Trinity

2008-05-09T20:22:31Z

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topic_name = Trinity |
subtopics = [[God the Father]], [[Jesus]], [[Holy Spirit]] |
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The Trinity is the Christian [[doctrine]] describing the triune nature of [[God]], which asserts the following
* There is one and only one God
* The one God eternally exists in three distinct persons
* The Father is God, [[Jesus]], the Son is God, and the [[Holy Spirit]] are God

The word "Trinity" is not found in the [[Bible]]. It was first used in writing by [[Theophilus of Antioch]] around 180 A.D. as a way of expressing the triune nature of the one God revealed in Scripture. The Bible does use the words Father, Son, and Holy Spirit though.

==='''Scriptural References To The Trinity'''===

A number of passages in the [[Bible]] refer directly to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

* [[Matthew 28:19]] - {{web_verse|Matthew|28|19}}
* [[2 Corinthians 13:13]] - {{web_verse|2 Corinthians|13|13}}
* [[Luke 1:35]] - {{web_verse|Luke|1|35}}

A number of verses also show that Jesus was God.

* [[John 1:1]] and [[John 1:14]] - {{web_verse|john|1|1}} {{web_verse|john|1|14}}
* [[John 5:21]] - {{web_verse|john|5|21}}
* [[John 8]]:23-24 - {{web_verse|john|8|23}} {{web_verse|john|8|24}}
* [[John 8:58]] - {{web_verse|john|8|58}} ''([[Jesus]] is speaking in reference to when [[God]] told [[Moses]] to tell the Hebrews "I am has sent you" in [[Exodus 3:14]])
* [[John 10:30]] - {{web_verse|john|10|30}}
* [[John 10:38]] - {{web_verse|john|10|38}}
* [[1 John 5:20]] - {{web_verse|1 John|5|20}}
* [[Titus 2:13]] - {{web_verse|titus|2|13}}
* [[Colossians 2:9]] - {{web_verse|colossians|2|9}}
* [[Philippians 2]]:5-6 - {{web_verse|philippians|2|5}} {{web_verse|philippians|2|6}}

==Quotes==

'''[[Justin Martyr]]'''
: "We will prove that we worship him reasonably; for we have learned that he is the Son of the true God himself, that he holds a second place, and the Spirit of prophecy a third. For this they accuse us of madness, saying that we attribute to a crucified man a place second to the unchangeable and eternal God, the Creator of all things; but they are ignorant of the mystery which lies therein" ([[First Apology]] 13:5–6 [A.D. 151]).

==Links==
* [http://trinities.org/blog trinities] A blog by a Christian philosophy professor devoted to recent and past theories about the Trinity
* [http://www.catholic.com/library/Trinity.asp Early Church Fathers on the Holy Trinity]
* [http://www.mtio.com/articles/bissar107.htm One God in Three Persons], by Dr. Bill Weinrich
* [http://www.aomin.org/trinitydef.html A Brief Definition of the Trinity], by James White
* [http://www.ucg.org/booklets/WG/ Who Is God?]
* [http://biggergod.com/trinity.html Understanding The Trinity], by Matt Perman
* [http://www.theologicalstudies.org.uk/god_trinity.html The Doctrine of the Trinity]
* [http://www.jude3.net/trinitylinkindex.htm Articles On The Trinity]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/byfarthersteps/Trinity.html An Unpublished Essay on the Trinity], by [[Jonathan Edwards]]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20031229035144/www.modernreformation.org/mr99/septoct/mr9905threeinone.html The Splendor of the Three-in-One God: The Necessity and Mystery of the Trinity], by R.S. Clark
* [http://www.gospelpedlar.com/trinity.html The Bible's Teaching About The Trinity], by James Montgomery Boice
* [http://www.alliancenet.org/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID307086|CHID581342|CIID1654148,00.html God in Three Persons], Blessed Trinity, by Michael Horton
* [http://www.tmch.net/theo4.htm The Being of God, The Character of God, The Trinity], by Paul D. Adams
* [http://reformedperspectives.org/newfiles/joh_frame/TH.Frame.Trinitarian_Analogies.html Trinitarian Analogies], by [[John Frame]]
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~calltoreformation/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/revivedtotrinitarianism.pdf Revived to Trinitarianism: The Need for Evangelicals to Believe In and Live On God] (PDF), by Jim Hamilton
* [http://www.heaven.net.nz/writings/trinity.htm The Trinity Doctrine] Heaven Net

