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Jesus said in John 10:30 “I and My Father are one.” Jesus here revealed that there is one Godhead, or one God Family, and that its members work together with one mind and purpose.

That Family is presently comprised of two Beings: God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. This is clearly stated in John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The “Word” or “Spokesman” was the one who later became Jesus Christ (John 1:14).

Hebrews 1:1-4 also shows that Christ was, and now is, God. “God, who at various times and in different ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” In verse 6 God says of Christ, “Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

Only a member of the God Family is worthy of worship. But, the God Family is not limited to God the Father and Jesus Christ. Hebrews 2:7-8 shows that man, like Christ, was made for a while “a little lower than the angels,” but that he is to be crowned “with glory and honor.” Everything will be put “in subjection under his feet,” “but now we do not yet see all things put under him,” because the resurrection to immortality has not yet occurred.

The Family of God then will eventually be expanded to include all who choose God’s way. “Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is” (1 John 3:2).

The Apostle Paul adds, “For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality” (1 Corinthians 15:53). This verse plainly states that resurrected Christians, like Christ, will be immortal. When we are changed our mortal bodies will become spirit bodies like His (Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Corinthians 15:43-54; Romans 8:18-19). The Father and the Son are one united, holy Family. At the resurrection we will be born into the one God Family and become one with God.

The idea that Christ and His Father were “one being,” or “one entity” isn't logical. The following Scriptures should convince any rational person of the absurdity of this claim: 1) Jesus was begotten by His Father (Hebrews 1:5). Did He beget Himself? 2) When Jesus prayed to His Father (John 17:1-26), did He pray to Himself? 3) When Christ said His Father was greater than He was (John 14:28), did He mean that He was greater than Himself? 4) When Jesus cried out, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46), did He imply that He had forsaken Himself? 5) When Christ ascended to heaven after His resurrection (John 20:17), did He ascend to Himself? 6) When the Father said to His Son that He was to sit at His right hand until His enemies became His footstool (Matthew 22:44) did this mean Jesus was to sit on His own right hand? 7) When Jesus answered His disciples’ question about when He would return by saying, “Of that day and hour no one knows not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only” (Matthew 24:36), did Jesus mean that He Himself actually knew the day and hour but just made up an excuse to avoid telling them?

The doctrine of the Trinity is not found in the Bible. Nowhere in the entire Bible, is the Holy Spirit ever spoken of as a “divine Person.” Rather, “It” is the power, influence, nature, character, mind, and life of God.

Notice the following frank admissions by Trinitarians: “The Old Testament clearly does not envisage God’s Spirit as a Person…. God’s Spirit is simply God’s power. If it is sometimes represented as being distinct from God, it is because the breath [Hebrew – ruach – Spirit] acts exteriorly” (Isaiah 48:16; Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 63:11) (New Catholic Encyclopedia). “The majority of New Testament texts reveal God’s Spirit as something, not someone; this is especially seen in the parallelism between the spirit and the power of God” (New Catholic Encyclopedia). “When a quasi-personal activity is ascribed to God’s Spirit, e.g., speaking, hindering, desiring, dwelling (Acts 8:29; Acts 16:7; Romans 8:9), one is not justified in concluding immediately that in these passages God’s Spirit is regarded as a Person…” (New Catholic Encyclopedia).

The Catholic theologian Karl Rahner admits that, in the past, theologians have been “embarrassed by the simple fact that in reality the Scriptures do not explicitly present a doctrine of the ‘immanent’ Trinity…” (K. Rahner, The Trinity, p. 22). Protestant works also confess that the Trinity doctrine is not found in the Bible.

Note the following: “Although not itself a biblical term, the Trinity has been found a convenient designation for the one God self-revealed in Scripture as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It signifies that within the one essence of Godhead we have to distinguish three ‘persons’ who are neither three gods on the one side, nor three parts or modes of God on the other, but co-equally and co-eternally God” (Baker’s Dictionary of Theology, 1979 ed., “Trinity”). “The word Trinity is not found in the Bible, and though used by Tertullian in the last decade of the second century, it did not find a place formally in the theology of the church till the fourth century” (The New Bible Dictionary, 2nd Ed., “Trinity”).

