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Trinity
John 1 says that in the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word (Jesus) was with God and the Word (Jesus) was Godโฆ..and the Word (Jesus) became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
In John 10:30 Jesus said that He and the Father are one.
In John 14:9 He said that anyone who has seen Him has seen the Father.
In Colossians 1:15 Paul wrote that Jesus is the (visible) image of the invisible God.
In Hebrews 1:3 Jesus is called the exact representation of Godโs glory
In Hebrews 1:8 God Himself called Jesus God.
Godโs Spirit is presumed to be one and the same with God just as your spirit is presumed to be one and the same with you. So if God and Jesus are one and the same, and God and His Spirit are one and the Same, then the three are one.
There is one God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5-6). Yet there are three persons presented as deity in Scripture: the Father (John 6:27; Colossians 1:3), the Son (John 1:1-3, 14; 8:24; 20:28-29; Romans 9:5; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1; Hebrews 1:10-12) and the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17; Acts 5:3-4; 2 Samuel 23:2-3; 2 Corinthians 3:18). Lastly, these three are presented as distinct persons (John 8:16-18; Luke 11:1; 3:21-22; Galatians 4:6). Thus from Scripture we learn that although there is one God, there are three distinct persons who are deity. So the Trinity is the biblical position to hold to once one examines what Scripture teaches.
Evidence of the Trinity:
Genesis 1:2 - Holy Spirit of God
Genesis 1:26-27 - God refers to Himself in a plural form
Isaiah 28:19 God refers to Himself as both I and Us
Matthew 28:19 - Baptize in the name of GOD. Notice they share a name. It does not say baptize in the 'names'
Evidence of Jesus' Divinity:
Matthew 16:16 - Jesus is THE Son of God, not 'A' Son of God
Colossians 2:8-9 - ALL of the fullness of the divinity of God dwells in Christ bodily
Luke 8:39 - Jesus tells the man to tell his people what God had done for him, and the man tells them what JESUS did
John 5:18 - Jesus makes Himself equal to God
John 5:23 - We must honor the Son JUST AS we honor the Father.
John 10:38 - Jesus and the Father are in one another, or in 'union' as the JW translation puts it.
>Union: the action or fact of joining or being joined
John 20:28 - Thomas refers to Jesus as both Lord and God
The Holy Spirit is a part of God, not just some force that God uses.
John 14:16-17 - The Holy Spirit is a Helper, or a person who helps.
John 14:26 - Again, the Holy Spirit is a Helper; Also shows Jesus' divinity by showing He can send the Holy Spirit
John 15:26 - The Holy Spirit can bear witness
John 16:7-8 The Holy Spirit is referred to as a 'He', again shows that Jesus can send Him