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QUESTIONS

©Copyright 1998 Randall D. Hughes

A quick look through the Gospels.

Does it not seem logical that while Jesus was on earth he would have had many opportunities to reveal his "counterparts" in the Trinity (that is if God were a Trinity)? As one reads through the Gospels the question should be raised? If God is a Trinity then why are the three members not mentioned together more often? What are each of their roles? And there are countless places where they SHOULD be mentioned if God is a Trinity, but they are NOT!!! If God is a Trinity then…

Matthew
1:18, 20       Why is the Holy Ghost the father? Does Jesus have a surrogate Father? 
                    The Father is NOT the Father!

1:23             "God with us." Is this the Trinity with us? What does "God" mean in a        
                    Trinity?  Is it the "three persons?"  See John 1:1

3:3              Who is Jehovah? Isa. 40:3 Is it the Trinity? Or the Father?

3:11            Jesus is to baptize believers with the Holy Ghost? 
                   Why can't the Holy Ghost baptize believers with "himself?"

3:16            Who is the "Spirit of God?" Isn't God a Spirit? John 4:24  Is this 
                   the 3rd person?  Or all three "persons?

3:17            A voice does not necessitate "another person." At least when we are talking 
                   about God!  What is spoken indicates that the Holy Ghost is speaking by         
                   what is said, since the Holy Ghost is the Father, Matt. 1:18,20. Also, see Num. 
                   22:28-30. Luke 19:40. Its not hard for God to speak or cause a bird to appear!  
                   Also, consider John 5:37, no man has heard God's voice?

5:16            Why is the Father the only one to receive glory?  What about the "others?"

5:45            Are we not children of the Son and Holy Ghost?

5:48            Is the Father "perfect" and not the Son or Holy Ghost?

6:1,4,6,18   Why is the Father the only one to reward?

6:8-13        Why are the Son and Holy Ghost not mentioned in the Lord's prayer?

6:14-15      Why is the Father the only one mentioned to forgive sin? 
                   The Holy Ghost is never said to be able to forgive?

6:24            Can't serve two masters? What about three?

6:32            Why doesn't the Son or Holy Ghost know?

7:12            Why doesn’t the Son or Holy Ghost "give?"

7:21           What about the Son and Holy Ghost "will?"

9:6             What about the Holy Ghost?

10:20         Father speaks? Isn't this the Holy Ghost duty?

10:22         What about the Father's name? Holy Ghost name?

10:32-33   What about the Son? The Holy Ghost?

10:40         What about the Holy Ghost?

11:25-27    What about the Holy Ghost? Doesn't know the Father or Son?

12:18, 28   Which Spirit? Father's? Son's? Or Holy Ghost?  There is ONLY One Spirit!

12:31-32   What about blasphemy against the Father?

12:50        Does the Holy Ghost not have a will?

13:43        Why don't the Son and Holy Ghost have a "kingdom?"

16:17        Is it the Holy Ghost duty to reveal, teach, and guide? 
                 The Father is out of his role here!

16:27        Does the Holy Ghost not reward?

17:4          Did Peter know about the Trinity? 
                 Why not build a tabernacle for the Father and Holy Ghost also?

17:5         Who spoke? Matt. 1:18, 20, John 5:37.  
                Why is the Holy Ghost not mentioned here?

18:10       Does the Son and Holy Ghost have a face also?  What kind of monster is God?

18:14       Does the Holy Ghost not have a will?

18:19       What will the Holy Ghost do? Nothing?

18:35       Son and Holy Ghost have no say in our forgiveness?

19:17       One God!!

20:23       Son and Holy Ghost not prepare anything? Were the places not already taken? 
                What about Co-equal?

23:8-10    What role does the Holy Ghost play? Left out?

23:22       "Him" that sitteth on the throne? Only one?

24:36       Goes thru the list, and omits the Holy Ghost? No man, Angels, but the Father.

25:31       The son will sit on the Throne!

25:34       Son and Holy Ghost do not bless?

26:39, 42, 53  Why did Jesus NOT pray the Holy Ghost?  He's the "helper!"

