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APPENDIX The Truth About the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit PEOPLE who believe the Trinity teaching say that God consists of three persons Many who believe the Trinity admit that they are not able to explain this teaching. Still, they may feel that it is taught in the Bible. It is worth noting that the word “Trinity” never occurs in the Bible. But is the idea of a Trinity found there? To answer this question, let us look at a scripture that supporters often cite to uphold the Trinity. “THE WORD WAS GOD” John 1:1 states: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (King James Version) Later in the same chapter, the apostle John clearly shows that “the Word” is Jesus. (John 1:14) Since the Word is called God, however, some conclude that the Son and the Father must be part of the same God. Bear in mind that this part of the Bible was originally written in Greek. Later, translators rendered the Greek text into other languages. A number of Bible translators, though, did not use the phrase “the Word was God.” Why not? Based on their knowledge of Biblical Greek, those translators concluded that the phrase “the Word was God” should be translated differently. How? Here are a few examples: “The Logos [Word] was divine.” (A New Translation of the Bible) “The Word was a god.” (The New Testament in an Improved Version) “The Word was with God and shared his nature.” (The Translator’s New Testament) According to these translations, the Word is not God himself. * Instead, because of his high position among Jehovah’s creatures, the Word is referred to as “a god.” Here the term “god” means “mighty one.” GET MORE FACTS Most people do not know Biblical Greek. So how can you know what the apostle John really meant? Think of this example: A schoolteacher explains a subject to his students. Afterward, the students differ on how to understand the explanation. How can the students resolve the matter? They could ask the teacher for more information. No doubt, learning additional facts would help them to understand the subject better. Similarly, to grasp the meaning of John 1:1, you can look in the Gospel of John for more information on Jesus’ position. Learning additional facts on this subject will help you to draw the right conclusion. For instance, consider what John further writes in chapter 1, verse 18: “No man has seen [Almighty] God at any time.” However, humans have seen Jesus, the Son, for John says: “The Word [Jesus] was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory.” (John 1:14, KJ) How, then, could the Son be part of Almighty God? John also states that the Word was “with God.” But how can an individual be with someone and at the same time be that person? Moreover, as recorded at John 17:3, Jesus makes a clear distinction between himself and his heavenly Father. He calls his Father “the only true God.” And toward the end of his Gospel, John sums up matters by saying: “These have been written down that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God.” (John 20:31) Notice that Jesus is called, not God, but the Son of God. This additional information provided in the Gospel of John shows how John 1:1 should be understood. Jesus, the Word, is “a god” in the sense that he has a high position but is not the same as Almighty God. CONFIRM THE FACTS Think again about the example of the schoolteacher and the students. Imagine that some still have doubts, even after listening to the teacher’s additional explanation. What could they do? They could turn to another teacher for further information on the same subject. If the second teacher confirms the explanation of the first one, the doubts of most students may be put to rest. Similarly, if you are not sure what the Bible writer John was really saying about the relationship between Jesus and Almighty God, you could turn to another Bible writer for further information. Consider what was written by Matthew, for example. Regarding the end of this system of things, he quotes Jesus as saying: “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Matthew 24:36) How do these words confirm that Jesus is not Almighty God? Jesus says that the Father knows more than the Son does. If Jesus were part of Almighty God, however, he would know the same facts as his Father. So, then, the Son and the Father cannot be equal. Yet, some will say: ‘Jesus had two natures. Here he speaks as a man.’ But even if that were so, what about the holy spirit? If it is part of the same God as the Father, why does Jesus not say that it knows what the Father knows? As you continue your Bible studies, you will become familiar with many more Bible passages that have a bearing on this subject. They confirm the truth about the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit.
