T1Contents
1. What
Jesus Taught about God
Subheadings
(a)- Jesus is separate to God—The Son of
God
- scriptures required showing separate persons
(b) - is the holy
spirit a person?
(c) - showing the lack of scriptural
evidence for trinity.
The Son of God---The Son of Man --Some OT Cross References (Psalm 8:5 82:6- 82:5) T1SonOfMan.htm
Stephen Put
to Death
(Identifying Jesus’ Individuality in heaven)
You can open
each verse saparately by clicking on the number. 54 +
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The high
priest said, "Are these things so?" -(a) Jesus is separate to God-
54 Now when they heard this,
they were cut R391
to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55
But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the
glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56
and he said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." 57
But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed at him
with one impulse. 58
When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him;
and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59
They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said,
"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" 60
Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud
voice, "Lord, do R403
not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep. Read Stephen's Defense Chapter 7-Open Read Chapter
Old
Testament – The Son of Man. Daniel 7:13 Study Son 2b+
"I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient
of Days And was presented before Him. Daniel 7:13
Jn 1-18
Compare Bibles-
KJV No
man
hath seen
(5758)
God at
any time;
the only begotten
Son, which is (5752) in the bosom of the Father, he hath
declared (5662) him. Jn 1:18 -KJV/W/Strong’s N0’s Free-Down Load open http://www.e-sword.net/ Compare Bibles in BestBiblesPlus.htm
No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God (open God GODorgod) who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.
Jn 1:18
Jn
1-18-No man
has ever seen God. The only begotten God-like one who is closest to the
Father (in the bosom of the Father)
tells us about him. Open John 1 NSB-Compare (Psalm 8:5 82:6- 82:5) Ps
82:5 Open In Context 82:6 Open In Context
Psalm 8:5 SBT Notes That GEB
-> Study Notes on 8:5 + others in SGW Commentaries- exceeds what is writen in God Words.
For GEB
quote Open =8&verse=5 Quoting Is“Christ was made low as to nature,
place, estate, reputation, and life;
he who was the most high God, in the form
of God,and equal to him in the divine nature, was made frail mortal flesh” in =8&verse=5,
This exceeds
what is writen in
God Words. Compare Eph 4:6 Jn1-1AndTheRansomSacrifice.htm 65.htm
Plus be on the guard for words in
most Trinitarian Based Bibles that were not part of the original manuscripts
Open IntroductionForConcernedStudents.htm-- About SBT’S Commentary Notes-- Open 65.htm
For The Importance of Being the Firstborn – FirstBorn.htm - Prov8-22.htm the only begotten Son, Open Hebrews -Worship1.htm
firstborn FirstBorn.htm & PreExistenceOfChrist.htm
KJV Jn 3:16+ NOTES
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only
begotten Son, KJV/W/Strong’s N0’s Jn 3:16
For God so loved (5656) the world, that he gave (5656) his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth (5723) in him should
not perish (5643),but have (5725) everlasting life. Jn
NOTES About Jn
"There is one God, and one mediator between God
and men, a man, Christ Jesus, who gave himself a corresponding ransom for
all." ( 1 Timothy 2:5, 6 ) NWT index.htm 2:5- 2:6
"And when he was come to the other side into the country of the
Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs,
exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And, behold, they
cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee,
Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to
torment us before the time?" ( Matt 8:28-29 )
"Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared
greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God." ( Matt
27:54 )
"For us there is one God, the Father, from whom
are all things . . . and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all
things." ( 1 Corinthians 8:6 )
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him,
Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it]
unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. ( Matt
16:15-17)
(b) Is the Holy Spirit a person?
An important
question - what is the thing people call the Holy Spirit? Is it another part of
God as part of the godhead?
Lets
look at Biblical words and translations of the words used when people refer to
the "holy spirit".
The Greek word
pneuma (as in pneumonia, a breathing disease) means breath or wind – the
movement of air. In other Bible translations, this word is often translated as
spirit or ghost – as in Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost. However, spirit is just a
shortened form of the Latin word espiritu, which just means breath in Latin.
And ghost conveys another meaning altogether.
