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Idolatry is the worship of a false God.
Idolatry- the worship of someone or something other than Yahuwah as though it were God. The first of the biblical Ten Commandments prohibits idolatry: "You shall have no other gods before me."
We are committing idolatry if we worship anyone but the true God of the bible.
Who is the true God of the bible?
Is the trinity the true God? No.
Is the Father alone the true God? Yes!
The Father is the only true God of the Bible. John 17:3- And this is life eternal, that they might know thee (the Father) the ONLY true God,...
To believe in the trinity, we have to reject the Father as God alone, which is to reject the only true God.
Idolatry is a sin that will prevent us from entering into the kingdom of God.
1Cor 6:9-10- Idolaters shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Idolaters will be cast into the lake of fire
Rev 21:8- Idolaters shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:..
The main reason to reject the trinity is to avoid idolatry.
Ezek. 14:6- Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
The main reason to reject the trinity is to avoid idolatry.
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1Cor 10:14- flee from idolatry.
1Cor 10:7- be ye not idolaters.
It is idolatry to believe in the Trinity because the Trinity puts other gods before Father Yahuwah, who alone is God.
The Father demands that we worship only him as God. It is the first commandment.
Deut 5:9- Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,..
Deut 5:7- Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Deut 11:16- Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside and serve other Gods, and worship them.
Psalm 81:9- There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
Yahuwah is not a trinity of persons.
The whole premise of the trinity is false....the Father is not the first person of the trinity, and Yahushua is not the second person. The holy spirit is not the third person of the Trinity.
1. The Father is not just part of God, but he is all of God.
1Cor 8:6- yet unto us is there but ONE God, which is the Father,...
Eph 4:6- ONE God and Father of all, who is above all,..
1Tim 2:5- For there is ONE GOD (the Father), and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Yahushua.
Malachi 2:10- Have we not all ONE FATHER? hath not ONE GOD created us?....
Psalm 86:10- For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
John 17:3- And this is life eternal, that they might know thee (the Father) the ONLY true God,...
2. The holy spirit is not a separate person from the Father, but the Father is the holy spirit
The Father is Holy:
John 17:11- and I come to thee, Holy Father...
Lev 11:44-45- I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy.
The Father is a Spirit:
John 4:23-24- But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God (the Father) is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
3. Yahushua is not God but the SON OF Yahuwah.
John 10:36- say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I AM THE SON OF GOD?
Matt 16:15-16- He (Yahushua) saith unto them (the apostles), But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, thou art the Christ, THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD.
We cannot commit idolatry and still inherit the kingdom of Yahuwah.
Rev 21:8- Idolaters shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:..
1Cor 6:9-10- Idolaters shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
The Father is a great compassionate, loving God, but He is also a jealous God who demands that we worship only Him as God.
Deut 5:9- Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God,..
Deut 5:7- Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Deut 11:16- Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside and serve other Gods, and worship them.
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"THERE can be no compromise with Yahuwah's truths. Hence, to worship Yahuwah on his terms means to reject the Trinity doctrine. It contradicts what the prophets, Yahushua, the apostles, and the early Christians believed and taught. It contradicts what Yahuwah says about himself in his own inspired Word. Thus, he counsels: "Acknowledge that I alone am God and that there is no one else like me."—Isaiah 46:9...Yahuwah's interests are not served by making him confusing and mysterious. Instead, the more people become confused about Yahuwah and his purposes, the better it suits Yahuwah's Adversary, Satan the Devil, the 'god of this world.' It is he who promotes such false doctrines to 'blind the minds of unbelievers.' (2 Corinthians 4:4) Accurate knowledge of God brings great relief. It frees us from teachings that conflict with Yahuwah's Word and from apostatized organizations. As Yahushua said: "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."—John 8:32."
"Acknowledge that I alone am God and that there is no one else like me." — Isaiah 46:9...Yahuwah's interests are not served by making Him confusing and mysterious. Instead, the more people become confused about Yahuwah and His purposes, the better it suits Yahuwah's Adversary, Satan the Devil, the 'god of this world.'
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Yahuwah will hold us responsible for our beliefs.
