Should you believe to the trinity (1989)

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Should You Believe in the Trinity?

Is Jesus Christ the Almighty God?

People often say they believe in the Trinity, yet they differ in their understanding of it.

What, exactly, is the Trinity? Does the Bible teach it?

Is Jesus Christ the Almighty God and part of the Trinity?

Contents

Left: Egyptian sculpture of the second millennium (B.C.E.) Triad of Amon-Ra, Ramses II, and Mut. Right: Fourteenth century (C.E.) Trinity sculpture of Jesus Christ, the Father, and the holy spirit. Note, three persons but only four legs.

3 Should You Believe It?

3 How Is the Trinity Explained?

5 Is It Clearly a Bible Teaching?

7 How Did the Trinity Doctrine Develop?

12 What Does the Bible Say About God and Jesus?

16 Is God Always Superior to Jesus?

20 The Holy Spirit—God's Active Force

23 What About Trinity "Proof Texts"?

30 Worship God on His Terms

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BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY

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2006 Printing This publication is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donations.

Should You Believe It?

DO YOU believe in the Trinity? Most people in Christendom do. After all, it has been the central doctrine of the churches for centuries.

In view of this, you would think that there could be no question about it. But there is, and lately even some of its supporters have added fuel to the controversy.

Why should a subject like this be of any more than passing interest? Because Jesus himself said: "Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." So our entire future hinges on our knowing the true nature of God, and that means getting to the root of the Trinity controversy. Therefore, why not examine it for yourself?—John 17:3, Catholic Jerusalem Bible (JB).

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