Below Is one more point to add without rewriting the entire context.
To the Newbies out there reading this,
There was an incorrect claim that "the early church did not believe in the Trinity of God," at least that's close to the quote.
I will not repeat what Dr Stringer explained better than I in the video below. I recommend everyone listen to it as he established that the Word of God was available to the churches (pl) and contained I John 5:7 as is correctly included in our English KJ Bible.
7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
Jesus is the Word.
There are records of plenty of churches that Believed the doctrine of the Trinity as we see in I John 5:7 among many other references OT and NT.
The Jehovah's false Witnesses happen to reject that fundamental Christian doctrine as some other false religions that reject the description of God as He gives us throughout from Genesis and ends with Revelation.
I don't believe that there's a catholic assembly called "the church ". There were plenty of churches with plenty of problems and even heresy that was addressed by the Apostles and by Christ directly. They were autonomous assemblies in various locations.
Last night I read Isaiah 40 and found another Messianic scripture about John the Baptist's ministry concerning God on earth.
Isaiah 40:3 quoted in Luke 3:4
3The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
The Holy Spirit is in verse 13
13Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Concerning the Word of God in the same chapter...
8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
A few days ago, Baptist historian and preacher, Phil Stringer, taught on the historical records concerning the strong Trinitarian Scripture that Wescott , Hort and many since have lied about, 1 John 5:7 KJB
Those unsaved men rejected the doctrine of the Trinity as they did the inspiration/ preservation of Scriptures. One was into the occult and necromancy. They are the basis for commentators today. When you read false marginal statements such as, "not in the oldest and most reliable texts", you can thank the commentator for believing two very wicked men who would never be allowed to speak in a decent church if they were alive today.
There are plenty of Bible reasons why we should believe that Jesus is 100% God while at the same time 100% sinless man while He walked the Earth creating all the food that thousands of families ate while following Him. Only God could do that. He healed the lame, blind, deaf, dumb, sick, and even raised the dead after they started decomposing. Ie.Lazurus.
He fulfilled the OT prophesies that said that He was God, Creator of the universe. I could go on, but that's plenty of food for thought for now.
Study it and review so you will remember when one of the cults knocks on your door, talks to you at school or after work.
Those who call themselves Jehovah's Witnesses do not know God the Father became they do not know the Son. BTW, the Spirit of God is also Old Testament teaching.
The true Witnesses of Jehovah are those who are true servants of the Son of God in the Old Testament and New. Jesus is in the OT many times. Many don't believe that. That's because they chose to believe false witnesses.
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit.
Believe the truth and sell it not.
Don't be a sell out. Read, study, obey and share the truth in love.
That's my encouragement for someone tonight or tomorrow.
Have a good night and bless others with this much needed teaching of our precious Savior.
To your health and happiness.
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One more point.
There are those who claimed that the Trinity of God is not mentioned in the Old Testament, but a Christian invention and heresy.
To disprove that false belief I could point them to plenty of references showing that the Father is God, the Spirit is God and the Son is God.
Those I pointed this out to usually have no answer or they demand an OT verse like I John 5:7 KJV only.
I just found one more passage in personal devotions tonight from Isaiah 48
12Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 13Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.....
16Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
I wasn't looking for this proof verse, but the Lord pointed it out to me. Those who do not want to see Who God is will not be convinced regardless of this irrefutable Scriptural evidence.
Those who have eyes to see will indeed see Him for Who He is.
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