The most common
use of the word pneuma in the Bible is to imply an unseen
force (such as breath or wind). And the problem with translating
it as “spirit” or “ghost” is that many people have started believing that the
unseen force that is called [God’s] Holy Breath herein, is another God-like
person and part of a Divine Trinity. This can’t be true, because the only
scripture that can be used to support this theory (that is, where the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Breath are supposed to be ‘one’) is found at Matthew
28:19, which simply says that baptism should be done ‘in the name of’ (or, in
recognition of) these three, and there is good reason to believe that even
these are spurious and added in the Third Century C.E. And all other scriptures
that are used to prove the Trinity theory fail to mention the Holy Breath as
part of that group.
Notice that the
King James wording of 1 John 5:7 (which was used for years to attempt to prove
the Trinity) is definitely spurious (something that was added to the Bible).
So to prevent
confusion, the Greek word pneuma is usually translated as breath here. The only
exceptions would be in instances where the Bible refers to demons as ‘spirits,’
for translating pneuma as breath in these cases, although correct, might just
be confusing. And there are also instances where we have used the word spirit
to indicate a person’s inward inclinations or feelings.
Another
important use of the word pneuma is in the phrase, ‘Breath of Life.’ This
phrase means more than just breathing, it refers to the entire mechanics of
life itself. It’s the unseen force of life for all creatures… it’s what makes
each cell alive. However, nowhere does the Bible describe the ‘pneuma’ as
immortal, nor is it the same as the soul (a breathing thing), so it can
(figuratively) ‘return to God’ at death,’ because all hope of future life
depends on God and His promise of a resurrection. For more information, see the
attached link, The Powers of God’s Holy Spirit.
We see below the
hebrew lexicon for the Hebrew word "Ruwach" ( in
English "breath" ) - Strongs number H7307.
For completeness,
we have included the root word of "Ruwach" ( H7306
) lexicon , which also means "breath".
You will also see
in section (g) below the usage of H7307 with the Trinity. As the trinity is
based on a man-made church dogma, and not on actual Biblical translation, it is
unsound reasoning to say within a Lexicon that H3707 is part of the trinity.
This is irresponsible reverse-engineering trying to make an unproven man-made
dogma / concept back into the Bible where the evidence does not support it. It
should also be noted that many people who wrote lexicons have allowed their
personal theology into these lexicons.
Lexicon
Results for ruwach (Strong's H7307)
Hebrew
for H7307
רוח
Transliteration
ruwach
Pronunciation
rü'·akh (Key)
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word
(Etymology)
from H7306
TWOT Reference
2131a
Outline of
Biblical Usage
1) wind, breath, mind, spirit
a) breath
b) wind
1) of heaven
2) quarter (of wind), side
3) breath of air
4) air, gas
5) vain, empty thing
c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or
agitation)
1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour
2) courage
3) temper, anger
4) impatience, patience
5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)
6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or
uncontrollable impulse
7) prophetic spirit
d)
spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and
animals)
1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death,
disembodied being
e) spirit (as seat of emotion)
1) desire
2) sorrow, trouble
f) spirit
1) as seat or organ of mental acts
2) rarely of the will
3) as seat especially of moral character
g) Spirit of
God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal
with the Father and the Son
1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy
2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning
3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative
power
4) as endowing men with various gifts
5) as energy of life
6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory
7) never referred to as a depersonalised force
Authorized
Version (KJV) Translation Count — Total: 378
AV — Spirit or
spirit 232, wind 92, breath 27, side 6, mind 5, blast 4, vain 2, air 1, anger
1, cool 1, courage 1, misc 6
Gesenius's
Lexicon (Help)
Lexicon
Results for ruwach (Strong's H7306)
Hebrew for
H7306
ריח
Transliteration
ruwach
Pronunciation
rü'·akh (Key)
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word
(Etymology)
a primitive
root
TWOT Reference
2131
Outline of
Biblical Usage
1) (Hiphil) to
smell, scent, perceive odour, accept
a) of horse
b) of delight (metaph)
Authorized Version
(KJV) Translation Count — Total: 11
AV — smell 8, touch 1, quick understanding 1, accept 1
Gesenius's
Lexicon (Help)
So we can see
that the general usage is "breath", such that the "holy
spirit" is the holy breath of God.
