>>10141755Anon, you must understand that Jesus Christ IS God Incarnate.
He is not the Archangel Michael.
Here is scripture supporting the doctrine of The Trinity, or the Triune God.
Yes, I know that the word 'Trinity' is found nowhere in the Bible, and the JWs like to use that as a selling point, but understand that 'Trinity' was created to put a word to the picture of God that is painted by reading the whole Bible.
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 joinedJohn 20:28 - Thomas refers to Jesus as both Lord and God
Romans 8:9 - The Spirit of Christ is the equivalent with saying the Spirit of 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 - 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
Acts 5:3-4 - Lying to The Holy Spirit is lying to God.
Romans 8:26-27 - The Holy Spirit intercedes for us when we pray.