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Jehovah's Witnesses

2008-05-09T20:21:40Z

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topic_name = Jehovah's Witnesses |
subtopics = [[Beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses|Beliefs]] - [[Jehovah's Witnesses: Jesus]], [[Jehohav's Witnesses: Blood|Blood]] |
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* [[Jehovah's Witness in a nutshell (carm)]]
* [[Jehovah's Witness history (carm)]] |
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Jehovah's Witnesses are members of a religious movement who, although identifying themselves as Christian, are not generally considered as Christians by mainstream [[Christianity]] because they are [[non-trinitarian]]. They number around seven million. Their headquarters are in [[New York]], [[USA]]. It is an international organization known for its extensive preaching and publishing activities. They are well known for their rejection of [[blood transfusions]] and their specific version of the [[Bible]] with a number of crucial differences from mainstream translations.

===History of Jehovah's Witnesses===

The Jehovah's Witnesses had their beginnings in the late 1870's when a small group under the leadership of [[Charles T. Russell]] began to question a number of accepted Christian doctrines including the [[Trinity]] and [[Hell]].

===[[Beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses|Beliefs]]===

The Jehovah's Witnesses teach the following as core doctrine, basing them certain passages. Some of these interpretations, in particular, Jesus as a created being, are in direct conflict with orthodox Christianity
* There is only one true God (Isaiah 43:10; Isaiah 44:6; John 17:3; 1 Corinthians 8:5-6)
* God is named Jehovah (or Yahweh) (Exodus 3:15-16; Exodus 6:3; Psalm 83:18)
* Jesus is God's son (John 10:36; John 20:17)
* Jesus was created by God (Colossians 1:15; Revelation 3:14)
* Bible is God's Word and true (2 Timothy 3:16; John 17:17)
* Christ lived a perfect life (1 Peter 2:22)
* Christ died for all mankind (Matthew 20:28; 1 Timothy 2:5, 6; 1 Peter 2:24)
* Christ only had to die once for all mankind (Hebrews 9:25-28)

====[[Jehovah's Witnesses: Jesus]]====

According to the Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus was created by God and came to earth and lived a sinless life that ultimately ended in his death. His death is seen as a sacrifice for all sinful humans.

====View on Blood Transfusions====

The Jehovah's Witnesses are well known for their refusal to receive blood transfusions. This is based on their interpretation on a number of passages in the Bible. These include [[Genesis 9]]:3-4 where God commanded Noah and his family to not eat blood. Again in [[Leviticus 7:26]] and [[Deuteronomy 12:16]] this command is re-iterated. This command is reiterated again in the [[New Testament]]. In a list of things that Christians were forbidden to do, since there was confusion because the Law had been abolished, the disciples said that Christians were supposed to abstain from blood.-Acts 15:28, 29

Jehovah's Witnesses believe that this decleration applies to all forms of taking blood into the body because the Scripture in Acts does not say that you cannot eat blood but that you must completely abstain from blood. They claim that taking a blood transfusion would not be abstaining from blood.

===Jehovah's Witnesses Today===

There are around 7,000,000 Jehovah's Witnesses today. They spend billions of hours preaching every year and hold millions of Bible studies in an effort to teach people what they believe the Bible really says. They have the most extensive publishing operations in an effort to print Bibles and Bible aids in every language to reach all people with the Gospel. Many find their international operations to be surprisingly impressive.

==Quotes==

==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses Wikipedia - Jehovah's Witnesses]
* [http://www.watchtower.org Official website - www.watchtower.org]

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