"Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." Luke 24:45-47

In this teaching, I will explain why Christians ought not to use the word 'Trinity' to describe God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost, but rather, we ought to use the Biblical word 'Godhead'. (Acts 17:29, Rom 1:20, Col 2:9) I am going to go over a lot of Scripture in this teaching, but before we begin, I need to define two terms and declare them heresy, so no one will misunderstand what I am teaching. Although I typically have no interest in man-made terms for doctrines, I have been falsely accused of believing certain man-made doctrines that I do not believe, so please allow me to clarify my position on two terms: 'tritheism' and 'modalism'.

tritheism (n): belief in three Gods, especially in the doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three distinct Gods, each an independent center of consciousness and determination
(See 'tritheism', Random House Dictionary, 2019, [dictionary.com]; See also Collins English Dictionary, 10th Edition, William Collins Sons & Co, 2012)

Tritheism is the belief that God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost are not one God, but are three Gods that work individually. Later in this teaching, I will use the Scripture to prove that teaching is incorrect. Tritheism is heresy, and I want to state clearly that God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one God.

The second term was a bit harder to find, as I had to try three separate dictionaries to get a definition because it was not listed in the first two, which typically means it is not a commonly used word:

modalism (n): the theological doctrine that the members of the Trinity are not three distinct persons but rather three modes or forms of activity (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) under which God manifests himself
(See 'modalism', Merriam-Webster, 2019, [merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modalism])

Modalism is the belief that God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost are not three entities, but are just offices or forms of God. For example, one might say that Jesus is a "form" or an "office" of God, but not a separate entity of Himself at the same time. Later in this teaching, I will show Scripture to prove that teaching is incorrect. Modalism is heresy, and I want to state clearly that God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three entities, but one God at the same time.

Because I have been accused of being a "modalist" by a number of false teachers, I want to give a bit of background to the term, and according to the few sources I found, modalism was originally a part of something called "Sabellianism," which was the name given to the doctrines of Sabellius (a third century theologian), and modalism was attributed to his writings. However, since none of the writings of Sabellius have ever been discovered, it is only implied that Sabellius taught these things because of his critics, who claimed he taught modalism, and as I already indicated at the beginning, the claim that someone teaches something does not automatically mean it's true. (i.e. Because critics can misinterpret and/or lie.)

Until I started getting falsely accused, I did not even know these two terms existed, nor did I know what they meant. More importantly, I did not care about the existence of these terms because I often do not care about all the man-made terminology for various false doctrines because I tend to focus on what Scripture teaches us, preferring to be knowledgeable of the good doctrine of Christ instead of the evil doctrines of this world.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
-Romans 16:19

However, due to the lying tongues of those who hate what I teach, and their false accusations, I am forced to deal with the matter more directly so others who read this teaching will not be deceived, and I hope I have made my position clear to all who read this.

Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
-1 Peter 3:16

So now that we understand these two concepts, I want to clarify that, today, I do not use, nor associate with, the word 'Trinity' as it is traditionally used in modern church buildings, and that is typically why I have been persecuted on this matter. As I stated at the beginning, I prefer to use the Biblical term 'Godhead'. This topic on the word 'Trinity' has created a lot of controversy because there are many churchgoers who say that "God is a Trinity," and while I understand and acknowledge God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the main problem is that the concept of the 'Trinity' is (ultimately) a Catholic invention that was adopted from pagans and witches, and I hope readers are willing to hear me out before judging the matter.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
-Proverbs 18:13

For those of you who may have thought the Trinity was a Biblical concept, it should be noted that the term 'Trinity' is never used in Scripture, and there is a good reason for that. Many authors claim that, although the specific word 'Trinity' is not there, the concept is there, and that is a good argument for some words not found in Scripture, but for this topic, it's not a good argument, specifically because the Bible already has the word 'Godhead' in place, and so there is no need to create a different word.

For example, let's look at the word 'omnipresent':

omnipresent (adj): present in all places at the same time
(See 'omnipresent', American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828, retrieved Nov 21, 2019, [webstersdictionary1828.com])

The word itself is not found anywhere in Scripture, but the concept is found in Scripture, and more importantly it matches the doctrine God has taught to us:

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
-Psalm 139:7-12

These verses demonstrate that God is "present in all places at the same time," which is the very definition of omnipresent, despite the fact that the word is not found in Scripture. Since there is no other single word or phrase used in Scripture to describe it, then it would be acceptable to use omnipresent in our speech to describe God. Also, because the word 'omnipresent' has a singular definition, there is no room for confusion, and therefore, no danger of confusion in using the term, but the same cannot be said for the word 'trinity', which has a number of definitions depending on the context.

trinity (n): the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being; a group of three; triad; the state of being threefold or triple
(See 'trinity', Random House Dictionary, 2019, [dictionary.com]; See also Collins English Dictionary, 10th Edition, William Collins Sons & Co, 2012)

Of course, when the average churchgoer uses the word 'Trinity', they will refer to the first definition above, which refers to the Godhead, but I have a somewhat obvious question: Since the Bible uses the word 'Godhead' to describe the divine essence of God, but it never uses the word 'Trinity', why do so many churchgoers say 'Trinity' instead of 'Godhead' to describe God? Why is there such a disconnect from the example the Bible gives us? There are a variety of answers that might be given, but when terms are provided by God in His Word, departing from those terms does not make sense and only causes confusion.