26:64       Where are the Father and Holy Ghost?

28:18       All power in one? Co-equal?

28:19       Single name that can refer to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost!  That's JESUS!

Mark

1:2-3…………..Isa. 40:3. Jesus is Jehovah.

1:8…………….Why doesn't the Holy Ghost have any say?

1:10……………Spirit? Is this the Father?

1:11……………Who was the Father? Matt. 1:18, 20

2:7……………..What about the Holy Ghost? Can he forgive sins?

3:11……………Son of God or God the Son?

3:29……………Does this include blasphemy against the Father?

5:7……………..Did the devil know about the Holy Ghost?

8:38……………What about the glory of the Holy Ghost?

9:5……………..Did Peter know about the Trinity? 
                           What about tabernacles to the Father and Holy Ghost?

9:7……………..Who spoke? Holy Ghost? Mtt. 1:18, 20 If not, why is he missing here?

9:37……………Did the Son and Holy Ghost not send him?

10:18…………..One God!

10:40………….Notice to sit on JESUS right hand and left! 
                          I though Jesus was on the right hand!

11:9-10……….What is the name of the Lord?

11:25-26………Holy Ghost doesn't forgive sins?

12:29-31………Jesus believed in One God!

12:32………….One God! None but he!

12:35-37………Where is the Holy Ghost? Does this mean the Son was bumped from the 
                          throne? See OT visions. No sign of the Son on right hand. Acts 7:55-56 is 
                          the only place. See. Rev. 4:2-3

13:11………….Father and Son will not help us? What about Matt. 16:17 
                          Did the Father act out of turn?

13:32………….Mark goes thru the list of possible candidates to know, 
                          but omits the Holy Ghost!

14:36………….Why not pray the Holy Ghost?

14:62………….Where are the Father and Holy Ghost?

16:19………….How can God sit at God's right hand? Co-equal?

Luke

1:15, 41, 67…...Not filled with Father and Son?

1:19…………...Presence of God? Trinity?

1:35…………...Holy Ghost is the father, NOT the Father?

1:76…………...Prophet of the Highest, singular.

2:25-27……….Third person, not the Father and Son?

2:49…………..The Son and Holy Ghost don't have any business?

2:52…………..The Son grew in favor with the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?

3:4……………Isa. 40:3. Who is Jehovah?

3:16…………..The Holy Ghost has no say? Co-equal

3:22…………..The only Gospel to say "Holy Ghost." Who spoke? Matt. 1:18, 20

3:38…………..Adam was the son of the Trinity?

4:1……………Not full of the Father and Son? Is the Holy Ghost separate from the Spirit?

4:8……………Him only. Them?

4:14…………..Is this the Father? Son? Or Holy Ghost?

4:18…………..Spirit of Jehovah anointed?

4:34…………..How can Jesus be the Holy one of God 
                         If the Holy Ghost is a separate person?

5:21…………..God alone can forgive sins!

5:24…………..Can Holy Ghost forgive?

6:36…………..Are the Son and Holy Ghost not merciful?

7:27…………..Isa. 40:3. Jesus is Jehovah

9:1……………Son gave power! What about Father and Holy Ghost?

9:16…………..Why did Jesus look to heaven? If he was "God the Son?"

9:26…………..Goes through the list once again and omits the Holy Ghost?

9:33…………..Why not tabernacles to the Father and Holy Ghost?

9:35…………..The voice is the Holy Ghost, Matt. 1:18, 20

9:48…………..Who sent Jesus? Did the Holy Ghost have anything to do with it?

10:16…………Who sent Jesus? Did the Holy Ghost have anything to do with it?

10:18…………As Son, the Word, or the one eternal Spirit?

10:21…………Father reveals? That’s the Holy Ghost duties?

10:22…………Doesn't the Holy Ghost know the Father and Son? 
                         Do they not know the Holy Ghost?  Or has "he" not "proceeded" yet?

10:27…………This Jew did not understand the Trinity and Jesus did nothing to 
                         correct him! When was the Trinity revealed?  NOT in Bible times!

11:2-4………..Is it not critical that Jesus does not reveal the Trinity in the Lord's prayer?

