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LORD'S Side? "Behold I send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful coming of the Lord." Malachi 4:5. Said

Jesus, 'Elias truly shall first come and restore all things;' The work of Elijah, in the last days, is to restore, 'raise up the foundations of many generations' repair the breach in the law of God, and to restore the true worship of the true God . Those who are engaged in this restoration, are the Elijah that was to immediately precede the second advent, the same as was John the Baptist, who went to before Jesus, in the spirit and power of Elijah, at the first advent. Are you one of those engaged in this restoration in preparation of people for the second advent, as John the Baptist was?


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When we learn the power of God's word, these are the questions we will ask for every situation:

1.) What IS God's Command? and 2.) What IS His Promise?

Only he who receives the Scriptures as the voice of God speaking to himself is a true learner. Hetrembles at the Word; for to him it is a living reality. Our words should be few and well chosen. Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood , but against principalities, against powers,against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

"However imperfect and sinful we may be, the Lord holds out to us the offer of partnership with Himself,of apprenticeship to Christ . He invites us to come under the divine instruction, that, uniting with Christ, wemay work the works of God." {DA 296} When God lives in us, we cease our "works" and work God's work.

"We have this treasure (God living in US) in earthen vessels (our fleshly bodies), that the exceeding greatnessof the power may be of God, and not from ourselves." 2 Cor. 4:7, R.V. "This is why the preaching of the gospelwas committed to erring men rather than to the angels." {DA 30}

"We are standing upon the threshold of great and solemn events. Prophecies are fulfilling. Strange, eventful

history is being recorded in the books of heaven. Everything in our world is in agitation. There are wars andrumors of wars. The nations are angry, and the time of the dead has come, that they should be judged.

Events are changing to bring about the day of God, which hasteth greatly . Only a moment of time, as itwere, yet remains. But while already nation is rising against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, there is notnow a general engagement. As yet the four winds are held until the servants of God shall be sealed in theirforeheads . Then the powers of earth will marshal their forces for the last great battle.

Satan is busily laying his plans for the last mighty conflict, when all will take sides. After the gospel has beenproclaimed in the world for nearly two thousand years, Satan still presents to men and women the same scenethat he presented to Christ. In a wonderful manner he causes the kingdoms of the world in their glory to passbefore them. These he promises to all who will fall down and worship him. Thus he seeks to bring men

under his dominion.Satan is working to the utmost to make himself as God and to destroy all who oppose his power. And todaythe world is bowing before him. His power is received as the power of God . The prophecy of the Revelationis being fulfilled, and "all the world wondered after the beast." Revelation 13:3.

How Can We Not Be Tricked by Satan?

The Bible says Satan wants to be LIKE God in Isaiah 14:14, "I will be LIKE the Most High."

Satan is a Master, and Jesus is a Master. In these last days, both Masters, act & LOOK THE SAME, becausethe evil Master Satan is trying to trick you into thinking he is the Master Jesus; the ONLY WAY to tell them

apart is: The Master Jesus will teach you to OBEY the words of God, (Bible/Spirit ofProphecy/Testimony of Jesus) including ALL the Ten Commandments and the Master Satan will teachyou to DISOBEY them .

Isaiah 8:20 "To the law (Ten Commandments) and to the testimony (Prophecy): if they speak not according tothis word (Bible/Prophecy), it is because there is no light in them." Revelation 19:10, the testimony of Jesusis the spirit of prophecy .


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WHO does the BIBLE say will get to go to Heaven?

"Blessed are they that do his commandments , that they may have right to the tree of life , and may enter inthrough the gates into the city ." Revelation 22:14 (KJV) . And in Revelation 14:12 (KJV) "Here is thepatience of the saints : here are they that keep the commandments of God , and the faith of Jesus ." Luke4:4 (KJV) "And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by everyword of God ." Matthew 5:18 (KJV) "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittleshall in NO WISE pass from the law , till all be fulfilled." James 2:10 (KJV) "For whosoever shall keep the

whole law, and yet offend in ONE point, he is guilty of all ." Jesus says through Matthew 5:17 (KJV) "Think notthat I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am NOT come to destroy, but to FULFILL ." Numbers23:19 (KJV) "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said,and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"

Psalm 19:7 (KJV) "The law of the LORD is perfect , converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure,making wise the simple." God's law can be found in the King James Version of the Bible in Exodus 20:1-11.Read and memorize it!

James 1:25 (KJV) "But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not aforgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."

Malachi 3:6 (KJV) "For I am the LORD, I change not ;" Deuteronomy 7:9 (KJV) "Know therefore that theLORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him andkeep his commandments to a thousand generations;"

Psalm 111:10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they thatdo his commandments : his praise endureth forever."

Deuteronomy 28:9 "The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, ifthou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways ."

HOW ERRORS HAVE CREPT INTO TODAY'S CHURCHES:The first lie told to mankind by Satan: Genesis 3:4-5 "You will NOT surely die," the serpent said to the woman.

"For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good andevil." "Satan added just one little word: NOT, to God's word, thus changing the truth into a lie."

Since the beginning , Satan (aka Lucifer) rebelled against God to establish himself as the supreme being(Like the GOD of HEAVEN). When Satan rebelled, he was cast out of Heaven to Earth. Through deceit,manipulation, and control of money systems, he has gained control over the leaders of the world. People aremade in the image of God, and while submitted to God they are given authority over creation. To gain control,Satan needed people to follow him in rebellion. Convincing them that he had secret knowledge, and that Godwas unfair, he lied and persuaded them to believe that God is dishonest and that His rules were enslavingthem. By seducing them to rebel, Satan enslaved the human race. If he can keep you from learning andbelieving the truth about God, and t hat to obey Gods Ten Commandments, means ETERNAL LIFE; Satantries very hard to get you to believe his lies and make you his slave. In return for worship and obedience toSatan, he offers illusions of temporary pleasures, which cannot satisfy and lead to eternal death.

After Noah built the ark for the saving of all who would come in before the great flood; Satan through Noah'sgreat grandson, Nimrod, deceived many people to worship him as a part man/part god being . Nimroddeceiving people that he was a god (the devil working through him) evolved into many people worshiping him,King Nimrod, his wife, Queen Semiramis (Easter), and adultery born son Tammuz, (the reincarnatedKing Nimrod ), as a "trio or trinity" god.


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This mystery religion of Babylon is well-known to still be alive in the world today in various forms. Many of its elements are even present in the New Age movement (reincarnation, astrology, channeling, claims of mysterious powers, and more. This influence has crept slowly in time to our very day and many of his doctrines are accepted as Bible truth GOSPEL about God; such as what happens when we die, and what day to keepholy as God's Sabbath in the majority of churches today! One of the most drastic alterations of true Christianitywas the acceptance of the mystery Babylon pagan concept of three Gods in one and one God in threepersons. The sun worshippers had Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz, as a pagan Trinity , so it was easyfor them to accept, God the Father, God the Son, and (Watch this) God the Holy Spirit!!! The MysteryTrinity evolves.

The apostle Paul warned the Greek Colossian city, "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophyand vain deceit...(Col. 2:8)" What kind of philosophy was Paul warning about? Since Paul wasaddressing a Greek city, he must have been warning about the entrance of Greek Philosophical Thought.The Platonic Fathers also known as Greek Apologists were the first to introduce Pagan Trinitarian thought into Christianity .

Modern spiritualism, resting upon the same foundation, is but a revival in a new form of the witchcraft anddemon worship that God condemned and prohibited of old. Peter, describing the dangers to which thechurch was to be exposed in the last days , says that as there were false prophets who led Israel into sin, sothere will be false teachers, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord thatbought them. And many shall follow their pernicious ways . 2 Peter 2:1, 2. Here the ap ostle has pointedout one of the marked characteristics of spiritualist teachers. They refuse to acknowledge Christ as theSon of God . Concerning such teachers the beloved John declares: Who is a liar but he that denieth thatJesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, thesame hath not the Father . 1 John 2:22, 23. Spiritualism, by denying Christ, denies both the Father and theSon, and the Bible pronounces it the manifestation of antichrist. (Pa triarchs and Prophets, page 686)

Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation,ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our LordJesus C hrist.

What is the Babylon that People are Commanded to Come Out of?

