RINITY, BUALITY, OR @NENESS?
An enlightening scripturally based article explaining the much misunderstood relationship that exists between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
by Jacob O. Meyer RINITY, DUAI,ITY, OR ONENESS?
by Jacob O. Meyer
T,, (.( )nrprt,herirl the nressirge of trinity fs one supreme being, er- bear reeord in heatsen, the Father, the t he Ililllr, Ilt( )l'(, t holotrgh lr'. ( )n(, is tinq in three persons, all equal Word, and the Holg [spiritl; and these tttust initiirllr- olrtrrin rr goorl unrlt,r.- in rank and in eternity, hauing lhree are one. And there are three that strrnrling of' tht, t,xisting rt,littionshilr the same substance and yet being bear wilness in earth, the Spirit, and the l)r,t\\'t,t,n tltt, IX,t's()ns in tltt, sl)t.ir.it tritl three separate persons, but ualer, and the blood; and these three agree firrn i l..,' of' the )lrr.jestv olt tligh. united in one G-dhead. in une." Ont, r,1' the Irirsir. tenets tltught In' The bettel Ilible eno,clopedius The translation from the Aramaic r)r,111inirl ('hrist ilrnitv is tht, trinitr'. irrlnrit that no Old Testanrent Peshitta Version renders 1 .John Tiit, ('hristiirn rt,ligion is lrirserl I)r.t,- I)itssrrge crrn be found that lt'ill Jl:7-ll this way. "And the Spirit testifies rlonrinrrntlv Lllx)n rr firrn lrt,lit,f in .justif'r'the clor:trine of the trinit-l'. that lhat uery Spiril is truth. And there this rlot'tt'ittt' \litt'ty gt'oLll)s ttiitke In ftrct, t]rev irlso freell' adnrit to ar ore lhree lhal bear wilness, the Spiril and this one (lo,:trine ir TEST of'fell,ru'- rlerrlth of ntuterial in the New lhe ualer and bktod; and lhese lhree are sh i p. I f \'oLl bt,l ieve t he teitch i ng of 'l'estrunent that rvould (:onfirnt this nne." Obviously, there is a great the trinit)', \'( )u iu'e ir(.(,eptt,rl. If 'fhev rlot'trine. rrckno\\'ledge that d ifference between the translation \'( )u rlistr\'( )\\' t h is doct rinr,, \'( )Ll ir r.e there is no Scrilttnre that plainly rupperrring in the King James text rejected irrtrl lirllelt,rl irs rr cultist. rlescrilles ol'defines the trinit)'. Yet, rtrrcl that of the Peshitta Aramaic It is ir sub.ject highll't.hiu'!{e(l u'ith thev cling tenrrciouslv to the clrr- version. How can this be explained? elltotiorr. ilut (.rrn the trinitr' lrc trine rrnrl insist utr)olt its necessit.v. I)t'( )\'en frorrr t ht, \\'orrl'l It is Greek Text FollotDs Peshitta inrpet'irtil'e tlrrrt \r'€, r,xirrnir-rt, the A Dubious Proof Text sub.ject thoroughlr', so thrrt n'e (.irn Let us go further and examine stattd oll the solid founrlirt ion of The onlv Scripture in the entir.e the Greek text of 1 John I-r:7-8. It sou nd cloct ri ne. Authorized Version of the Bible reads: "For lhere are lhree whieh testify; thrrt superficially irl)pears to support the Spiril, TrinitU Proaen [Jnseriptural and lhe ualer, and the blood; the triniturirrn rlrrctrine is l John and the lhree are of une." (Benjamin i-r:7-l{. The doc:trine of the trinitl. has In the K ing .lumes text this Wilson trunslution.) See also the been defined us ftrllou's : The hoty pttssag(,t'eitds, "For lhere ore lhree rhat Scholarly Greek New Testament.