Interstingly is we look at
Genesis and the account of the creation of Adam and Eve we find the following :
And the LORD God formed man [of]
the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and
man became a living soul.
So in this case, Gods' breath
animates / makes alive Adam after he was formed from dust.
Could we also logically then
reason that God has provided his breath to create life?
Yes it would be safe to say
that.
Logically then we could say that
- if Gods breath can bring things to lifee, then it can achieve other things.
But do we see Gods breath being
given a "personality" here? no we dont. Gods beath is imperosnal.
It is an active force, which
animated / made alive a living soul through Gods application of His breath to a
pile of dust.
To put things in perspective, do
you give your own breath a name? I have never heard of such a thing. Silly idea isnt it?
God is a God of order. If He
wanted his breath to have a name, we would have been told in the Bible.
We also see at 2 Timothy 3:16, 17,
‘All the Scriptures are inspired by God and are good for teaching, for
correcting, for setting things straight, and for providing righteous
discipline. They qualify a man of God and provide him with whatever he needs to
do all sorts of good work.’
Notice that, although the Greek
word pneuma (Spirit or Breath) wasn’t used in the above scripture, it is found
in the related word TheoPneustos, or God Breathed, which we have translated as
inspired by God. Translating pneustos as inspired is particularly appropriate,
since the word in/spired means breathed in. So, any time we refer to a
particular work, person, or act as inspired, we are really implying that it
came from the Breath of God.
The English word
"inspired" literally means "produced by blowing or breathing
[into]," with the connotation that a deity is doing the breathing!
Given by inspiration of
God" literally means "given by the breath of God".
"In" obviously means "in" or "into";
"spire" comes from the Latin word for breath and is the source of our
word "spirit" (see John 3:8 and 20:22). When your breath exits your
body, you "expire." When it comes back (returns)
into you, you "respire" (usually on a respirator). When you
breathe through your skin, you "perspire." When you get close enough
to someone else that you share his breath, you "conspire." When your
breath travels, something has "transpired." Notice that all of this
can be discovered simply by looking into a dictionary; a lexicon was not
necessary.
From the Dictionary:
in·spire Pronunciation
Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-spahyuhr] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA
Pronunciation verb, -spired, -spir·ing.
–verb (used
with object)
1. to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting
influence: His courage inspired his followers.
2. to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire
confidence in others.
3. to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.:
to inspire a person with distrust.
4. to influence or impel: Competition inspired her to greater
efforts.
5. to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like,
does: They were inspired by a belief in a better future.
6. to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural
influence: writings inspired by God.
7.
to guide or control by divine influence.
8. to prompt or instigate (utterances, acts, etc.) by
influence, without avowal of responsibility.
9. to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.: a philosophy that
inspired a revolution.
10. to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing;
inhale.
11. Archaic.
a. to infuse
(breath, life, etc.) by breathing (usually fol. by into).
b. to breathe
into or upon.
–verb (used
without object)
12. to give inspiration.
13. to inhale.
Origin:
1300–50; ME inspiren < L inspīrāre to breathe upon or into, equiv.
to in- in-2 + spīrāre to breathe]
Also the root
of "inspire" as a word : inspiration
c.1303,
"immediate influence of God or a god," especially that under which
the holy books were written, from O.Fr. inspiration,
from L.L. inspirationem (nom. inspiratio), from L. inspiratus, pp. of inspirare
"inspire, inflame, blow into," from in-"in" + spirare
"to breathe" (see spirit). Inspire in this sense is c.1340, from
O.Fr. enspirer, from L. inspirare, a loan-transl. of
Gk. pnein in the Bible. General sense of "influence or animate with an
idea or purpose" is from 1390. Inspirational is 1839 as "influenced
by inspiration;" 1884 as "tending to inspire."
A final word-
The words that many Bibles
translate as ‘Spirit’ or ‘Ghost’ are Ruach (in Hebrew) and Pneuma (in Greek),
and both words mean (and should be translated as) Breath or Wind.
However, the Bible also
occasionally uses these words to mean a person’s attitude or leaning, where the
words breath and wind would make no sense in English, so in such places we have
left it translated into the Latin word for Breath, Spirit (espiritu).