11:13………...Father gives the Holy Ghost? What about the Son? 
                        Co-equal? Chain of command?

12:8-10………What about speaking against the Father?

12:12…………What about the Father and the Son? Holy Ghost doesn't always teach?

12:32…………What about the Son and Holy Ghost?

18:19…………One God!

20:42-44……..Where is the Holy Ghost? Jesus on the right hand until Rev.3:21!

21:15-17……..The Son will give answers? What about the Holy Ghost? Isn't this his role?

22:29…………Father appointed? Co-equal? What about the Holy Ghost?

22:42…………Why not pray to the Holy Ghost?

22:69………….Can God sit on the right hand of God? 
                          Where is the Father and Holy Ghost?

23:34………….What about the Son and Holy Ghost? Can they forgive?

23:46………….What about the Holy Ghost?

24:49………….Why the "promise of the Father?" Not Son? Or Holy Ghost?

John

1:1-2………….What does "God" mean here? Father? Or Trinity? If simply Father, why is
                          it so important to acknowledge just the "Word" and NOT the Holy Ghost 
                          also? And if God means Trinity then you have two Sons! Why does it not 
                          just say "Son?"  That is, IF it would apply!

1:3, 10……….Is the "Word" Jehovah? Got to be one and the same! Isa. 44:24

1:6……………Who sent John? God and the Word? God? The Trinity?

1:14…………..Co-eternal? Begotten of the Father? But Matt. 1;18, 20, says that the Holy
                         Ghost was the Father? How can they be separate persons? Had to have 
                         been a time before the Son begat!  

1:18………….Did the Son declare the Holy Ghost also? Or just the Father? 
                        Or all three persons?

1:23………….The way of Jehovah? Who is Jehovah? Father? All three? Or the Son?

1:32………….Spirit descended. John 4:24, God is a Spirit! No distinction of person?

1:33………….Co-equal? Why doesn't the Holy Ghost baptize with the Holy Ghost?

2:16………….Why the Father's house? Wasn't it equally the Son's? 
                        And the Holy Ghost?

3:13………….Son in two places? Or two Sons?

3:15, 16……...Belief in the Son gives eternal life! Not in the Trinity! 
                        We are NEVER told to believe the Trinity!

3:18………….It is the Son's name that is powerful!

3:34, 35……...Father sent the Son, gives him all things! Holy Ghost did nothing? 
                        Why didn't "God the Son" send the flesh?

3:36………….Everlasting life is in the Son! Not the Trinity!

4:10, 14………Son gives living water ! What about the Father and Holy Ghost?

4:21…………..The Father is the only one worshipped! 
                         What about the Son and Holy Ghost?

4:22………….Jesus confirms the Jew's worship of One God is correct!

4:23…………..Father is the only one seeking worship! 
                         What about the Son and Holy Ghost?

4:24…………..How many Spirits? Eph. 4:4

4:34…………..Sent by the Father, not the Son or Holy Ghost?

4:42…………..One Savior! Isa. 43:11, Jehovah is Savior, Jesus is Jehovah!

5:17…………..Does the Holy Ghost not work?

5:18…………..Equal with God? Isa. 40:25

5:19-22……….Why did the Father do all the works? If Son was co-equal? 
                         What about the Holy Ghost?

5:23…………..In not honoring the Son you have not honored the Father. 
                         What about the Holy Ghost?

 

5:24…………..To believe the words of Jesus is to believe the Father! 
                         What about the Holy Ghost?

5:25…………..Life is in hearing the Son. No mention of the Father or Holy Ghost?

5:26…………..Does the Holy Ghost not have life?

5:27…………..Has the Holy Ghost not given anything? Rev. 20:11-15 
                         The "One" who judges has one face!

5:30…………..What about the will of the Son and Holy Ghost? 
                         Did they have nothing to do with the sending?

5:36, 37………Why didn't the Son and Holy Ghost send? 
                         Why didn't the Holy Ghost witness?

5:43…………..Why didn't the Son come in his own name? Or the Holy Ghost's?