O Copyright 1983 Assemblies of Yahweh, Bethel, PA 19507, All Rights Reserved The last clause in the Greek text Yahweh? Or who has been his eounselor? nlan. The reason why such vital literally reads, "And the three for Or who has first gioen lo him, and il shall importunce is attached to a name is the one are." be reeompensed to him again? For of him, that we ma.y receive everlasting life The basic thought that emerges and through him, and lo him, are all only through calling upon (asking from a careful perusal of the Greek things. To him be lhe glory lo lhe ages. for it from) the Being whose Name text reveals that the Spirit and the Amen-" Let us alsrl remember merrns everlasting existence. With- water and the blood unite in their Ephesians 3: 14- 15: "For this eouse I out this distinct characteristic mani- witness to the plan of salvation bow mA knees to the Falher, from uhom fest in the Nume of the Mighty One revealed in Yahshua the Messiah eaerA family in heaoen and on earlh i,s we worship, we would never receive our Redeemer. named" the blessing of everlasting life in the If you are interested in a further Kingdorn of Yahweh nor would we The Son Subordinate confirmation of the veracity of what Is be adopted into the family of the was stated heretofrlre, see any of the Yahshua the Messiah is the only Most High. How can rrnv other than more recent translations of the New begotten sc)n of the Heavenly Father the true Mighty One give eternal life Testament, such as the Revised Yahweh. Notice carefully what we to rt human being? "Fur att the elohim Standard Version, The New Inter- read in John 1:14 , "And the word of lhe peoples are idols; Bul Yahueh made national Version and The New beeame flesh, and labernacled among us lhe heal.'en$." (Psalm 96:I-r) Pletrse English Bible. (and.De beheld his glory, glory cs of lhe confirm this for vourself irnmediate- Origin of Ttinity only begotten from the Fother), full of ly in,loel 2:32, Acts'2:21, und graee and truth." The Word, the Rrxnans I0: 1jl. The average student of the Bible dabar, the me'mr a, who became the If you hrtve never reud our book has undoubtedly never studied deep- Messiah of Israel revealed in human presenting bihlical und reseurc'h ly enough to know that ancient form was the only begotten son of facts to suhstant iate the Sucrerl pagan mythologies are replete with the Father. Names drx:trine, write in frlr it trinities. In ancient Egyptian wor- The term "only begotten Son" is immediatelr,. This helpful work ties ship there were three trinitarian found also in 1 ,Iohn 4:9. "rn this ua$ together the vital inforrnution on deity groups. The most prominent the looe of Yahweh manifested in u{t, thal this dynamic subject. It is free triad was Osiris, Isis, and Horus. Yahweh has sent his only begollen Son into when vou write to: (Some authorities say that it was the world that we might lioe through him." Isis, Horus and Seb.) Generally Do you grasp the importrrnce of these took the form of a father, harmonizing all of these Scriptures? The Assemblies of Yahweh mother, and child (son) combination They reveal that the Father is P.0. Box C in the traditional, mythological supreme in the universe, the great Bethel, PA 19507 mighty ones family. first cause of ALL. The Almiehty The plethora of mythological Heavenly F'ather has existed eternal- The true Nurne of t he N,Iessirrh family triads in pagan religions can ly. He had no origin the human incrlrprlrutes the 1)rrct ir., itbbrevilrted ultimately be traced to an origin in mind can understand, but He has form of the Ileavt,nlv I,'rttlter"s Nrrnre Babylon, Genesis 10:8-12. Nimrod, always existed. Eternity cannot be rvith rr wol'cl that defines the, ntissiorr his wife-mother Semiramis and their comprehended by the mind of man. He c:rrlne to perfrrrnr. This ('onrbinrr- son Tammuz-this corrupt worship The true definition of His reveal- tion wrlrd that He uses as His Nanre marked the beginning of false mes- ed, personal Name is seen as being reflects u,Itut He u,i l l do for t hose siah worship abounding today in derived from the Hebrew verb of who rvitnt salvitt ion. Therefore, \r,e churchianity. The true Messiah of existence-hayah. The Name Yah- read in Achs 4:12, "And in rumc ttther is Israel is uerA unlike the one which weh represents the imperfect frlrm there solaalion: fo, neither fs there