Matthew 28:19 refuted by the Scriptures!http://matthew2819-blog.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-is-original-wording-of-matthew.http Authenticity of Mt.28:19 and 1 Jn.5:7-8 reviewed:KJV:Mt.28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."
The short and conclusive answer to Mt.28:19 being altered and 1 Jn.5:7 being inserted is the following:
Jesus would never have referred to His Father and the Holy Spirit as separate entities, because He knew the Holy Spirit is His Father - one and the same person, not two! See the following evidence for yourselves:
God is Spirit: Jn.1:18; Jn.4:24; Rom.1:20; 2 Cor.3:17-18; Col.1:15; 1 Tim.1:17; 1 Tim.6:16 Heb.11.27 and 1 Jn.4:12.
God is Holy Lev.11:44-45; Lev.19:2; Isa.43:3; Jos.24:19; 1 Sam.2:2; Job 6:10; Ps.99:3 and 1 Pet.1:15-16.
According to the above, there is no option to the Scriptural fact
God is the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is the Father of Jesus according to Mt.1:20; Lk.1:35 and Acts 13:33. One essence/person, not two!
1. What is God? He is Spirit, according to Jesus, in Jn.4:24 and Paul, in 2 Cor.3:17-18. That no one has ever seen Him and that He is invisible, are found in Jn.1:18; Rom.1:20; Col.1:15; 1 Tim.1:17; Heb.11:27 and in 1 Jn.4:12. [Moses, Abraham and Jacob saw the pre-incarnate Jesus, not God, the invisible Holy Spirit].
2. God, who is Spirit according to the Scriptures, is also Holy, according to Lev.11:44-45; Lev.19:2; Ps.99:3; Ps.99:5 and 1 Pet.1:15-16.
Therefore, according to the above Scriptural facts above, it becomes clear why Mt.28:19 as found in our Bibles today is an alteration from that which was originally written by the author. Jesus would never have made a statement like the present day translation, because He knew very well His Father was/is the Holy Spirit, according to Mt.1:20 and Lk,1:35. Jesus stated that His Father lived in Him doing His work, in Jn.14:10, clearly revealing His Father to be the Holy Spirit.
In addition, the practice of baptism by the Apostles, was always in the name of Jesus Christ, confirming the prophecy of John the Baptist, in Mt.3:11; Mk.1:8; Lk.3:16 and Jn.1:33, as found in Acts 2:38. Never in the triune theology Godhead of Father, Son and Holy Spirit - for the above Scriptural reasons.
With reference to 1 Jn.5:7; it is a late Latin insert of about the 12th century and does not appear in any of the early Greek mss.
Johannine Comma Authenticity: 1 Jn.5:7,8KJV:7. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the
Word, and the Holy Ghost and these three are one.
8. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and
the water and the blood: and these three agree in one.
The following scholars reject the Johannine Comma as its main support are from Latin texts;1. Scrivener, F.H.A. A Plain Introduction to N.T. Criticism. Vol.2. p42-3.
2. Dabney, R.L. The Doctrinal Various readings of the N.T. Greek. Discussions:
Evangelical & Theological. 1891. Vol.1. p350-390.
3. Maynard, M. A History of the Debate over 1 John 5:7-8. p265
4. Hills, Op. Cit. p209-12.
5. Bultmann, R. 1973. The Johannine Epistles. Phila. Fortress Press. p81.
6. Clarke’s Commentary. N.Y. Abingdon Cokesbury Press. p931-33.
7. Nolan, F. 1815. An Inquiry into the Integrity of the Greek Vulgate…London
From:
http://go2ifbc.com/Professors_Article_files/Johannine_Comma.pdfThe basic reason for 1 Jn.5:7-8 being a late insert is for the following reasons: God is Spirit: Jn.1:18; 4:24; Rom.1:20; 2 Cor.3:17-18; Col.1:15; 1 Tim.1:17; 1 Tim.6:16 Heb.11.27 and 1 Jn.4:12.
And the Spirit of God is Holy: Lev.11:44-45; Lev.19:2; Isa.43:3; Jos.24:19; 1 Sam.2:2; Job 6:10; Ps.99:3 and 1 Pet.1:15-16.
According to the above, there is no option to the Scriptural fact God is the Holy Spirit.Therefore there is also no option to the fact the Holy Spirit is also the Father of Jesus according to Mt.1:20 and Lk.1:35
The term father is the title all men receive when they have produced children of their own as the Holy Spirit did in Mt.1:20 and in Lk.1:35 when He produced the human Jesus by the virgin Mary.
According to the above Scriptural facts, God, who is the Holy Spirit, is the Father of Jesus, as documented in the following Scriptures: Ps.2:7; 2 Sam.7:14; 1 Chr,17:13; 1 Pet.1:3; 2 Cor.1:3 and Eph.1:3.
Therefore, according to the Scriptures, God is the Father, His title, who is the Holy Spirit and the Son, who is Jesus. Two persons - not three that equals one.
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