In situations like these, I like to go back and figure out exactly where the whole thing started to appear. Based on the sources I have found, the first person to use the word was Tertullian, a philosopher who claimed to be a Christian that lived in the 3rd century AD.

Before I begin to discuss the origins of the word 'Trinity', I want readers to be aware of my position on the so-called "early church fathers," which is a title given to men like Tertullian, Origen, Hilary, Jerome, etc. (If you have never heard of them, do not worry about it because it does not matter.) I do not study "early church fathers," nor do I follow them, because that is NOT what Scripture tells us to do. In fact, in most cases, the so-called "early church fathers" are declared by Catholics, not by Christians, and many of those men were actually pagan philosophers who paved the way for the Roman Catholic Church, which is an abomination in the sight of God. We Christians ought to follow Christ and His apostles in the Bible, but sadly, many follow the so-called "early church fathers," which are highly esteemed by the scribes of this world, and among them, there were many false doctrines and corrupt religious traditions.
(Read "Corruptions of Christiantiy: Catholicism" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)

So-called "Bible scholars" tend to follow and study men like the so-called "early church fathers" far more often than they follow and study the doctrines of Christ and His apostles. This is why Paul passionately warned the church:

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
-Acts 20:29-31

For example, Tertullian taught that baptism was required for salvation, which means he was teaching works-based salvation. Please do not misunderstand, baptism is a required duty of born again Christians, but it is not a requirement for saving grace from the Lord Jesus Christ, otherwise, the faithful man who died with Christ on the cross would have never seen the kingdom of God. (Luke 23:42-43)
(Read "The Biblical Understanding of Baptism" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)

In short, Tertullian taught what is known today in the Catholic Church as "Baptismal Regeneration," and it is heresy:

"Happy is our sacrament of water, in that, by washing away the sins of our early blindness, we are set free and admitted into eternal life... But we, little fishes after the example of our Fish, Jesus Christ, are born in water, nor have we safety in any other way than by permanently abiding in water. So that most monstrous creature, show had no right to teach even sound doctrine, knew full well how to kill the little fishes — by taking them away from the water!" -Tertullian, quoted by Patrick Madrid, Why is THAT in Tradition?, Our Sunday Visitor, 2002, ISBN: 9781612781907

This is just one of many examples of false doctrines taught by Tertullian. To give readers a better idea, Tertullian also taught that Jesus is not eternal, but was created, using an analogy that Jesus is like a ray of sunshine that "emanates" (or is created from) from the sun, and he taught that the Holy Spirit is not an individual entity that is alive, like the Father and Son.
(See Tertullian, Against Praxeas, Chapter 2, New Advent, retrieved Nov 22, 2019, [newadvent.org/fathers/0317.htm])

Despite these facts, many preachers quote and reference to such men as a foundation for their teachings. Such men were the source upon which the Catholic Church built their doctrines and traditions, and from those corrupt doctrines, they developed their rituals over hundreds of years into the abominations we see today. I encourage my Christian brethren to sanctify yourselves away from such false teachers, and study the Word of God directly, relying on the Holy Spirit to teach you, and He has taught and guided us with each passing generation.

These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
-1 John 2:26-27

Without going into great detail, Tertullian has a work called Against Praxeas (i.e. his critique of the works of a man named Praxeas), and in that document he began to use the word 'Trinity' to describe Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Though Tertullian used the word 'Godhead' a number of times in his teaching, he decided to use the term 'Trinity' a bit more often, but he almost exclusively used it at the beginning of his teaching when refuting the false doctrines taught by Praxeas, which likely means that Tertullian never intended for the word 'Trinity' to become a standard term for describing the Godhead, but used it simply a basis to emphasize his rebuke against Praxeus's heresy. (See Tertullian, Against Praxeas, Chapter 2, New Advent, retrieved Nov 22, 2019, [newadvent.org/fathers/0317.htm])

entity (n): existence; a real being
(See 'entity', American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828, retrieved Dec 5, 2019, [webstersdictionary1828.com])

That being said, Tertullian did not start using the word 'trinity' because he found it in Scripture, but rather, he adopted it from the pagans, as they have used the term to describe their triple-goddess. This is why the term was so attractive to the Roman Catholic Church, because the pagans were already familiar with it, and by adopting the term 'Trinity' as a so-called "Christian" term, it immediately made a connection with pagans, which also made the Catholic Church more appealing to pagans, that they might be drawn into the ecumenical (i.e. universal) umbrella of Rome, and most church buildings are modeling themselves after the Catholic Church more and more every year, which is why so many people now use the word 'Trinity' instead of the Biblical term 'Godhead' to describe Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Why did it take two centuries after Christ for a corrupt teacher to introduce the word 'Trinity' for it to become a supposedly "Biblical" doctrine? The word existed in the days of Christ's apostles a century before Tertullian, so why did the apostles, under inspiration of the Holy Ghost, not call God a 'Trinity' in their writing? Again, we were given the Biblical term 'Godhead', so we should use that term, just as Christ's apostles used it in the New Testament:

