Is the Trinity Biblical

Introduction

Today there are more and more people starting to question if the trinity is in the Bible. Many are also asking is the trinity pagan in origin. Others on the other hand do not see this as an important topic at all and yet it can be a salvation issue. The reason for this is not seen until this topic is thoroughly understood, and then it becomes abundantly clear.

This document is written for all denominations and so quotes are given from the Spirit of Prophecy, which relates primarily to the Seventh day Adventist Church. If you do not follow the Spirit of Prophecy, then please feel free to skip over those sections which are clearly marked.

This is a bigger topic than the majority realize, and since many do not understand the implications of the Trinity doctrine, most are put off by a large document that covers all aspects of this topic. So this site has been written to just cover the main points and misunderstandings only. If you would prefer very detailed information, then please read is the trinity true or false and is the trinity Biblical.

The Origin of the Trinity Doctrine

The trinity doctrine claims that there are three gods that are really only one god but you will soon find that this three in one god principle does not exist in Scripture. So where did it come from? After God confused the languages at Babel, the sun began to be worshipped in three stages as three gods. That is, the rising sun was god, the midday sun was god, the setting sun was god, and yet there were not three gods but one god! In other words, 1+1+1=1! This is the absolute origin of the three in one trinity doctrine and the only place it can be found anywhere in the world.

Three became the most universal number of deity. Sun worship is one of the most primitive forms of religion, and early man sometimes distinguished between rising, midday, and setting sun. The Egyptians, for example, divided the sun god into three deities: Horus, rising sun, Ra or Re, midday sun, and Osiris, old setting sun.” — (Egyptian Deities, New International Encyclopedia. NY: Dodd, 1917. Volume 7, p. 529)

The word trinity was introduced by Tertullian (160-225 A.D.) and yet he did not teach what the trinity doctrine is today. He taught that, “These three are one substance, not one person.” In his book Tertullian against Praxeas, he states that the Son was not co-eternal with the Father and that He had a beginning as the literal Son of God. He also did not teach that the Holy Spirit was a literal being. So the trinity doctrine did not even come from the man who introduced the word Trinity. This doctrine formed slowly over time and hence could never have existed in the early Church.

It was not until 325 A.D. when the conflict over the Godhead began heating up and so Emperor Constantine held the council of Nicea to try and end the disputes. The battle was between Athanasius from which came the trinity doctrine, and Arius who supposedly taught Christ was created. But there is evidence that the Catholic Church burnt what Arius wrote (Thalia) to hide what he really taught and rumoured that he taught Christ was created just to discredit him. This dishonest means is still used today to try and discredit non-Trinitarians when this is not taught at all. This can only come from our adversary. When one has to lie to discredit someone, they are usually the ones deceived and in error.

The view from Athanasius came from studying the writings of Origen who was a theologian and Greek philosopher. However, he was not grounded in the Word and was known for doing crazy things like castrating himself in front of his students. From this man came the Trinitarian thoughts of Athanasius. Origen “believed the Holy Spirit was a feminine force, that Jesus was only a created being and Gnosticism taught that Jesus became Christ at his baptism but that he was never God. He was a just a good man with very high morals. He believed in the doctrine of Purgatory, transubstantiation, transmigration of the soul and reincarnation of the soul. The Scriptures were not literal. Genesis 1-3 was a myth, not historical or literal, as there was no actual person named “Adam.” Based upon Matthew 19, a true man of God should be castrated, which he did to himself. He taught there would be no physical resurrection of the believers.” — (See Dr. Ken Matto, Origen's Gnostic Belief System)

Arius on the other hand studied from Lucian of Antioch who is the person who began the work of the Textus Receptus and had gathered together more than 5000 manuscripts that later became our King James New Testament which was finished by Erasmus. “The leaders in the Arian movement (Arius himself, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Maris and Theognis) received their training under Lucian and always venerated him as their master and the founder of their system.” — (New World Encyclopedia, Lucian of Antioch)

Lucian had an enduring influence on Biblical textual study and is known for his critical revision of the text of the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament. Basing his revision on the original Hebrew, Lucian emphasized the need for textual accuracy and sought to limit the allegorical interpretation of the Alexandrian Christian tradition, which incorporated pagan philosophy. Lucian's edition contributed significantly to the Syrian recension, that was used by Chrysostom and the later Greek fathers, and became the basis of the textus receptus from which most of the Reformation era New Testament translations were made. Lucian's rationalist approach permanently oriented Christian theology towards historical realism.” — (lbid)

So from history who do we conclude had the truth? The Catholic three in one trinity doctrine from Athanasius which came from Greek philosophy. Or the view from Arius who was deliberately discredited, and studied directly under Lucian of Antioch who was grounded in the Word of God, and gave us our trusted King James New Testament? It was still not taught that the Holy Spirit was a literal being, and hence could never have come from the early Church or the Apostles.

Ignatius of Antioch was a student and disciple of the Apostle John whom God entrusted the book of Revelation. Note below what John's disciple wrote and that the three in one principle was already beginning to rear its ugly head. Those who reject the pagan three in one principle are often called heretics today and yet in John's time it was the other way around. Note the chapter title. Never underestimate our adversary's ability to turn truth into error and error into truth.

They introduce God as a Being unknown; they suppose Christ to be unbegotten; ... Some of them say that the Son is a mere man, and that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are but the same person, and that the creation is the work of God, not by Christ, but by some other strange power. Be on your guard, therefore, against such persons.” — (The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians, Chapter VI - Abstain from the Poison of Heretics)

It was not until 381 A.D. that another council was held where three Capadocians who also studied the writings of Origen decided that the Holy Spirit was a literal being. So the trinity doctrine was now fully formed, but as you can see, it did not come from the early Church or the Apostles. It was decided over time, and came more so from Greek philosophy. So we can conclude from history alone that the trinity doctrine is not Biblical and came from Greek philosophy that originated from pagan sun and Satan worship. See the pagan origins of the trinity doctrine for detailed information.

The Alexandria catechetical school, which revered Clement of Alexandria and Origen, the greatest theologian of the Greek Church, as its heads, applied the allegorical method to the explanation of Scripture. Its thought was influenced by Plato: its strong point was [pagan] theological speculations. Athanasius and the three Cappadocians [the men whose Trinitarian views were adopted by the Catholic Church at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople] had been included among its members.” — (Hubert Jedin, Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church: an Historical Outline, 1960, p. 28)

What is the Trinity Doctrine?

The doctrine of the trinity claims that there are three omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing), co-eternal (have always existed and hence the same age), co-equal (equal in every way) gods, who are not three gods, but one god. By the words of the Athanasian Creed it is, “the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God.” The Athanasian Creed (Roman Catholic Creed) says that the one God is three divine personalities in one Trinityindivisible substance. It is this one indivisible substance part which is the problem because it states that 1+1+1=1! That is, the Father is God, Jesus is God, the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three gods but one god, and that is the trinity!

Those teaching this doctrine say it is a mystery that you will never be able to understand so just accept it. They may also try to defend it by saying, just because it is Catholic it does not mean it is wrong. So in one way or another Satan has duped Christians into believing this false doctrine without checking it out for themselves. There is in fact not one Scripture in the Bible that states the Holy Spirit is God! You will later find that there is also not one legitimate text that says all three are one.

If one had never heard of the trinity doctrine, you would never come up with it from reading the Bible alone. This is because it did not originate from Scripture but from Greek philosophy and paganism as stated earlier. That is why Scripture has to be manipulated to try and convince others that this doctrine is in the Bible as you will soon see.

What does the Bible Teach?