Question: I have a little bit of a hard time understanding what that and who is that Babylon. Do you mindclarifying that one to me?

The meaning of Babylon derives from the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1- 11) a tower built by Noahsdescendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing theirlanguage so they could no longer understand one another.

The word Babylon means confusion, gate of Bel. The Greek mode of spelling what it is in the Hebrew is

uniformly Babel .

So also gate to heaven and confusion. The churches and world today are called Babylon because a personwho is drunk babbles . The world has mingled with false religion (anything breaking God's Word/TenCommandments) = Xmas, Easter, unholy strange Trinity god worship, keeping false Sunday as God's holySabbath; Gods people out there are called to come out of Babylon (all churches who do not promote and keepholy ALL of God's ROYAL LAW the Ten Commandments). Worldliness and false teachings or drunkenness;


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Isaiah 29:9-13 "Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, butnot with strong drink. For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: theprophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book thatis sealed, which [men] deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed.And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, buthave removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men. Therefore, behold, I will

proceed to do a marvelous work ."

They are drunken by the doctrines that are NOT established by the Word of God, and because they cannot understand it,they are drunken, bewildered. They teach the doctrines of man instead of the doctrines of God. That is the wine ofBabylon. The doctrines that she teaches, that make people dizzy and c onfused like alcohol does. Its called Babylonbecause a person who is drunk babbles. Those who worship a false God or keep a false Sabbath, or believe inSpiritualism and other unscriptural ideas. "Are denoted as Babylon."

"The fallen denominational churches are Babylon. Babylon has been fostering poisonous doctrines , the wine of error.This wine of error is made up of false doctrines , such as the natural immortality of the soul, the eternal torment of thewicked, the denial of the pre-existence of Christ prior to His birth in Bethlehem , and advocating and exalting the firstday of the week above Gods holy and sanctified day. These and kindred ERRORS are presented to the world by the various churches , and thus the Scriptures are fulfilled that say, For ALL nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of herfornication. It is a wrath which is created by false doctrines, and when kings and presidents drink this wine of the wrath o fher fornication, they are stirred with anger against those who will not come into harmony with the false and satanicheresies which exalt the false Sabbath , and lead men to trample underfoot Gods memorial. " See {TM 61}

Trinity is the foundation and prime doctrine of the entire worldwide ecumenical-evangelical movement throughoutChristendom the false revival, reformation, and unity of the last days , just prior to Christ's Second Advent.

"A blessing or a curse is now before the people of God a blessing if they come out from the world and are separate ,and walk in the path of humble obedience ; and a curse if they unite with the idolatrous, who trample upon the highclaims of heaven. The sins and iniquities of rebellious Israel are recorded and the picture presented before us as awarning that if we imitate their example of tran sgression and depart from God we shall fall as surely as did they. Now allthese things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of theworld are come. Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1, 608, 609

They seem joined to their idols, and God will soon say to His angels, Let them alone. . . . I saw that we as a people mustmake an advance move in this great work. Ministers and people must act in concert . Gods people are not preparedfor the loud cry of the third angel. They have a work to do for themselves which they should not leave for God to do forthem. He has left this work for them to do. It is an individual work ; one cannot do it for another. Testimonies for theChurch, vol. 1, 486

Are we worshipers of Jehovah, or of Baal? Of the living God, or of idols? No outward shrines may bevisible, there may be no image for the eye to rest upon, yet we may be practicing idolatry. It is as easy to make an idol ofcherished ideas or objects as to fashion gods of wood and stone. Thousands have a false conception of God and Hisattributes. They are verily serving a false god as were the servants of Baal. Are we worshipping the true God as Heis revealed in His word, in Christ, in nature, or are we adoring some philosophical idol enshrined in His place? God is aGod of truth. Justice and mercy are the attributes of His throne. He is a God of love, of pity and tender compassion. ThusHe is represented in His Son, our Saviour. He is a God of patience and long-suffering. If such is the being whom we adoreand to whose character we are seeking to assimilate, we are worshipping the true God. Testimonies for the Church, vol.5, 173, 174.


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The men of Babel had determined to establish a government that should be independent of God . PP.124

EGYPTTriad of Horus, Osiris, and Isis, second

millennium B.C.E.

If any one ofthese points can

be disproven, theDoctrine of the

Trinity is therebyproven false:

1. There is one God (i.e., one properobject of religious devotion).

2. The one God is a single divinebeing, the LORD (Jehovah,Yahweh).

3. The Father of our Lord JesusChrist is God.

4. The Son, Jesus Christ, is God.

5. The Holy Spirit is God.6. The Father is NOT the Son.7. The Father is NOT the Holy Spirit.8. The Son is NOT the Holy Spirit.

Trinitarians absolutely must affirm andinsist upon all of the above beliefs in orderto logically confess this doctrine and if asingle one of these beliefs is shown to befalse, the entire doctrine of the Trinitydisintegrates and is thereby proven to betotally false. Every single point must be

valid for the overall doctrine to be valid.These points provide no room for doctrinaladjustments since no adjustments arepossible to these points without destroyingthe overall doctrine itself.

PALMYRA, SYRIA

Triad of moon god, Lord of Heavens, andsun god, c. first century C.E.

INDIATriune Hindu godhead, c. seventh

century C.E.

NORWAY

Trinity(Father, Son, and Holy Spirit),

c. 13th century C.E.

1. So the doctrine of the Trinity teaches that three infinite persons, who all share the same substance, makes upone God; or one God divided into three parts. It is extremely important that this point is clearly understood.Trinity does not mean that there are three Gods, but it means that there is only one God which is shared equallyand eternally among three persons. The one God role plays between the three god persons. When the Trinity"God the Son" dies at the cross, only a piece of the "God the Son" dies; the human part/piece dies, according tothe Trinity doctrine. So according to the Trinity doctrine, the co-equal, co-eternal "God the Son" did NOT trulydie, because he is ETERNAL and IMMORTAL, like his Father and "God the Holy Spirit". Only the human pieceof the "God the Son" died at the cross. AND, the Trinity teaches that the Father is NOT the Son and the Son isNOT the Father....then there is the person of God the Holy Spirit. The Father is NOT the Holy Spirit. The Son isNOT the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit IS God. One God: Assembly Required.

Why did Jesus call "GOD" His Father, when it was the Holy Ghost that came upon the Virgin Mary? (Luke 1:35)The Trinity teaches that "God the Holy Spirit" is the Father of Jesus, INSTEAD of "God the Father". Think aboutit. The Bible says, And this is LIFE ETERNAL , that they might KNOW thee the ONLY true God, and JesusChrist, whom thou has sent . John 17:3.


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And the Catholic Encyclopedia states the following regarding the Trinity...

THE DOGMA OF THE TRINITY The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion -- the truth that in the unity of the Godhead there are Three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, these Three Persons being truly distinct one from another. Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: "the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God."

The Encarta Encyclopedia has this to say about the origin of the Trinitarian doctrine: "Trinity (theology)

I n Christian theology, doctrine that God exists as three persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit who are united in one substance or being. The doctrine is not taught explicitly in the New Testament, where the word God almost invariably refers to the Father ; but already Jesus Christ, the Son, is seen as standing in a unique relation to the Father, while the Holy Spirit is also emerging as a distinct divine person.

The term trinitas was first used in the 2nd century, by the Latin theologian Tertullian, but the concept was developed in the course of the debates on the nature of Christ. In the 4th century, the doctrine was finally formulated; using terminology still employed by Christian theologians, the doctrine taught the coequality of the persons of the Godhead. ... For an adequate understanding of the trinitarian conception of God, the distinctions among the persons of the Trinity must not become so sharp that there seems to be a plurality of gods, nor may these distinctions be swallowed up in an undifferentiated monism."