5:45…………..Why not accuse to the Son or Holy Ghost?

6:27…………..The Father "sealed" the Son but not the Holy Ghost? Co-equal?

6:32…………..Why didn't the Holy Ghost give true bread (the Son)?

6:37, 39………The Father giveth? The Son and Holy Ghost do not?

6:38, 39, 40…..Does the Son not have a will? What about the Holy Ghost?

6:40, 47………Believing on the Son gives everlasting life! What about the Trinity?

6:44…………..Does the Spirit not draw? What about the Son?

6:45…………..Those taught about God were not taught about the Son or Holy Ghost?

6:46…………..Holy Ghost hasn't seen the Father? Has the Son seen the Holy Ghost?

6:57…………..Son and Holy Ghost had nothing to do with the sending of Jesus?

6:62…………..Where was "the Son of man before?" Notice this is not "the Son of God!"

6:65…………..Father draws men to Jesus? Holy Ghost has nothing to do with it?

7:16, 17………Son and Holy Ghost have no doctrine?

7:18…………..Jesus sought glory for the Father, not for the Son or Holy Ghost?

7:28, 29………Sent of the Father, not of Son or Holy Ghost?

7:33…………..Was the Holy Ghost not with the Father?

7:37-39……….Jesus the giver of the Holly Ghost! Co-equal?

8:16…………..Why wasn't the Holy Ghost with him?

8:18…………..Why didn't the Holy Ghost bear witness of Jesus?

8:24…………..Jesus is the I AM!

8:26…………..Jesus spoke the Father's words! Not Son or Holy Ghost's words?

8:27…………. Did Jesus just say that he was the Father? 8:24-27

8:28………….Son the I AM! Jesus did not operate by the power of the "Son of God!" 
                        Spoke Father's words. Father taught? Not the Son or Holy Ghost?

8:29………….Father sent! Not Son or Holy Ghost? Holy Ghost not with him?

8:38………….Did the Son not see the Holy Ghost? Did Father's will!

8:42………….Co-equal? Did Son not come from the Holy Ghost? Sent from Father.

8:49………….Why didn't he honor the Holy Ghost?

8:50………….Who is the ONE? If it isn't the Son?

8:54………….Holy Ghost does not honor the Son?

8:55………….Did Father's will. Did he know the Holy Ghost with the Father?

8:58………….Jesus the IAM!

9:4…………...Did Jesus not do any works for the Holy Ghost? Co-equal? 
                        Sent of the Father!

10:7, 9……….Jesus is the door, not the Father or Holy Ghost?

10:15………...Holy Ghost does not know the Father or Son? 
                        Father & Son don't know the Holy Ghost?

10:17………...Holy Ghost does not love! The Bible NEVER say that "he" does!

10:18………...If co-equal, why did the Father give the commandment? 
                        What about the Holy Ghost?

10:25………..What is the Father's name?

10:28………..Jesus giver of eternal life!

10:29………..Co-equal? Father greater than all? 
                       Can they be plucked out of the Holy Ghost hand?

10:30………..Holy Ghost not in one with Father and Son? Not even in unity?

10:32, 37……Works were the Father's! What about the Son or Holy Ghost, 
                       no works for them?

10:33………...Not equal with God? But maketh himself God! Not a third of God?

10:36………...Holy Ghost did not sanctify? Father sent.

10:38………...Was the Holy Ghost not in Jesus? Was Jesus not in the Holy Ghost?

11:25, 26…….What about believing in the Trinity? Or even the Father?

11:41…………Did the Holy Ghost not hear? Why not pray to the Holy Ghost?

11:42…………Sent of the Father. Not Son or Holy Ghost? Holy Ghost not hear? 
                         Jesus prayed for the sake of the people. As a "man," he set the example.  
                         Co-equal? Can God pray to God and still be God?

12:13…………What is the Name of the Lord? Jesus! Acts 9:5

12:26…………Will the Son and Holy Ghost not honor?

12:27…………Why not pray to the Holy Ghost to save him from this hour?

12:28…………What name was glorified? Jesus! Why didn't the Holy Ghost glorify it?

