James ... not written TO you and it is an epistle discussing "religion" in the Ages to Come:
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
James 1:27
This👆verse represents "Do" not "Done". Also, realize that there are going to be MANY orphans and widows during Daniel's 70th Week, the 7-year Tribulation period.
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@BelieveOnJesus So all we need is a piece of paper to have sex? Is that what you're saying? I pretty sure they weren't handing out marriage certificates at that time. What is the BIBLICAL definition of "marriage"? It's not a piece of paper.
Freemasons believe in salvation by works aka life reformation. Climb the steps up the path of life and find yourself in the lodge in the sky, or whatever.
It's also ecumenical.
All works based salvation is ecumenical.
Grace through faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ alone
@Anyachi4ox Romans 1:20 KJB For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
THE TRINITY AND THE GODHEAD — ONE GOD REVEALED AS FATHER, SON, AND HOLY GHOST
One of the most attacked doctrines today is the doctrine of the Trinity. Many now claim the Trinity is “heresy” because the word itself is not found in Scripture. Others insist that the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not three distinct Persons, but merely one Person appearing in different “modes” or manifestations.
But the issue is not whether the specific word “Trinity” appears in the Bible. The issue is whether the doctrine is taught. And when we honestly compare Scripture with Scripture, the conclusion becomes unavoidable…
There is ONE God.
The Father is God.
The Son is God.
The Holy Ghost is God.
Yet the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are distinct from one another.
That is the doctrine of the Trinity.
Not three gods!!!
Not one Person pretending to be three.
But one God revealed in three distinct Persons.
ONE DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN ONE PERSON
One of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming the word “one” always means one solitary person. But Scripture itself shows that “one” can describe unity.
Genesis 2:24 (KJV)
“…and they shall be one flesh.”
A husband and wife are two distinct persons, yet they are called “one.”
The Body of Christ is another example.
1 Corinthians 12:12 (KJV)
“For as the body is one, and hath many members…”
Many believers.
One body.
Ephesians 2:15 (KJV)
“…for to make in himself of twain one new man…”
Plurality within unity is not a foreign concept in Scripture.
So when the Bible teaches one God while also revealing distinction between Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, this is not contradiction.
It is divine revelation.
THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD
The Bible absolutely and clearly teaches monotheism.
Deuteronomy 6:4 (KJV)
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:”
Isaiah 45:5 (KJV)
“I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me…”
1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV)
“For there is one God…”
Biblical Christianity does not teach three gods!!
There is one God!!
The question is…
How does Scripture describe that one God?
THE “US” AND “OUR” OF GOD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
From the very beginning of Scripture, God speaks in a way that reveals plurality within the Godhead.
Genesis 1:26 (KJV)
“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…”
God did not say:
“Let me make man in my image.”
He said:
“Let us make man in our image.”
That plural language matters.
Some try to dismiss this by saying God was speaking to angels. But man was not made in the image of angels. Scripture says man was made in God’s image.
Genesis 1:27 (KJV)
“So God created man in his own image…”
The plurality is within God Himself. Genesis 1:27 does not cancel Genesis 1:26. It explains it. The same God who said ‘us’ and ‘our’ is still one God. Trinitarians do not believe in three gods. We believe exactly what the text says: one God speaking with a plurality within the Godhead.
This pattern appears again…
Genesis 3:22 (KJV)
“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us…”
Genesis 11:7 (KJV)
“Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language…”
Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
Notice…
• “I” is singular
• “Us” is plural
These passages do not fully explain the Trinity by themselves, but they prepare us for the fuller revelation later given in Scripture.
THE FATHER IS GOD
This is universally accepted in Scripture.
1 Corinthians 8:6 (KJV)
“But to us there is but one God, the Father…”
Philippians 1:2 (KJV)
“Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father…”
No debate exists here…
The Father is God.
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