The description here of how the Trinity doctrine originated, is not unique to the Encarta Encyclopedia, but is basically the same as that

which may be found in any reliable encyclopedia. Note the statement that "The doctrine is not taught explicitly in the New Testament, where the word God almost invariably refers to the Father" Here is an assessment of the situation from people who do not have a religious agenda. The Trinity is not a doctrine which is taught in the Bible. So where did it originate? We are provided with an answer to this question as well: "the concept was developed in the course of the debates on the nature of Christ. In the 4th century, the doctrine was finally formulated "

The implications of this are devastating. This is a doctrine which was formulated after the Bible was completed. A doctrine which was formulated in the Catholic councils of the 4th Century! No wonder the Catholic Church has stated:

"Our opponents sometimes claim that no belief should be held dogmatically which is not explicitly stated in Scripture . . . . But the Protestant Churches have themselves accepted such dogmas as the Trinity for which there is no such precise authority in the Gospels. " Life Magazine, Oct. 30, 1950

"I found that my beliefs are essentially the same as those of Orthodox Roman Catholic." --Dr. Billy Graham

"I am eradicating the word protestant from my vocabulary . . . its time for Catholics and non -Catholics to come together as one." --PaulCrouch"There is ANOTHER universal and TRULY CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION, the SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH ." Neal Wilson.Adventist Review, 3/5/1981.

Can two walk together, except they be agreed ? Amos 3:3. "Christ calls for unity. But He does NOT call for us to unify on wrongpractices. The God of heaven draws a sharp contrast between pure, elevating, ennobling truth and false, misleading doctrines. He calls sinand impenitence by the right name. He does not gloss over wrongdoing with a coat of untempered mortar. I urge our brethren to unify upona true, scriptural basis."--Manuscript 10, 1905.

Why would these "Evangelical Leaders" praise the Catholic Church? Was the Reformation simply a misguided mistake? Were the millionsmurdered at the hands of the Office of the Inquisition really heretics? While only God knows the heart, these men do not pass the test ofscrutiny when evaluated according to the principles of the Word of God. Scripture DEMANDS SEPARATION, NOT UNITY: "Be ye notunequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness . . . light with darkn ess . . . Christ

with Belial . . . he that believeth with an infidel . . . the temple of God with idols? . . . Wherefore COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM AND BEYE SEPARATE saith the Lord."

Do these Evangelical leaders accept Apostolic Succession, Papal Infallibility, Transubstantiation, Mary as Intercessor, Salvation only of theCatholic Church, and/or the doctrine of Purgatory? Are any one of these found in the Bible? How can they possibly follow the commands ofScripture and unite with those who hold these unscriptural doctrines? The tragic truth of the matter is this: Whether intentional or not, these"leaders" are leading unsuspecting, undiscerning Christians into promoting the plans of Satan for the One World Church.


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What EXACTLY is WRONG with the TRINITY? It is a "PHILOSOPHICAL IDOL". It took centuries to "develop" this "idea"."Nooutward shrines may be visible, there may be noimage for the eye to rest upon, yet we may be practicing idolatry . It is as easy to make an idol of cherished ideasobjects as to fashion gods of wood and stone. Thousands have a false conception of God and His attributes. They are verily serving a false god as were the servantBaal."Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, 173, 174. Are we worshiping the TRUE GOD? Or are we worshiping a "philosophical idol enshrined in His place?There aremany reasons we would urge upon you that the Trinity is a false pagan god; below are a few of the major issues. Please Notice:

1. Trinity is Unscriptural (un-Biblical & Anti-Biblical) Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of oldordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God,and our Lord Jesus Christ. "The way spiritualizers have disposed of or denied the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ is firstusing the old unscriptural Trinitarian creed, viz., that Jesus Christ is the eternal God, though they have not one passage to

support it , while we have plain scripture testimon y in abundance that he is the Son of the eternal God. (James White, January24, 1846, The Day Star) "Describing the dangers to which the church was to be exposed in the last days , Peter says, that asthere were false prophets who led Israel into sin, so t here will be false teachers, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies,even denying the Lord that bought them. And many shall follow their pernicious ways. 2 Peter 2:1, 2. Here the apostle haspointed out one of the marked characteristics of SPIRITUALIST teachers. They refuse to acknowledge Christ as the Son of God.Concerning such teachers the beloved John declares: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antich ristthat denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father . 1 John 2:22, 23. Spiritualism, bydenying Christ, denies both the Father and the Son, and the Bible pronounces it the manifestation of antichrist. (Ellen White,Patriarchs and Prophets, page 686)

2. Trinity is pagan Idolatry (3 gods - Trinity means 3) Ten Commandments: "Thou shalt have no other God's before me". If Godwould have meant us, he would have said "us" instead of "me". GOD said, "Let "US" make man in OUR image." GOD has said,"Thou shalt have NO OTHER GODS before ME". GOD knows what HE is talking about. Believe Him, that it may be well with yoursoul. It is ETERNAL LIFE, that you KNOW who GOD is. (John 17:3). The Trinity is a violation of the first three commandments,and therefore the entire Decalogue. (See James 2:10-12) It constitutes false worship and sin, just as Baal-worship in Elijah's da yTrinity is "Intellectual Spiritualism " or a "Philosophical Idol " (of such we are warned against in Col. 2:8) or a "Cherished Idea".Trinity is cherished by multiplied millions. MANY people believe in the Trinity. Straight is the way and narrow is the gate, and FEWthere be that find the path to heaven. Trinity has been the "ACCEPTED" belief for 1600 years , so it's hard to get out of this"traditional" way of "THOUGHT". Many believed Noah's ark was wrong. How many millions were destroyed by the flood? GOD is JEALOUS GOD . THAT MEANS TO WORSHIP NO OTHER GODS BUT HIM ALONE.

3. Trinity teaches that God did NOT have a Son to give . The denial of the pre-existence of Christ prior to His birth in Bethlehem(This denies Jesus -making Jesus a mere man- the Bible says that Jesus created this world and everything in it.) and some makeJesus into GOD the MOST HIGH, the Father of himself . "To assert that the sayings of the Son and his apostles are thecommandments of the Father, is as wide from the truth as the old Trinitarian absurdity that Jesus Christ is the very and eternalGod." James White, Review & Herald, Aug. 5, 1852, p.52. Jesus says in John 17:5, And now, Father, glorify me in your presencewith the glory I had with you before the world began."

4. Trinity teaches that "God the Son" did not really die , only the "human" piece died ( this denies the true sacrifice Jesus made forus=denies Jesus...Jesus says, they that deny me will I also deny before the Father..It is also calling God a liar.) Trinity issubversive of the atonement of Christ, making His sacrifice on the cross merely human, and not divine, therefore inadequate toatone for the broken law of God which is divine. In the trinity doctrine, which makes Jesus absolutely equal with God, it would beimpossible for Jesus to die, for God cannot die! "We have not as much sympathy with Unitarians that deny the divinity of Christ, aswith Trinitarians who hold that the Son is the eternal Father, and talk so mistily about the three-one God. Give the Master all thatdivinity with which the Holy Scriptures clothe him. .." (Review & Herald June 6, 1871 James & Ellen White's - Western Tour.)

5. Trinity teaches that God the Father is NOT the Father of Jesus . Trinity teaches that the "God the Holy Spirit" is the Father ofJesus. There is a Trinitarian problem with the Father of Jesus. (see Luke 1:35) (again, denies Jesus AND his Father) 1 John 2:22Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denies the Father and the Son.

6. " Jesus prayed that his disciples might be one as he was one with his Father . This prayer did not contemplate one disciplewith twelve heads, but twelve disciples, made one in object and effort in the cause of their master. Neither are the Father and theSon parts of the three -one God. They are two distinct beings, yet one in th e design and accomplishment of redemption. Theredeemed, from the first who shares in the great redemption, to the last, all ascribe the honor, and glory, and praise, of theirsalvation, to both God and the Lamb." (James White, 1868, Life Incidents, page 343)

7. Riddle for Trinitarians : "Only the spirit knoweth the things of God.--the spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God...noone knows the things of God, except the spirit of God. (1 Cor 2:10-11 NKJV) " The Second Coming : 'Of that day and that hour,knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father Only.' (Mark 13:32, Matthew 24:36)"Question: Therefore, since ONLY the Spirit knoweth the things of GOD, and since the Spirit searches ALL things, yeah, the DEEP

things of GOD (1 Cor 2:10-11), WHY DOESN'T THE SPIRIT KNOW ???" THINK!!! :-) This is ETERNAL LIFE, that ye KNOW....8. Worshiping & Praying to the Trinity : Satan has wanted to be worshiped since he was in Heaven. Satan has said, I will be LIKEthe Most High ( Isaiah 14:14) . Satan wanted a Trinity in Heaven. This is what caused the war in Heaven. When you pray to theTrinity you are praying to Satan. Now that you know, do it no more. The Bible says in Joshua 24:23, "Now therefore put away, saidhe, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel." The Bible is clear as to who is theOne God. "But to us there is but one God, the Father" (1 Cor. 8:6). An unholy spirit is breathed on those who pray to the Trinity(Satan's version of God). It does not cleanse us from sin, and it is not the Spirit of God, but of our enemy. Even the very elect maybe deceived. Don't be tricked by the old devil. He has had 6,000 years to perfect his trickery on us. " The Law of God is ouranchor, and Jesus is the wind in our sails ." {EGW}


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Trinity is a "philosophical idol," a false concept of God based on Plato's Greek philosophy. ("Beware ofphilosophy." Col.2:8) It was later formulated into Roman theology and the entire world wonders after the Beast.(See Rev. 13:1-10) The Trinity was a fruit of the great apostasy, along with such false doctrines as Sundaykeeping, immortality of the soul, and the eternal torment of the wicked.