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
-Acts 17:29

The Catholic Church, being the Roman beast that it is, has always attempted to bring as many false religions around the world under its umbrella (which, as I stated earlier, is also known today as the ecumenical, or one-world, movement) as possible, and by using the pagan term 'Trinity', which represents the pagan triune goddess of witchcraft, it was one more step in merging pagans into the Roman Catholic Church by convincing them they should all be under Roman authority. (Sadly, this backfired, as most pagans today see the Catholic Church as a branch of paganism, formed out of pagan roots.) Please do not misunderstand, this is not a statement against government, but against a government claiming it is the head of the Christian faith (declaring the seat of Christ as his own), as Constantine had done in 325 AD. As we just read, the use of art and man's devices to represent the Godhead is something Christians ought NOT to do, but today, it is quite common for churchgoers to do exactly what the Bible instructs us not to do, and to provide an example, Christianity.com (whose authors hide their names in cowardice) begins their teaching on the subject of the Trinity with the following:
"All Christians believe the doctrine of the Trinity. If you do not believe this—that is, if you have come to a settled conclusion that the doctrine of the Trinity is not true—you are not a Christian at all."
-Anonymous Author, "God in Three Persons: A Doctrine We Barely Understand," Christianity.com, retrieved Nov 21, 2019, [christianity.com/god/trinity/god-in-three-persons-a-doctrine-we-barely-understand-11634405.html]

As a side note, there are a couple of things that should be mentioned about this statement; the first being that simple-minded Christians will immediately accept the word 'Trinity' in fear because if they don't, Christianity.com has declared they are not Christians. The second problem is that their statement is the logical fallacy called "Equivocation" where those who believe in the Godhead are automatically expected to accept the term 'Trinity' or they are declared to be false converts.

The interesting thing about so-called "Christian" teachings that use the word 'Trinity' is that they often use a symbol called the Triquetra (try-khet-rah), and not only did we just read from Acts 17:29 in which the church was instructed not to do that, but like the word 'Trinity', this symbol is found nowhere in Scripture. The image on the left was taken from Christianity.com's article. Many readers may be familiar with this symbol, but it's important to note that witches are even more familiar with it because they understand its full meaning. Little does the average churchgoer know that this is a symbol of the goddess of the pagans, and is a symmetrical representation of three women with interlocking vaginas.

Some readers might find this farfetched, but it is not a joke. The following quote is taken from a website dedicated to witchcraft:
"The word 'triquetra' originally meant simply triangle or any three-cornered shape, but it has come to refer exclusively to a three-pointed figure composed of three overlapping 'vesicae piscis' (the shapes formed by the intersection of two circles with the same radius), sometimes with an added circle in or around it. The triquetra has been found on runestones in Northern Europe and on early Germanic coins... It was later used by Christians [i.e. Catholics] as a symbol of the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)."
-WiseWitch, "Witchcraft Terms and Tools - Symbols," Wise Witches and Witchcraft, retrieved Oct 26, 2019, [witchcraftandwitches.com/witchcraft/terms-symbols]

As a side note, those runestones in Northern Europe were developed by druids in those regions. As indicated by much evidence in recent years, the druids were performing sacrifices of men, women, and children, and I discuss that in more detail in another teaching called "Halloween: Are Christians Lovers of Death?"

The term 'Trinity', its meaning, and its symbol come from witchcraft, but few churchgoers are willing to face the facts because it can be quite disturbing once we understand the full meaning of them. For example, the so-called "Jesus Fish" is absolutely not a Christian symbol.
This following author mentions the vesicae piscis symbol being common in Rome (the home of the Catholic Church) as well as Greece:

"[I]n the old Roman catacombs, the fish symbol appears frequently. The Greek word for fish is ichthus and the early Christians saw in the letters of this word a monogram summarizing their faith: 'Iesous CHristos, THeou Uios Soter' But the Christian fish sign was the same as that of the Goddess's yoni or Pearly Gate: two crescent moons forming a vesica piscis. Sometimes the Christ child was portrayed inside the vesica, which was superimposed on Mary's belly and obviously represented her womb, just as in the ancient symbolism of the Goddess."

-Allison Sledge, The Quintessential Jesus of Nazareth, AuthorHouse, 2011, p. 133, ISBN: 9781463474195

As you can see, the fish symbol you see created from the two joining circles represents the female genitals. I know it's not pleasant to discuss these things, but these are the facts, and we need to expose the dark traditions of churchgoers and leavened preachers who remain willingly ignorant of the truth.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
-Ephesians 5:11-14

The above author mentions the word "yoni," and in Wicca, this means the vagina:

"A magical pass is a hand gesture that a Witch uses to symbolize and therefore invoke specific spiritual energies... Open the thumbs so that they are at a 90-degree angle with the forefinger. Bring the hands together so that the tips of both thumbs and forefingers touch. The hands should meet in front of the body at the genital area. The opening that the two hands create represent the cosmic yoni, a term that refers to the vulva of the goddess. It is the personification of the female principle in nature."

