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The Trinity

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The verses they cite — read them in context.

Read these in context

  • Deuteronomy 6:4

    "The LORD our God, the LORD is one."

  • John 17:3

    "You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."

  • 1 Corinthians 8:6

    "One God, the Father... and one Lord, Jesus Christ."

Ask them

Read in context — do these verses say God is only one person, or that there is only one God?

Debate doesn’t change minds. If you find yourself arguing, pivot to telling your story of how Jesus changed you, saved you, and protected you.

The Trinity

Usually the first objection raised — closely tied to who Jesus is.

The Trinity is the biblical teaching that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Not three gods, and not one person wearing three masks — one Being, three persons. The word isn't in the Bible, but neither is "theocracy" or "Governing Body." The teaching is.

Verses Jehovah’s Witnesses cite

  • Deuteronomy 6:4: "The LORD our God, the LORD is one."
  • John 17:3: "You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."
  • 1 Corinthians 8:6: "One God, the Father... and one Lord, Jesus Christ."

Biblical response verses

  • Matthew 3:16-17: Son in the water, Spirit descending, Father speaking — all at once.
  • Acts 5:3-4: Lying to the Holy Spirit is called lying to God.
  • Matthew 28:19: One "name" — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • Hebrews 1:8: The Father calls the Son "God."
  • 1 John 5:20: Jesus is "the true God and eternal life."

Question to ask

Read in context — do these verses say God is only one person, or that there is only one God?

If all three are called God yet act as distinct persons, what does that tell you about who God really is?