Trinity is papal, which is "baptized" paganism. It is "pseudo" Christian, coming from the foreign, Roman Latin word"trinitas," a cleverly contrived counterfeit of the truth about God.

The story of the Tower of Babel (built in defiance or unbelief of God's promise not tosend a flood that would cover the whole world again) also known as the beginning ofBabylon (Satan's Church) found in Genesis 11 is the origin of many fables, orpagan rites and rituals that are taught as truth in many of today's churches . Thedevil's number is 3 and multiples of 3. As in 666. God's number is 7, (7 th day Sabbath)and multiples of 7, 7 Stars, 7 churches, 7 seals, 7 horns, 7 eyes, 7 spirits, 7 thunders, 7heads, 7 plagues... ect.

From Heaven, Satan has been jealous of Jesus & God. WORSHIP is the key the devil wants to use to stealyou for himself from God for ALL eternity . If something is not found in the Bible or is contrary to Scriptures, itultimately originated from the devil; only the devil teaches people through other men, to deny our Lord and SaviourJesus Christ and to disobey the Ten Commandments. Religion is the nucleus of a world conspiracy against manand God. The Devil wants to use keys to unlock your heart and steal your soul for all eternity.

The devil wants to steal the worship that belongs to God ONLY for himself. For every TRUTH, the devil hasestablished a counterfeit. The devil is very tricky. Don't let him trick you!

"Whatever attracts the mind from God, whatever draws the affections away from Christ, is an enemy to the soul."{COL 53.2}

"The refreshing or power of God comes only on those who have prepared themselves for it by doing the workwhich God bids them, namely, cleansing themselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness inthe fear of God." Testimonies, Vol 1, p 619.

Trinity is anti -Biblical, as well as un-Biblical. It is the doctrine of anti-Christ, and is contrary to the teachings of boththe Old and New Testaments. It's an imposition, a usurper, a distortion, perversion, and counterfeit of the truth.Those who teach and preach it are "handling the Word of God deceitfully." II Cor.4:2 It is a "corrupted" concept ofGod, the eternal Father and Creator of all!

Trinity is pagan and fabulous (a fable) a polytheistic monstrosity of false religion, an invention of Satan intruding itsevil presence into the three angels' messages and the true worship of God Almighty and His blessed and only-begotten Son, our Saviour.

Trinity nullifies the everlasting gospel, making Jesus a Superman, having inherent power in His nature and personto overcome sin, power which we do not have, therefore making the gospel ineffective and powerless to give a lifeof victory. WE have access to the SAME power that Jesus did, while he was here to help us live SIN-FREE to likeJesus did! YES! It is God's Spirit thru Jesus, for us. THEY will make their ABODE (live in us) if we just ask!

In the year 2015 it will have been 6,038 years since God created Adam and Eve. If they lived in the Garden ofEden for 38 years before they sinned then there will have been exactly 6,000 years of sin on earth by 2015. Doyou know what this means to us? It is exciting! But only if we are ready to meet our maker. Jesus is just about tocome get those who love him! When you read this article and make your decision about who to worship, you aremaking a decision for or against Jesus. For more about this end of time Bible study, see End of the World in thisstudy.


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Is it REALLY so IMPORTANT to KNOW what God I WORSHIP?Lets let the Bible answer the question. Get your Bible out and find John 17:3 . The Bible says, And this is lifeeternal , that they might KNOW thee the ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent . Eternal lifesounds very, very important to me, I am sure you would agree. "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore getwisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." Proverbs 4:7. "Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; andcall understanding thy kinswomen:" Proverbs 7:4

So, How do I know for SURE what God I WORSHIP? Lets let the Bible answer the question: 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV says "Study to shew thyself

approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word oftruth." And in Jeremiah 29:13 KJV "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall searchfor me with all your heart."

"Our strength lies in taking our burdens to the great Burden Bearer. God confers honor onthose who come to Him and ask Him for help, in faith believing that they will receive." {TM 485}"No curious ear is to receive the burden of such petitions." {SC 11} In Steps to Christ it says that NO MORTALEAR should hear of our problems, only praise to God should be on our lips when we visit with friends andrelatives. Luke 12:32 (KJV) "Fear not, LITTLE FLOCK ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you thekingdom ." (Would "little flock" mean the millions or whole world or majority of churches today who wanderafter and worships the strange modern Trinity idol Gods? 1+1+1=1?)

God says in Jeremiah 33:3 KJV Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mightythings, which thou knowest not. " Finding & having a relationship with God is better than winning the lotteryor anything else you could do in this world! Study your Bible. Learn to pray. Talk to God as your best friend,because He REALLY loves you. He had plans for you before He created this world.The Bible says in 1 Chronicles 28:9 "And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy Father, and servehim with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all theimaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee ; but if thou forsake him, he will castthee off forever."

Should WE Ask God OR People for Answers? The Bible says in Isaiah 2:22 Stop trusting in man , who has but a breath in his nostrils. Ofwhat account is he? "Wh at is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thouvisitest him?" Ps 8:4. And in Job 7:17 "What is man that you make so much of him, that you givehim so much attention," Ask God ALONE for answers! The Bible is God's Word to us."Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17. Send up a quick prayer, right

now, and ask the living God of Heaven to enlighten your mind, just now to the truth about God and His TenCommandments which is the Royal law for the Kingdom of God, which will stand forever.

Let these desponding, struggling ones look up. The Saviour is bending over the purchase of His blood, saying with inexpressible tenderness and pity , Wilt thou be made whole? He bids you arise in health and peace. Donot wait to feel that you are made whole. Believe the Saviour's word. Put your will on the side of Christ. Willto serve Him, and in acting upon His word you will receive strength . {MH 84.4}

You truly are royalty in GOD'S EYES, if you ONLY BELIEVE in God's only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. If youdo, imagine yourself with a real Crown of Favor, and claim God's promises. You have not because you asknot, the Bible says. (James 4:2, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.") Did you know the Ten Commandmentsare the ROYAL laws of the Kingdom of Heaven? If you are a child of God, you will be asked to know and followALL TEN of the ROYAL laws of the Kingdom of HEAVEN. Jesus says in John 14:15, "If ye love me, keep mycommandments."


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"But God does not live in the sinner . The Word declares that He abides only in the hearts of those who loveHim and do righteousness. God does not abide in the heart of the sinner; it is the enemy who abides there."Sermons and Talks , Vol. 1 Manuscript 46, 1904, MR 900, p 343.

"Just here is a point on which many may ERR , and hence they * fail* of receiving the help that Christdesires to give them . They think that they CANNOT come to Christ unless they FIRST repent, and thatrepentance prepares for the forgiveness of their sins . It is true that repentance does precede theforgiveness of sins; for it is only the broken and contrite heart that will feel the need of a Saviour . But

must the sinner wait till he has repented before he can come to Jesus? Is repentance to be made an obstaclebetween the sinner and the Saviour?