The Biblical view of the Godhead on the other hand is not a mystery which reveals there is but one true God Father who is a real Father, one Lord Jesus Christ being His real Son, and one Holy Spirit being the Spirit of God, which is His presence and power and not a separate being with a separate consciousness.

Paul purposely lists seven distinct things in the passage below and plainly shows that they are all separate things and that one is not and cannot be the other. Thus the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three separate and distinct things of which one is not the other. Parentheses are added.

There is one body, and one Spirit [Holy Spirit], even as you are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord [Jesus Christ], one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.Ephesians 4:4-6.

Christ inherited everything from His Father including His life. “For as the Father has life in himself; so has he given to the Son to have life in himself.John 5:26. And not only His life but His Fathers Spirit also. Thus the one Spirit is that of the Father and Son and why Paul equates the “Spirit of God” with the “Spirit of Christ.” Romans 8:9But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” This is why Paul also says that Christ is that Spirit. “Now the Lord [Jesus] is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.2 Corinthians 3:17. So when you receive the Spirit of God, you also receive the Spirit of His Son into your heart also. “God has sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.Galatians 4:6.

How many Beings are in the Godhead?

There are three in the Godhead but how many literal beings are there? Does Scripture show the Holy Spirit is a third being?

How many beings does Paul send greetings from in every letter he wrote? “Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.Romans 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:2, Galatians 1:3, Ephesians 1:2, Philippians 1:2, Colossians 1:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 2 Thessalonians 1:2, 1 Timothy 1:2, 2 Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4, Philemon 1:3. Answer: 2.

How many beings were being denied by ungodly men as John also confirms? “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.Jude 1:4. Answer: 2.

How many beings do you deny to be antichrist? “He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.1 John 2:22-23. Answer: 2.

How many beings is our fellowship with? “And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.1 John 1:3. Answer: 2.

How many beings can reveal the Father and Son? “No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.Luke 10:22. Answer: 2.

How many beings can see the Father including Himself? “Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He [Jesus] who is from God; He has seen the Father.John 6:46. Answer: 2.

How many beings to have eternal life? “And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.John 17:3. Answer: 2.

How many beings does the Bible say there are? “But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.1 Corinthians 8:6. Answer: 2.

Note that the Spirit of God is always excluded as it is not a literal being but the “Spirit of God” just as it says! So there are three in the Godhead, but there are only two literal beings.

Implications of the Trinity

Almost every Christian says that “Jesus is the Son of God” but there are different ideas on the meaning of these words. Most professed Christians are unaware that Jesus cannot be the Son of God at all if they subscribe to their denominational statements of belief. The trinity doctrine claims there are:

3 beings who are co-eternal
3 beings who are co-equal
3 beings who are worthy of praise and worship
3 beings each acting a different role

So if all three members of the Godhead were all co-eternal as the trinity doctrine claims, then all three would have to have always existed and be the same age. Hence Jesus could not be the literal Son of God and God could not be His literal Father! So you could no longer take what over 120 Scriptures call them in a literal sense anymore. For example, Scripture teaches us that God gave His Son, but the trinity doctrine claims that Jesus was not really God's Son, He was just the member of the Godhead playing the role of the Son. And since the trinity doctrine denies there really is a literal divine Father and Son, and teaches that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the same one God, then this is an outright denial of both the Father and the Son which John says is antichrist.

The four verses below are the only verses in the entire Bible that use the word antichrist. Note that those who John calls antichrist belonged to their Church and thus were in his lifetime, but they apostatized and went out on their own. Note the blue highlighted text. So these were Christians that used to be with John that he called antichrist, but they began teaching error. So what did they teach that made John call them antichrist? John says they were denying the Father and the Son and that Jesus came in the flesh. But how does a professed Christian deny the Father and the Son? Since John is calling them antichrist, this is obviously a salvation issue. Note that John says nothing about denying the Holy Spirit.

And as you have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.1 John 2:18-19.

For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.2 John 1:7.

And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof you have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.1 John 4:3.

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same has not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son has the Father also.1 John 2:22-23.

John had two students (disciples) under his guidance that taught that Jesus was the literal Son of God and hence were not just role playing. One of these students who was his favourite (Ignatius of Antioch as seen previously) stated that some were wrongly teaching that all three were one god. And in his Epistle to the Antiochians, Ignatius states these teachings were antichrist. So who was John calling antichrist in the above verses? Professed Christians who were teaching that all three are the one God just as the trinity doctrine teaches today! Why is this antichrist? Because teaching the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the same one God denies there is a literal Father and Son as explained previously. So it not only denies the Father and Son but also that Jesus came in the flesh. The trinity doctrine claims it was the one God who died on the cross and not the literal Son of God, and hence denies that Jesus really is the Son of God.

This is the main reason the Bible teaches the Papal Church is antichrist. See who is the antichrist. Antichrist is not one man as wrongly taught today. It is the entire Catholic system. They say, “The mystery of the trinity is the central doctrine of the Catholic faith. Upon it are based all the other teachings of the church.” (Handbook for Today's Catholic, p. 16). It is antichrist and against Christ because it denies Christ because it denies He is truly the literal Son of God who came in the flesh. It does not get more important than knowing who the Father and Son truly are. Otherwise you could be worshipping a false god!

So if you accept the trinity doctrine, then Jesus cannot be the literal Son of God. And if you do not accept Jesus as being the literal Son of God then you cannot have eternal life! Consider also the following Scriptures.

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.1 John 4:15.

But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.John 20:31.

He that believeth on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.John 3:36.

And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.John 17:3.

If the trinity doctrine was true then the Holy Spirit would be the third highest being in heaven. But if not then Satan would have been the third highest being before he was thrown out of heaven. So if the Holy Spirit is not a literal third being but a creation of Satan, then who would we be giving our adoration to if this were so? It would go to Satan rather than the Father and Son who the Holy Spirit belongs to! Thus understanding the identity of the Holy Spirit is essential, but as the above verses state, knowing exactly who the Father and Son are is the key to eternal life.

And since the trinity doctrine claims Jesus is also the one God, one Adventist author wrote, “To believe that doctrine, when reading the scripture we must believe that God sent Himself into the world, died to reconcile the world to Himself, raised Himself from the dead, ascended to Himself in heaven, pleads before Himself in heaven to reconcile the world to Himself, and is the only mediator between man and Himself... We must believe also that in the garden God prayed to Himself, if it were possible, to let the cup pass from Himself, and a thousand other such absurdities.” There are many things in the Bible which are not easy to understand but you can be sure that God never expects us to believe impossibilities.

Almost the entire Bible was written by the Jews and to this very day still do not believe in the trinity and never have! How do you argue the doctrine of the Trinity from the Bible when those who wrote it have never believed it? True Christianity originated from Judaism, not Catholic Paganism. In a discussion between Summerbell and Flood on Trinity, p. 38, in regards to the trinity he says, “It is certain that the Jewish church held to no such doctrine. Says Mr. Summerbell, “A friend of mine who was present in a New York synagogue, asked the Rabbi for an explanation of the word ‘Elohim’. A Trinitarian clergyman who stood by, replied, ‘Why, that has reference to the three persons in the Trinity,’ when a Jew stepped forward and said he must not mention that word again, or they would have to compel him to leave the house; for it was not permitted to mention the name of any strange god in the synagogue.

So the trinity doctrine is a salvation issue which is something I would have never imagined until I studied this topic in depth and realized all the implications. This doctrine destroys the personality of God, and his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. So please study this as if your salvation depends on it as you could be worshipping a strange god!

Did Satan Counterfeit the Godhead?