12:44…………Jesus is the Father! Believing on Jesus is really believing on the Father! 
                         The Father sent!

12:45…………See Jesus, see the Father!

12:49…………Why didn't the Holy Ghost send? Speak? Command?

12:50…………Did the Holy Ghost NOT speak to Jesus? Jesus' words were the Father's! 
                         Why not Holy Ghost words also?

13:1…………..Where was the Holy Ghost?

13:3…………..Did the Holy Ghost not give him anything?

13:16…………Co-equal? Sender greater than the one sent! Jesus was sent! 
                         The Holy Ghost was sent!  Thus inferior to the Father, in a trinity.

13:19…………Jesus the I AM!

13:20…………Receive Jesus, you've received the Father! What about the Holy Ghost?

14:2…………..Son and Holy Ghost do not have a house? 
                         The Son the only one preparing a place?

14:6…………..Holy Ghost does not give access to the Father? 
                         Jesus the ONLY way, truth, and life!

14:7…………..Know Jesus, know the Father, See Jesus, see the Father! 
                         What about the Holy Ghost?

14:9…………..Know Jesus, know the Father, See Jesus, see the Father! 
                         What about the Holy Ghost?

14:10…………Did the Son or Holy Ghost not have words to speak?

14:11…………Jesus is in the Father and the Father in the Son, why isn't the Holy Ghost?

14:12…………Why didn't Jesus go to the Son and Holy Ghost?

14:13…………Why wouldn't the Holy Ghost receive glory? Or the Son?

14:16…………Why not pray the Son or Holy Ghost? "Another" can  mean a different
                         mode, or method of manifestation,  not necessarily a "person!"

14:17…………Who dwelt with them? Who did they see? Jesus! Jesus was with them 
                         and would be in them! Jesus equates himself to also be the Spirit of truth!

14:18…………Jesus would be their Father? Or the Holy Ghost? Both!

14:24…………Word's were the Father's! What about the Son or Holy Ghost?

14:26…………Here we have the three NT modes of God. Father is the eternal 
                         omnipresent Spirit.   The Son is the body that revealed the Father, 
                         and the Comforter that would dwell in believers.

14:28…………Father is greater? Co-equal? Jesus coming back as the Holy Ghost?

14:31…………Father gave commandment? Co-equal? What about the will of the 
                         Son and Holy Ghost?

15:1…………..What role does the Holy Ghost perform?

15:8…………...Are the Son and Holy Ghost not glorified?

15:9…………...The Holy Ghost is NEVER said to love!

15:10………….What about the Holy Ghost love? The Holy Ghost commandments?

15:15………….Did Jesus not hear anything from the Holy Ghost?

15:16………….Why not ask the Holy Ghost? Or ask in the Holy Ghost name?

15:21………….Sent by the Father? What about the Son or Holy Ghost?

15:23,24………In hating Jesus, you hate the Father! What about the Holy Ghost?

15:26………….Co-equal? Son will send the Comforter from the Father? Holy Ghost 
                          proceeds from the Father? Isn't Jesus the Spirit of truth? John 14:17

16:3…………...Know Jesus know the Father? What about the Holy Ghost?

16:5……………Sent from the Father. Co-equal? What about the Son and Holy Ghost?

16:7……………Jesus sender of the Comforter. Co-equal?

16:10…………..Why not go to the Holy Ghost? Where is He?

16:13…………..Isn't Jesus the Spirit of truth? John 14:17. Holy Ghost the guide. 
                            Will not speak of self, Co-equal? Who will hear from? Father or Son?

16:14…………..The Holy Ghost will glorify Jesus. What about the Father? 
                            Or Holy Ghost?

16:15…………..Father gave all to the Son. What about the Holy Ghost?

16:16, 17………Where is the Holy Ghost? Is he not with the Father?

16:23…………..Why not ask the Holy Ghost?

16:25…………..What is there to show? And when will he show the Holy Ghost?

16:26…………..The day is coming when Jesus will not be our intercessor! 
                            Where is the Holy Ghost?

16:27…………..Why doesn't the Holy Ghost love?