The Bible does NOT teach that the sinner must repent before he can heed the invitation of Christ ,"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. It is the virtuethat goes forth from Christ, that leads to genuine repentance. Peter made the matter clear in his statement tothe Israelites when he said, "Him hath God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to giverepentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins." Acts 5:31. We can no more repent without the Spirit ofChrist to awaken the conscience than we can be pardoned without Christ." { SC 26.2}

"Christ is the source of every right impulse. He is the only one that can implant in the heart enmity against sin.Every desire for truth and purity, every conviction of our own sinfulness, is an evidence that His Spirit is moving

upon our hearts." {SC 1,2,3.}

Jesus has said, " I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me ." John 12:32. Christ must berevealed to the sinner as the Saviour dying for the sins of the world; and as we behold the Lamb of God uponthe cross of Calvary, the mystery of redemption begins to unfold to our minds and the goodness of God leadsus to repentance. In dying for sinners, Christ manifested a love that is incomprehensible; and as the sinnerbeholds this love, it softens the heart, impresses the mind, and inspires contrition in the soul.

1 John 2:1 "My little children, these things write I unto you, that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have anadvocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And in 1 John 3:3,6,9 "Every man that has this hope inhim purifies himself even as He is pure. Whoever commits sin transgresses the law; for sin is the transgressionof the law...whoever abides in him sins NOT; whoever sins has not seen him, neither known him, ..whosoever

is born of God does NOT commit sin; ..... " Daily, moment by moment, we have to commit ourselves to him. Tobe sin-free and stay sin-free. Turning to Jesus moment by moment and when we are tempted to sin, willensure VICTORY over SIN! We can obtain victory over sin just as our example Jesus did.

THE BIBLE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS

The Son of God is NEXT in AUTHORITY in His Fathers Kingdom. ( EW. Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 2, page 9,also in Lift Him Up, page 24) The Bible says in Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. The Son is subordinate to the Father. (See 1 Cor. 15:24-28)

John 17:3 KJV says, And this is LIFE ETERNAL that they might KNOW thee the ONLY true God, AND JesusChrist, whom thou has sent. Notice this verse does not say that Jehovah came, but sent his Son Jesus to

represent Him. And this IS LIFE ETERNAL TO KNOW GOD and HIS only Son Jesus.

Jesus says in John 20:17 (KJV) Go inst ead to MY BROTHERS and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father , to MY GOD and YOUR GOD .'"

In Matthew 4:10 (KJV) we read: Then Jesus said to him: Go away, Satan! For it is written, It is Jehovahyour God you must worship , and it is to him ALONE you must render sacred service. Notice Jesus does not say anything about "worshiping" a "God the Holy Spirit", or himself.


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Jesus says in John 5:30, "I can of mine own self do nothing...". And Jesus says in John 14:28, for myFather is GREATER than I . Strongs concordance says, larger, specifically in AGE . (GREAT= stature andage: great, old , 1c) of age: the elder)

"The Father was greater than the Son in that he was first. " (James White, January 4, 1881, Review & Herald ;found in EGW Review and Herald Articles , vol. 1, page 244)

John 14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment,even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

Jesus says in John 10:29 My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able tosnatch them out of the Father 's hand.

John 18:37 "Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am aking. To this end was I born , and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto thetruth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice."

2 Corinthians 11:31 "The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweththat I lie not."

Colossians 1:15 Jesus, Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

He gave His only begotten Son not a son by creation , as were the angels, nor a son by adoption, as is theforgiven sinner, but a Son begotten in the express image of the Father s person, and in all the brightness of hismajesty and glory, one equal with God in authority, dignity, and divine perfection. In him dwelt all the fullness ofthe Godhead bodily. Signs of The Times of May 3, 1895,

"Christ the Word, the Only Begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father,--one in nature, in character, andin purpose,--the only being in all the universe that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God." (GC493)

I andmy Father are one, said Jesus. (John 10:30) This strong bond of unit y, however, does not make Godand his Son, Jesus, indistinguishable from each other. They are two individuals. Each one has his own distinctpersonality. Jesus has his own feelings, thoughts, experiences, and free will. Nevertheless, he chose to submithis will to that of his Father . According to Luke 22:42, Jesus said: Let, not my will, but yours take place.These words would have been meaningless if his will could not differ from his Father s. If Jesus and his Fatherwere really one person, why did Jesus pray to God and humbly admit to not knowing things that only his Fatherknew? Matthew 24:36.

"Jesus prayed that his disciples might be one as he was one with his Father. This prayer did not contemplate one disciple with twelve heads, but twelve disciples, made one in object and effort in the cause of their master. Neither are the Father and the Son parts of the three - one God. They are twodistinct beings, yet one in the design and accomplishment of redemption. The redeemed, from the firstwho shares in the great redemption, to the last, all ascribe the honor, and glory, and praise, of their salvation,to both God and the Lamb." (James White, 1868, Life Incidents, page 343)

The Bible gospel declares that God so loved... that He gave His only begotten Son (John 3:16). The measureof Gods love for humanity is manifested in the gift of His only begotten Son ( 1 John 4:9). If, therefore, JesusChrist is not, truly, the only begotten Son of God, then God did not sacrifice as much as is presented to us;and if He did not sacrifice as much, then He did not so love after all.


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So critical is this issue that it determines who is antichrist . "He is antichrist, that denieth the Father andthe Son." 1 John 2:22. The Scriptures are absolutely clear that Jesus' Christ is the only begotten Son of God.Jesus declared "I proceeded forth and came from God." John 8: 42.

Of Christ, "the wisdom of God" (1 Cor. 1:24 ) it is also declared: "The Lord possessed me in the beginning ofhis way.... When there were no depths, I was brought forth .... Then I was by him, as one brought up withhim: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him . Prov. 8:22-24, 30 . (Jesus was begotten ofGod, born of God, BEFORE this world was created. Turn in your Bible to John 8:58 Jesus said unto them,Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.) John 3:16 For God SO LOVED the world, that hegave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in h im should not perish, but have everlasting life. God,Jesus Father , is our Saviour, 1 Timothy 2:3, For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;

" The great Creator assembled the heavenly host, that He might in the presence of all the angels CONFERspecial honor upon His Son.... The Father then made known that it was ORDAINED by Himself that Christ HisSon, should be equal with Himself ; so that wherever was the presence of His Son, it was as His ownpresence. The word of the Son was to be obeyed as readily as the word of the Father. His Son He hadINVESTED with authority to command the heavenly host." E.G. White, the Story of Redemption, p.13.That act, by the Father, filled Satan's heart with envy and hatred. "The man Christ Jesus was NOT the LordGod Almighty." Ellen G. White (1903, ms 150, SDA Commentary V, p. 1129)

Is this no different than a worldly governmental structure? Is this no different than what mankind defines as an"Ambassador of State?" Does not an ambassador have absolute full authority of the Country he represents toproclaim that which his government has sent him to proclaim?

In other words...

God the Father is SOVEREIGN Ruler of the universe (THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST POWER)GOD/ Jehovah the eternal self-existent uncreated or unbegotten one.

Jesus, The Son of God is Supreme in AUTHORITY of His Fathers Kingdom. (He has been GIVEN hispower)The Son is subordinate to the Father. Jesus means Jehovah Saves - John 5:26/Heb 1:6 JEHOVAH is the Father of Christ; Christ is the Son of JEHOVAH. {8T. 268}

"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God ." 1 Corinthians 11:3

The vast majority of professed Christians deny that Jesus Christ was truly begotten of God before He cameinto the world as a babe. By the belief that God is a Trinity , persons deny that Jesus Christ is the begottenSon of God and that JEHOVAH is the Father of Jesus Christ. (See page 7 and 8 about who the Trinity claimsis the Father of Jesus.)

Prophets of the Bible have referred to the Father as "the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Pet. 1:3;2 Cor. 11:31).John 5:18 - "For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because Henot only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father , making Himself equal withGod." (Yet NOT GOD) "There is but ONE GOD, the Father." 1 Cor. 8:6. In Heb. 1:6 it says, "And when Heagain brings the first-born into the world, He says, 'And let all the angels of God worship Him.'"

The Trinity declares that there is one God, a single Being who is simultaneously Father, Son and Holy Spirit.This idea immediately creates confusion as to who is the God that gave His Son and who was the Son thatwas given. Indeed, it raises a question as to whether it was really a Son that was given. This is nothing else but"denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ" (Jude 4) against which we have been warned.