We cannot claim ignorance that we didn't know that the Father alone is God, for the scriptures teach over and over again that the Father is the ONE God.
The doctrine that the Father alone is God is not hidden but taught clearly and openly in the new testament.
Unlike the trinity doctrine, which is a “great mystery” that no one can explain or understand, the scriptures teach in a very easy-to-understand manner that the Father is the ONE and ONLY God.
The truth is right in front of us in blinking neon lights that the Father alone is God.
1Cor 8:6- yet unto us is there but ONE God, which is the Father,...
Eph 4:6- ONE God and Father of all, who is above all,...
1 Tim 2:5- For there is ONE GOD (the Father), and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Yahushua.
Malachi 2:10- Have we not all ONE FATHER? hath not ONE GOD created us?....
Psalm 86:10- For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
John 17:3- And this is life eternal, that they might know thee (the Father) the ONLY true God,...
Yahushua is not God----the Father is the ONE God.
The Trinitarians teach that we must believe that Yahushua is God to be saved, which is not the truth.
Trinitarian quotes
"you must confess the deity of Christ to be saved"
"Apostates will deny the Trinity and that Yahushua Christ is God."
"When one denies the Trinity or the deity of Christ, one ceases to be Christian."
"If you don't believe that Yahushua is God--you are not a Christian"
"Those who deny the deity of Christ are not Christians"
"Those who deny the deity of Christ have no right to call themselves Christians"
"Did you know that believing in Yahushua's deity is necessary for your salvation? You cannot be saved if you do not believe that Yahushua is God!"
"Belief in the deity of Yahushua is required to spend eternity in heaven."
"The deity of Christ is required to procure salvation."
Wrong: The deity of Christ is not required to procure salvation.
The deity of Christ is a false teaching.
The new testament does not teach us to believe that Yahushua is God to have salvation.
The new testament teaches that we have to believe that Yahushua is the SON OF Yahuwah to be saved:
1 John 4:15- Whosoever shall confess that Yahushua is the SON OF GOD, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.
1 John 5:5- Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Yahushua is the SON OF GOD?
John 20:31- But these are written, that ye might believe that Yahushua is the Christ, the SON OF GOD.
The “we have to believe that Yahushua is God” to be saved is an extra-biblical teaching ….a tradition of men.
Matt 15: 7-9- Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Colossians 2:8- Beware lest any man come and spoil you through philosophy and deceitful vanity, through the traditions of men, and ordinances after the world, and not after Christ.
Shockingly, false teaching with no scriptural support could be taught as though it were the truth.
Yahushua never claimed to be Yahuwah but told people he was Yahuwah's Son.
Mark 1:1- The beginning of the gospel of Yahushua Christ, the SON OF GOD.
The apostles and Martha did not believe that Yahushua was Yahuwah.
The apostles and Martha believed that Yahushua was the Son Of Yahuwah.
John the Baptist told people that Yahushua was the Son of God:
John 1:34- And I saw, and bare record that this is THE SON OF GOD.
The Apostle Paul taught that Yahushua was the Son of God:
Acts 9:20- And straightway he (Paul) preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the SON OF Yahuwah.
Mary gave birth to the Son of Yahuwah and not "Yahuwah the Son."
Luke 1:32- He shall be great, and shall be called THE SON of the Highest:...
Luke 1:35- that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called THE SON OF Yahuwah.
How do the Trinitarians explain how Yahushua could be Yahuwah since he is the Son of Yahuwah?
The Trinitarians teach that Yahushua has two parts (God-man) and that only the “man” part is the Son of Yahuwah.
It is false to teach that only part of Yahushua is the Son of Yahushua......all of Yahushua is the Son of Yahuwah.
The Trinitarians teach that Yahushua is both God and the Son of God, which is false. Yahushua would be two persons if that scenario were true.
Trinitarian quotes
"Yahushua is God as well as the Son of God."
"Christ is truly God, and he is ALSO the Son of God."
"Yahushua Christ is both God and the Son of God."
"Ultimately, which is it? Is Christ God the Son or the Son of God? The answer is both."