16:28…………..Where is the Holy Ghost? Is he not with the Father?

16:32…………..Jesus was not alone because the Father was with him. 
                            Where is the Holy Ghost?

17:1……………Where is the Holy Ghost? Does the Holy Ghost not glorify 
                            or receive glory?

17:2…………….Father gave the Son the power, and eternal life. 
                            What about the Holy Ghost?

17:3…………….The Father is the ONLY TRUE God! And (kai) even Jesus Christ! The 
                            Father sent Jesus. Why didn't the Holy Ghost send or the Son send?

17:4……………..Jesus glorified the Father by completing the work the Father had given 
                             him! The Holy Ghost didn't have a part in this work? Or receiving glory?

17:5……………..Holy Ghost has no part in this? Give the Son the glory the Father 
                             planned from the beginning for the Son to have at this point in 
                             the Son's work!

17:6……………..What did the Holy Ghost give? Jesus was the visual, physical, 
                             manifestation of the Father's name! Thus the Father's name is Jesus!

17:7……………..All things given Jesus were from the Father! 
                             What about the Holy Ghost?

17:8……………..Jesus word's were the Father's. Jesus sent from the Father. 
                             The Holy Ghost had no part in this?

17:9……………..The ones given to Jesus out of the world were the Father's! 
                             What about the Holy Ghost, didn't He have any?

17:10……………The ones that were Jesus' were also the Father's! 
                             What about the Holy Ghost?

17:11……………The Holy Ghost is not one with the Father and the Son? 
                             What is the Father's name? Jesus!

17:12…………….Jesus kept the ones the Father gave to him in the Father's name! 
                              Does the Holy Ghost not give or keep?

17:14…………….Jesus words were the Father's! Holy Ghost has nothing to say?

17:15…………….Why not pray the Holy Ghost?

17:17…………….The Father's word is Truth! But Jesus is the Truth! John 14:6 
                              and the only way to the Father!

17:18…………….Father sent the Son. In the same manner the Son sent the disciples 
                              into the world!

17:21, 22, 23…….The Holy Ghost is not one with the Father and Son? Father sent Son, 
                              not Holy Ghost? Was the Holy Ghost not in Jesus? 
                              Did the Holy Ghost not love?

17:24…………….Father gave the Son disciples, glory. Father loved the Son. 
                              Did the Father loved the Holy Ghost? And why didn't the Holy 
                              Ghost love the Son?

17:25…………….Jesus sent by the Father, not Holy Ghost?

17:26…………….Jesus declared the Father's name! Did the Holy Ghost not love the Son? 
                              Jesus was to be in his disciples, what about the Holy Ghost?

18:5, 6……………I AM! Jehovah! Many scholars feel this is the reason the guards fell, 
                               out of reverence to the reference.

18:11……………..The Holy Ghost didn't give cup? Son?

18:37……………..Jesus is truth!

19:30……………..Did 1/3 of God die? Was this the human part of his nature or the Spirit 
                               part? Or both?

20:17……………..Would he not go to the Holy Ghost also? Jesus as a man had a God, 
                               it was the Father! This is another instance where "and" means "even!" 
                               Where was the Holy Ghost?

20:21……………...Jesus sending his disciples just as the Father sent him! Sender greater.

20:22……………...Receive the third person? Sender greater? Co-equal?

20:28……………...The Lord of me, the God of me! What about the Father and the 
                                Holy Ghost? Shouldn't Jesus have rebuked him?

20:31……………...The Bible is not a complete history book. It does not give every little 
                                detail about everything. But it does give enough to know that Jesus is 
                                the Christ, and that by believing you can have life in His name! What 
                                about the Father's name? The Holy Ghost? Does it give enough to 
                                believe in a Trinity?  The Bible NEVER instructs us to believe in a 
                                Trinity!

In light of the many questions Jesus raises here, the reader should be left with one answer! Jesus was not the "second person" in a Trinity, but he was the manifestation of the One and Only True God! The One Eternal Spirit who spoke in different ways. In light of the Evidence, when you know Jesus you know the One True God!

©Copyright1998 Randall D. Hughes

 

 

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