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Furthermore, if God is a Trinity and Jesus Christ is, therefore, himself the Supreme Being or he is co-equalwith the Supreme Being, then it implies that Jesus did not truly die. The Supreme Being is described as theone "Who only hath immortality , dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hathseen, nor can see." 1 Timothy 6:15,16. If such applied to Jesus then he did not truly die, but was very muchalive while foisting a delusion on humanity, thus making all our professions about the death and resurrection ofChrist mere vanity and illusion.

The Bible is clear as to who is the One God. "But to us there is but one God, the Father:" (1 Cor. 8:6).

The Bible is clear as to who is the only begotten Son of the One God; "and truly our fellowship is with theFather, and with His Son Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3).

Study and PRAYERFULLY consider this : Before this world, before anything was created by Jesus, couldJesus have been born or begotten of God the Father by His spoken word? Christ came into existence first of all things My grounds for this proposition are John 1:1,2; Col. 1, 17; Prov. 8:22 -35. John 1:1 In the beginningwas the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Proverbs 8:23 I was set up fromeverlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. John 1:2 He was with God in the beginning. John1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the Oneand Only, who came from the Father , full of grace and truth. John 8:58 "I tell you the truth," Jesusanswered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" John 17:5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with theglory I had with you before the world began. Revelation 19:13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, andhis name is the Word of God . Here, the existence of the Word , or Christ, is placed as far back as languagecan place it, even in the beginning with the great God. "Create" = "Bring into being". Was not Jesus"brought into being" by his Father in the beginning? See Strong's on Prov. 8:22, Rev. 3:14, EGW RH July9, 1895, Gen 3:4.

The Bible says that Christ was begotten, not created in the same sense as angels and men. The Son is not tobe regarded as great in HONOR AND AGE as the Father for first all things are subdued under the Son andthen the Son becomes subject to the Father. Here Bible quotes found in John 14:28 and 1 Corinthians 15:28.Therefore, we conclude, "The Son is subordinate to the Father." Christ cannot be described, as the Father can,as the immortal, invisible and "very and eternal God." Trinitarians teach that God the Father, God the Son &God the Holy Spirit are three God persons, yet one God (1+1+1=1) , we then proceed to demonstrate the

incorrectness of this position. When Christ died, every part of him died otherwise the sacrifice was only ahuman one. Col. 2:9 - "For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form." Jesus is appointed and given authority as a God, "next to" GOD the Father HIMSELF. But Jesus is NOT the Jehovah God, the Most High,the High and Holy GOD, HIS FATHER. God says Jesus is HIS SON. See John 3:16.

"As Christ was twice born, once in eternity, the only begotten of the Father, and again here in the flesh, thus uniting thedivine with the human in that second birth, so we, who have been born once already in the flesh, are to have the secondbirth, being born again of the Spirit, in order that our experience may be the same, the human and the divine being joinedin a life union." W.W. PRESCOTT Review and Herald, April 14, 1896 p. 232.

"He was born of the Holy Ghost. In other words, Jesus Christ was born again. He came from heaven, God's firstborn, tothe earth, and was born again, But all in Christ's work goes by opposites for us: he, the sinless one, was made to be sin,in order that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. He, the living one, the prince and author of life, died that

we might live. He whose goings forth have been from the days of eternity, the first -born of God, was born again, in orderthat we might be born again." A.T. JONES

"If Jesus Christ had never been born again, could you and I have ever been born again? No. But he was born again, fromthe world of righteousness into the world of sin; that we might be born again, from the world of sin into the world ofrighteousness. He was born again, and was made partaker of the human nature, that we might be born again, and somade partakers of the divine nature. He was born again, unto earth, unto sin, and unto man, that we might be born againunto heaven, unto righteousness, and unto God." Review and Herald, Aug. 1, 1899 (Lessons on Faith p. 154.)


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Note: Make no mistake. Christ was equal. But let us recognize that All power and authority in not just earth but heaventoo, was given by his Father . He was ORDAINED that he should be equal. This takes nothing away from Christ. Christwas in all things a partaker of the Divinity. Some say for some reason that we, by saying he was given authority, demeanthe son because they believe he was co-equal and possessed all power and authority of his own self. We should letscriptures be the judge of that.

The Scriptures clearly indicate the relation between God and Christ, and they bring to view as clearly the personality andindividuality of each. [Hebrews 1:1-5 quoted.] God is the Father of Christ; Christ is the Son of God. To Christ has beengiven an exalted position . He has been made equal with the Father. All the counsels of God are opened to His Son.

(Testimonies for the Church, vol. 8, page 268)

Note: He has been MADE equal by his Father, with his Father. When Christ speaks it is as though his Father is speaking.Hebrews 1:3 says by inheritance has he obtained a name . Like the son will inherit his Father s name. So is Christ able tospeak on behalf of the only true God the Father [John 17:3- 5]. He has declared his Father s name [John 17:26].

Pioneer M.C. Wilcox : "The Holy Spirit is the mighty energy of the Godhead, the life and power of God flowingout from Him to all parts of the universe, and thus making a living connection between His throne and allcreation. As is expressed by another: 'The Holy Spirit is the breath of spiritual life in the soul. The impartationof the Spirit is the impartation of the life of Christ.' It thus makes Christ everywhere present." (Psalm 139:7)

The apostle Paul expresses it best as he introduces the true God of the Bible : For even though there are

those who are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, ju st as there are many gods and many lords, thereis actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him and there is one Lord, JesusChrist, through whom all things are, and we through him. (1 Cor. 8:5-7)

"The Son of God was NEXT in authority to the great Lawgiver . He knew that His life ALONE could besufficient to ransom fallen man." ( EW. Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 2, page 9, also in Lift Him Up, page 24)

James 4:12 "There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?"

Isaiah 33:22 "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us."

And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God , and Jesus Christ whom thou hast

sent (John 17:3.)"The man Christ Jesus was NOT the Lord God Almighty." EG. White (1903, ms 150, SDA CommentaryV, p. 1129)

Written in the year 1904: "To Christ has been GIVEN an exalted position. He "has been" MADE equal withthe Father" (Testimonies vol. 8, p. 268)

1. Satans position in heaven had been next to the Son of God. He was first among the angels. (E.G.White, Selected Messages, book 1, page 341)

2. Satan, the chief of the fallen angels, once had an exalted position in Heaven. He was next in honor toChrist. (Ellen White, Review & Herald, February 24, 1874)

3. Speaking of Satan, our Lord says that he abode not in the truth . He was once the covering cherub,glorious in beauty and holiness. He was next to Christ in exaltation and character. It was with Satanthat self-exaltation had its origin. He became jealous of Christ, and falsely accused him, and thenlaid blame upon the Father. He was envious of the position that was held by Christ and the Father, andhe turned from his allegiance to the Commander of heaven and lost his high and holy estate. (EllenWhite, Review & Herald, October 22, 1895)


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THE BIBLE TRUTH ABOUT GOD

God the Father is the SUPREME SOVERIGN Ruler of the universe

Malachi 3:6 (KJV) "For I am the LORD, I change not."James 1:17 (KJV) "Every good gift and every perfectgift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness , neither shadowof turning."

God's Invisible Church [God's Truth & Spirit Filled People] worships the only living, King eternal, immortal,invisible, a personal, spiritual Being, the Creator of all things, omnipotent, omniscient, and eternal; infinite in wisdom, holiness, justice, goodness, truth, and mercy; unchangeable, and everywhere present by His representative, the Holy Spirit: Psalm 139:7, all consuming fire & jealous GOD of HEAVEN, the God of theBible. The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Noah, Moses, David, Elijah, Daniel, John the Baptist, Paul,John the Revelator, Jesus, & James & Ellen White; and hopefully, YOUR God.

"Ye shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free." John 8:32 "But the hour cometh, and now is,when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such toworship him. God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." John 4:23-24.

John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me."

Zechariah 4:6 "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts."