From an online Latin dictionary :
spiritus -us, m. breathing,
breath, exhalation; a sigh; the breath of life, life; inspiration; spirit,
disposition; a high spirit, pride.
In Luke
However, if we look at the
original Greek workds, we see the phrase usually translated "holy
ghost" is in fact "breath" as in Gods breath.
English Strong's Greek (Root
form) Tense
(Click on any item below for
Concordance)
|
And [2532] |
kai |
|
the angel [32] |
aggelos |
|
answered [611] |
apokrinomai |
|
and said [2036] |
epo |
|
unto her, [846] |
autos |
|
The Holy [40] |
hagios |
|
Ghost [4151] |
pneuma |
|
shall come [1904] |
eperchomai |
|
upon [1909] |
epi |
|
thee, [4571] |
se |
|
and [2532] |
kai |
|
the power [1411] |
dunamis |
|
of the Highest [5310] |
hupsistos |
|
shall overshadow [1982] |
episkiazo |
|
thee: [4671] |
soi |
|
therefore [1352] |
dio |
|
also [2532] |
kai |
|
that holy thing [40] |
hagios |
|
which shall be born [1080] |
gennao |
|
of [1537] |
ek |
|
thee [4675] |
sou |
|
shall be called [2564] |
kaleo |
|
the Son [5207] |
huios |
|
of
God. [2316] |
theos |
(c) Lack of scriptural evidence for the the trinity.
Let us ask a simple, logical and
powerful question about the trinity :
(a) God is a God of order, as revealed
in His laws, methods, and the methodical way He created the earth
, and;
(b) He is wise, fair and loving,
and;
(c) He sent His son, Jesus
Christ to persoanlly walk the earth to explain Him and His kingdom to all men,
and;
(d) He left His word preserved
in the Bible as declared directly from Jesus Christ and His Apostles, and;
(e) There is NO mention of a
trinity by word or direct teaching , and;
(f ) He
is Truth and cannot lie, and;
(g) He warned
us through Jesus Christ that we should avoid the doctrines of men and test all
we hear to make sure it is scripturally sound
- then
how, in any logical way, with our reasoning based on the Scriptures, expect the
dogma of the trinity to be any part of the Christian faith?
- No where in the Bible is the
word "Trinity" ever mentioned. Not once.
(d) God is God ALONE
"I am
Yahweh your God . . . You shall have no gods except me." ( Exodus 20:2, 3 )
"I am the
Lord, that is My name; I will not give My glory to
another, nor My praise to graven images." ( Isaiah
42:8 )
"God is
only one." ( Gallatians
"…the
LORD he is God; there is none else beside him…" (Deut. 4:35)
"…I am
the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God…" (Is. 44:6)
"I am
Yahweh, and there is no one else. With the exception of me there is no
God." (Isaiah 45:5)
"…Is
there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know
not any…" (Is. 44:8)
"Hear, O
Jesus called
God "the only true God." (John 17:3)
Jesus saying:
""Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is
good–except God alone." ( Mark
One of the
teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given
them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the
most important?" "The most important one,"
answered Jesus, "is this: `Hear, O
Love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind and with all your strength.'
The second is
this: `Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than
these."
"Well
said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is
one and there is no other but him. ( Mark 12:28-32 )
[Jesus says,]
How can you believe if you accept praise from one another, yet make no effort
to obtain the praise that comes from the only God? ( john
5:44)
"No one
has ever seen God." ( John
Thou believest
that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. ( James
O the depths
of God’s riches, wisdom, and knowledge! His decisions are mysterious and His
ways can’t be figured out! ‘Who has come to know Jehovah’s mind and who can
give Him advice?’ And, ‘Who has given Him something that has to be repaid?’
Why,
everything is from Him, by Him, and for Him. May He be glorified through the ages. May it be. (
Rom 11:33-36 )
Whether
therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. ( 1 Cor
"To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen" (2 Tim. 4:18b). - no mention of Jesus Christ......
"How can
you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the
glory that is from the one and only God? ( John
"For it
is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it
is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast." ( Eph 2:8-9 )
".....God
who is the only truly wise One, be the glory through Jesus the Anointed One
through the ages. May it be." (
Rom