of Noah, whose name means the burnt one, or the burning one, was the father of Cush. Right after the Flood Ham offended his father by going against the righteousness of his father. If the original is flawed, so shall all copies from it be flawed. So it was with Cush, the first son mentioned of Ham, who's name means chaos, and who would ultimately become the god of chaos. Cush, declaring himself a prophet of The Only One and assuming the name of Hermes (which means Son of The Burnt One), became The Interpreter of The Gods. He founded a city in the plains of Shinar, that the people might not be scattered throughout the world. That city was Babyl.
Nimrod, a black man of great stature and immense bodily powers and a charismatic statesman, took this city founded by his father and built it into something great. Eventually his glory as a mighty warrior would become his glory as deified man. Nimrod took as his queen Semiramis, a most beautiful and sensuous woman known for her infidelities and licentiousness. As Nimrod under the name of Kronos would be The Father of The Gods, so Semiramis under the name Rhea would be The Mother of The Gods, creating the Mystery Religions.
After Nimrod was finally killed, his wife Semiramis became pregnant. She proclaimed that Nimrod, known as Kronos The Father of The Gods had willingly given up his own life in atonement for the sins of the people, and the child within her now was none other then Nimrod himself, under the name Ninus or The Seed, come back to life. This is a clear indication that the intent behind Nimrod's imitation was neither sincere nor flattering. His soul intent was to be God himself.
The religion established by Nimrod and his mother/wife Semiramis was centered around The Only One. In the unity of The Only One there were three persons. Though each was separate and distinct in themselves, yet were they together One, their symbol was that of an equilateral triangle; three separate and distinct sides equal in all respects, yet together forming one complete entity. Another of the emblems of this ancient doctrine from Assyria was an old man within a circle resting upon a set of wings and tail of a bird. The old man represented God the Father, The Ancient One. The circle is the hieroglyphic symbol of The Son or The Seed. The wings and tail of the bird is derived from Genesis 1:2, where it is meant as a symbol of the Holy Spirit. It was through this great apostate religion created in Babylon that the character of the Holy Spirit was corrupted into the form of the Queen of Heaven, The Mother of The Gods.
This triune nature of their god can be seen throughout the ancient world. For instance: in Babylon we have Kronos, Rhea, and Ninus; in Egypt we have Isis, Horus and Set; in Rome we have Saturn, Fortuna, and Jupiter; in India we have Isi and Iswara (where it is evident that the son and the husband are one and the same). All of these emanating from The Only One.
Where did this triune nature of their god come from? The answer must be from the originators of the human race, Adam and Eve. God created man in His image. God communed with the man He had created before the fall, and afterwards, identifying Himself in terms which conveyed His triune nature. After the fall of man, this nature of God was passed down to each new generation, finally being corrupted by Nimrod and applied to himself.
The whole of Scripture is God breathed, given by God's inspiration, making it profitable for our learning and instruction, for reproof and correction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, and for training in righteousness or Holy living in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose and action, which aims at increasing our virtue that we may be acceptable to God.
Inspiration in the Bible is far more then a general sense of meaning given to the writers, it carries over to the very words chosen themselves. In many cases very specific words where used in a particular verse to convey a specific meaning, when it was normal to use other words more common to the people.
In the Old Testament Hebrew, the noun and verb must always agree in number and gender. A masculine noun must have a masculine verb, a feminine noun must have a feminine verb, a plural noun must have a plural verb. This is always true, except in the plural nouns used for God. I have shown that 'adonay and 'elohim are both plural words in nature, but are always used with singular verbs, adjectives and pronouns as singular words whenever they are referring to God.
'Adonay always refers to God and appears as such over three hundred times, always translated in the singular. A singular verb shows that it is considered to be a singular noun, even though all translators agree that it is a plural form of 'adon.
'Elohim is the plural form of the word 'eloah. When it is used of other beings, this word is always accompanied by a plural verb. But, when it refers to God, then it is consistently used with singular verbs, singular adjectives and singular pronouns. This particular development of 'elohim is only found in Hebrew, no other Semitic language uses it. Therefore it must be conceded that there must have been a reason for its development, namely that of showing the unity of the One God, yet still allowing for the plurality of separate and distinct individuals in the Godhead.
I have shown that the word 'ehad, unlike our word one, which means singular, has the meaning of unity within a group. There are about eighteen different words used in the Old Testament for one, 'ehad is by far the most frequently used. It comes from a root word closely related to yahad and has the basic meaning to be united, it stresses the unity of something while at the same time allowing for diversity within that unity.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Ge 2:24A unity of one made up of a diversity of members.
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. Ge 11:1This is the passage of the Tower of Babyl were God confounded man's language. Language is singular so the word 'ehad, which is singular is used. Speech is plural so the word 'ahadim is used, which is the plural of 'ehad.Finally, I have shown that the word mal'ak, when referring to the mal'ak 'hovah is in fact the pre-incarnate Christ, or God in the flesh. Mal'ak, which is a word usually translated ambassador, messenger, or angel, was one who was to carry messages to designated parties, was authorized to perform specific duties or commissions for the sender, and to fully represent the sender to those he was sent to. In other words, a symbol of Christ as the Angel of the Lord. This mal'ak 'hovah had the function of intercessor with God on the behalf of man, as does Christ. This mal'ak 'hovah received recognition as God by those whom he had contact with, as does Christ. This mal'ak 'hovah speaks in the first person as God, as does Christ. Since this mal'ak 'hovah is obviously a separate and distinct individual from God, it can be therefore concluded that God is triune in nature.
These four words, 'adonay, 'elohim, 'ehad and mal'ak, are the main support vocabulary used in Old Testament Bible.
Unlike the words used in the Old Testament, the New Testament has no specific words used for God that shows the Triune nature of God. Therefore it was necessary to use a more indirect path to show this teaching. I chose some thirty-nine different words that would indirectly show this triune nature.
I showed over 354 verses throughout the Bible that convey this triune teaching. There are 201 separate references to the Godhead in the Old Testament alone. Though it is true, none of these references directly state this doctrine, it is still implied through what is said and can be reasonably assessed without having to do great maneuvering or twisting. These verses collectively can be seen in two verses:
Let us make man in Our image, ... So God created man in His own image,...God could not paint any clearer a picture of His triune nature then this? God has described Himself throughout Scripture with words that make Him like man. Not to belittle God or to elevate man, but to show what the b'selem 'Elohim is, a triune nature.Man has a physical body, God has a physical body.
Man has a soul, God has a soul.
Man has a spirit, God has a Spirit.There are over 153 separate references to the Godhead in the New Testament. Forty-four of these are general statements such as:
And straightway coming up out of the water, he (John the Baptist) saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him (Christ): And there came a voice from heaven, saying, You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Mk 1:10-11Sixty-two are direct quotes from Christ, the majority occurring in the Gospel of John, such as:
Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Mtt 28:19Another forty-seven give a fair impression to this doctrine, such as:
Therefore (Christ) being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, He has shed forth this, which you now see and hear. Ac 2:33The Bible clearly portrays God as a God of reason. Reason is the mental process that was given to man by God which allows us to proceed in an orderly fashion from a known fact or a principle of some kind to the truth of a totally different fact or principle. What is known from the beginning will effect what is learned at the end. Through analysis we draw out a more complete explanation of what has already been shown to be true. Therefore, what is drawn out in itself is not fact and must be taken in faith to be true. With this much testimony showing a definite teaching that any reasonable person would construe as a triune nature to God, how can we as Christians, who profess to believe the Word of God, do otherwise?
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