-Timothy Roderick, Wicca, Llewellyn Worldwide, 2005, p. 26, ISBN: 9780738706214; Image from same source; Roderick is a psychologist and experienced witch who founded the EarthDance Collective, a group that promotes feminist witches.

"Witches often depict the Goddess in three stages that represent the three phases of a woman's life: maiden, mother, and crone. Celtic art illustrates this tripart nature as three interlocking pointed loops called vesica piscis, which symbolize the opening to the womb." -Skye Alexander, The Everything Wicca and Witchcraft Book: Rituals, Spells, and Sacred Objects for Everyday Magick, Everything Books, 2008, p. 35, ISBN: 9781440524196; Alexander is an internationally published author with over thirty books on paganism and witchcraft. And this was not just a symbol used in paganism, but in Islam as well: "The sign of the fish in the Age of Pisces has been adopted as the symbol of Jesus and Christianity. In history it has appeared in Islamic references and coins, though after centuries of religious wars between Christians [i.e. Catholics] and Muslims, one can understand it is unwelcome in Arab societies. The fish symbol is actually the vesica piscis, which is an almond shaped oval defined by two arcs and symbolizes the vagina." -Dorothy L. Abrams, Identity and the Quartered Circle: Studies in Applied Wicca, John Hunt Publishing, 2013, ISBN: 9781780992808

What churchgoers typically call the "Trinity Knot," or "three Jesus Fishes combined," is actually three 'vesicae piscis' (vie-sek-ah-pie-sees), which is a feminine symbol because its shape represents the female sexual organ. Just from that information alone, do you believe it's appropriate to use this as a symbol of the Godhead? If your answer was not a resounding "No!" then I would say you have no discernment between good and evil. (Heb 5:14) The vesicae piscis is also where the concept of the so-called "Jesus Fish" comes from, in which it is claimed the symbol represents eternity, but again, it is a symbol adopted from witches and pagans, and has a very corrupt and lewd meaning.
(Read "Christian Symbols Are Not Christian" here at creationliberty.com for more details; even the traditional cross symbol commonly used by churchgoers is a pagan symbol, and should NOT be used to represent Christ or Christian doctrine.)


The following image is taken from another teaching at creationliberty.com called Why I Use The King James Bible, which demonstrates the use of this symbol by many corrupt sources (bottom row), and also shows the same use in the production of the corrupt NKJV:
The triquetra is three vesicae piscis interlocked, and those three vaginal symbols represent the three forms of the goddess of witchcraft. The following quote is from a 30-year veteran Wiccan author, who describes the "triune god or goddess" of her pagan religion:
"Sometimes, you'll see deities referred to with the word triune here at About Paganism/Wicca. A triune god or goddess is simply a deity with three different but connected aspects. An example of this would be Brighid, the Celtic hearth goddess. In addition to being a goddess of the home and domesticity, she is also a goddess of the smith's fire and artisanship, and of healing and diving [sic] inspiration. In Brighid's case, each of these three aspects are still called Brighid. Some triune deities, however, have three uniquely named aspects that comprise the whole. In Greek legend, although they are individual entities, Artemis and Selene form a triad with Hecate, representative of the maiden, mother and crone."
-Patti Wigington, "What is a Triune Diety?" About.com: Religion, Oct 12, 2015, retrieved Aug 9, 2016, [paganwiccan.about.com/od/glossary/fl/What-is-a-Triune-Deity.htm]; Wigington is a witch high priestess (licensed Pagan clergy in the state of Ohio) and has had her writings published across many popular pagan platforms over the past ten years; About.com rebranded itself as Dotdash in 2017 and now the old link redirects to a place called Learn Religions, but you can still view the original source here: [http://bit.ly/2BLpcnh]

As I discuss in my book Corruptions of Christianity: Catholicism (free-to-read at creationliberty.com), Catholicism is an antichrist abomination that attempts to merge paganism with the Bible. As we just read, the maiden, mother, and crone is the Trinity of the pagan goddess, and for those of you who have come out of (or studied) Catholic heresy, it will be no surprise that Catholicism adopts the same aspects for their pagan goddess they call "Mary."

Author David Kinsley, professor of religious studies, has a chapter of his book called "Mary: Virgin, Mother, and Queen," in which he points out that the characteristics of the Catholic's "Mary" are identical to that of pagans:
"According to the Christian [i.e. Catholic] teaching and tradition, the Virgin Mary is not divine; she is not a goddess... In comparison with the goddesses we have considered earlier, and in comparison with many other goddesses we have not mentioned, however, Mary appears very much a goddess, and a very popular and powerful one at that. As will be seen, Mary has the characteristics of many goddesses (such as omniscience, omnipotence, immortality) and plays many of the roles associated with goddesses (such as savior, protector, promoter of fertility)."
-David Kinsley, The Goddesses' Mirror: Visions of the Divine from East and West, SUNY Press, 1989, p. 215, ISBN: 9780887068362

In his book, Kinsley goes on to provide a large amount of Catholic documentation to prove that, despite what a Catholic wants to claim about Mary, the Marian concept is taken straight out of pagan lore. Not only is the Catholic Mary a pagan goddess, but Kinsley also proves from historical Catholic documentation that she is given the three aspects of the triple goddesses of witches in effort to make Catholicism more appealing to pagans that they might join the Catholic Church (or rather, spend their money with the Catholic Church).