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DODATAK Istina o Ocu, Sinu i svetom duhu LJUDI koji vjeruju u učenje o Trojstvu kažu da se Bog sastoji od tri osobe — Oca, Sina i svetog duha. Navodno su sve one jednake, svemoguće su i bez početka. Dakle, prema učenju o Trojstvu, Otac je Bog, Sin je Bog i sveti duh je Bog, ali ipak postoji samo jedan Bog. Mnogi koji vjeruju u Trojstvo priznaju da ga ne mogu objasniti. Pa ipak, možda misle da Biblija uči takvo što. Vrijedno je zapaziti da se riječ “Trojstvo” uopće ne pojavljuje u Bibliji. A da li ona govori u prilog Trojstvu? Da bismo odgovorili na to pitanje, pogledajmo biblijski redak koji neki često koriste u prilog Trojstvu. “RIJEČ BIJAŠE BOG” U Ivanu 1:1, prema prijevodu Stvarnost, stoji: “U početku bijaše Riječ, i Riječ bijaše kod Boga — i Riječ bijaše Bog.” Apostol Ivan je kasnije u istom poglavlju jasno pokazao da je “Riječ” Isus (Ivan 1:14). Međutim, budući da se Riječ naziva Bogom, neki su zaključili da su Sin i Otac dio istog Boga. Imaj na umu da je taj dio Biblije izvorno napisan na grčkom. Kasnije su prevoditelji grčki tekst prevodili na druge jezike. Međutim, neki prevoditelji Biblije nisu koristili formulaciju “Riječ bijaše Bog”. Zašto nisu? Na temelju poznavanja biblijskog grčkog ti su prevoditelji zaključili da umjesto formulacije “Riječ bijaše Bog” treba upotrijebiti drugačiji prijevod. Koji? Evo nekoliko primjera: “Logos [Riječ] je bila božanske prirode” (A New Translation of the Bible). “Riječ je bila bog” (The New Testament in an Improved Version). “Riječ je bila s Bogom i bila je iste prirode kao on” (The Translator’s New Testament). Iz ovih se prijevoda može zaključiti da Riječ nije sam Bog. * Za Riječ se kaže da je “bog” zbog visokog položaja koji zauzima među Jehovinim stvorenjima. U ovom slučaju izraz “bog” (pisan malim početnim slovom) zapravo znači “moćni”. SAKUPITI VIŠE ČINJENICA Većina ljudi ne zna biblijski grčki. Kako onda možeš znati što je apostol Ivan želio reći? Razmisli o ovom primjeru: Učitelj učenicima objašnjava neko gradivo. Kad je završio, učenici se nisu složili oko toga kako treba razumjeti to objašnjenje. Što će učiniti? Mogu od učitelja zatražiti više informacija. Kad saznaju dodatne činjenice, to će im nesumnjivo pomoći da bolje razumiju gradivo. Slično tome, da bi shvatio značenje Ivana 1:1, u tom Evanđelju možeš saznati više o Isusovom položaju. Tako ćeš moći donijeti ispravan zaključak. Naprimjer, pogledaj što Ivan piše u 1. poglavlju, 18. retku: “Nijedan čovjek nikada nije vidio [Svemogućeg] Boga.” S druge strane, ljudi su vidjeli Isusa, Sina, jer Ivan kaže: ‘Riječ [Isus] je tijelom postala i nastanila se među nama. I mi smo promatrali slavu njegovu’ (Ivan 1:14, St). Kako onda Sin može biti dio Svemogućeg Boga? Ivan također kaže da je Riječ bila “kod Boga”. Kako netko može biti kod nekoga i u isto vrijeme biti ta osoba? Osim toga, kao što stoji u Ivanu 17:3, Isus pravi jasnu razliku između sebe i svog nebeskog Oca. Svog Oca naziva ‘jedinim pravim Bogom’. A pretkraj svog Evanđelja Ivan zaključuje: “Ova su [čuda] zapisana da biste vjerovali da je Isus doista Krist, Sin Božji” (Ivan 20:31). Zapazi da se Isusa ne naziva Bogom, nego Sinom Božjim. Te dodatne informacije iz Ivanovog Evanđelja pokazuju kako treba razumjeti Ivana 1:1. Isus, Riječ, je “bog” u tom smislu što ima visoki položaj, ali nije jednak Svemogućem Bogu. POTVRDITI ČINJENICE Prisjeti se ponovno primjera učitelja i učenika. Zamisli da neke i dalje muče dvojbe, čak i nakon što su poslušali učiteljevo dodatno objašnjenje. Što mogu poduzeti? Mogu od drugog učitelja zatražiti još neke informacije o tom gradivu. Ako i on potvrdi objašnjenje koje je dao prvi učitelj, nestat će dvojbe većine učenika. Slično tome, ako nisi siguran što biblijski pisac Ivan zapravo govori o odnosu između Isusa i Svemogućeg Boga, možeš pogledati što o tome kaže neki drugi biblijski pisac. Primjerice, obrati pažnju na to što je pisao Matej. Citirao je Isusa koji je o svršetku ovog poretka rekao: “O tom danu i času nitko ne zna, ni anđeli nebeski ni Sin, nego samo Otac” (Matej 24:36). Kako ove riječi potvrđuju da Isus nije Svemogući Bog? Isus kaže da Otac zna više od Sina. No da je Isus dio Svemogućeg Boga, znao bi isto što i njegov Otac. Dakle, Sin i Otac ne mogu biti jednaki. Pa ipak, neki će reći: ‘Isus je imao dvije prirode. Ovdje govori kao čovjek.’ Sve i da je to točno, što je sa svetim duhom? Ako je i on dio istog Boga kao Otac, zašto Isus ne kaže da duh zna što i Otac? Dok budeš dalje proučavao Bibliju, naići ćeš na još mnogo biblijskih redaka koji se tiču ove teme. Oni potvrđuju istinu o Ocu, Sinu i svetom duhu (Psalam 90:2; Djela apostolska 7:55; Kološanima 1:15).