Satan counterfeits all things of God to take people away from Bible truth and lead them into false worship thinking it is from Trinity, triquetra and 666God. For example: God has true prophets, Satan has false prophets. God has true teachers, Satan has false teachers. God has true apostles while Satan has false apostles (Matthew 24:24, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 2 Peter 2:1). God gives the true gift of speaking in tongues which is known languages, Satan has false tongues that cannot be understood with interpretations that you have no way of verifying. Our Heavenly Father has a special day of rest and worship which is a sign it is Him that we worship, and Satan replaced it with a counterfeit day that came from sun and Satan worship. And there is the true Godhead being the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. And Satan has a counterfeit being the trinity doctrine that also came from sun and Satan worship and the number 666! So the trinity doctrine also relates to the number and the mark of the beast and this is also a huge salvation issue. See the pagan origins of the trinity doctrine for detailed information.

Stop and think about this for a moment. Do you really think that Satan would not create a doctrine that would hide who the Father and Son really are? And would it make sense or be nonsense since it comes from our adversary?

Spirit of Prophecy - Section 1:

The word trinity appeared in the Adventist statement of beliefs for the first time in 1931 but it was not official. It was not for another 50 years before the trinity doctrine was officially accepted as being part of the doctrinal beliefs, which was 136 years in. Note what was written in the Adventist Review just after its official acceptance at the Dallas Convention in 1980.

While no single Scripture passage states the doctrine of the Trinity, it is assumed as a fact... only by faith can we accept the existence of the Trinity.” — (Adventist Review, Vol. 158, No. 31, p. 4)

Is there another doctrine that the Seventh day Adventist Church holds as truth that they take only by faith? Is there any other doctrine that Adventists have no Scripture for to support their belief? Not one! Adventist Pastors like Doug Batchelor continually state we must have a “Thus saith the Lord” for what we believe and yet nothing exists!

One might ask how the central doctrine of the Catholic Church became a doctrine of the Seventh day Adventist faith. The person who deliberately set out to promote the acceptance of the trinity doctrine into the Seventh day Adventist Church was LeRoy Froom. He discovered the trinity doctrine from men outside of the Adventist faith and then searched the writings of Ellen White to see if he could find support what he had chosen to believe.

Out of the tenth of a million pages that Ellen White wrote in her life, her writings contain an abundance of distinct non-Trinitarian phrases in comparison to the very small handful of Trinitarian sounding phrases that LeRoy Froom no doubt spent weeks searching for to try and convince the Church that she was a Trinitarian. Some claim Ellen White changed her belief later in life. But looking at her later work reveals that to be incorrect. She wrote things that are still unmistakably non-Trinitarian for more than a decade after the quotes that Froom used to convince the Church to adopt the trinity doctrine.

Froom found a few quotes he could abuse from Ellen White which he wrote into his book Evangelism. They are typically called ev615 - 617. He included quotes from her that used phrases such as “third person,” “three highest powers,” “three great powers,” “three living persons” and a few others that sounded like she was saying the Holy Spirit was another literal being. But looking at her other writing's reveals these quotes are abused and misunderstood.

Most Adventists and even Pastors conclude that the quotes searched for by Froom are Trinitarian because they do not know who Ellen White says is the Holy Spirit, and so they wrongly assume she means a literal being as per the trinity doctrine. She said, “The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ, which is sent to all men to give them sufficiency,” — (E.G. White, 14 Manuscript Releases, p. 84). She also called the Spirit of Christ a person. “Remember the words of Christ, remember that He is an unseen presence in the person of the Holy Spirit,” — (E.G. White, DG 185.2, 1897). Note how Ellen White saw the Godhead and who the “third person” is. “Let them be thankful to God for His manifold mercies and be kind to one another. They have one God and one Saviour; and one Spirit--the Spirit of Christ--is to bring unity into their ranks.” — (E.G. White, Testimonies Volume 9, p. 189, 1909). So this explains the “three living persons” and “third person” quotes. The third person is the Spirit of Christ and not another literal being. She also called the Holy Spirit the presence and power of God, and hence the phrase “three highest powers” and “three great powers.” Hence she did not mean a third literal being in any of these quotes as many have wrongly concluded. All you have to do is have a love of the truth and look at what else she wrote and it is easy to see she was never a Trinitarian. Ellen White also “never” used the word Trinity or the three in one god principle in any way. See was Ellen White a Trinitarian for detailed information.

Most in 1931 did not even know the word trinity had been added to their fundamental beliefs which included people in the General Conference and Ellen White's son. Some who knew tried to stop this doctrine from being brought into the Church.

Eight years on, Judson S. Washburn wrote a huge objection letter to the Conference. Here is some of what he said, “The doctrine of the Trinity is regarded as the supreme test of orthodoxy by the Roman Catholic Church,” he proceeded to state why it should be rejected. “Satan has taken some heathen conception of a three-headed monstrosity, and with deliberate intention to cast contempt upon divinity, has woven it into Romanism as our glorious God, an impossible, absurd invention. This monstrous doctrine transplanted from heathenism into the Roman Papal Church is seeking to intrude its evil presence into the teachings of the Third Angel's Message ... If we should go back to the immortality of the soul, purgatory, eternal torment and the Sunday Sabbath, would that be anything less than apostasy? If, however, we leap over all these minor, secondary doctrines and accept and teach the very central root, doctrine of Romanism, the Trinity, and teach that the son of God did not die, even though our words seem to be spiritual, is this anything else or anything less than apostasy, and the very Omega of apostasy? ... However kindly or beautiful or apparently profound his sermons or articles may be, when a man has arrived at the place where he teaches the heathen Catholic doctrine of the Trinity, and denies that the Son of God died for us, is he a true Seventh-day Adventist? Is he even a true preacher of the Gospel?” (Portions of a letter written by J.S. Washburn, 1939. This letter was liked by a conference president so much that he distributed it to 32 of his ministers!)

Remember that the trinity doctrine teaches the Father and the Son are the same age and hence deny Jesus is truly the Son of God. It is typical claimed they are just role playing. So the Father is not a literal Father and Jesus is not the literal Son of God. And this is why the trinity doctrine destroys the personality of the Father and the Son and the real truth on the Godhead. Note the following quotes reveal the truth was God given and hence the Trinity is false based on this alone.

The doctrine of the Trinity which was established in the church by the council of Nice, A.D. 325. This doctrine destroys the personality of God, and his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” — (J.N. Andrews, Review and Herald, March 6, 1855, p. 185)

Ellen White's husband said. “Here we might mention the Trinity, which does away [with] the personality of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ,” — (James White, Review and Herald, December 11, 1855)

The enemy of souls has sought to bring in the supposition that a great reformation was to take place among Seventh-day Adventists, and that this reformation would consist in giving up the doctrines which stand as the pillars of our faith, and engaging in a process of reorganization. Were this reformation to take place, what would result? The principles of truth that God in His wisdom has given to the remnant church, would be discarded. Our religion would be changed. The fundamental principles that have sustained the work for the last fifty years would be accounted as error.” — (Selected Messages Book 1, p. 204)

Adventist Trinitarians claim that the Godhead is not one of the Pillars of Faith when given this quote but there is another that brings that falsehood to an end.

Those who seek to remove the old landmarks are not holding fast; they are not remembering how they have received and heard. Those who try to bring in theories that would remove the pillars of our faith concerning the sanctuary or concerning the personality of God or of Christ, are working as blind men. They are seeking to bring in uncertainties and to set the people of God adrift without an anchor.” — (E.G. White, MR760 9.5, 1905)

The above statement from Ellen White was made 10 years after it was falsely claimed she had become a Trinitarian!