onll worships. churchianity teaches and of that verb. But, it is employed by other nam e under h e uuen, t hat fs gi t:en proper The Father is Supreme the Almighty as a noun: am.ong men, in uthi,:h ue musl he saued." Yahweh. Therefore, the Name It is only through the Nanre of the Thorough study of the Bible Yahweh means "to exist forever" or Messiah, Yahshua, meaning Yahweh shows that the Almighty Father "one who has self-existence and is salvation, thut we ntu)' receive stands at the head of everything. eternal life." th is great blessing of ever'lasting I ife. We see this concept quite clearly in To digress briefly, eonsider that This Name is exclusive where sarl- 1 Corinthians 8:6. "Yet to us there is the Bible teaches the vital import- vation is concerned. one Elohim, the Falher, of whom are all ance that we know, use, and call Please see rrn explunation of the things, and rxe to him..." Practically upon the Name-YAHWEH-which meaning of Messiah's Name in the same thing is found in another was revealed as the exclusive Matthew l:21 (He [Yahwehl, shall one of Paul's letters, Romans 11:34- appellative of our Heavenly save His preople flsraelJ from their 36. "For who has known the mind of Father in His inspired Word to sins). this statement. If Yahshua the that Yahshua fs the creator and Yahshua, the First Creation Messiah was Yahweh's first or that He was brought into existence be- of Yahweh original creation, then He was creat- fore anything else, as the only be- ed somewhere in eternity, before gotten Son of Yahweh. In Revelation 3:14 Yahshua time came into existence. As we As we compare Genesis 1:1 with makes a striking declaration to the have already learned, He was the Colossians 1, we observe amazing Luodicean assemblv. We read there, first and only begotten Son of Yah- harmony. Elohim (a masculine plur- "These lhings salls lhe Amen, the faithful rveh, begotten through a creation. al word), a family composed of and lrue witness, the be ginning of the (How does a spirit being reproduce several spirit beinpp working in uni- creotion of El." himselfl Not through a carnal ty, did the creating. We can see Consider carefully the last phrase sexual act. He creates, or as he is from John l:l-2 that the Word was rrf this sentence: "the beginning of doing now in the case of humans, he the creator and that the Word the ereation of EL" The word recreates a saint from a sinner (formerly Spirit) became flesh. beginning translates the Greek word through experience.) Yahshua the Messiah is known as arche. This identical word also Before time began or any con- the Word (logos, mernro. dabar) of appears in John 1:1. The same word cept of measuring time as we know Yahweh. Please note carefully Rev- is emploved in the Septuagint of it was brought into existence-such elation 19:13, "And he r's amayed in a Genesis 1:1. The Greek word arche as through the rotation of the earth garment dipped in blood. and His name is merrns the beginning or the first, around the sun or the movement of called the lVord (logod of Yahweh." prime-as the word with the in the heavenly bodies in their assigned Yahshua was the Being acknowledg- which most familiar, of us are courses-Yahshua the Messiah was ed as the Word of Yahweh. archangel. The word archangel created. mezrns f prime, Yahshua the irst, or the the Notice again the important de the Messiah, Yah- first or the leading angel. weh's Spokesman scription of the relationship between Therefore. Yahshua the Messiah the Father and Son found in Paul's The Greek word logos has the ,,n,nnts us to understand that He was epistle, Colossians 1. Verse 15 shows connotation of spokesman. The the first. primary or the beginning that Yahshua is the firstborn of all words that are used in Aramaic of the creation of Yahweh. This is creation. Verse 16 continues with (memra) and in Hebrew (dabar) also in total hal'monv with what the the thought: "For in him were all things mean the usordn or more specifically renruincler of the Bible says. Yah- ereated" in the heaaens and upon the earth, in some instances the one usho ll'eh created H is Son first, before things aisible and things inoisible, whether speaks the usord of another. It is doing anvthing else. Yahshua form- thrones or dominions or principalities or of vital importance to remember ed the beginning of Yahweh's plan powers; all