![]() ![]() One word of God is worth more than thousands of human words spoken by the “church fathers,” or church councils. These debates often relied upon pagan Greek methodology.īut thankfully, as Seventh-day Adventists we believe the biblical teaching on the Godhead or Trinity and are not encumbered by these early dogmatic debates. Often those who deny the Godhead or Trinity use arguments arising from philosophical discussions of the Christian church in the early centuries. 13:14, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. This is also why they are mentioned in other places together, such as in 2 Cor. The one name of “God” includes all three of these Persons. When we baptize, we baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as Jesus commanded us to (Matt. The Holy Spirit is said to be a Comforter like Jesus (see John, chapters 14-16), and intercedes for us (see Romans 8). There’s a biblical understanding that we have in that the Father and the Son are equal in every respect as God (John 1:1, Col. As they studied the Bible, the Lord gave increasing light on many subjects, including the Godhead or Trinity. ![]() Our pioneers were very careful to require a “thus saith the Lord” for every doctrine and precept. MaeĪ: As Adventists we’ve always believed that the “the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day” (Proverbs 4:18). I have read that our church pioneers didn’t believe in it and that this doctrine of the Trinity is of pagan origin. Q: I want to ask about our church’s stance on the Trinity. ![]() I can't think of a better narrator than William Shatner for this endevour. If you study or are interested in the zeitgeist of the dawn of the thermonuclear age, this BlueRay will help immerse you into its vainglorious and brilliant absurdity.
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