The following was written in the same year. So did she change any of her views? It is claimed her writings before 1895 were non-Trinitarian but were Trinitarian by 1895. Does Ellen White agree with what these Trinitarians claim? No she does not!

That which I have written is what the Lord has bidden me write. I have not been instructed to change that which I have sent out. I stand firm in the Adventist faith; for I have been warned in regard to the seducing sophistries that will seek for entrance among us as a people. The Scripture says, 'Some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.' I present before our people the danger of being led astray as were the angels in the heavenly courts. The straight line of truth presented to me when I was but a girl is just as clearly presented to me now.” — (E.G. White, Review and Herald, January 26, 1905)

How Trinitarians Try and Prove the Trinity is in the Bible

Since the trinity doctrine is not found is scripture, how do Trinitarians imply that it is? Firstly, it is said that the Bible says the Father is God, which is true, and that Jesus is called God by His Father, which is also true. And then they say the Bible says the Holy Spirit is God, which is not true and is assumed. It is then claimed that since all three are called God, which is not true, and that Deuteronomy 6:4 says there is one God, so “therefore” all three must be one!

This is not a “Thus saith the Lord” and is the type of assumption that allows one to make Scripture say anything you desire. And to assume something as important as whom the Father and Son are like this that Scripture does not actually say is just foolishness. If God wanted us to believe He was a three in one Trinity, He would tell us in clear plain words.

There is also no Scripture that specifically states the Holy Spirit is God and is erroneously assumed. (More on this later) So that would only make a Binity (2), not a Trinity. And while the one true God calls His Son God, Paul, John, Timothy and Jude in the four Scriptures given below exclude Christ from being the one God. So the only contradiction would be a belief in the trinity. Thus we are back to being just the one true God the Father just as Deuteronomy 6:4 states, and just as the Jews believed when they wrote those words, and as they still believe today. How can you argue the doctrine of the trinity from the Old Testament words of the Jews who wrote them when they never believed in it?

Jude 1:4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

1 Timothy 2:5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 8:6there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

So let's trust what the Bible says and not try and force it to say something it does not say. If the Bible does not plainly say so, then it is not so!

Does the Word Elohim prove a Trinity?

Some claim that because the word Elohim (plural for El) is commonly used to refer to the one true God in the Hebrew Old Testament, that God must be more than one, and hence they say a trinity. But the word Elohim is not just used to refer to the one true God, but also false gods, supernatural spirits, and human leaders such as judges and kings. When Elohim is used to refer to one person, linguists call it a “Plural of Majesty” which denotes greatness. Also, in the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint, quoted by Jesus and the apostles) where Elohim refers to the one true God, the word Theos is used which is not plural but singular! The same applies to the Greek New Testament where Theos is the Greek equivalent to Elohim and once again it is singular and not plural. Was God more than one in the Hebrew language and then only one God in the Greek language? Obviously not. So yet another false argument.

Hebrew Bibles — “In the beginning, Elohim [Plural] created the heavens and the earth.Genesis 1:1
Greek Septuagint — “In the beginning, Theos [Singular] made the heavens and the earth.Genesis 1:1

The Everlasting Father

Sometimes Isaiah 9:6 is quoted where the Messiah is called “The everlasting Father,” in many Bible translations. But the answer lies in the correct Hebrew translation. Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible explains, “The Chaldee renders this expression, 'The man abiding forever.' The Vulgate, 'The Father of the future age.' Lowth, 'The Father of the everlasting age.' Literally, it is the Father of eternity.

So it is literally “the Father of Eternity” in the Hebrew language, hence Isaiah 9:6 is not saying Christ is the Father but He is the father of all time to come in the same way He is the father of creation. Darby and Young's Literal Translation are two that translated it correctly.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.Isaiah 9:6 Darby.

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.Isaiah 9:6 YLT.

The Greek Septuagint that Jesus and the apostles quoted from does not even contain this phrase! It says, “For a Child is born to us, and a Son is given to us, whose government is upon His shoulder; and His name is called the Messenger of great counsel; for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to Him.Isaiah 9:6.

Does John 1:1 say Jesus is the One God?

Then there is John 1:1. Take careful note that the word [the] exists in the original Greek text but has wrongly been left out. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with [the] God, and the Word was God.John 1:1.

The Word was in the beginning, but the beginning of what? It has to be the beginning of something. Was it the beginning of this world perhaps? It has to be the beginning of something whichever beginning you place it at. Many Trinitarians use this to say that Christ has always existed and had no beginning. But the verse does not say that. And what about the word with where it says the Word was “with” the God. One cannot be with the other if they are the same being.

This verse can be better understood by using the same grammatical structure but with different subjects such as Adam and Eve for example. “In the beginning was the woman, and the woman was with [the] human, and the woman was human.” Adam is “the human” and the woman is Eve, but Eve is also human by nature but Eve is not “the human” in identity. They are clearly two separate persons. The Word being the Son was with the supreme God the Father, and the Word was God in nature. But the Son was not “the” Father, the Son was not “the” God, yet the Son has the Father's divine nature by inheritance. So the Word has the same divine nature and the same God quality as His Father. Thus Jesus was with God in the beginning, but He is not “the” God the Father but God by inheritance and nature being His Son.

Is Jesus and His Father One God?

Christ boldly proclaimed, “I and my Father are one.John 10:30. This has also been used to imply that all three are one God even though only two beings are mentioned. But we do not have to speculate what Jesus meant when He said He and His Father are one, because the words of Christ further on in John reveal exactly what He meant. Christ meant one in unity as He also prayed that the apostles would be one in the same way He and His Father are one, “Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom you have given me, that they may be one, as we are.John 17:11 and “And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:John 17:22.

Does John 5:7 have added Text?

The biggest deception of all is a real shock for many, which is deliberately added text to 1 John 5:7 which is the “only” Scripture in the entire KJV Bible that says “three are one” without assumptions or unbiblical human logic as previously seen. But there is no shortage of evidence that reveals this text was definitely added.

The King James Version reads as follows, “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.1 John 5:7-8.

The words shown in red are found in the KJV, NKJV and missing from over seventy other Bible translations because all translators knew they were added and hence left them out! There is a story as to why Erasmus included them into the KJV even though he knew they were added and did not belong.

Note what Thomas Nelson and Sons Catholic Commentary, 1951, page 1186 says, “It is now generally held that this passage, called the Gomma Johanneum, is a gloss that crept into the text of the Old Latin and Vulgate at an early date, but found its way into the Greek text only in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Here is how 1 John 5:7-8 reads from the NIV and most other Bible translations. “For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

From the 5000+ manuscripts that the King James New Testament was created from, these added words were found in only “one” manuscript! This should have alarm bells ringing in your head right now. Because if Satan has to find someone to add these words into one manuscript and then find some way of getting these words from that one manuscript into our KJV Bible, then we know this is foul play! So Satan made sure his masterpiece and counterfeit for the Godhead was added to assist his deception. See was 1 John 5:7 added to the Bible for detailed information.

Why Didn't the Apostles Obey Matthew 28:19?

Some say that Matthew 28:19 supports the trinity doctrine but this is not the case as it refers to three but it does not say three are one as the trinity doctrine claims. It says, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.Matthew 28:19. Though how does one baptize in the name of the Holy Spirit when it has no name any more than our spirit does. Holy is an adjective describing the Spirit of God, and Spirit is not a name but what it is. Regardless of this, why does everyone including the Apostles disobey Christ in this verse. Below is every verse where someone was baptized after this was said.

