The WT’s view of the Trinity.
"Christendom's unchristian doctrine of a Trinity of "God the Father and God the Son and God the Holy Ghost" will be rejected by all enlightened mankind as being a blasphemous pagan lie." “Paradise Restored to Mankind - By Theocracy,” p.388.
"Christendom has copied the heathen, pagan nations of Asia in teaching that God is a trinity, three Gods in one Person." WT, 1962 April 15, p.235.
“God-fearing persons who want to know Jehovah and serve him find it a bit difficult to love and worship a complicated, freakish-looking, three-headed God. The clergy who inject such ideas will contradict themselves in the very next breath by stating that God created man in his own image; and certainly no one has ever seen a three-headed human creature." “Let God be True,” 1946, pp. 83-84.
"Christendom has copied the heathen, pagan nations of Asia in teaching that God is a trinity, three Gods in one Person." WT, 1962 April 15, p.235.
“God-fearing persons who want to know Jehovah and serve him find it a bit difficult to love and worship a complicated, freakish-looking, three-headed God. The clergy who inject such ideas will contradict themselves in the very next breath by stating that God created man in his own image; and certainly no one has ever seen a three-headed human creature." “Let God be True,” 1946, pp. 83-84.
The Bible’s view of the Trinity
The OT places an emphasizes on the unity of God. It is clear that there is only one God, in contrast to the many false gods of the pagans; yet, there are instances in the Old Testament pointing to the fact that God exists in a plurality of Persons.
One example of this occurs where God is speaking and uses "us" and "our": Genesis 3:22 Genesis 11:7 Isaiah 6:8 and Genesis 1:26-27 which says, “Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness . . .’” This last quote is significant since it speaks of the very nature of God.
In the NT, the Bible presents the Father who is God (John 3:16), the Son who is God (John 1:1, Philippians 2:5-8, Titus 2:13), and the Holy Spirit who is God (Acts 5:3-4). However, these are not three Gods, but one and the same God.
The Gospel message is clear: God the Father sent His Son to redeem fallen man; The Son willingly came to die for the sins of the world; and the Holy Spirit convicts men of sin, regenerates the heart by the Word of God which He inspired, takes the things of Christ, and shows them unto us who love Him.
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