The first use of the Latin word "trinitas" or Trinity with reference to God, was discovered in Tertullian's writings in 213 A.D. Tertullian was an “Old Catholic Age” Church Father. He was also the first to use the term "persons" (in a Trinitarian context). (New Catholic Encyclopedia, 1977 Edition, Vol. 13, pg.1,021). The Trinitarian concept was suggested at the Nicaean Council of Churches in 325 A.D. (World Book Encyclopedia, 1984 Edition, Vol. T. p. 363). The Nicene Creed was drafted to clarify the relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As a result of this newly drafted creed, the Trinitarian Doctrine was born and evolved over the following centuries and became a “doctrine of men” which didn’t clarify the oneness of God and the Deity of Christ.
The Trinitarian Doctrine, as it relates to the Nicene Creed, states that there are three separate and distinct persons in the Godhead. These three persons agree in one essence and are considered to be co-equal.
The Nicene Creed was developed when the Roman emperor Constantine convened the council of Catholic fathers in 325 A.D. to get an agreement on doctrine. Therefore the purpose of this Nicaean Council was to help the “Old Catholic Age Churches” understand God’s relationship to Jesus Christ who is also considered to be God. After the Trinitarian doctrine was suggested at the Nicaean Council, this doctrine, over time, became the doctrine of all Christian Churches worldwide.
This new Nicene Creed is an example of what Paul meant when he told us not to be deceived. Paul told us that even if an angel from heaven preached anything other than what was delivered to the saints, let them be accursed. The doctrine of the Trinity has been with us so long, it’s hard for us to believe that it’s not true and that it’s a false doctrine (Galatians 1:6-12, II Thessalonians 2:3).
Satan has deceived the world’s religions by perverting the apostle’s doctrine, the method of salvation, and the baptism in Jesus name, which is the Rock of our salvation. The method of salvation was changed from the original baptism in Jesus name to the titles of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, some time before the Nicaean Council. Baptism in the titles Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Matthew 28:19, was embraced by the Nicaean Council and is practiced in most modern day Trinitarian Churches. This new baptismal formula was a baptism that the Catholic fathers didn’t understand, yet it was adopted as the true gospel of Jesus Christ. The real baptism of the gospel message and the rock of our salvation is in the name of the rock - Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38, Acts 4:12, Acts 19:1-5, Romans 6:3-4, Galatians 3:27, Colossians 2:12).
The reason: They didn’t understand what Jesus said. Read the book of Acts and research baptisms. The Trinitarian teachings of baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost were not carried out in the scriptures. No one was ever baptized in the titles of God - Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. In order to try to get an understanding of a type of Trinitarian concept, one would have to change the meaning of the word Trinity (Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38). Instead of three persons in the meaning, one would have to say three manifestations of one God. Even if we go to this extent, one would still have to understand the oneness of God, realizing that there's only “one Person” of the three manifestations in the Godhead. That person is Jesus Christ. God has always spoken of himself as one Person in flesh and in Spirit - one body (Job 13:7-8, Hebrews 1:3, II Corinthians 5:19, Colossians 1:19, 2:8-9).
In Hebrews 1:1-3, God speaks of himself as “one person” who is the express image of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the brightness of his glory. Three persons in one God is heresy. God never said it and it’s not found anywhere in his Word (Colossians 1:19). God made the heavens and earth by himself – one Person. This great God of heaven and earth is Jesus Christ and the world was made by him and for him (Isaiah 44:24, John 1:1-14, Colossians 1:14-19, I Corinthians 10:4).
At this council, there was an attempt, some say, to merge paganism and Christianity, possibly because of the Christian conversion of Emperor Constantine who previously believed in more than one God. To appease the paganistic beliefs of that day, there was a attempt to create the belief that there are three separate and distinct persons in the Godhead. The word Trinity is not found in the Bible, nor is it implied that there are three persons in the Godhead. The only Person in the Godhead is Jesus Christ based on Colossians 1:15, 19, 2:8-10, Ephesians 4:4-6, and Hebrews 1:3. The Trinitarian doctrine is used by man to, unsuccessfully, try to explain the three manifestations of God to be “persons.”
This confusion and controversy was caused by scholars who believed in more than one person in God. This same debate rages on to this day because of unbelief in God’s Word. Overwhelmingly, the Trinitarian doctrine prevailed over all these centuries.
God told Israel that he is one Lord and God hasn’t changed. These scholars with their limited wisdom worked together and determined that there are “persons in one Godhead” not realizing God’s admonition through Isaiah and the apostle Paul (Deuteronomy 6:4, Isaiah 29:11-16, Galatians 1:8-12, Philippians 2:6, 10-11, Colossians 2:8-10, Hebrews 1:3).
This Trinitarian doctrine is man's way to try to understand the mystery, majesty and greatness of the three manifestations of God. If one can’t understand the oneness of God, how can one understand the baptism in Jesus name? In order to bring a clearer perspective of how we as Christians have fallen away from the gospel of Christ (apostasy) and where the Trinity came from, let’s look at the “Trinity,” and the “baptism in Jesus name” and how these concepts have gotten lost in the philosophy and traditions of men (Colossians 2:8-10).
Look at some common books and encyclopedias on the Church and Christian History in the Public Library. Let’s prove who started the concept of the Trinity. This doctrine was started and conceived through the philosophy of men, traditions, and deceit. Also, let’s find out where the man-made baptism in the titles of God - “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” came from. The true baptism is in the name of Jesus Christ. In the library, look up Tertullian, Trinity, and Baptism.
This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. To order call 1-888-280-7715.
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