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THE TRUTH ABOUT
JESUS
AND THE
TRINITY
by
PETER BARNES
“But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true
worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for
such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is
spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit
and truth.”
—John 4:23–24 (
NASB
)
“And every created thing which is in heaven and on the
earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in
them, I heard saying, ‘To Him who sits on the throne, and
to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion
forever and ever.’ And the four living creatures kept
saying, ‘Amen.’ And the elders fell down and worshiped.”
—Revelation 5:13–14 (
NASB
)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
My sincere thanks to those who helped to produce the
revised and, I think, improved format for this second
edition. I also wish to acknowledge Mark Shreves for his
excellent new cover design. A special word of thanks is due
David Costantino for his extensive and invaluable
assistance in producing the final product.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are either form the
New American Standard Bible (
NASB
),
©
1960, 1962, 1963, 1968,
1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by the Lockman Foundation, or from the
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (
NWT
),
©
1984 by the
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS AND THE TRINITY
©
Copyright 1989, 1994 by Peter Barnes
All Rights Reserved.
Printed in the United States of America
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Peter Barnes was born in England. At the age of 20 and
a nominal member of the Church of England, but having
little knowledge of the Bible, he was looking for some
answers to life’s questions. The Jehovah’s Witnesses called
at his home, offering to conduct a “free” Bible study with
him. He became a member of this small, highly exclusive
religious group, moving rapidly from a Ministerial Servant
to Congregation Overseer. Eventually he was appointed as
Circuit Overseer responsible for 16 congregations of
Jehovah’s Witnesses.
While deeply involved in teaching Watchtower
theology, he commenced a careful study of the Bible
without using the Watchtower textbooks. Gradually he
began to see serious errors in the teachings of Jehovah’s
Witnesses. In May 1978, Peter received Jesus Christ as his
Lord and Savior. Soon afterwards, his wife Ada came to
recognize the Deity of Christ and in December of 1978,
together they renounced their membership in the Witness
organization. After 30 years in a false religion they now
rejoice in knowing Jesus Christ.
In 1982, Peter was ordained as a minister of the Gospel
with the General Conference of Baptist Churches and
preaches extensively cross-denominationally in the
churches in Southern California. In May of 1994, Peter was
awarded an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from
Linda Vista Baptist Bible College and Seminary (now
Southern California Bible College and Seminary) located in
E1 Cajon, California.
Peter serves as Director of Out of Darkness Ministries,
a countercult mission that is part of Vision 2000 at Shadow
Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California.
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Table of
Contents
Acknowledgements
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About the Author
iii
Introduction
v
1
1
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Insist that Jesus
Christ Is Not God
How to Deal with Jehovah’s Witnesses
2
How to Refute False Explanations
4
2
9
Exposing the
Watchtower Bible
How to Question Jehovah’s Witnesses
13
An Alternative Rendering of John 1:1
16
3
18
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Spread Misinformation
About the Trinity Doctrine
“Key” Bible Words
21
What about Verses that Identify Jesus
as “Separate” from God?
23
A Key Mistake of Jehovah’s Witnesses
27
How Could Men See Jesus
and Yet Not See God?
28
Examining & Refuting
Jehovah’s Witnesses’
Proof Texts
Proverbs 8:22–30
30
Colossians 1:15
33
Revelation 3:14
35
John 14:28
37
John 20:17
38
1 Corinthians 11:3
40
1 Corinthians 15:28
41
1 Corinthians 8:6
42
5
45
God, The
Holy Spirit
“An Active Force”
45
“Not a Person”
46
The Holy Spirit Described by Masculine
Personal Pronouns
48
The Holy Spirit Personally Directs
the Work of the Church
49
The Holy Spirit is Capable of “Knowing”
49
The Holy Spirit has “Emotions”
49
Is the Holy Spirit a Person?
49
6
52
Ante-Nicene
Fathers
“What the Ante-Nicene Fathers Taught” 52
Justin Martyr 54
Irenaeus 55
Clement of Alexandria 55
Tertullian 56
Hippolytus 56
Origen 57
Advice to All Who Read Watchtower Literature58
Advice to Christians & Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses58
61
Dialogue With a JW on Christ’s Deity
61
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