“Yahushua is the Son of God, and Yahushua is God. Yahushua is the Son in his humanity, “
“So, while Yahushua is the son of God, He is also God the Son”
Wrong: Yahushua is not Yahuwah and the Son of Yahuwah, but only the Son of Yahuwah.
We do not have two Yahushuas...the God Yahushua and the Son of God Yahushua.
Matt 27:43- He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he (Yahushua) said, I AM THE SON OF GOD.
Yahushua is not Yahuwah
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1John 4:15- Whosoever shall confess that Yahushua is the SON OF GOD, Yahuwah dwelleth in him, and he in Yahuwah.
The two-natures doctrine splits Yahushua into two persons.
The Trinitarians cannot teach that Yahushua is the Son of God in both natures because it would be ridiculous to teach that the “God” nature is the Son of God, so they have no recourse but to teach that Yahushua is the son of God only in his “human” nature.....the problem with that teaching is that it splits Yahushua into two persons......the God Yahushua and the Son of God Yahushua.
Quotes
"Yahushua Is the Son of Yahuwah. Yahushua is not Yahuwah Himself nor part of a triune God because He is the Son of Yahuwah. He cannot be both Yahuwah and the Son of Yahuwah. The Father and the Son are neither equal nor identical. The Father lived before the Son. The Son received His life from the Father. The Father is greater than the Son. Yahushua was begotten of His Father and born of Mary. He is the Son of the living Yahuwah. The New Testament abounds with scriptures stating that Yahushua is the Son of Yahuwah."
"To believe, Yahushua is God, because he is The Son of God; to extend him to the position of God, because he is the Son of God, is totally of human reasoning, that is ignorant, and according to man's reasoning and not from Yahuwah's Word."
Yahushua never claimed to be Yahuwah and the scriptures do not teach that Yahushua is Yahuwah.
Idolatry
The Trinitarians fully know they are committing idolatry if Yahushua is not Yahuwah.
Trinitarian quotes
"As with the disciples, the question before us is `Who do YOU say that Christ is?' There are only two positions one can take. Yahushua Christ is either God incarnate or a created being. If He is God, yet we deny this and believe He is merely a created being, then we have not trusted the Christ of Scripture and are condemned already (John 3:18). But if He is merely a created being and we worship Him as true God, then we have committed idolatry, failed to trust in the Christ of Scripture, and are condemned. Therefore, how we answer this question will forever determine our eternal destiny -- either in heaven with God or in Hell with Satan and his demons."
"If he (Yahushua) is not God, and we give him the same kind of glory that only God is worthy of, then we have worshipped someone other than God, and that is idolatry or polytheism."
"If he (Yahushua) is not God, then it is blasphemy and idolatry to worship him."
"If we are worshipping a false Christ, we are committing idolatry. We are also violating the foundation of God's commands. God's first commandment is, "Thou shall not have any other gods before me." If we create or follow a god created that does not represent God as He has revealed Himself through scriptures, we do not have faith but a counterfeit religion."
"Those of us who find we are led to believe in His deity, if we are wrong, must acknowledge that we have sinned the sin of idolatry -thinking God other than He is. This is unacceptable in the court of God, for He has said somewhere, You shall have no other gods before me, and elsewhere, I am a jealous God."
One of the main points of confusion about Yahushua is that he was worshipped, and people seem to think that makes him God.
When people worshipped Yahushua, they worshipped him as the Son of Yahuwah and not God.
Matt 14:33- Then they (the apostles) that were in the ship came and WORSHIPPED him, saying, of a truth thou art THE SON OF GOD.
Yahushua did not allow himself to be worshipped as God. When people worshipped Yahushua, they worshipped him as the Son of Yahuwah and not as Yahuwah.
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Being the “Son of God” means that Yahushua is not “God.”
Yahushua cannot be both God and the son of God, for Yahushua is not two persons.
The Trinitarians teach that Yahushua must be God because people worshipped him.
Trinitarian quote
"The fact that Yahushua Christ accepted worship is indisputable evidence that he is Almighty God."