In the early days of Catholicism, there were many pagan temples all over Europe, and the goal was to bring as many of those pagan religions under Rome's umbrella as they could, which is why they started pandering to pagans. (i.e. The Catholic Church has always been about ecumenical popularity, rather than the truth.) One of the ways Catholics did this was by adopting pagan traditions, and claiming that they were the same, or similar, to Biblical teachings (e.g. Christmas, Easter, Halloween, Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, etc), and they also did this with the Trinity doctrine, in which they not only applied it to the pagan concept of "Mary," but in full blown blasphemy, they also applied it to God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
(Read "Idolatry: The Goddess Called 'Mary'" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)

The following shaman of the pagan craft explains this in a bit more detail:
"We can understand this trinity better if we compare it to the three stages of human life: youth and puberty, adulthood, and old age. Since the Goddess's power is all encompassing, She will present aspects that speak to all humans, regardless of their age... The first Goddess aspect is the Maiden. This phase holds the matrix of creation, which will produce and crate when the time is ripe... The Maiden, sometimes called the Virgin or the Huntress, represents the Spring of the year... The second Goddess aspect is the Mother. This is the matrix in motion, the archetype involved in active creation... The last aspect is the Crone, also called the Dark Mother, the Old Wise One, or the Hag. Since this aspect symbolizes death and dissolution, it is frightening to many people... She is a single archetype plus a trinity of aspects makers Her very complex."
-D.J. Conway, Wicca: The Complete Craft, Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony, 2011, p. 53-54, ISBN: 9780307785893; Conway is an honorary member of the Council of Elders of the Society of Celtic Shamans, and she has studied/written about new-age religions and witchcraft for more than 40 years.

The Roman Catholic Church saw the goddess of the pagans, and made her like unto Mary. In turn, they gave Mary the status of a goddess, which is why she worshiped with statues in the Catholic Church, and they worship her three aspects as "Virgin, Mother, and Queen."


The pagan concept of their goddess is that she is one goddess, with three aspects or persons, meaning that she takes the role of three offices. Such descriptions follow after the traditions and doctrines of men, in which they make their pagan gods like unto themselves; for example, how I am one person, but hold different offices, different authority, and/or different aspects as a son, brother, and husband, but in no way does this come close to describing the nature of the Godhead. Ultimately, the Catholics made Mary into a 'Trinity' and God into a 'Trinity', adopting word from Tertullian, and adopting the concept from witches, which is yet another reason I do not refer to the Godhead as the 'Trinity'.


Of course, this will be offensive to many churchgoers because they have come to reverence the 'Trinity' doctrine to be a holy description of God. For example, churchgoers often sing Reginald Heber's hymn Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty, which contains the phrase "God in three persons, blessed Trinity," but what most of them do not know is that the hymn was written for a tradition called "Trinity Sunday," and the tune for the hymn was taken from another hymn called NICAEA, which was a hymn created to honor the Council of Nicaea (i.e. the formation of the vile Roman Catholic Church) and their creation of Catholicism's pagan Trinity doctrine. (That is the primary reason I do not sing this hymn anymore.)
(See Hymnary.org, "Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty," retrieved Nov 15, 2019, [hymnary.org/text/holy_holy_holy_lord_god_almighty_early]; See also Hymnology Archive, "Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty," retrieved Nov 15, 2019, [hymnologyarchive.com/holy-holy-holy])

person (n): a character of office
(See 'person', American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828, retrieved Nov 2, 2019, [webstersdictionary1828.com])

Before I began to use the Biblical term 'Godhead', I had used the phrase 'God in Three Persons' to describe Him, but I soon found out that was a bad way to approach the subject because, although the word 'person' can mean an individual, it is typically only used to describe mankind in that way. Christ and the Holy Spirit are not persons in terms of "offices" or "characteristics" of God, but rather, they are individual entities that are God Himself, and thus, I might have caused some confusion for others because what I meant by 'person' is not what others might mean by 'person', and therefore, I might have contributed to false accusations against me, in which they claimed I was teaching false doctrine, so I want to make sure Christians understand the importance of this, that others might learn from my error and avoid that confusion. We ought to avoid using the term 'trinity' or the phrase 'God in three persons' to describe God, and just stick with the Biblical term 'Godhead'.

Of course, there are many who immediately say, "God is one and three at the same time? That does not make sense to me." We will go over the Scripture on this subject momentarily, but before we do that, I want to point out that those who say this are judging God, rather than judging themselves. The people who make such statements are presuming that the eternal God must be able to fit inside their tiny minds before they will accept Him as He says He is, but those who are faithful accept God for who He is whether we understand it or not

To give an example, we might ask the question, "How did God create a cow?" (Gen 1:24) Obviously, it's impossible for us to answer, or even to comprehend how God created animals from the dust of the ground, or even how He created the dust of the ground from nothing, and yet, we believe that He created all things, which leaves us to conclude that our understanding of how something is possible with God is NOT a prerequisite for us to believe it.