1 Corinthians 1:13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?” [Implied]

Galatians 3:27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

Romans 6:3Know you not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Acts 8:16For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 10:48And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

Acts 19:5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 2:38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 8:12But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

As you can see, there is not one person following what Christ supposedly instructed. In every verse we only find people baptized into the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. So why the apparent disobedience of the apostles? The following dictionary and many others had the answer, “The historical riddle is not solved by Matthew 28:19, since, according to a wide scholarly consensus, it is not an authentic saying of Jesus, not even an elaboration of a Jesus-saying on baptism.” — (The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol. 1, 1992, p. 585). All Bible commentaries and dictionaries I found claimed that it was added by the Church of Rome to support their Trinitarian formula. “The basic form of our (Matthew 28:19 Trinitarian) profession of faith took shape during the course of the second and third centuries in connection with the ceremony of baptism. So far as its place of origin is concerned, the text (Matthew 28:19) came from the city of Rome.” — (Joseph Ratzinger (pope Benedict XVI) Introduction to Christianity: 1968 edition, pp. 82-83) See Mathew 28:19 added text for more.

What is the Holy Spirit?

Many think a spirit is a ghost in some bodiless form that floats around. But the Holy Spirit is not a ghost. Note that “Holy Ghost,” is incorrectly translated and should always be “Holy Spirit.

The Hebrew people say the Holy Spirit is best described as being the presence and power of God, but the trinity doctrine teaches that it is another person because Scripture shows the Holy Spirit has mind, will and emotions. This is incorrect and bad logic as the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and so it is “His” mind, will and emotions the same as man. Paul also confirms this more than once as you are about to see.

Note that a spirit is the part of a person that can be troubled. The king of Babylon told his wise men, “I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.Daniel 2:3. A spirit is the part of a person that can understand or perceive things. Job said, “there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.Job 32:8. And Mark wrote, “And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason you these things in your hearts?Mark 2:8. And a spirit is the part of a person that can be grieved. Daniel wrote, “I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body,Daniel 7:15. So Scripture reveals that our spirit is our mind, will and emotions. Note that this does not make our spirit another person.

We also find that the Hebrew word for Spirit also means “mind.” The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew definition for “rûach” is: “wind, breath, mind, spirit.” And the Strong's definition is: “by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions): - air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind.

With this in mind, note below that Paul is quoting Isaiah 40:13 in Romans 11:34. So Paul definitely understood the Spirit of the Lord to also mean the mind of the Lord. And the mind of someone is not a different person to them any more than their spirit is which also includes God as Paul reveals. So your spirit is your mind, will and emotions for not only people, but God also. The Hebrew word “rûach” and the equivalent Greek word “pneuma” are also interchangeably translated as “mind” or “spirit” in different translations, and we find that “rûach” is translated as “mind” in the King James Bible six times.

For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?Romans 11:34 KJV.
Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor has taught him?Isaiah 40:13 KJV.

Who has known the mind of the Lord? And who has been His counselor, to instruct Him?Isaiah 40:13 Septuagint.

It was not until 381 A.D. when a newly baptized and appointed archbishop, with little or no knowledge of theology, decided that the Holy Spirit was a literal being. Anyone who disagreed was branded a heretic and dealt with. So this Catholic doctrine continued through the dark ages and into the Protestant Churches at the Protestant Reformation without being questioned as did Sunday worship and the trinity doctrine. It was just assumed to be correct and so was one day justified by saying that Scripture shows the Holy Spirit has mind, will and emotions and therefore it must be a literal being. But as we have already seen, this unbiblical logic is not a “Thus Saith the Lord” and would also mean my spirit within me is also a separate person.

What if I said that a person's spirit is another literal being? After all a person's spirit can be grieved “I Daniel was grieved in my spirit...Daniel 7:15. A person's spirit can be troubled “...my spirit was troubled...Daniel 2:3. A person's spirit can rejoice “my spirit has rejoiced...Luke 1:47. A person's spirit can rest “I had no rest in my spirit...2 Corinthians 2:13. A person's spirit can serve “...I serve with my spirit...Romans 1:9. A person's spirit can be received by the Lord “...Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.Acts 7:59. And a person's spirit can speak and pray “...my spirit prayeth...1 Corinthians 14:14. So we find a person's spirit has a mind, will and emotions. Therefore a person's spirit must be another literal being! So right now you are probably thinking I am loopy, and yet this is exactly the same logic that is used to imply that the Holy Spirit is another literal being!

Some will respond, “But it is different with God's Spirit.” But Paul says no! He says it is exactly the same with only one exception. Paul states that our Spirit is “within us” but God can send His Spirit anywhere! If the Bible does not say the Holy Spirit is a literal being, then why choose to assume that it says something it does not say? So instead of assuming, why not honour God and trust what His Word does actually say.

Now notice how Paul compares the spirit of man with the Spirit of God. And of course your thoughts come from your mind and hence are the result of your mind, will and emotions.

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.1 Corinthians 2:11 NIV.

Here the spirit of man is likened to the Spirit of God. Just as a man has a spirit, God also has a Spirit in the same manner, and His Spirit is the part of Him associated with His thoughts and emotions the same as a man. Ephesians 4:30 says the Holy Spirit is “the holy Spirit of God” and to grieve not His Spirit. So just as the spirit of man can be grieved so can God's. If I told you that I was grieving in my spirit, would you think my spirit was a separate person? Obviously not. And Paul stated it is no different with God and His Spirit in this respect. God's Spirit belongs to God, just as my spirit belongs to me.

So Paul clearly states that the Spirit of God knows the thoughts of God because it is His Spirit and so it has His mind, will and emotions exactly the same as man. This is Biblical exegesis but to claim the Holy Spirit has mind, will and emotions so therefore must be a literal and separate being is eisegesis and an unbiblical assumption. In 1 Corinthians 2:11 Paul shows that the difference is that man's spirit is “within him” which he does not say about God's Spirit, as God can send His Spirit anywhere. There is also no Bible text that says the Holy Spirit is God.

Notice these parallel verses show that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God.

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him,Luke 3:22.
And in the parallel verse:
and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:Matthew 3:16.

And for an even clearer example.

take you no thought how or what thing you shall answer, or what you shall say: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you ought to say.Luke 12:11-12.
And in the parallel verse:
take no thought how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak. For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.Matthew 10:19-20.

Matthew called the Holy Spirit “the Spirit of your Father,” and so it is not another being but God's Spirit, and why it is called the “Spirit of God.” It is exactly what these words say it is! Nothing more and nothing less. His Spirit of course is Holy and why it is also called the Holy Spirit. Hence the Holy Spirit is exactly what God in His word tells us it is!

This is why the Holy Spirit has all the characteristics of the Father because it is His Spirit.

By the power of whose Spirit did Christ cast out devils? “But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.Matthew 12:28.

Whose Spirit was Christ anointed with at His baptism? “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:Matthew 3:16.

Whose Spirit is God going to pour out? “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:Act 2:17.

Whose Spirit dwells in us? Another being or God Himself through His Spirit? “Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.1 John 4:13.

This verse unmistakably reveals the Holy Spirit is God's Spirit. “Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God who has also given us His Holy Spirit.1 Thessalonians 4:8.

By the power of whose Spirit did the Apostles do miracles by just as Christ did? “Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.Romans 15:19.

There is no shortage of verses that reveal the truth. “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.Ephesians 4:30.

While the Bible uses the term “Spirit of God,” it never uses “God the Spirit” as it is incorrect. Terms like “God the Spirit” or “God the Holy Spirit” are Catholic phrases used only by Trinitarians due to a wrong belief. Thus the Bible never uses these terms because they are error. Also, the Bible never instructs us to “worship” or “pray to” the Spirit. Why would this be if the Holy Spirit was a third God in the trinity? We instructed to pray “for” the Spirit, but never “to” the Spirit.