The angels worshipped Yahushua as the Son of God and not as God:
Heb 1:5-6- And again, I will be to him a Father, and he (Yahushua) shall be to me A SON? And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of Yahuwah worship him.
Matthew 2:11
Matt 2:11- And when they (the wise men) were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him:...
The trinitarians claim that matt 2:11 teaches that Yahushua was worshipped as God, but matt 2:11 teaches no such thing.
Trinitarian quotes
"The wise men worshipped the baby Yahushua as God the savior"
"When the wise men worshipped Yahushua they were giving us a sign already that Yahushua is deserving of worship-because he is God in human flesh."
Where does it say in Matt 2:11 that Yahushua was worshipped as God? The verse says that the wise men worshipped Yahushua, but the verse doesn't say that Yahushua was worshipped as Yahuwah.
The Trinitarians assume that the wise men worshipped Yahushua as God, but their assumption is wrong.
The wise men sought to worship THE CHRIST and not to worship God.
Read Matt 2:1-4 and you will see that the wise men came to Jerusalem to worship THE CHRIST.
Matt 2:1-4- Now when Yahushua was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where CHRIST should be born.
Worshipping Yahushua as the Christ is not the same thing as worshipping Yahushua as Yahuwah.
"Christ" does not mean "God"
"Christ" means "the anointed one" of Yahuwah.
Yahushua is the CHRIST of Yahuwah.
Luke 9:20- whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, the CHRIST OF GOD.
Matt 16:20- Then charged he (Yahushua) his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Yahushua THE CHRIST.
Mark 14:61-62- Art thou THE CHRIST, the Son of the blessed? And Yahushua said, I am:....
The trinitarians claim that Yahushua must be Yahuwah because he allowed people to worship him.
Trinitarian quotes
"He allowed people to worship him, and only Yahuwah is to be worshipped."
"Christ did not refuse worship from men, because he was Yahuwah."
"Yahushua allowed people to worship him, a blasphemous act if he were not Yahuwah."
Wrong: Yahushua did not allow himself to be worshipped as God.
When people worshipped Yahushua, they worshipped him as the Son of Yahuwah and not as Yahuwah.
Matt 14:33- Then they (the apostles) that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, of a truth thou art THE SON OF GOD.
John 9:35-38- Dost thou believe on THE SON OF GOD? He answered and said, who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Yahushua said unto him, hou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
If Yahushua is God because he was worshipped, then King David and Daniel the Prophet must also be divine because they, too, were worshipped.
The congregation bowed down and worshipped the Lord and King David:
1Chro 29:20- And David said to all the congregation, now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their Fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, AND THE KING (David).
Araunah bowed down and worshipped King David:
2 Samuel 24:20- And Araunah looked, and saw the King and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and BOWED HIMSELF BEFORE THE KING on his face upon the ground.
Bathsheba bowed down and worshipped King David:
1 Kings 1:16- And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the King.
Nathan the prophet bowed down and worshipped King David:
1Kings 1:23- And they told the King, saying, behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the King, he bowed himself before the King with his face to the ground.
Nebuchadnezzar worshiped Daniel the prophet:
Dan 2:46- Then the King Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, AND WORSHIPPED DANIEL,...
Yahushua is not Yahuwah because he was worshipped, just as King David is not Yahuwah because he was worshipped, and Daniel is not God because he was worshipped.
David was worshipped as the King and not as Yahuwah.
Daniel was worshipped as a great prophet of Yahuwah and not as Yahuwah.
Yahushua was worshipped as the Son of Yahuwah and not as Yahuwah.
The Trinity Profanes The Name Of God.
Leviticus 19:12- And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 36:23- And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
Isaiah 48:11- For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
The trinity profanes the name of Yahuwah the Father by relegating him to being only part of God.
The Trinitarians teach that the Father is not God alone, but the Father is just one part of God.
Trinitarian quotes
"God the Father, the first person of the Trinity"
"We affirm that the Father is the first person of the Trinity"
"Father" is the title of the first person of the Trinity"
"the Father is not God alone"
"it is false to say, "God alone is Father,"
"God is not just one person, but He is three persons"
WRONG: The Father is not just "part" of Yahuwah, but he is all of Yahuwah...