In order to understand what the Bible says, we need to read it as the Lord God has instructed us:

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
-Isaiah 28:13

In other words, the Word of God is not organized with color codes and bullet points, and is purposefully designed in a way that the fullness of a doctrine can only be understood if all the pieces are aligned, and most often, those doctrines are located throughout various books in the Bible. We are to read God's Word "precept upon precept," meaning that we take each commandment in correlation with other commandments, line upon line" meaning that we need to read it in its context, and "here a little and there a little," meaning that we need to compare Scripture with Scripture and correlate them together. The reason God set it up this way was so that men who would read and attempt to understand God's Word would never be able to fully understand it, thereby, they would teach false doctrines, and we would be able to spot the counterfeit teacher more easily (i.e. "fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken"), which is why the Bible says such men are "ever learning," but never able to gain understanding of God's Word.

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
-2 Timothy 3:5-7

Most pagan doctrine carries the qualities of mankind because pagan gods are created in the image of men, of how mankind views themselves, or rather, how mankind wants to justify themselves, which is why when you read pagan mythology, the gods are portrayed in the form of men, and do many wicked deeds as murderers, thieves, adulterers, fornicators, whoremongers, extortioners, swindlers, blackmailers, and an assortment of other grievous sins, and (according to pagan tradition) all one needs to do is worship a god associated with that sin in order to be justified. The Living God is no respecter of persons, and He judges all men by the same law, which leaves all men guilty before Him, but only those who come in the humility of repentance (i.e. grief and godly sorrow of wrongdoing - 2Co 7:9-10) and faith in the saving blood of Christ will have their sins remitted (i.e. forgiven - Luke 24:47) and be saved from everlasting punishment. (Mat 25:46)

The Bible confirms that there are three separate entities, which are God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Ghost (or Holy Spirit):

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
-Matthew 28:18-20

These three created the heavens and earth, which is why God refers to Himself at the beginning by using words such as 'us' and 'our'.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
-Genesis 1:26

But you will also notice in the next verse, the Bible says that God created man in "his own image," which is a singular reference, not a plural one.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
-Genesis 1:27

This is because God is three separate entities, but also one God, at the same time, and I will provide more Scriptural evidence of this as we continue through this teaching. And again, just because you may not understand how that is possible, does not mean you should reject it.

There have been extremely heated debates over this topic, and I have witnessed yelling and screaming between churchgoers over the issue. What they do not see is that their adoption of the "Trinity" doctrine is what has caused the problem in the first place because the "Trinity" doctrine is pagan in origin, and because pagans give their gods the attributes of man, likewise, churchgoers in modern church buildings end up forcing others to adopt a view of God with the limited attributes of man, according to their limited understanding.

Again, God is omniscient (all-knowing) and omnipresent (everywhere at all times at the same time), and because we cannot comprehend what it fully means to be infinite in knowledge and presence, therefore, we cannot comprehend the full nature of God. Thus, when we are learning about the essence of God, we can only trust what He tells us in His Word about Himself, believing Him whether we understand it or not.

Your abililty to understand a subject is not a requirement to believe and trust in God's Word.

Let's take a look at Scriptures which demonstrate God is three separate entities, but also one God at the same time. For example, Jesus stated clearly:

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one.
-John 10:27-30

God the Father and Christ the Son are one; no man can take the children of God from the Father, as they cannot take them away from the Son. When I refer to this verse as evidence of my belief in the Godhead, it has enraged many churchgoers and preachers, and they attempt mental gymnastics to try and explain away the truth that the Father and the Son and one, and yet, Jesus said it again to Philip, and commanded His disciples that they should believe that Jesus is the Father because they are one:

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
-John 14:6-11

Jesus even told them if they would not believe He and the Father are one, because they could not understand it, they should at least believe that He told them the truth for the sake of the work that needed to be done. I am in the same position; I am a simpleton and a fool who Christ saved and gave understanding, and the concept of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost being three and one at the same time is beyond my capability to understand, but I do not need to understand it to believe what Jesus taught us.

Again, I want to emphasize that the problem most scoffers have is that they believe they must be able to fit the Eternal and Infinite God into their little three-pound brains. If they cannot do that, then they refuse to believe Him, and that is a serious problem because that is just about the same attitude that I have seen from atheists. We were not created to be able to comprehend the infinite, glorious things of God in their fullness, which is why Paul (after he died, went to heaven, and was raised from the dead) said:

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
-2 Corinthians 12:2-4

Paul saw and heard things that he was unable to describe. And yet, we have so many arrogant preachers around the world who believe they should be able to quantify (to be able to count in number) the infinite things of God, and it is their pride that keeps them from the truth.

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
-Proverbs 16:5

Of course, there are quite a few scoffing preachers who mock this teaching, claiming that is not what Jesus meant when he said "I and my Father are one," but if they would simply read the context ("line upon line"), they might understand this is exactly what Jesus meant, and the Jews knew this too, which is why they immediately picked up stones to execute Him:

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
-John 10:31-33

If you continue to read the chapter, you will notice that Jesus never said, "Oh wait a second, you guys misunderstood me; let me clarify." Jesus meant what He said when claimed to be God because He is God, and that is because God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three entities and one God at the same time.