Question: Why did the Holy Spirit never speak to the Father and why did the Holy Spirit never speak to Jesus? Why did the Father never speak to the Holy Spirit and why did Jesus never speak to the Holy Spirit? Yet the Father spoke to His Son continually throughout the Bible, and Jesus spoke to His Father continually throughout the Bible. So how can the Holy Spirit be a literal co-equal being?

And since the trinity doctrine claims the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are literally three co-equal persons, then 1 John 1:3 would have to include the Holy Spirit but no so! “And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

The same applies here. “He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: but he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.1 John 2:22-23.

John said to have eternal life we need to know two beings. “And this is life eternal, that they might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.John 17:3. And where is the Holy Spirit here? Supposedly a third co-equal being but not a word and not needed for eternal life!

Paul says there are only two literal beings. “there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.1 Corinthians 8:6. So what happened to the Holy Spirit?

Paul also excluded the Holy Spirit in every one of his greetings in every letter he wrote! He always said something like, “Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.” He would have “had to” include the Holy Spirit in his greetings if it was a third literal being co-equal with the Father and Son. But not so because scripture does not say so, because it is not so. It is just assumed using man's logic!

If the Holy Spirit was a third being co-equal with the Father and Son as the trinity doctrine claims, then it would “have” to be a being that could reveal the Father and Son and it would “have” to be a being that would have seen the Father. So why can't the Holy Spirit reveal the Father and Son or see the Father? Because it is not a literal being but the Spirit of God.

No man has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.1 John 4:12. Only Christ has seen the only true God the Father. “Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He [Jesus] who is from God; He has seen the Father.John 6:46.

No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.Luke 10:22.

So Scripture not only never says the Holy Spirit is a literal being, but it also proves the Holy Spirit cannot be a literal third being, which is a belief that originated and was enforced by death by Emperor Theodosius more than 340 years after the cross. The Holy Spirit is the presence and power of God.

Does the Bible say the Holy Spirit is God?

Trinitarians use the following passage as supposed proof that the Holy Spirit is a third God. “But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why have you conceived this thing in thine heart? you have not lied unto men, but unto God.Acts 5:3-4. But Peter stating that Ananias had lied to the Holy Spirit and hence had lied to God does not make the Holy Spirit God. That is called eisegesis which is misinterpreting a text in such a way that it introduces one's own presuppositions or agendas onto the text. It was God's Spirit in Peter that revealed to Him that Ananias had lied. So he had not lied unto man but to God as it was His Spirit. To lie to God's Spirit is to lie to God Himself because His Spirit is Himself. If I were to lie to your spirit, I have lied to to you, not someone else. As Paul said, “no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.1 Corinthians 2:11 NIV.

Spirit of Prophecy - Section 2:

Adventists Trinitarians ignore Ellen White's non-Trinitarian statements claiming she became one before she wrote the Desire of Ages. This book was completed in 1895 (though years in the writing) and released in 1898. So any non-Trinitarian quotes from Ellen White around 1895 or after proves she was never a Trinitarian. Most of her quotes in this document are 1-15 years after it is falsely claimed she became one. As explained earlier, there are a small handful of quotes that were gathered by LeRoy Froom that appear to be Trinitarian until you see what else she wrote. See how the trinity doctrine got into the Adventist Church for all these quotes explained and the evidence of the deliberate abuse. The quotes provided on this page also prove they are misunderstood or we would have serious contradictions and she would have to be a false prophet.

What did the Adventist pioneers say the Holy Spirit was?

Here we find that the Holy Spirit is both the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Christ.” — (E.J. Waggoner, Christ and His Righteousness, p. 23, 1890)

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God; it is also the Spirit of Christ. It is that divine, mysterious emanation through which they carry forward their great and infinite work.” — (Uriah Smith, GC Bulletin, March 18, 1891, pp. 146,147)

We learn from this language that when we speak of the Spirit of God we are really speaking of his presence and power.” — (J.N. Loughborough, Review and Herald, September 20, 1898)

Where did the Adventist pioneers get these ideas regarding the Holy Spirit being?

The divine Spirit that the world's Redeemer promised to send, is the presence and power of God.” — (E.G. White, The Signs of the Times, November 23)

From eternity there was a complete unity between the Father and the Son. They were two, yet little short of being identical; two in individuality, yet one in spirit, and heart, and character.” — (E.G. White, Youth's Instructor, December 16, 1897)

All things Christ received from God, but He took to give.” — (Desire of Ages, p. 21). And all things means His life as well as His Spirit. “For as the Father has life in Himself; so has He given to the Son to have life in Himself;John 5:26.

So here is why they are one in Spirit. “The Father gave his Spirit without measure to his Son, and we also may partake of its fulness.” — (E.G. White, Review and Herald, November 5, 1908)

In giving us His Spirit, God gives us Himself, making Himself a fountain of divine influences, to give health and life to the world.” — (E.G. White, Testimonies Volume 7, p. 273, 1902)

So who did Ellen White say the Holy Spirit is? Another person or the Spirit of Christ being the presence of Christ in you through His Spirit?

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ, which is sent to all men to give them sufficiency, that through His grace we might be complete in Him.” — (E.G. White, 14 Manuscript Releases, p. 84, 1894)

It is through the Spirit that Christ dwells in us; and the Spirit of God, received into the heart by faith, is the beginning of the life eternal.” — (Desire of Ages, p. 388)

He [Jesus] gives them His Holy Spirit, the manifestation of His presence and favor.” — (E.G. White, 9T 230.3, 1909)

The Holy Spirit would have to be included in these next quotes for Ellen White to be a Trinitarian. But you will notice the Holy Spirit is excluded.

Let the brightest example the world has yet seen be your example, rather than the greatest and most learned men of the age, who know not God, nor Jesus Christ whom he has sent. The Father and the Son alone are to be exalted.” — (E.G. White, The Youth's Instructor, July 7, 1898)

And truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.” — (E.G. White, Review and Herald, July 13, 1905)

The only Being who was one with God lived the law in humanity, descended to the lowly life of a common laborer, and toiled at the carpenter's bench with His earthly parent.” — (E.G. White, Signs of the Times, October 14, 1897)

Christ the Word, the only-begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father,-one in nature, in character, and in purpose,-the only being in all the universe that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God. By Christ, the Father wrought in the creation of all heavenly beings.” — (E.G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 493)

Who is the Comforter?

Some believe that the Comforter is the Holy Spirit while others say it is Christ. Both can be considered correct providing you understand the Holy Spirit is not another literal being.

Many also get confused because the Comforter is called a “He.” But the word “he” is added by the translators based on the grammatical gender and does not exist in the original Greek text. The pronoun “he” is added only because the grammatical gender for the word “Comforter” is “masculine” in the Greek which would remain the same for this word even if the Comforter was a female. Though in this case the Comforter is a “He” anyway since it is Christ through His Holy Spirit. Many fail to understand that it is grammatical gender and not sexual gender. Languages derived from Latin such as Greek, Spanish, French etc. have a specific gender for every noun that does not change. So every object be it animate or inanimate is designated as masculine, feminine or neuter for each of these languages. But the gender is often unrelated to whether the item is actually masculine or feminine. See is the Holy Spirit a he or it for detailed information.