And it is not false to say “Yahuwah alone is the Father.”......the scriptures teach that the Father is the ONE God
1Cor 8:6- yet unto us is there but ONE God, which is the Father,...
Eph 4:6- ONE God and Father of all, who is above all,..
1Tim 2:5- For there is ONE GOD (the Father), and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Yahushua.
Malachi 2:10- Have we not all ONE FATHER? hath not ONE GOD created us?....
The trinity denies the Father all the glory of being worshipped as God alone.
Isa 48:11- For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I WILL NOT GIVE MY GLORY UNTO ANOTHER.
The trinity denies the Father all the glory of being worshipped as God alone. To worship the Father as the first person of a trinity is not worshipping the Father in truth. The Father alone is God, and true worship of the Father is to worship Him as God alone.
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Isa 42:8- I am the Lord: that is my name: and MY GLORY WILL I NOT GIVE TO ANOTHER,...
To worship the Father as the first person of a trinity is not worshipping the Father in truth.
We are worshipping the Father in a false manner if we worship him as only one part of God.
The Father alone is God, and true worship of the Father is to worship him as God alone.
The way of truth.
2 Pet. 2:2- And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Ps 119:30- I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
The Love Of The Truth
Prov. 23:23- Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
1 John 2:21- no lie is of the truth
2 Cor. 13:8- For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
John 8:32- the truth shall make you free.
False worship
The Trinitarians teach that we worship a false God if we deny the trinity and worship the Father alone as God.
The Father alone is God is a false God to the Trinitarians.
Trinitarian Quotes
"if we deny the Trinity, we are guilty of worshipping a false God"
"There is only one true God, the Triune God. He is one God in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Whoever does not worship this God worships a false God."
"The doctrine of the Trinity is vitally important to the Christian faith--without it, you end up worshipping a false God."
"Anyone who denies the Trinity is not worshipping the God of the Bible no matter what they claim."
Wrong: We are not worshipping a false God if we worship the Father alone as God.
The Father is the only God of Christianity according to Yahushua.
John 17:3- And this is life eternal, that they might know thee (the Father) the ONLY true God…
If it is idolatry to deny the Trinity, then why did Yahushua teach that we have to worship only the Father in truth to be true worshippers?
Yahushua sure didn't say that we have to worship a three-person God in truth to be true worshippers, but Yahushua said that we have to worship only the Father in truth to be true worshippers.
John 4:22-24- Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him (the Father) must worship him in spirit and in truth.
What a total denial of the Father it is to teach that we are committing idolatry if we worship only the Father as God.
The Trinitarians have it backward......it is not idolatry if we reject the trinity, but it is idolatry if we accept the trinity.
It is to be in total denial of what the scriptures teach to say that we are worshipping a false God if we worship only the Father as God.
The Trinity is an imaginary God...a false God
We must put no other gods before the Father, who alone is God.
We must be very discerning about who we allow to teach doctrine to us, for if we allow a false teacher to guide us, then he will lead us astray from the truth unto false doctrines and idolatry.
Yahushua told us to beware of false teachers.
Matt 7:15-20- Beware of false teachers, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them (false teachers).
False teachers preach a false gospel.
Rom 16:17-18- Now I beseech you, mark them which cause divisions and offences CONTRARY to the doctrine which ye have learned; and AVOID THEM. For they that are such serve not our Lord Yahushua Christ,
Many false teachers are in the world teaching false doctrines that deceive people
1 John 4:1- Beloved, believe not every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God or not: For many false teachers are gone out into the world.
Luke 21:8- Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many (false teachers) shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near. Go ye therefore not after them
2Cor 2:17- For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
2Cor 4:1-2- Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of Yahuwah deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of Yahuwah.
Condensed from http://bibleteachings.atspace.com/thetrinityisidolatry.html.
We have taken out from the original article all pagan names and titles of the Father and Son, and have replaced them with the original given names. Furthermore, we have restored in the Scriptures quoted the names of the Father and Son, as they were originally written by the inspired authors of the Bible. -WLC Team