This is why when Christ was prophesied in the Old Testament, He was given names like "the everlasting Father" and "the mighty God."

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
-Isaiah 9:6

Are we to take these names lightly? Is the book of Isaiah satire, intending to lead people astray? Of course not; Jesus is called "The everlasting Father" for the same reason He was called "Emmanuel," which means "God with us."

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
-Matthew 1:23

Despite the clear evidence in Scripture, some will argue that Christ and the Father are not one because Jesus said He was lesser than the Father, and that being equal to God would be a requirement for being one with God.

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
-John 14:28

But this argument is made without taking precept upon precept, line upon line, and here a little and there a little. (Isa 28:10) In the heat of emotion (as I have seen outbursts of rage far too many times on this subject), they quickly forget that Christ humbled Himself, which means that He brought Himself low for our sakes, and therefore, the Father was greater than Christ while He was among us, but still taught us that He was equal with God. (i.e. Christ was only lesser than the Father for the purpose of the work that had to be done on the cross.)

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
-Phillipians 2:5-11

Why would the Father give Jesus the name that is above His own if Jesus is lesser than the Father?

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
-Isaiah 42:8

The Lord God has declared, in no uncertain terms, that He will NOT give the glory of Himself to any other, so why did He give it to Jesus? Because the Father and the Son are one, and those who refuse to believe that end up creating philosophical pretzels and end up contradicting Scripture in numerous places.

The Bible teaches us that Christ came to earth, and those who were there declared that He is God, as they said that "God hath visited his people."

And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
-Luke 7:16

It is God who created the heavens and the earth (Gen 1:1), but Jesus also created the heavens and the earth. There is no contradiction because the Father and the Son are one.

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him [Jesus] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
-Colossians 1:12-16

Some have tried to say this is only talking about God the Father, and not Christ the Son, but the phrase "firstborn from the dead" is obviously Jesus Christ. Also, who is the head of the church? If we keep reading the next few verses of Colossians, Paul tells us:

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in him [Jesus] should all fulness dwell;
-Colossians 1:17-18

This is Jesus Christ, which can be verified even further if we take precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little and there a little. (Isa 28:10) Let's look at correlating verses:

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
-John 10:11

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
-John 10:16

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
-Hebrews 13:20

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
-1 Peter 5:4

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
-Ephesians 5:23

There are others still who refuse to believe this because, as they will say, God had to raise Christ from the dead, and the Bible does confirm that God raised Christ from the dead:

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him... And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he [God the Father] raised him [Jesus] from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
-Ephesians 1:17-22

However, Christ declared that He would raise Himself from the dead, as He said:

Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
-John 2:18-22

So God raised Christ from the dead, and Christ raised Himself from the dead. This is only a contradiction if you believe that God the Father and Christ the Son are not one (because under that belief, Christ is a liar), but if you read the Bible as we are instructed, and believe what it says, it makes perfect sense and it all fits together.

The Bible tells us that God the Father purchased the church with His own blood:

For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
-Acts 20:27-28

However, the Bible also tells us that it is Christ's blood:

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
-1 John 1:7

The blood is claimed to belong to God the Father and Christ the Son, but there is no contradiction because the Father and Son are one. In the last chapter of the Bible, this connection is made abundantly clear:

Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
-Revelation 22:7

Who is coming quickly?

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
-Revelation 22:12-13

The Bible tells us the Alpha and Omega is coming quickly. Who is the Alpha and Omega? That was defined in the first chapter of Revelation to be the Almighty God, that is, God the Father:

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
-Revelation 1:8

So the Almighty Lord God, who extends beyond time, space, and matter, is the one who is called the Alpha and Omega (i.e. the beginning and the end) in verse 13, and now let's read verse 16:

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
-Revelation 22:16

The Alpha and Omega is God the Father and Christ the Son, but of course, many have attempted to argue against this in complete denial, claiming that the one who is speaking changes from verse 13 to verse 16. If they want to make that argument, then let's go back to the question: Who is coming quickly?

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
-Revelation 22:20

We verified that it was the Alpha and Omega, God the Father, who was coming quickly in verse 7, and now it is Jesus Christ who is coming quickly in verse 20. There is no contradiction here because the Father and the Son are one; both are the Alpha and Omega.

If we continue to take precept upon precept, line upon line, and here a little and there a little (Isa 28:13), we can identify that the Holy Ghost is also the Alpha and Omega. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and Scripture tells us whose child Mary was carrying:

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. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 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 1:18-20

So who is the Father of Jesus Christ?

For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
-John 16:27

Thus, God the Father is the Alpha and Omega, and God the Father is the Father of Christ the Son, who is also the Alpha and Omega, and the Holy Ghost is also the Father of Christ the Son, which also makes Him the Alpha and Omega. There is no contradiction here because the Holy Ghost and God are one, and because God and Christ are one, so too is the Holy Ghost and Christ one because these three entities are three and one at the same time.