things have been created through him, that no human being has euer had of sir l vir t ion . and to him." This verse could not direct contact in any way with the ponder the implications of Let us be more lucid, could it? It tells us Almighty Heavenly Father. The only begotten Son has declared the Father, John 1:18. He served as the Father's representative to bring heaven's plan of salvation to man. The Son spoke the Father's words to mankind. This representation of the Yahshua the Messiah stated this quite plainly Trinity fs from Number 47 of concept when He said in John 5:37, "You haae neither heard Die Gartenlaube, for 1882, published at Leipsic, GermanA. his lthe Father Yahweh'sl aoiee at anA time, nor seen his fornl" The voice that It u)as copied from an oil paint- spoke to human beings in Old Testa- ing, uhich had been taken from a conaent in louter ltaly ment times obviously must then have been the voice of the logos, the during the reuolutioa and u)as ex,hibited at a hotel in Salerno. lVord. The appearance to Israel of being called Yahweh on n fs undoubtedly the work of a a Elohim pious monk, and probably Mt. Sinai was this Word Yahweh's date s from the thirteenth Spokesman and intermediary who is century described in various places in the Scriptures. (Have you read our series of in-depth articles published in booklet form, entitled The Spokesman? If not, write in and what we have previously read in the request the booklet. It is free for book of John. "No man has seen the asking. Yahweh (the Father) at anA time". Nou, Please note Deuteronomy 4:12 in The Holy Spirit harmonize this thought with John this context, yahweh ,,phitip "And spoke to gou chapter 14:8-11. saas to him, you the dy- out of the heard the voice words, is octiae, fire.' of Dzl Rabbi, show zs the Father, and it suffices Aou sau no form; only you heard a nomic force of both rrs. Yahshua sa4s to him, Haae I been so voice. And he declared you his to long time with Uou, and do Aou not know covenant, which he commanded you Father and Son nte, Philip? He that has seen me has seen to perform, even the command- ten the Father; how saA Uou, Show us the ments; and he wrote emanating from them upon two Father? Do Aou not belieae that I am in tables of stone." Emphosfs ours) the heoaens and lhe Father, and the Father in me? The It is quite plain that the Israelites words that I say to Aou I speak nol from heard the voice of Yahweh yet and coming to liae myself: but the Fother remaining in me Yahshua the Messiah Himself tells does his toork$. Belieoe me that I am in us that people tt)ithin the heorfs the of the Most the Father, and the Father in me: or else HiSh have neyer heard the Father's of the human belieae me for the aery works' sake." voice at any time, nor seen His It was Yahshua the Messiah who shape. familu. revealed the Father to the human The Son as fntermediary family. No man has seen the Father at any time, but it is the Son ,,No Notice again John 1:18, man (the Word, the logos, dabar, rl€mra) has seen Yahweh at anA time; the only This entire concept is quite sig- who revealed the Father to His begotten Soa who is in the bosom of the nificant because when we achieve a preople. Yahshua's mission was to Father, he has deelared him." Do you correct understanding of the rela- represent the Father to His spirit- see it plainly right there before your tionship of the Father to the Son, begotten people. own eyes? The Only Begotten Son, greater understanding of the Scrip- who is in the bosom of the Father, tures and the plan of salvation more Two Yahu)ehs Appear in the has declared the Father. He is the clearly emerges. We must bear Old Testament one who came in the Name of (bV these candid Scriptures in mind and Shrrcking irs the above subheading the authority of, as well as using harmonize them into the doctrines might apfreur to those who have His Name) Yahweh to reveal the we believe. We cannot reject any been educ:ated in the t raclitional Father to His people. He was the Scripture in the Bible that bears interpretution of the Bible, it is logos, the Word, the spokesman. upon a doctrine. Neither can we absolutely true. F or proof, tu r.n to He was the intermediary and now explain away any Scripture that Genesis 19.24. "Then yahueh rained has become our Melchisedec, His opposes what we believe. We must upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimslone Priest, Psalm 110. humbly submit ourselves to the and fire from Yahweh out of heal,en." When Moses was the intermedi- plain, dogmatic teaching of the in- Clearly described here are two ary between Yahweh and Israel he fallible Word. Yahwehs. One Yahweh wrm in had re6plar; close personal contact heaven, the Heavenly F fsrael's Elders saw Elohim ather Yah- with Elohim. Turn to Exodus chap weh that has never been seen b.v any ,,And ter 33 and read verse 11: I€t us turn now to Exodus human eyes and who has never had Yahweh spoke to Moses faee to faee, a$ a 24:9-ll. contact with the human rurce. man speaks to his friend . . ." How "Then Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and The second Yahweh wus on earth. perfectly plain is this statement. Abihu went up, and seoenly of the elders of This second Yahweh appeared to Yahweh spoke unto Moses face to Israel: and they sotl the Elohim of lpraeh Abt'aham us he strt undel' the oak of (the face Hebrew says panim el and there ua$ under ftis feet a$ it tDere a Mamre, Genesis ltt: 1. In Genesis panim, literally faces to faces). Just paaed work of sapphire slone, and as. il 18:22-23, we find the account of as a man speaks to his friend face to were lhe aerA heaoen for elearness. And Abnrham pleading with Yahweh to face, so Moses spoke to Yahweh and upon the nobles of the children of Israel he exempt his nephew Lot from judg- Yahweh spoke to Moses. Notice also laid not his han& and they beheld Ebhim, ment and destruction. It was this ,,Ma verse 14 where Moses is told , and ate and drank." Yahweh (the one on earth), who presenee shatl go with you." The word Do you observe how this passage rained down destruction, fire, and presence in the Hebre w is panaA clearly confirms that Moses, along brimstone as judgment for sin upon meaning faces. The form of the one with the family of Aaron and the Sodom and Gomorrah-from the who served as the intermediary seventy elders, actually and quite Yahweh who remained in heaven. would direct the ways of Israel. literally saw Elohim? Remember This Yahweh formed the second part of the Elohim firnrilr' (Fllohinr is u the plurality (two persons) of the masculine plural n.ord.) The Yah- Deuteronomu 6:4 Majestv on High. rn,eh 'ur'lto 1'r )o trtc'ted peoltle was not proaides The ustounding fact is that all of the Father becruse no one hrts ever. another il- these Scriptures harmonize the truth seen Hinr or' heurd His voice. lustration of how o of this doctrine. Yahweh is indeed The KeU Word-Elohim one, n unitv, although this Name return to the origi- wrrs used by more than one being. ('onfusion has entered into Old nal text (as closelU Elohim is a collective noun, Iike the Testitnlent interpretittion sinrltlv be- English words family, herd, flock, ciruse t he people ir.ssunrecl thirt ther.e as possible), pro- class, schooL The word Elohim is \\'as onl\' one Yirhu'elr. I.llohirn is plural, similar to the English word one in purpose. but not one in aides ueru real an- family, and requires a singular verb, person. Pt'ovet'bs ll0. \'el'se 1, r.e- just like family does. l'errls thrtt in the ()ld Testirnrent lloth swers, so thot a Several members of the family the F irther itnd the Son bol'e the harmonu of all of compose one unit working under one srrllre nirnle. Th is nirme \\,as Yah- family name. Such is the true weh. the,Scriptures bear- doctrine of the Majesty on High in \\:hen(,\'el' t he A ngel of Yirhrn'eh the Bible. There are two members in the ( )ld Testirr-r.lent lvirs asked trr ing upon doctrinal of the heavenly spiritual family-the l'eveir l H is Nitme. never obl iged. [{e problems tDill Father and the Son. They are He ustrirllv rrnsu'el'(,cl clttestions re- Elohim (plural), yet they work to- lirt ing to H is Nitrrre lvith unotlrer' present a so lution. gether as one, in unity and purpose, rlue,stion. This is dentonstnrted rluite to accomplish their goals. The one cleitt'lv in .ltrdge,s 1:]: l7 ll{. Name, family Name, is Yahweh. \\'he,n ,lir(','h irske,rl t he sitnte q ues- cruse of the initial word in the See Ephesians 3:14-15. tion in (icr sis.l2:21). he re(.eil,ed rr pussage. The King James text The true people of the Most High rltrest ion in rr,plv f'l'ollt the Angel of t'ettds: "Hea1 O Israek [Yahwehl our Gd today are called by that unique Yirltu'elt. These 1rco1lle