Podcast 11-16-18
Does Mathew 28:19 Prove the Trinity Doctrine ?
WHY THIS VERSE IS EASILY MISUNDERSTOOD
Our current society has inherited, thru the Roman Empire, the pagan doctrine of the Trinity. Pagans believed in a three part god of father, mother and son, namely, Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz. This originated in ancient Babylon during the tower of Babel time period. Mathew 28:19 can easily be put into that mode if one does not understand what Jesus is really saying.
Matthew 28:19 NKJV 19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Nimrod's family was involved in his rebellion against the true God. The three became a trinity of sorts. Nimrod became god-the-father, Tammuz became god-the-son, and his wife Semiramis became the “dove”or “spirit” that held this false holy union together. This ancient Babylonian trinity spread throughout the ancient world under varying names. This clever rebellion was undoubtedly encouraged and inspired by Satan. This paper will explain the true meaning of Jesus' commission in Mathew based on the Bible. The world was deep into pagan compromised doctrines when the Bible became available for the average person (1611 KJV). Therefore, it is easy to see that if you already believe in the trinity, you would misapply this verse.
FIRST, UNDERSTAND THE BAPTISMAL PROCESS REGARDING NAMES
First, it is clear that all three have names. But a name does not make something a person or a God. All kinds of things are named; for instance, boats, buildings, mountains and estates. Just because they all had names, does not make them unique Gods or personages. What does it mean to be baptized in the name of God and the Son and Holy Spirit? The Father and Son have a name and the Holy Spirit conveys or bears that name to His children. The Father has the family name The disciples were to baptize in the name of the Father, because it is the Father for whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.
Ephesians 3:14-15 NKJV 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
In other words, the Father is the head of the house, the family. Families carry the name of the Father. Further, it is God's goodness that leads one to repentance from sins and to salvation.
Romans 2:4 NKJV 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
Further, the Apostles were instructed to baptize in the name of the Son , because His death, in our stead, makes salvation possible. He paid the price for all mankind.
Romans 5:8-9 NKJV 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
But they were also to be baptized in the name of the Holy Spirit, because the Father uses that Spirit, His Spirit as the power through which the begettal is performed.
Romans 8:15-16 NKJV 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
The Holy Spirit is the begetting agent of The Father. This is what the scripture in Mathew means. God gives believers His Holy Spirit which is his seed. When we receive the seed we become the begotten sons of God and brethren with Jesus Christ. We will be born into the family upon the second coming of Christ. Note what the Apostle John says about the seed we receive.
1 John 3:9 NKJV 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.
1 Peter 1:22-23 NKJV 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth, through the Spirit, in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
Upon receiving the seed we become begotten sons of God the Father. Believers carry the name of God. This is why the church is named 'Church of God'. The Greek word for seed is sperma from which comes the English word sperm. Like any human father who would say that his wife is carrying his child, God speaks of the Church as the mother of Christians. We are impregnated with some of God's Spirit via the Holy Spirit.
Revelation 12:13-17 NKJV 13 Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. 17 And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Spiritual Israel is the Church of God pictured as a woman. The Holy Spirit is the extension of God's enormous power used to make the Church spiritual, and not just purely carnal.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS AN AWESOME POWER
God can be in one place and yet extend his control and power anywhere he desires simultaneously. His spirit is not just a powerful force but can operate with intelligence and feelings. God has commissioned His Spirit to accomplish His will with unbelievable powerful intelligence. The Holy Spirit also reflects God's loving emotions.
1 Thessalonians 5:19 NKJV 19 Do not quench the Spirit.
Ephesians 4:30-32 NKJV 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Our attitudes and conduct are affecting the Holy Spirit's seed inside us. Believers can be likened to a pregnancy that is growing in a healthy manner or in an unhealthy manner. We need to stay in a spirit of love, forgiveness and humility to nurture the growth of that seed inside us. Our world has no equivalence to this universe wide power that God controls and commissions. If we tried to compare the Holy Spirit to artificial intelligence it would be insult to God. His power extension is beyond our experiences and yet it is not a third member of the God Head. If one resist's the Holy Spirit he is actually resisting God himself, not a separate entity.
Matthew 12:31-32 NKJV 31 "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. 32 "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
The leaders of Judah could be allowed to not believe that Jesus was the Messiah. God allowed that deception to fulfill prophesy and the sacrifice of Jesus. But they would be guilty of fighting against God himself by rejecting what is clearly a work of God. Rejecting the work of the Spirit is rejecting God.
THE APOSTLES NEVER EVER ADDRESSED THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A GOD
The many letters written to the followers of Christ by the Apostles never in the acknowledgments, mentioned the Holy Spirit. If the Holy Spirit, though a wonderful power extension of God, was an equal member of the God Head should not it be mentioned with the other two by the Apostles? The answer is obviously Yes, but it is not mentioned. Let us look at a few examples.
1 Corinthians 1:2-3 NKJV 2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our FATHER and the Lord JESUS CHRIST.
2 Corinthians 1:1-2 NKJV 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul , Peter and John and James when writing to the Church acknowledge the Father and the Son as God personages but never the Holy Spirit. None of the epistles to the Churches acknowledge the Holy Spirit in this manner.
Ephesians 1:2 NKJV 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
James 1:1 NKJV 1 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.
2 Peter 1:2 NKJV 2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
If the wonderful Holy Spirit were an equal deity with the Father and Son such an oversight throughout all the letters to the Churches would be an outrageous insult. However we can see that the Holy Spirit is a wonderful highly intelligent extension of God's universal power and not a separate God. When one thanks God for something we are also thanking him for using his powerful spirit to help us. This is what the Apostles were doing in their acknowledgments. The Holy Spirit is like God's powerful right arm.