God the Father and the Holy Spirit are used interchangeably in many places throughout the Bible. For example, in Psalm 69, David spoke prophecy concerning Judas Iscariot, in which he said:

Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
-Psalm 69:22

And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
-Romans 11:9

It does not take much reading in the book of Psalm to know that these were written by the inspiration of the Lord God, as many passages have God speaking in the first person (i.e. referring to and speaking of Himself in the passages), but also note that the Bible tells us it was the Holy Ghost that authored this prophecy:

Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
-Acts 1:16

This is because God and the Holy Ghost are two separate entities, but one God. As we read earlier, the Bible tells us that Christ is the head of the church, and that He gives authority unto us in the church, but Scripture also tells us that the Holy Ghost has this same authority:

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
-Acts 20:28

This is because Christ and the Holy Ghost are two separate entities, but one God. There are false religious organizations (like Jehovah's Witnesses for example), who equate the Holy Ghost to a "force" or "energy," which is a false agnostic belief because the Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit teaches us. An inanimate "force" or "energy" cannot teach, and such a thought is nonsensical; it would be like claiming that the wind conveys wisdom, passes knowledge, and reasons together with us, which the wind cannot do because it is not alive, nor does it have a mind.
(Read "Corruptions of Christianity: Jehovah's Witness" here at creationliberty.com for more details.)

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
-1 Corinthians 2:13

The Holy Spirit speaks prophecy, teaches, and gives authority to men, which shows us that the Holy Spirit is the Living God. I want to repeat this verse, that is may be understood why we baptize new Christians in all three names of the Godhead:

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
-Matthew 28:19

All three entities are one God, being both three and one at the same time. This is who God has always been because He does not change:

For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
-Malachi 3:6

I have heard others argue against this, claiming that the Holy Spirit was not active until the New Testament. This is simply not true because, as Peter wrote, the prophets of the Old Testament spake as the Holy Ghost had directed them:

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
-2 Peter 1:20-21

As we can see, it was the Holy Ghost who gave those prophecies, but they are also attributed to God the Father, providing us more evidence that God the Father and the Holy Ghost are one:

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken...
-Isaiah 1:2

To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah...
-Jeremiah 1:2

The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea...
-Hosea 1:1

The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
-Joel 1:1

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus...
-Amos 1:3

If we go back to John 14, in which Jesus told us to believe He is the Father for the sake of His work, He also told His disciples that He would send another Comforter to us, and that is Holy Spirit:

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
-John 14:16-17

This is clearly the Holy Ghost, and yet, in the next verse, Jesus said He would come, because He and the Holy Ghost are one:

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
-John 14:18

Peter (by the Holy Spirit) taught that we who are born again in Christ are blessed and subject to all three as one:

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
-1 Peter 1:1-2

He greeted them and called them of God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit because the three are one. Many have gotten angry with me because I have written these things, and sadly, it is because they have been drawn away unto the doctrines of pastors, following them instead of searching the Scripture for themselves to understand, and it is often due to laziness in their refusal to study.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
-Acts 17:11

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
-Ephesians 4:14

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
-2 Timothy 2:15

It should be noted that there are others who believe these verses, but still call the Godhead a "Trinity," and the danger in that is because basing such a concept on pagan terms leads others to believe that anyone who uses the word 'Trinity' means the same thing that I have taught in this article. That's not necessarily true, as there are some who claim to believe on the 'Trinity', but do not believe in the Scriptures above, and so we need to be careful about using the Biblical term 'Godhead' because, a word that is used in Scripture forces people to use Biblical context for definitions, whereas a pagan term allows people to use various definitions created from sources apart from Scripture.

For example, the reason we use the word 'creation' to describe the beginning of life is because that is what the Bible refers to in Genesis, but the world has come up with another term called 'intelligent design'. The problem with switching to a worldly term is because it will include other worldly concepts from false religious beliefs; for example, the term 'intelligent design' also includes people who believe aliens seeded life on Earth, and therefore, if we want to separate ourselves from the world, we should stick to Biblical terms whenever possible, and in the context of this teaching, we Christians should use the word 'Godhead', not 'Trinity'.

More often than not, I see churchgoers building a foundation of doctrine in the traditions of men, rather than building a foundation of doctrine from study of God's Word.

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
-Mark 7:13

If we answer men with tradition rather than Biblical understanding, who will men then follow as their foundation for knowledge and understanding? If we teach new Christians to use the terms of pagans, does it not stand to reason that they will believe it is acceptable to do so and fall prey to false doctrines when pagans use misleading words? We can easily spoil Christians by teaching them the philosophy and traditions of men, thereby building up the first teachings of the world as their foundation, rather than Christ.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy [a way of thinking] and vain deceit, [lies] after the tradition of men, after the rudiments [first teachings] of the world, and not after Christ.
-Colossians 2:8

Therefore, we ought to follow after the philosophies and doctrines of Christ, using the terms that He has given to us in His Word because the fulness of the Godhead is in Him, as it goes on to say in the next verse:

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
-Colossians 2:9-10

I pray that this teaching has helped ground you in God's Word, and helped you to trust Him more, to simply take Him at His Word, even if we don't understand. If you would like to learn more about why so many churchgoers and pastors turn to the traditions of the world instead of turning to Christ, I highly recommend this teaching: Why Millions of Believers on Jesus Are Going to Hell

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