kne'uv that i.s une [Yahwehl." The King James Name. We are members of a tlrer' \\'(,I'e in ('ontitct u'ith Elohim. trrrnslutors rendered the word Elu functioning body called the Assem- ,lirt'ol) r'itlled the nirnte of the pltrce him irs G-d, singular. That is a blies of Yahweh. We are gath- Peniel. r]reir n ing th t .f ace of El. [{e glirring error. The word Elohim is a ered or called out of the nations t'eirlizerl thirt }tt, \\':rs not in contact mrrsculine plural word, not sinpSu- (and churches) of the world. We u'ith the Alrnightv F'ather', but u,itlr lar. Those Bible students who have have come out of the confusion of t he t,tn issir n' f'r'onr ht,:r1 ('n, Yrrhslttrrt. never progressed beyond the English this Babylonish system. We have Isitiirh (i:l:1). fl'ont the Hebl'e\A'text. translation have allowed such erro- made our exodus from churchianity t'leitt'lv t'eveirls thirt the Angel of neous translations to corrupt the in turmoil and confusion through \':rhlvelt \\'irs the fir('e of Fllohirn. "In doctrines they believe. The Jews do clinging to false doctrine. We are all lhcir affliclion he rro.s afflicled, and lhe not wish to acknowledge the Mes- the Assemblies of Yahweh, called by angel ti his pres(nc( sared lhem: in his siah, und therefore they explain His Name as we do His will, unified Ittre and in his pilA he redeemcd lhem, and rrw?rv the duality of the Majesty on through the Name which He has carried t hem att I hc days of old." The High although it continually con- bestowed upon us. one lvhr ) appeir red to Isnrel wirs not fronLs them in the Hebrew text. The Holy Spirit the Alnrightl' Father Yahweh, but Now translate Deuteronomy 6:4 as the second nlenrber of the Elohim follows: "Hear Oh Israek Yahweh our The term translated Holy Spirit, familr'. It wirs the pl'e-existent Elohim (plural) is one (a unitil Yahueh." found in the Old Testament Hebrew Yahshua known in the Old Testa- Deuteronomy 6:4 provides another text, is ha ruach ha kodesh. In the mettt rrs Yahu'elt becuuse He spoke illustration of how a return to the New Testament Greek text it is the F'uther's words whr) wrrs the face original text (as closely as possible), pneurna hagion. of EI, the angel who hud visible provides very real answers, so that a Because of erroneous translations communic:ution with the people. hurmonv of all of the Scriptures in the New Testament, which were bearing upon doctrinal problems will done by translators who wanted to The Word Elohim present u solution. retain the false, pagan of Prooides Answers doctrine The word G-d (singular) in this the trinity, the truth of the Majesty Deuteronomy 6:4 has confused passage has been translated from the on HiSh has been obscured. Today some people, including the ,Iews. word Elohim (plural). Standing that truth is again revealed by This is the renowned passage of here in the text is the construct returning to the original texts which Scripture known as the Shema' be- plural of the word, hence it proyeg hold the secrets of sound doctrine. In the Old Testament, the word nolion of diuine triods." ruach cannot be construed as a Apparentlv, the only place in the pel'son. It is a force. It is invisible. Bible where a trinity appears named It is like wind, because it can be felt is related to the worship of Baal . 2 or experienced, but not seen. It is Kings 4:42 pnrvides the citation: intelligence, mentality, life. It never' "And a man came from Baql-shalishah, and portrays a person, however. It is brought lhe man of Elohim bread of the Yahweh's personality, but not His first-fruils, twenty leaues of barleg, and actual person dwelling in the hearts fresh eors of grain in lris saek. And he and lives of His True Worshipers. said, gice to the people, lhat lheg mall The New Testament usage is sim- eat." The tet'ttr shalishah ITletIns ilar because the term pneuma three. Consequentlv, u)e find a hagion mezrns power from on high. trinitarian Baal! It has been translated correctly in Baal was depicted with symbols Luke 24:49. "And behold, I send forth of the trinity. Since he was a the promise of my Father upon Aou: but mightv one Iidoll who was influ- The accompanying cut of a stay in the eity, until be clothed ential in agricultut'e, the trinity of Uou Aou diuinity, lilorshiped among the with power from on high." eat'th, sun, rtncl wrttet' were wot'shi1> pagans