Examine the Verse
"Matthew 28:19"
This verse is claimed
to provide the basis of the Trinitarian belief
that God is the Triune God, existing as
three persons―God
the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, but one being.
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"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"...
(Matthew 28:19, New King James
Version) |
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Trinitarian Belief in
God and Jesus Christ:
Trinitarians believe in the Trinity, that God is the "Triune God"
existing as
three persons―
God the Father,
God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, but one being.
All three are
eternal
with no beginning.
Members of the Trinity are
co-equal and co-eternal,
one in
essence, nature, power, action, and will.
Trinitarians believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal second person
"God the Son",
who took on a human body and nature and became
both man and God.
Thus is Jesus is fully man
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Apostle's admonition, warning and
unique way of teaching:
1.
No prophecy of scripture is a matter of personal
interpretation. (II Pt. 1:20, NAB)
2. Do not go beyond what
is written. (I
Cor. 4:6, NIV)
3.
We do not use words of human wisdom. We speak words given to
us by the Spirit,
using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. (1
Cor. 2:13, NLT) |
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Points to Consider: |
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1. Notice that Jesus Himself is
talking in the above verse and He told His disciples:
"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". . . . Jesus is clearly talking about
baptism and not about the Trinity. 2.
How can the above verse provide the basis of the Trinity
doctrine when the verse do not mention that the three persons are
one being or one God? Does mentioning the
"name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
in the same verse make them one God? Is that not going
beyond what is written and/or personally interpreting the
verse? 4. How can the above verse be made as a basis of the
the Trinity doctrine when the verse do not even mention any of
the Trinitarian elements, that the three persons are
co-equal, co-eternal; one in essence, action, power and
will?
5. Is the above verse really about the Trinity
doctrine or a baptismal formula?
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Matthew 28:19 in other versions of
the Bible: |
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Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (King James
Version)
So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in
the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Easy to
Read Version)
Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them nto
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
(Amplified Bible)
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, (New International Version)
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the
Holy Spirit. (New Living Translation)
Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my
disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit, (Good News Translation)
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Bible Study
Suggestion: |
- Search the internet for the
Trinitarian explanation of the above verse Matthew
28:19.
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Examine
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover
essential features or meaning;
Source:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/examine
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