Part 1 Did Jesus and His Disciples Teach the Trinity Doctrine? - Conclusion of Is It "Implied"?

An example of such texts is found at Matthew 28:19, 20.  There the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit are mentioned together. Some claim that this implies a  Trinity.  But read the verses yourself. Is there anything in those texts that says that the  three are one God equal in eternity, power, position, and wisdom? No, there is not. It is the same with other texts that mention the three together. 

As for those who see Trinitarian implications at Matthew 28:19, 20 in the use of "name" singular, for Abraham and Isaac at GENESIS  48:16. -King James Version; New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.

Trinitarians also point to John 1:1 in some translations, where "the Word" is spoken  of as being "with God" and as being "God." But other Bible translations  say that the Word was  "a god" or was "divine," meaning not necessarily God but a powerful one. Furthermore, that Bible verse says that "the Word" was "with" God. That would reasonably excluded him from being that same God. And no matter what is concluded about "the Word,"  the fact is that only two persons are mentioned at John 1:1, not three.  Over and over again, all texts used to try to support the Trinity doctrine utterly fail to do so when examined honestly."

Another factor to consider is this: If the Trinity doctrine had been taught by Jesus and his disciples, then surely leading churchmen who came immediately after them would have taught it. But did those men, today called the Apostolic Fathers, teach the Trinity doctrine?  This question will be discussed in Part 2 of this series in the Watchtower.

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