of Siberio, is taken a Where the masculine pronoun from ed by his udherents. Such is one of medal in the Imperial Cabinet of appears in the King James version the bases for the trinity' lrclief. St. Petersburg. relative (for to the Holy Spirit The Ttuth of the Matter example John 14.26), the one who translated the book of .Iohn from the In sLulln)al'\', thele is rr F'rrther original Semitic tongue into Greek represents a maternatl aspect, ()ala- vu'hr) existed in etern it.l'. H is Nunte merely continued the form of the tians 4:26). is Yahweh. When He creuted His standard Semitic verb. In Hebrew Rather, sound doctrine reveerls Son in eternitv (before time existed), the basic verbal system incorporates there is a Father who brought all the Son used the Futher's Nitnre. the gender and number of the sub- things into eristence through the rr('t He cttme in His F.uther"s Nirnte to ject along with the tense into the of creution by His only begotten repl'esent the Most High by perfornr- same word. Son. The Holy Spirit is the active, ing rrn eurthlv ministrr,. When []e Since the Holy Spirit is a dynam- dvnamic force of both Father nnd spoke to Israel as the Wrlrd, thev ic Spirit of Power, it would have Son emanating from the heavens russumed it wirs the Father slx,uking. required a mascltline verb. In the and coming to live within the hearts When Yahshuu the Messiah Hinrself Hebrew Lexicon by William Holla- of the human familv. This forc:e declrtt'ed that no (,i)€ had ever seer-r doA where he defines the word causes the True Worsh ipers to take or hearcl the Father, He nreunt that ruach, the author states that it is on the personality of the Heaven l.y the on lv begotten Son in the boson'r sometimes used with either the mas- family. Notice also John 6:63. "It is of the F ather harl declitred the culine or feminine gender verb or the spirit thot giaes life; the flesh profits Alrnightv F ather to His peoltle. suffix. The Hebrew does not huve rr nothing: the uvrds thal I haae spoken lo These two beings hur,'e ir spirit, l neuter pronoun; therefore, neither lluu ore spiril, and are life." mind. intelligence, or force u'hich is gender not person. personality. This does a neuter appear in any Alarming Statements from but personirlitr' or irttitude bestou'ecl verb. All nouns rrre either mas- Research Material is culine or feminine, but they are upon obed ient people ancl du'ells nevel'neuter'. Therefot'e, the deci- From the Kittel Theological Dic- u,ith in t hei r heurts. S i nce t he rllrr' sion must he nrude in translution tionary of the New Testament, of I'entet'ost the [{olv Spirit }rirs into English whether to use rr per'- Volume III, p. 1011, comes this re- l'rcen ft'eelv given to those who obev ,1: sonrtl or rr neuter pl'onoun. verlling sttttement'. "perhaps the reeol- H inr, ,\ ('ts 1 2. When we understand this, so leelion of lhe many lriads [triniliesl of the It is cleat' there is no trinitv manv of the c:ontrr)versial prlssrrges surrounding polytheislic uorld eonlributed taught hl'the [Jible. but there is rr in the Scriptures are easily explain- trt the formalion of these threehld fttrmu- dualitv of persons in the Majesty on ed. It is very clear that the Holy loe." A note (number 2lt8) at the High-the F'ather zrnd the Son-u,ho Spirit is not rr person, but rr force. bottom of the puge frrr further ex- hirve u pouerful Spirit. This Holv The l{ol.v Spirit is not the Son, rLS planat ion reads, "Triadie ktrmulae in S1;irit has been given to the peoltle we find in the pagrn nrythological lhe lVeu lestament coller failh, loue, and of the Most High and leads them fam ilies, nol' clrrcs the, fam ily of hope os u,ell as lhe Falher, Son, and Spirit. into paths of rightet)usness, Llntil Yahweh have u futher and nrother Triads u:ere olso fawtred in Judaism, and thev ru'e changed into MessiAh's (except us the Holv C itl, rrbove lhey uere basieally independenl of lhe likeness irt His Second Corning. I THE DEATH OF THE MESSIAH
The sArnbol of Christianity fs it on a CfOSS the cross. Christian ministers dogmaticallU teach that the cross u)as the instrument on uhich the Messiah u)as put to death. But, uthat does the Bible really teach concerning this ancient pagan sAmbol? Was the Messiah put to a Tree? death on a cross or on an upright stake ?
by Jacob O. Meyer
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