hi to all christian brothers from all faith, let's talk about the 1st commandment vs worshiping the trinity?
"you shall not take other gods before Me"
Jesus seperates himself from being God in this verse
Matthew 19:17
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Jesus is calling his God for help?
"my God! my God! why haven't you forsaken me"?!
Jesus is calling people to worship one God, notice the word "OUR GOD" including him:
"Hear o Israel, the lord our God is one.."
and you still don't want to believe?
2007-06-19 02:22:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The mysteries of God. And Jesus said 'before Abraham was, I Am.' John 8:56-59.
How does this fit into your theology?
2007-06-19 02:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by super Bobo 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Christianity violates the first TWO commandments. The trinity is a pagan concept.
The Jewish idea of God is that God is One and Indivisible. We cannot divide God up into separate parts, where each part of God is UnEqual to each of the other parts, but somehow they are one and the same. The Hebrew Scriptures describes God as an absolute One, but the Christian's New Testament describes the Christian idea of God as divisible into three parts called a trinity. In the Christian's New Testament, Jesus at one point claims to have different knowledge than other parts of the Christian Trinity. For example, Matthew 24:36 or Mark 13:32. In another verse, Jesus does not have the same power as other parts of the Christian Trinity, for example, Luke 23:34. And in Matthew 26:42, Jesus's will is not the same as the will of the Father. Indeed, Jesus often contrasted himself with the Father, for example, in John 14:28, or Luke 18:19. Furthermore, Jesus supposedly said that the punishment for blaspheming against one part of the Trinity is not the same punishment for blaspheming against another part of the Trinity. In the Hebrew Scriptures, however, God is One, as we read in Deuteronomy 6:4, as well as in Isaiah 44:6, where God tells us, "I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God." When Isaiah tells us that God said, "I am the first," it means that God has no father. When Isaiah tells us that God said, "I am the last," it means that God has no literal son. And when Isaiah tells us that God said, "Besides me there is no God," it means that God does not share being God with any other god, or demi-god, or semi-god, or persons, and there is no trinity.
2007-06-19 03:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So where does the divinity of Christ fit in here? is this scripture to be used to negate the divinity of Christ then?
Do Christians after 2,000yrs still not accept that Jesus is the divine humanity, and what is the Holy Spirit, an Angel, a Cherub or what?
Exodus 3:14 - God says "I AM who I AM" - John 8:58 - Jesus says "Before Abraham was, I AM" in reference to Himself.
Deut. 4:2; 12:32 - the Lord God commands that we not add or take away from His word - Rev. 22:18-19 - Jesus so commands us not to add or take away from His word.
Deut. 32:39; 1 Sam. 2:6 - the Lord kills and makes alive again and raises up - John 5:21 - the Son raises and gives life.
Deut. 32:39 - neither is there any that can deliver out of God's hand - John 10:28 - nor shall any pluck out of Jesus' hand.
Deut. 32:43 - rejoice, ye heavens, with Him, and let all the angels of God worship Him - Heb. 1:6 - the "Him" is Jesus the Son.
2 Sam. 22:3 - God is the horn of salvation - Luke 1:68-69 - Jesus is the horn of salvation.
Psalm 19:7 - the law of the Lord is perfect - Gal. 6:2 - fulfill the law of Christ.
Psalm 24:10 - the Lord is the King of glory - 1 Cor. 2:8 - Jesus is the Lord of glory.
Psalm 45:7 - Therefore God, your God, has anointed you. God calls someone else God. This someone else is His eternally begotten Son - Heb. 1:9 - Therefore God, your God, has anointed you. cf. Heb. 1:8, 10.
Psalm 62:12 - the Lord God renders to each according to his work - Matt. 16:27; Rev. 22:12 - Jesus so renders to each according to his work.
Psalm 71:5 - the Lord God is our hope - 1 Tim. 1:1 - the Lord Jesus Christ who is our hope.
Psalm 89:27 – I will make him the first-born, the highest (“elyon” which refers to God) of the kings of the earth - John 18:36-27 – Jesus is this first-born king.
Psalm 97:9 - the Lord God is above all - John 3:31 - Jesus is above all.
Psalms 110:1 - the Lord (Yahweh) said to my Lord - Jesus = Yhwh - Acts 2:34-36 - God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ.
Psalm 148:1-2 - the angels worship the Lord God - Heb. 1:6 - the angels worship Jesus. Only God is worshiped.
Prov. 3:12 - who the Lord loves He corrects - Rev. 3:19 - who Jesus loves He corrects.
Isaiah 7:14 - a virgin will bear a Son named Emmanuel which means "God is with us" - Matt. 1:23 - this Son is Jesus Christ, God in the flesh.
2007-06-19 02:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because some will see the truth and some will be blinded. (That's in the bible in different words) There are Many places where Jesus shows he is not God Almighty. People want to believe, because Jesus said I and my Father are one, and the bible contains God the Father , the Son, and the Holy spirit in one sentence , and the bible talks about them all being hat they are all God as one. That is not stated anywhere in the bible. The bible also says that a husband and wife are one and that his followers are one. That means they work together for the same purpose. They are of one mind. If people read the bible and study it they will see this. Instead they believe what someone else tells them along with a few misinterpreted verses.
2007-06-19 02:35:25 · answer #4 · answered by Ann S 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The trinity doctrine is polytheism. It teaches that there is a God the Father, God the Son, and God the holy spirit. How many gods is that? THREE. But trinity believers try to explain that away, saying that the three persons, although fully God, combine to make one God. Does that make sense to you?
TRUE Christians worship only one God, whose name is Jehovah. (Ps. 83:18) At John 17:3, he is referred to as the only true God. Jesus is God's Son. (John 10:36) The holy spirit is God's power or active force. (Gen. 1:2)
2007-06-19 02:42:52 · answer #5 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't worship the trinity...
I do however worship God the Father through God the Son....
And by the way...God the Holy Spirit lives & dwells within me
There is but one God.....who is eternally existant in 3 distinct Personalities: Father Son & Holy Spirit
The 3 are never inferior to one another in nature
2007-06-19 02:26:20 · answer #6 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What about the 1st Commandment vs. worshiping a "Holy Book"?
2007-06-19 03:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vernacular is complex for modern man. Jesus states the Holy Spirit cannot come unless he leaves, so they are one and the same. Different aspects.
(+ - ) in an eggshell generically called 'GOD'
The messiah is the perfect reflection of the living God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
I guess that clears everything up!
2007-06-19 02:32:38 · answer #8 · answered by Thomas Paine 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When are Muslims going to get that people who believe in the trinity don't think there are three gods. God is all powerful, both in Islam and Christianity. If He wants to be three and one at the same time, why would you puny mortal think you can say that He can't?
2007-06-19 02:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by Love Shepherd 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
1 John 5:7
For there are three that bear record in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one. (The Word is Jesus)
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 10:30
"I and My Father are one."
It's not complicated.
2007-06-19 02:28:55 · answer #10 · answered by Red neck 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