Only he who receives the Scriptures as the voice of God speaking to himself is a true learner.He trembles at the Word; for to him it is a living reality. {COL 59.2}

James 2:17-26 "Even so faith, if it doesn't have works, is dead, being alone...faith is shown by our works...Youbelieve that there is one God? That's good, but the devils also believe and tremble. Don't you know, Oh foolishman, that faith apart from works is dead? Wasn't Abraham justified by works...see how faith operated withworks, and by those works his faith was made perfect? And Scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham

believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness; and he was called the Friend of God. For as thebody without breath is dead, so faith without works is dead as well."

THE BIBLE TRUTH ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT: John 17:3 KJV says, And this is LIFE ETERNAL that theymight KNOW thee the ONLY true God, AND Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent. Notice it does not say anything about "knowing" a "God the Holy Spirit"? (Check it out in John 4:24)

The HOLY SPIRIT: "Father" and "Son" are WHO they are; "Spirit" is WHAT they both are; the risen Jesus andthe Father are both "the Spirit." In the same way that both Adam and Eve are both "the flesh" and the one fleshof Adam, both God the Father and his Son are now one Spirit of God. The flesh of Eve is the flesh of Adamand the Spirit of Christ is the Spirit of God. And just as Eve is the flesh of Adam but is not Adam so also Christis the Spirit of God but is not God. The Spirit in us is the presence of both the Father and Jesus which is why

Jesus taught that both Father and Son will come to make their home in believers. God the Father IS Spirit andso now also is the risen Jesus. {1 Cor. 15:45}

Understand that the Holy Spirit was and IS the Spirit of God and/or the Spirit of Christ - it was and is NOT anindividual entity.

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"And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him." John 1:32

The Bible affirms very clearly that our Father IS the Spirit: Did the Father of the man Jesus of Nazareth conceive Jesus in the womb of Mary?

The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God . (Luke 1:35). Notice thisverse does not say the "Son of "God the Holy Spirit" as Trinity teaches the Father is NOT the Holy Spirit, but aseparate person or being?)

"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost ." Matthew 1:18

"But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying,Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost ." Matthew 1:20

Another clear indication that the Father is the Holy Spirit are parallel statements made by Matthew andLuke:

When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." (Luke 12:11-12).

But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues; and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say. For it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.(Matthew 10:17-20).

The term "Spirit of God" is obviously a term which means "Spirit of God the Father." {7T 273} "In giving us HisSpirit, God gives us HIMSELF ."

Who is the Father of Jesus ? God IS the Father of Jesus. Our Father IS the SPIRIT. John 4:24 "God IS aSpirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

The Wonderful Gift of the Holy Spirit by Lynnford Beachy

Consider something for a moment. Suppose you had many places to go, and you did not have any transportation

or way to get around, except to walk. Now suppose that I give you a nice, new car so you can get around easier. Ipark the car in your front yard, and slide the keys under your door with a note explaining that this new car is agift for you. If you ignored the note, did not realize the car was yours, and continued walking wherever you went, wouldyou get any benefit out of the gift? Of course not! The only way a gift can be beneficial is if the gift is recognized,accepted, and put to use.


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God delights in giving good gifts to His children. James wrote, Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, andcometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (James 1:17) God hasgiven us many good gifts but, sadly, they are not always recognized, accepted, or utilized.

The best gift that God ever gave is the gift of His only begotten Son, whom He gave to die for our sins, that we might liveforever. (See John 3:16) Yet, that gift would be of little effect for us if He had not given us another gift.

In His final discourse to His disciples, the night before His death, Jesus told His disciples about another gift that would begiven to help them after His departure.

Jesus said, If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter,that he may abide with you for ever; (John 14:15, 16) The purpos e of the gift of the Comforter is that He may abide withthe disciples forever. This was excellent news to the disciples, for they were sad to hear of Christs soon departure. Jesuscontinued His discourse, stating that He would send the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seethhim not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. (John 14:17)

Jesus said that the world could not receive the Spirit of truth, because it did not see him nor know him. Just like the gift ofthe new car that I mentioned earlier, the world cannot receive the good gift of the Comforter, because it does notrecognize this gift. It does not see that this gift is available to them, nor does it know the Person who is the Comforter.

Immediately following this explanation Jesus said something startling. He told His disciples, but ye know him. How couldthe disciples know the promised Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, (v. 26) 1 if Jesus had not yet prayed for the gift, and itevidently had not yet been given? John stated, the Holy Spirit was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yetglorified. (John 7:39)

[1. Every time in the Bible where you find the term, Holy Ghost, it should have been translated Holy Spirit. Sometimesthe translators of the Bible chose to translate into Holy Ghost, and other times they translated the samephrase as Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is the most accurate translation, and I will use it throughout this article.]

Jesus ex plained, ye know him; [because] he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. (John 14:17) Who was dwelling withthe disciples? Jesus Christ, of course! Jesus explained that soon this Person who was dwelling with them wouldbe in them. It certainly would be better for the Comforter to dwell in the disciples rather than dwelling outside of them. Thatis exactly what Jesus said a short time later. In the same discourse, Jesus said, I tell you the truth; Itis expedient [profitable] for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, Iwill send him unto you. (John 16:7)

Jesus said that His disciples would be better off if He left them, went to His Father, and sent the Comforter todwell in them. He also pointed out that the coming of the Comforter depended upon His departure, and glorification. Aslong as Christ was living on the earth as a man, it was not possible for this promised Comforter to come to live in thedisciples.

As we continue reading in John 14 we find that Jesus did not end His conversation in verse 17. In the next verse He said,I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you . (John 14:18) This sheds a great deal of light on the subject. Itexplains why the Comforter could not come until after Christ went away and was glorified, for Christ said that He, Himself,would come back to His disciples to comfort them.

Lets continue reading Christs discourse to see if He reinforced this point. He said, Yet a little while, and the world see th

me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye inme, and I in you . (John 14:19, 20) A few moments earlier Jesus had said to His disciples that the Comforter shall be in you . Now, Jesus says that when the Comforter comes, Ye shall know that I am in you . Jesus assured His disciples thatHe would not send someone else to comfort them, but that He would come Himself to be their Comforter. Isnt thatbeautiful! The disciples had become close friends of Christ; so close that John felt comfortable leaning on His bosom. Itwas a comfort to them when Christ was near. Now Jesus tells them some wonderful news. He tells them that after Hegoes to His Father, He would come back to them as the Comforter, and they would know that it was He who was dwellingin them they would recognize that the same Person who was dwelling with them was now in them, by His Spirit.


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Next, Jesus said something that caused one of His disciples to inquire of Him how t his could take place. Jesus said, Hethat hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of myFather, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wiltmanifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me , he will keep mywords: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him , and make our abode with him. (John 14:21 -23)

To remove any possibility of being misunderstood, Jesus made it abundantly clear that after He left the world, He wouldcome back to make His abode in the hearts of His disciples. Not only would He return, but His Father would come withHim, so that both of the m would live in the hearts of His children, not physically, but by Gods Spirit. In this way, the

disciples could have intimate communion and fellowship with both the Father and His Son. John emphasized this when hewrote, That which we have seen and hear d declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly ourfellowship is with the Father , and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)

John expressed this lovely truth of both God, the Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ, living in us in several other verses.He wrote, Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in thedoctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son . (2 John 1:9) In 1 John 2:22, 23 he wrote, Who is a liar but hethat denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son,the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also . It is truly a blessing to havepersonal fellowship with both the Father and His Son, and I am very thankful that God has made this available to us.

The Promised Comforter

As Jesus was about to ascend to heaven, He commanded His discipl es that they should not depart from Jerusalem, butwait for the promise of the Father , which, saith he, ye have heard of me. (Acts 1:4) Jesus pointed His disciples forward tothe day when the Holy Spirit would be poured out upon them with great power. He continued, Ye shall receive power,after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and inSamaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

The disciples waited in the upper room at Jerusalem for the Spirit to be poured out, as promised. Then it came, and theypreached the gospel of Jesus Christ with power to the many Jews who were assembled at Jerusalem. Concerning theoutpouring of the Spirit, Peter said, This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by theright hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath shed forth this, whichye now see and hear. (Acts 2:32, 33)

The gift that was poured out at Pentecost is still available to us today, and we can have it if we recognize and accept it.Yet, the gift of the Holy Spirit was not always available in the same way. In fact, the Bible tells us that God has providedsomething better for us, than He did for all those who lived before Christ came to this earth. We read about this inHebrews chapter 11. After giving an account of the mighty faith of the patriarchs and prophets, the chapter ends bysaying, And these all, having obtained a good report th rough faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us , that they without us should not be made perfect. (Hebrews 11:39, 40) That is wonderful! God hasprovided something better for us, than He provided for all those mighty men and women of faith in Hebrews. They all diedwithout receiving the promise of the Comforter that Jesus spoke about in John 14 and in Acts 1.

