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THE TRINITY*
The imagery of the Pagan Trinity was fresh in the minds of pagan Rome, Greece, and Egypt. After the ex-pagan Constantine became Emperor of Rome, it was a matter of a few more decades before Christianity became the State religion of the entire Roman Empire.
While Constantine was in power, he became concerned over the different images of Jesus, and in 325CE organized a conference in Nicaea to address the issue of unifying a doctrine declaring they needed a single individual creed that stated Jesus was no longer simply the son of God, but was also God. The members present were divided over this issue, and not everyone was willing to accept this pagan concept. Christians were taking up swords against one another, killing those who disagreed with their specific
doctrine.Those opposing the ex-pagan Constantine were either killed or disbarred from the conference.**The Nicene Creed was adopted in 325 and finalized at the second Ecumenical Council in 381 (Council of Constantinople) when the idea of the trinity was confirmed. The concept of a trinity was used in Greek philosophy. And since Christianity for the most part rests on Greek heritage, this trinity was worked out and created as a Christian doctrine by three powerful thinkers, Gregorius of Nyssa, Gregorius of Nazianze, and Basilius the Great. In order to emphasize this point that Jesus was also the Creator, Constantine added the Latin term homoousios*in describing the relationship between Jesus and God, meaning of the same substance, a term that did not exist in any Christian scriptures. In the end Constantine won, Jesus was declared to be the same substance as the Father, unique but the same. As the*Nicaea Creed*states:
We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
What this is saying is the Father is God, His Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God; and yet they are not three Gods, but one God". The fact remains that no author in the NEW testament ever advanced the doctrine of the Trinity. It took many years from the time the last gospel was completed for the defenders of the church to promote this alien creed. However, with the mighty sweep of the pen, the pagan Trinity concept took hold. All of this was approved by Emperor Theodosius, the Trinitarian, who declared Christianity the official state religion of the*Roman Empire. OnFebruary 27, 380 (some historians say 381) Theodosius commanded everyone to be a Christian and to believe that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one Godhead and equal in majesty. This, of course, was the position of the Nicene Creed. The Council of Nicea made this Jesus God by a vote of hands and the manuscripts were continually altered to reflect such theology. An interesting fact is Tertullian was the first writer to use the term Trinity because it is nowhere to be found in the NEW testament. Throughout the ancient world, the concept of a trinity was common. That with the Triad of Horus, Osiris and Isis; and in*Babylon*with the Triad of Ishtar, Sin and Shamash. Therefore, the pagan nations understood the concepts of a Trinity and also of earthly women being impregnated by gods and other heavenly spirits. Keep in mind, the Trinity concept developed during the rule of the pagan Emperors Constantine and Theodosius who worshipped the Sun and pagan gods, which were grouped in threes, or triads. Many pictures in Christian art will show the sun disk around the head of Jesus, Mary and many of their Saints. These same sun disks that was known throughout the pagan world. Some religious organizations such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Church of the New Jerusalem and the Jehovahs Witnesses accept the Christian Scriptures, and many identify themselves emphatically as Christians while at the same time rejecting the Nicene Creed. BUT, as long as these religions do not accept Jesus as the Son of God (God), other Christians regard them as not being truly Christian, and actually a cult. Another interesting fact is the unknown authors who wrote most of the NEW testament didnt believe*in the Trinity idea:
*Mark did not believe10:17-20 & 13:32 *Matthew did not believe20:20-23 & 26:39 & 26:53 *John did not believe10:30-34 & 14:28 & 17:3 & 20:17
*Paul did not believe1 Corinthians 8:4-6 & 11:3 & Colossians 1:15
*1 Peter did not believe1:3
*1 Timothy did not believe1:2
Christianitys attempt to replace God with a human figure is considered idolatry in the Hebrew Bible. To worship man-made God or mistaken theology even with the best intentions is the worst possible transgression against the Creator of the world. Idolatry is the worship of false gods and this applies certainly to the Jesus of the NEW testament which is mistakenly depicted as a literal and historical God in Christian theology. Therefore, any Christian-Jews that considered this image of Jesus idolatry was either forced to leave the Council and return to the religion of Judaism, or accept Pauls concept of Jesus, which Constantine adapted.
Even in 1 Corinthians 11:3 Paul does not depict Jesus as coequal with God. On the contrary, God is of superior rank to Jesus because Paul wrote; the head of Christ is God. Paul clearly separates God and Jesus in 1 Timothy 2:5; For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the "MAN" Christ Jesus. This places a considerable strain on Trinitarianism.
