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TrinityDEFINITION"The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrineof the Christian religion-the truth that in the unity of the Godheadthere are Three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,these Three Persons being truly distinct one from another ."- CatholicEncyclopedia, Vol . XV, p. 47 ."In this one God there are three distinct Persons, the Father,the Son, and the Holy Ghost, who are perfectly equal to each other .We believe that Jesus Christ . . . He is God of the substance of theFather."-The Faith of Our Fathers, by Cardinal Gibbons, p . 1 .A false, unbiblical doctrine .ORIGINAncient Babylonish paganism c .2200 B. C . Brought into the deflected"Christian church" about the second century, being especiallyestablished in the Nicene Creed, A . D . 325 . (See McClintock andStrong's Cyclopcedia, under "Trinity" ; The Two Babylons, pp . 16, 17 .)Texts Misapplied`Heb. 1 :8 ; 2John 14 :9, 10 ; Rom .9 :5 ; Titus 2 :13 ; 1 John 5 :7 ;'John 1 :1 ; Rev . 3 :14 ; 'John20 :28 ; 5John 8 :58 ; Rev . 1 :8, 11 ;21 :6 ; 22 :13 ; 'Col . 2 :9 ; John0 :30 ; 8Acts 20 :28 ; 'John 10 :18 ;Tim. 3 :16 ; 10John 2 :19 ; 11Matt.1 11 :23 ; 12 John 15 :26 ; 16 :13-15, AV,Dy.Jehovah One God, GreatestPerson'Deut. 6:4 "Jehovah our God isone Jehovah ."John 14 :28 "The Father isgreater than I am ."John 10 :29 (footnote) "My Father. is greater than allothers ."Ps. 83 :18 "Jehovah . . . [is] theMost High over all the earth,"1 Cor. 15 :28 "That God maybe all things to everyone ."Phil . 2 :11 "Every tongue shouldopenly confess that Jesus Christis Lord to the glory of God theFather."Isa . 42:8 "I am Jehovah, thatis my name ; and my glory willI not give to another ."386Heb. 1 :8 "With reference tothe Son : `God is your throneforever .' "Jehovah and Jesus DifferentPersons'John 8 :17, 18 "'The witness oftwo men is true .' I am one thatbears witness about myself andthe Father who sent me bearswitness about me ."1 John 5 :7, AV "For there arethree that bear record in heaven,the Father, the Word, and theHoly Ghost : and these three areone ."-This text spurious .See Appendix on 1 John 5 :7,NW .Rom. 9 :5 "God who is overall be blest forever. Amen."See Appendix, Romans 9 :5,NW .Titus 2 :13 "The . . . gloriousmanifestation of the great Godand of our Savior Christ Jesus ."See Appendix, Titus 2 :13, NW .The Son Created by God'John 1 :1 "Originally the Wordwas, and the Word was with God,and the Word was a god ."See Appendix, John 1 :1, NW