The Greek word for Comforter is “paraklētos” which according to the Strong's dictionary means, “intercessor, advocate, comforter.” So who is our advocate and comforter? Who is the only mediator between God and man? John says, “My little children, these things write I unto you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate [paraklētos] with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:1 John 2:1 Parentheses are added. Note that the word for advocate here is the same Greek word [paraklētos] used in John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7 for Comforter but has been translated here as advocate. So John says our advocate and comforter is “Jesus Christ the righteous.” And Timothy also confirms who our mediator and advocate is. “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;1 Timothy 2:5.

John 14:16-23 below tells us five times who the Comforter is, but the moment Christ says “another Comforter,” most become blind to the fact He is referring to Himself despite His clear words that follow. The Greek word for another is “allos,” which means another of the “exact” same kind and hence means another as the same kind as Christ. It is Him through His Spirit. It is him in “another” form! That is, by His Spirit. Most also fail to notice that Jesus often speaks of Himself in the third person as He has in this passage. See John 17:1-4 and John 3:16 for an example which are the words of Christ.

Jesus tells His disciples that the Comforter is the spirit of truth that the world cannot receive because it does not know Him, but they know Him because He is dwelling with them (verse 17). So who is dwelling with them that is called the truth and the spirit of it? Jesus! (see John 14:6, 1 John 4:6) In verse 18 Christ says, I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Absolutely unmistakable words as Jesus says that He will be their Comforter. Judas also reveals in verse 22 who the Comforter is that the world cannot receive (verse 17), that in a while the world would see Him no more (verse 19), as Christ returned to His Father after He was resurrected. Thus the Comforter is someone whom the world cannot receive because the world does not know Him but they do. So who do they know that will manifest Himself to them and not unto the world? The green highlighted text is also unmistakable. So they understood Jesus was saying He would be their Comforter but they did not know how He was going to do it as they did not understand the meaning of a spiritual manifestation. Who is more qualified to comfort us other than someone who has lived and suffered as one of us and knows what it is like to be tempted? Who would you rather comfort you? Christ or someone you do not know.

John 14:16-23And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another [allos] Comforter [paraklētos], that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knows him: but you know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but you see me: because I live, you shall live also. 20 At that day you shall know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 He that has my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that you will manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” Parentheses are added.

So now we know why Jesus returning as the Comforter is dependent on Him returning to the Father and being glorified as well as the Holy Spirit being given. Because Christ returns through His Holy Spirit. Now it all begins to make sense.

But this spoke he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.John 7:39.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.John 16:7.

Note that the underlined section on John 14:23 says “we will come unto him and make our abode with him.” That is, both the Father and the Son through the Holy Spirit. What a precious gift to have both.

Christ could not be with everyone in all places at the same time in human form, but through the Spirit, He could be with everyone as their Comforter. So Christ comes as our Comforter through the Holy Spirit, which He sends to us, and when we receive the Holy Spirit, we are receiving both the Spirit of the Father, and through the spirit, His Son also. Thus the Comforter can rightly be called either the Spirit of the Father or the Spirit of Christ, or both. We find Paul interchanging these terms in the following passage.

Romans 8:9But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

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The Saviour is our Comforter. This I have proved Him to be.” — (E.G. White, 8MR 49.3)

As by faith we look to Jesus, our faith pierces the shadow, and we adore God for His wondrous love in giving Jesus the Comforter.” — (E.G. White, 19MR 297.3)

Let them study the seventeenth of John, and learn how to pray and how to live the prayer of Christ. He is the Comforter. He will abide in their hearts, making their joy full.” — (E.G. White, Review and Herald, January 27, 1903)

There is no comforter like Christ, so tender and so true. He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities. His Spirit speaks to the heart.... The influence of the Holy Spirit is the life of Christ in the soul.” — (E.G. White, Review and Herald, October 26, 1897)

See John 14:16-23 above on how Judas asked Christ how He was going to manifest Himself to them but not unto the world.

That Christ should manifest Himself to them, and yet be invisible to the world, was a mystery to the disciples. They could not understand the words of Christ in their spiritual sense. They were thinking of the outward, visible manifestation. They could not take in the fact that they could have the presence of Christ with them, and yet He be unseen by the world. They did not understand the meaning of a spiritual manifestation.” — (E.G. White, The Southern Work, September 13, 1898)

Some conclude that the Comforter is the Holy Spirit as a literal being because they misunderstand John 14:26 and who the Holy Spirit is. The King James added the misleading words which is, and while these words are not incorrect, this verse would be less likely misunderstood if it said, “But the Comforter, through the Holy Ghost.

Like Ellen White said, “It is through the Spirit that Christ dwells in us; and the Spirit of God, received into the heart by faith, is the beginning of the life eternal.” — (Desire of Ages, p. 388)

It is not essential for you to know and be able to define just what the Holy Spirit is. Christ tells us that the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, and that the Comforter is the Holy Ghost, “the Spirit of truth, which the Father will send in my name” ... This refers to the omnipresence of the Spirit of Christ, called the Comforter.” — (E.G. White, 14MR 179)

Hence the Comforter is Christ dwelling in us through the Spirit. “When He should come forth from the tomb, their sorrow would be turned to joy. After His ascension He was to be absent in person; but through the Comforter He would still be with them, and they were not to spend their time in mourning.” — (Desire of Ages, p. 278)

John 14:16-23 on the Comforter is referenced below and we see why Ellen White called the Holy Spirit the third person.

What saith our Saviour? “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father; and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.” When trials overshadow the soul, remember the words of Christ, remember that He is an unseen presence in the person of the Holy Spirit, and He will be the peace and comfort given you, manifesting to you that He is with you, the Sun of Righteousness, chasing away your darkness. “If a man love me,” Christ said, “he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” Be of good cheer; light will come, and your soul will rejoice greatly in the Lord.” — (E.G. White, DG 185.2, 1897)

The nights are long and painful, but Jesus is my Comforter and my Hope.” — (E.G. White, 19MR 296.2)

The work of the holy Spirit is immeasurably great. It is from this source that power and efficiency come to the worker for God; and the holy Spirit is the comforter, as the personal presence of Christ to the soul.” — (E.G. White, Review and Herald, November 29, 1892)

The reasons why the churches are weak and sickly and ready to die is that the enemy has brought influences of a discouraging nature to bear upon trembling souls. He has sought to shut Jesus from their view as the Comforter.” — (E.G. White, Review and Herald, August 26, 1890)

Christ is everything to those who receive Him. He is their Comforter, their safety, their healthfulness. Apart from Christ there is no light at all.” — (E.G. White, 21MR 372.1)

Cumbered with humanity, Christ could not be in every place personally; therefore it was altogether for their advantage that He should leave them, go to His father, and send the Holy Spirit to be His successor on earth. The Holy Spirit is Himself divested of the personality of humanity and independent thereof. He would represent Himself as present in all places by His Holy Spirit, as the Omnipresent.” — (E.G. White, 14MR 23.3, 1895)

Who did Ellen White say Christ was?

Who is Christ? -- He is the only begotten Son of the living God.” — (E.G. White, Youth's Instructor, June 28, 1894)

The following was written at least ten years after she had supposedly became a Trinitarian where she reveals that she saw Christ as the literal Son of God before He came to this world in human form.

Christ brought men and women power to overcome. He came to this world in human form, to live a man amongst men. He assumed the liabilities of human nature, to be proved and tried. In His humanity He was a partaker of the divine nature. In His incarnation He gained in a new sense the title of the Son of God. Said the angel to Mary, “The power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). While the Son of a human being, He became the Son of God in a new sense. Thus He stood in our world--the Son of God, yet allied by birth to the human race.” — (E.G. White, Signs of the Times, August 2, 1905)

A prolific Adventist minister and evangelist said, “Christ is the only literal Son of God. “The only begotten of the Father.” John 1:14. He is God because he is the Son of God; not by virtue of his resurrection.” (J.G. Matteson, Review and Herald, 1869)

All the Adventist pioneers believed that Christ is truly the literal Son of God. Note that it is emphasized that Christ is God “because he is the Son of God.