The imagery of the Pagan Trinity was fresh in the minds of pagan Rome, Greece, and Egypt. After the ex-pagan Constantine became Emperor of Rome, it was a matter of a few more decades before Christianity became the State religion of the entire Roman Empire.
While Constantine was in power, he became concerned over the different images of Jesus, and in 325CE organized a conference in Nicaea to address the issue of unifying a doctrine declaring they needed a single individual creed that stated Jesus was no longer simply the son of God, but was also God. The members present were divided over this issue, and not everyone was willing to accept this pagan concept. Christians were taking up swords against one another, killing those who disagreed with their specific
doctrine.Those opposing the ex-pagan Constantine were either killed or disbarred from the conference.**The Nicene Creed was adopted in 325 and finalized at the second Ecumenical Council in 381 (Council of Constantinople) when the idea of the trinity was confirmed. The concept of a trinity was used in Greek philosophy. And since Christianity for the most part rests on Greek heritage, this trinity was worked out and created as a Christian doctrine by three powerful thinkers, Gregorius of Nyssa, Gregorius of Nazianze, and Basilius the Great. In order to emphasize this point that Jesus was also the Creator, Constantine added the Latin term homoousios*in describing the relationship between Jesus and God, meaning of the same substance, a term that did not exist in any Christian scriptures. In the end Constantine won, Jesus was declared to be the same substance as the Father, unique but the same. As the*Nicaea Creed*states:
We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
What this is saying is the Father is God, His Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God; and yet they are not three Gods, but one God". The fact remains that no author in the NEW testament ever advanced the doctrine of the Trinity. It took many years from the time the last gospel was completed for the defenders of the church to promote this alien creed. However, with the mighty sweep of the pen, the pagan Trinity concept took hold. All of this was approved by Emperor Theodosius, the Trinitarian, who declared Christianity the official state religion of the*Roman Empire. OnFebruary 27, 380 (some historians say 381) Theodosius commanded everyone to be a Christian and to believe that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one Godhead and equal in majesty. This, of course, was the position of the Nicene Creed. The Council of Nicea made this Jesus God by a vote of hands and the manuscripts were continually altered to reflect such theology. An interesting fact is Tertullian was the first writer to use the term Trinity because it is nowhere to be found in the NEW testament. Throughout the ancient world, the concept of a trinity was common. That with the Triad of Horus, Osiris and Isis; and in*Babylon*with the Triad of Ishtar, Sin and Shamash. Therefore, the pagan nations understood the concepts of a Trinity and also of earthly women being impregnated by gods and other heavenly spirits. Keep in mind, the Trinity concept developed during the rule of the pagan Emperors Constantine and Theodosius who worshipped the Sun and pagan gods, which were grouped in threes, or triads. Many pictures in Christian art will show the sun disk around the head of Jesus, Mary and many of their Saints. These same sun disks that was known throughout the pagan world. Some religious organizations such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Church of the New Jerusalem and the Jehovahs Witnesses accept the Christian Scriptures, and many identify themselves emphatically as Christians while at the same time rejecting the Nicene Creed. BUT, as long as these religions do not accept Jesus as the Son of God (God), other Christians regard them as not being truly Christian, and actually a cult. Another interesting fact is the unknown authors who wrote most of the NEW testament didnt believe*in the Trinity idea:
*Mark did not believe10:17-20 & 13:32 *Matthew did not believe20:20-23 & 26:39 & 26:53 *John did not believe10:30-34 & 14:28 & 17:3 & 20:17
*Paul did not believe1 Corinthians 8:4-6 & 11:3 & Colossians 1:15
*1 Peter did not believe1:3
*1 Timothy did not believe1:2
Christianitys attempt to replace God with a human figure is considered idolatry in the Hebrew Bible. To worship man-made God or mistaken theology even with the best intentions is the worst possible transgression against the Creator of the world. Idolatry is the worship of false gods and this applies certainly to the Jesus of the NEW testament which is mistakenly depicted as a literal and historical God in Christian theology. Therefore, any Christian-Jews that considered this image of Jesus idolatry was either forced to leave the Council and return to the religion of Judaism, or accept Pauls concept of Jesus, which Constantine adapted.
Even in 1 Corinthians 11:3 Paul does not depict Jesus as coequal with God. On the contrary, God is of superior rank to Jesus because Paul wrote; the head of Christ is God. Paul clearly separates God and Jesus in 1 Timothy 2:5; For there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the "MAN" Christ Jesus. This places a considerable strain on Trinitarianism.
