House of Truth Ministries
January 2018
House of Truth Ministries is about sharing the Gospel in various venues.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (ESV)
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I have seen on the internet a list of nine statements about the Trinity. The list is entitled The trinity explained at last. Lol. The writer of this list used nine scriptural passages to misrepresent the Trinity. The writer did not explain the Trinity. The Bible and the Trinity do not teach that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are the same person or one person. The definition of the Trinity is: Within the nature of the one true God, there exists simultaneously three eternally distinct persons.
I will deal with the first five of the nine in this newsletter.
The first misrepresentation, “The Trinity teaches that God asked himself to go to earth to save mankind.”
No, the Father sent the Son
1 John 4:14
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
The second misrepresentation, “Then he agreed with himself and volunteered himself to himself to offer himself.”
No, Jesus offered Himself.
Hebrews 9:14
“how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”
Hebrews 9:28
“so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.”
Hebrews 10:12
“But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,’”
The third misrepresentation, “Then God Impregnated a woman as himself with himself.”
No, Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:20
“But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.’”
Luke 2:21
“And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.”
The fourth misrepresentation, “God Prayed to himself and glorified himself repeatedly.”
No, Jesus prayed to the Father and the Father glorified Jesus with the glory He had before the world existed.
In John 17:5 Jesus says “And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.”
The fifth misrepresentation, “God strengthened himself and talked to himself.”
No. Is the first part of the fifth misrepresentation based on Luke 2:40? Where in Luke 2:40 does it say, “God strengthened himself”? If Jesus is the Wisdom of Jehovah in Proverbs 8:22, why did Jesus need to be filled with wisdom in Luke 2:40?
Luke 2:40
“And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.”
Where in the Bible does it say that God talked to himself? Trinitarians do not believe that God talked to Himself.
In Matthew 26:39, 42 it says: 39 “And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.’” 42 “Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, ‘My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.’”
Jesus prayed to the Father. God did not pray to himself.
PRAYER AND SUPPORT Thank you for your prayers and financial support. We can take online donation. All donations are tax-deductible. Checks can be written to House of Truth Ministries and they can be sent to the address below.
I have seen on the internet a list of nine statements about the Trinity. The list is entitled The trinity explained at last. Lol. The writer of this list used nine scriptural passages to misrepresent the Trinity. The writer did not explain the Trinity. The Bible and the Trinity do not teach that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are the same person or one person. The definition of the Trinity is: Within the nature of the one true God, there exists simultaneously three eternally distinct persons.
I will deal with the first five of the nine in this newsletter.
The first misrepresentation, “The Trinity teaches that God asked himself to go to earth to save mankind.”
No, the Father sent the Son
1 John 4:14
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
The second misrepresentation, “Then he agreed with himself and volunteered himself to himself to offer himself.”
No, Jesus offered Himself.
Hebrews 9:14
“how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.”
Hebrews 9:28
“so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.”
Hebrews 10:12
“But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,’”
The third misrepresentation, “Then God Impregnated a woman as himself with himself.”
No, Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:20
“But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, ‘Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.’”
Luke 2:21
“And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.”
The fourth misrepresentation, “God Prayed to himself and glorified himself repeatedly.”
No, Jesus prayed to the Father and the Father glorified Jesus with the glory He had before the world existed.
In John 17:5 Jesus says “And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.”
The fifth misrepresentation, “God strengthened himself and talked to himself.”
No. Is the first part of the fifth misrepresentation based on Luke 2:40? Where in Luke 2:40 does it say, “God strengthened himself”? If Jesus is the Wisdom of Jehovah in Proverbs 8:22, why did Jesus need to be filled with wisdom in Luke 2:40?
Luke 2:40
“And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.”
Where in the Bible does it say that God talked to himself? Trinitarians do not believe that God talked to Himself.
In Matthew 26:39, 42 it says: 39 “And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.’” 42 “Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, ‘My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.’”
Jesus prayed to the Father. God did not pray to himself.
PRAYER AND SUPPORT Thank you for your prayers and financial support. We can take online donation. All donations are tax-deductible. Checks can be written to House of Truth Ministries and they can be sent to the address below.
House of Truth Ministries
Box 729
La Habra, CA 90633
Our email address should you have questions or comments:
jeff@HouseOfTruthMinistries.org
Our website
http://www.HouseOfTruthMinistries.org
Box 729
La Habra, CA 90633
Our email address should you have questions or comments:
jeff@HouseOfTruthMinistries.org
Our website
http://www.HouseOfTruthMinistries.org