Ellen White said that Christ is the only begotten of the Father while we are adopted sons of God.

A complete offering has been made; for “God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son,” --not a son by creation, as were the angels, nor a son by adoption, as is the forgiven sinner, but a Son begotten in the express image of the Father's person, and in all the brightness of his majesty and glory, one equal with God in authority, dignity, and divine perfection. In him dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” — (E.G. White, Signs of the Times, May 30, 1895)

The Eternal Father, the unchangeable one, gave his only begotten Son, tore from his bosom Him who was made in the express image of his person, and sent him down to earth to reveal how greatly he loved mankind.” — (E.G. White, Review and Herald, July 9, 1895)

Conclusion

One of the main problems in Christianity today is that most tend to see what they want to see in Scripture even if the Bible does not specifically say it. This is one reason why we have so many different interpretations of Scripture, and many of these theories are driven by the spirit of Satan for the purpose of confusion and leading God's people into error. Thus one of the most important things we can do is to put our faith only in a “Thus saith the Lord.” If Scripture does not plainly say it, then do not believe just because the majority does.

Sunday keeping came out of the Catholic Church at the Protestant reformation and went straight into the Protestant Churches and no one questioned it until recent times. The trinity doctrine also has its origins in the Catholic Church and flowed out of the protestant reformation and right into all the Protestant Churches also, and hence stuck with the majority in the same way Sunday keeping did. It is only recently that more and more are starting to question it, but many are just Churcharians and follow the teaching of their Church as if it cannot be wrong. This is a tragic mistake and underestimates the plan of our adversary who has introduced many errors slowly overtime.

What could be more important than understanding who the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are? If God were truly a three in one trinity, there can be no doubt that there would be a “Thus Saith the Lord” telling us! But the trinity doctrine does not exist in Scripture and it has to be manipulated to try and imply it. This also would never have happened without a prior knowledge of this one in three god principle that was only made known through Greek Philosophy a very long time ago, which had its roots in pagan sun and Satan worship.

The Holy Spirit as a literal being was the invention of man in 381 A.D. that also came from plutonic Greek Philosophy and hence it never came from Scripture. Jesus using the words “another Comforter” has stopped many from reading the clear words of the rest of the passage to see that He is referring to Himself returning in “another” form. That is, Himself returning by His Holy Spirit and hence the confusion. So one can certainly call the Comforter the Holy Spirit, but it is not another being. It is Christ returning through His own Spirit so that He could be with everyone personally by His Spirit, which could never be done by His physical presence.

Many of the faulty beliefs of Christians today have come from the Protestant Reformation and have never been questioned. And Satan works in the minds of Christians to encourage them to never do so and that it does not matter. So I encourage you to not listen to him and put your faith in the Word of God and trust what it clearly says, and not just what your Preacher teaches. The Bible says a fool puts his trust in man, and that His people will perish for a lack of knowledge. Why? Because most do put their trust in man and what they have been taught by their Church. This becomes a mindset and most never study to see if what they believe is actually true. So I encourage you to do something wise today, which is to put your trust in the Bible alone and a “Thus Saith the Lord” only. If Scripture does not say so, it is not so!

We should follow the Biblical example of the Berean Christians who read the Word daily to see if what they were told was true. “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.Acts 17:11.

Below are the key points:
The Trinity doctrine claims, “The Father is God, Jesus is God, the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three gods but one god!” In other words, 1+1+1=1!
The following is the only place in the world this three in one principle is found. “The rising sun is god, the midday sun is god, the setting sun is god, and yet there were not three gods but one god!” In other words, 1+1+1=1! See first image below.
The images below reveal how the triquetra came from worship of the three phases of the sun. What is this satanic symbol doing on some Bibles? They say it represents the trinity and since it came from sun and Satan worship, I guess it does! How Satan must laugh getting this satanic symbol right in our face on the Holy Bible that actually reveals this doctrine came from him and yet most have no idea where this symbol originated. The bottom row from left to right is the shield of the trinity for the Catholic and Adventist Church, a tarot card and trinity book covers. Note the sun disks and triangles. “The ancient Babylonians recognised the doctrine of a trinity, or three persons in one god— as appears from a composite god with three heads forming part of their mythology, and the use of the equilateral triangle, also, as an emblem of such trinity in unity.” — (Thomas Dennis Rock, The Mystical Woman and the Cities of the Nations, 1867, pp. 22-23)

Trinity and sun worship

So the Trinity doctrine came from pagan sun and Satan worship and entered the Church through plutonic Greek Philosophy.
The number of the beast (666) comes from sun and Satan worship, which relates to the mark of the beast!
Knowing who the Father and Son are is a salvation issue.
The Trinity doctrine is not found in the Bible. Scripture has to be manipulated to try and imply that it does.
Satan found a way to add the words “these three are one” into the KJV Bible that are not the inspired words of God!
Almost the entire Bible was written by the Jews and yet they have never taught or believed the Trinity doctrine!
Those who had never heard of the Trinity would never come up with this doctrine from just reading the Bible.
The Trinity doctrine expects us to believe the impossible, which is that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three God's that are really only one God!
The Trinity doctrine also expects us to believe all three are co-equal and co-eternal beings and hence Jesus cannot really be the Son of God at all as He would therefore have to have always existed alongside the Father!
The Trinity doctrine expects us to ignore over 100 very clear Scriptures that say Jesus is the Son of God and that the one true God is His Father.
The Bible reveals the one true God really is a literal Father and that He is not role playing.
The Bible also reveals that Jesus really is the literal Son of God and is separate from the Father.
Scripture shows the Holy Spirit to be the presence and power of God, not another literal being.
The Bible never says the Holy Spirit is a literal being. It is assumed and Scripture reveals that this is impossible.
The Bible never says the Holy Spirit is God. It is also assumed and comes from a faulty understanding of the Holy Spirit.
The Comforter is Christ returning through His Holy Spirit.
It is Satan that plans to hide who the Father and Son really are as your salvation depends on knowing that Jesus truly is the literal Son of God.
Satan used to be the third highest being in Heaven until he was cast out. By having Christians believe in his creation of the Holy Spirit as a third literal being, he regains his third position and receives worship by representation!
Christians today are starting to pray and worship the Holy Spirit as a third literal being, which the Bible never demonstrates.
If the Holy Spirit as a third literal being is the creation of Satan, who really gets the worship?
There is not one single Scripture showing the Holy Spirit ever receiving worship or prayer.
The Bible says that our worship is with the Father and Son only.
The Bible frequently reveals that there are only two literal beings being the Father and the Son.
The Catholic Church say that the Trinity doctrine is the central doctrine of their faith and upon it are based all the other teachings of their Church!
Those teaching the Trinity tag it with the word “mystery,” stating that you cannot understand it so just accept it. Is this what the Bible teaches us to do?
They may also say, just because it is Catholic it does not mean it is wrong. Yet it clearly is wrong and not in the Bible!

This is Satan's biggest deception and yet it has been dismissed by many as being unimportant. However, it does not get more important than understanding who the Father and Son truly are and is a salvation issue. Satan created the Trinity doctrine to hide who the Father and Son really are, and to receive worship by representation. He has succeeded because most do not see it as important and cannot be bothered taking the time to see if in fact their adversary has brought a huge deception into the Christian Church. I pray that this document has opened your heart and mind to the real truth.