The world’s theologians admit that the Trinity is not even once mentioned in Scripture. A belief in the Trinity doctrine is based on human interpretation of certain biblical texts. The Trinity doctrine is an ungodly, unscriptural doctrine. Acceptance of this doctrine distorts and conceals the true nature of the Godhead.

Genesis 14 introduces an intriguing figure named Melchizedek.

During the war between a number of ancient city states in Canaan and Mesopotamia, Abraham’s nephew Lot and his family were captured and their goods carried off. One of their number escaped and brought the news to Abraham, who armed 318 of his servants and pursued them. Abraham and his men successfully rescued Lot and his family and returned them safely to the Canaanite cities. On the return trip Melchizedek met Abraham.

Here is the account: “Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. And he [Melchizedek] blessed him [Abram] and said: ‘Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High who has delivered your enemies into your hand.’ And he [Abram] gave him [Melchizedek] a tithe of all.” (Genesis 14:18-20). Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High (see above – Genesis 14:18).

“Salem” comes from the Hebrew word meaning “peace.” Melchizedek was the “King of Peace.” The Hebrew name for Melchizedek itself means “King of Righteousness.” This same individual is mentioned in Psalm 110:4. Speaking prophetically of Christ, David stated: “The LORD has sworn and will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” This verse is quoted again in Hebrews 5:6, 10).

The Apostle Paul wrote this concerning Melchizedek: “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated “king of righteousness,’ and then also king of Salem, meaning ‘king of peace,’ without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually” (Hebrews 7:1-3).

God names individuals what they are. This man is identified as the “king of righteousness.” Righteousness is obedience to God’s law. Such an expression applied to any, but God would be blasphemous because all humans have sinned (Romans 3:23). Romans 3:10 states: “As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one.’” Melchizedek is also called the king of peace. Jesus is called the “prince of peace” (Isaiah 9:6-7). Men do not know the way to peace (Romans 3:17). Melchizedek was “without genealogy.” He had no descent or pedigree from another, He was self-existent. Therefore He has always existed – from eternity! That is true only of God!

Who was this Melchizedek? He could not have been an angel, for angels were created by God; therefore, they have had a “beginning of days.” All humans have both a “beginning of days” and an “end of life.” God only is without a beginning. Therefore, Melchizedek has to be either the Father or the Son. Which One was He?”

The Scriptures reveal, “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him” (John 1:18). Furthermore Christ said, “And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form” (John 5:37). Since many thousands saw Christ and heard him on numerous occasions, the Scriptures which say that “No one has seen God at any time” can only refer to the Father. The Bible reveals that Abraham actually saw and spoke to Melchizedek. The ancient King of righteousness could be none other than the divine Spokesman who later became Jesus Christ!

Notice he was “Like the Son of God.” He was not yet the Son of God until he was specially begotten of the Father in the womb of the virgin Mary. In addition, Melchizedek “remains [abides] a priest continually [Moffatt translation states it: ‘continues to be Priest permanently’].” Melchizedek’s continuing function as a priest would not make sense if the Father was being indicated. A priest is a mediator between man and God. Jesus Christ fulfills that role even now (1 Timothy 2:5), and forever will! “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:14-15). He is “called by God as High Priest ‘according to the order of Melchizedek’” (Hebrews 5:10).

Some people have stumbled on the statement that Melchizedek has no “end of life.” They contend that since Christ died, He had an end of life. If that were true, then Christ is still dead! But Christ is not dead. He is alive. It was not possible for Christ to be held by death (Acts 2:24). Melchizedek would never have fulfilled His office of High Priest if He had not died for the sins of the people and risen again. It is the function of the High Priest to lead the way to salvation. Jesus Christ is the “author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him” salvation (Hebrews 5:9). And, He is “the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2). The conclusion is Melchizedek and Jesus Christ are one and the same person.