Please do not get me wrong, the Holy Spirit was working upon the hearts of people long before the day of Pentecost,helping them to overcome sin. The Patriarch David wrote, Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holyspirit from me. (Psalms 51:11) This shows that the Holy Spirit was at work before Christ came to earth. Not only that, butto be more specific, the Bible says that the Spirit of Christ worked in Old Testament times. Peter wrote about the prophets,Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come

unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testifiedbeforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. (1 Peter 1:10, 11) The Spirit of Christ was living inthe prophets, long before the day of Pentecost, but, according to Scripture, there was something special about the comingof the Comforter at Pentecost; something different and better than had ever been poured out before. Let us read aboutthis better gift.

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In Hebrews 2:18 we find the key that explains what was better about the Pentecostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit. It says:For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour [help] them that are tempted. Here is theanswer! This is something better that is available to us, today, that could not have been available to the prophets of old.Even though the Spirit of Christ lived in the prophets, Christ had not yet been tempted, and therefore He could not helpthem in the same way that He can help us now . The word succour in this verse was translated from the Greekword , which means, to aid, to relieve, to help, and, as Thayers Greek Lexicon puts it, it also means, to run tothe cry of those in danger. I like that definition! The verse is te lling us that because Christ has suffered being tempted, Heis able to come to us swiftly to help us, when we cry unto Him for help with our temptations. The Bible says, Call upon mein the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psalms 50:15) When we are being tempted, we are inserious trouble, and if we call upon the Lord for help, He will come to our aid immediately, and give us the victory we sodesperately need. Christ is able to do this for us in a way that He could not do it for the prophets of old, because today, Hehas already experienced what it is like to be tempted. This is why Jesus called the Comforter, another Comforter. TheGreek word , which was translated another in this verse was used in the Greek versio n of the Old Testament, in1 Samuel 10:6. Here, it says of Saul, And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them,and shalt be turned into another man. (1 Samuel 10:6) Saul became another man, because of the experience he wentthrough. Jesus became another Comforter because now He has experienced what it is like to be tempted.

Think about something for a minute. Suppose your teenage son died in a plane crash, and the next week, your spousedied in a car accident. Now supp ose that I come up to you and say, I know exactly what you are going through, eventhough I had never been through that experience. Would I be able to comfort you with these words? Certainly not! If Ihave never been through what you are going through, it is very hard for me to understand what you are going through, orhow to help you through it.

The Bible says that Jesus Christ, was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:15) Jesus Christexperienced what we are going through when we are tempted and, because of this, He is able to help us when we aretempted in a greater way than He could before He came to earth. Praise the Lord that our Comforter knows what we aregoing through in our struggles with temptation. We are given a precious promise in 1 Corinthians 10:13. It says, Therehath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be temptedabove that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, t hat ye may be able to bear it. The way of escape that God has ordained for us is to call upon the Lord for help. Whenever we are tempted, if we call upon Him, Hewill help us. And God has promised that He has made this way of escape for every temptation. That old saying, the Devilmade me do it, is absolutely false. The Devil cannot make you do anything. He can use strong enticements, but he cannever force you to sin. There is always a way of escape, and our Comforter is eager to help us gain the victory.

Jesus said that when the Comforter is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.

(John 16:8) This is exactly what the Bible says Jesus would do when He comes back to us as our Comforter. The Biblesays, Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father . (Galatians4:6) And in the book of Acts we read, Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, inturning away every one of you from his iniquities. (Acts 3:26) After God raised His Son from the dead, He sent His Spiritinto our hearts, to bless us in turning us away from our sins. Jesus Christ is the best Person qualified to do this job,because He was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (Hebrews 4:15) Praise the Lord that we have aComforter who knows what we are going through in our struggles with temptation, and can help us through it better thananyone else.

This is the gift that God is eager to give to all tho se who ask. (Luke 11:13) This is the gift that the world cannot receive,because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him. (John 14:17) The world does not recognize that this gift exists; they do notknow who their Comforter is, and therefore, they cannot receive Him. Friends, God does not want you to be like the rest ofthe world, He wants you to know who your Comforter is, so you can receive the full benefits of this blessed gift. Jesussaid, I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you . (John 14 :18) Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is our Comforter. Infact, John told us exactly that in 1 John 2:1. Notice what he wrote here: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate [ : Comforter] with the Father, Jesus Christ therighteous. The other four times was used in the Bible it was translated, Comforter.

What is a Spirit


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We have learned that God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts to comfort us, but what is a spirit? Some people thinkthat a spirit is a ghost, some bodyless phantom that floats around. Is this what God sends to the world to comfort us?Certainly not! According to The American Heritage Dictionary , ghost means: The spirit of a dead person, especially onebelieved to appear in bodily likeness to living persons or to haunt former habitats. The Holy Spirit is not a ghost asdescribed above. Let us read the Bible and see what it has to say about a spirit.

In the book of Job it says, There is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. (Job32:8) Daniel explained, I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body. (Daniel 7:15) A spirit is the part of aperson that can be grieved. In Marks gospel we read, And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so

reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? (Mark 2:8) A spirit is the partof a person that can perceive or understand things. The king of Babylon had a dream, and he told his wise men, I havedreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. (Daniel 2:3) A spirit is the part of a person that can betroubled. These few Bible texts conf irm the definition of spirit found in The American Heritage Dictionary , which says,The part of a human being associated with the mind, will, and feelings.

Man has a spirit, but does God have a Spirit? Notice how Paul compared the spirit of man with th e Spirit of God: For whatman knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, butthe Spirit of God. (1 Corinthians 2:11) Here the spirit of man is likened to the Spirit of God. Just as man has a spirit, soGod has a Spirit, and His Spirit, just as mans spirit, is the part of Him associated with the mind, will, and feelings. Th eHoly Spirit is the holy Spirit of God. (Ephesians 4:30) Just as the spirit of man, Gods Spirit can be grieved or vexed.Gods Spirit belongs to God, just as my spirit belongs to me.

Suppose I told you, I know that we have met before, but have you ever met my spirit? I would like to introduce you to myspirit, he is sitting over there on that chair. What would yo u think? You would immediately recognize that I have a twistedconcept of what my spirit is. It is not some other person, separate and distinct from me. My spirit is really me, it is who Iam. If I say, My mother is very pleasant to be around, she has an excellent spirit, you would not suppose that I amtalking about two persons. I would only be talking about one person, my mother, who has a pleasant personality andcharacter.

I would like you to notice something about how the term Holy Spirit is used i n the Bible. Luke records a conversation thatJesus had with His disciples. Jesus said, When they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers,take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: For the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say . (Luke 12:11, 12) Matthew records this same conversation, but notice the different words heuses to describe the Holy Spirit: When they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall begiven you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in

you . (Matthew 10:19, 20)

Here we see that the Holy Spirit is called, the Spirit of your Father . This is very ap propriate, because later Jesus said,But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedethfrom the Father , he shall testify of me. (John 15:26) Here Jesus explained that the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit(John 14:26), proceeds from the Father. In other words, the Father is the source of the Holy Spirit, because it is His Spirit.Please do not get confused here. We saw earlier that Jesus Christ is our Comforter. Notice, in the verse we just read,Jesus said that He would send the Comforter, which comes from the Father. This is just what Peter said on the day ofPentecost, when he explained that Jesus, being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father thepromis e of the Holy Spirit, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. (Acts 2:33) The Comforter comes from theFather , through the Son, to us. Paul explained it this way, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, butaccording to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour . (Titus 3:5, 6)

So we see that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Father, which He sends to us through Jesus Christ, and when we receivethe Spirit, we are receiving both the Spirit of the Father, and the Spirit of His Son. Two Persons come to live in us, and wehave fellowship with both the Father and His Son.

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