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Why so much Confusion? (Endnotes)
1. One Trinitarian scholar who did recognize this delineation was E.W. Bullinger, whose book, The Giver And His Gifts, is footnoted in this book. Close
2. The New Bible Dictionary (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, Grand Rapids, MI, 1974) page 1300. Close
3. In 1 John 5:7b and 8a (KJV), the words “...in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth...” are not found in one of the thousands of Greek manuscripts written before 1500 A.D. They were added sometime later, and there are a number of excellent sources that confirm this. A good one is A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament, by Bruce M. Metzger (United Bible Societies, New York, 1971) page 715, 716. Close
4. One version of Trinitarian doctrine states that Christ was fully man in a union of natures. Another states that Christ put aside his divinity to take on full manhood. Another version, called “Oneness” or “modalism” [not believed by some to actually be Trinitarian] states that Christ was actually God the Father in another mode of being.
Why all the confusion among Trinitarians themselves? Because the Bible never describes any kind of a “three-in-one” being. What the Bible does speak of is one God—the Father; one mediator and Lord—Jesus Christ the Son; and one gift of God—holy spirit. We, the authors, assert that the vast majority of Christians do not really “believe” in the Trinity since they cannot understand it. Those who say they do really only mentally assent to it, and that because they have been taught it over and over. It seems that few have ever even considered that there may be a rational alternative. Close
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