(written to someone on another group.)
Ouden, since you gave some history about you changing from Oneness, or Jesus-only, to trinity, I will give you a bit of how I did right the opposite, and how God brought me out of both.
As a very small child I attended a wonderful Jesus-only church. I loved it. Loved the shouting and speaking in tongues and the whole bit. But my daddy made us start going to a baptist church. At first I hated the change. I missed my other church.
but as the years rolled by, I became indoctrinated with this dead religion. But my soul still cried out to know the real joy and glory of God.
those preaches told us speaking in tongues and all such was of the devil. They took away any chance of learning how to have faith.
Finally, at the age of 24, God spoke directly to me, in church, and told me, "I want you to leave this church and never go back."
I knew it was God. NO doubt. So I left, never went back. Started going back to my childhood Jesus-only church. Became very, very, very hungry for the power of god in my life. Sought God diligently for almost a year, at home, of course.
finally at age 25, not even believing in speaking in tongues, God called me and gave me the most marvelous Baptism of the Holy Ghost i have ever heard of. whole church said this.
I preached in tongues, not even knowing what I was doing.
After much studying of the Scripture, I came to believe in the Jesus-only doctrine. Knew it inside and out. Could teach it as well and as convincely as anyone.
then after a few years, shortly after my husband's death, God spoke directly to me again. Knew it was God. no doubt.
He said, "there is a difference in the Father and the Son. The Father is a greater, more powerful being than the son."
Well, I can tell you, this trilled my soul, because I knew it was my God speaking to me and leading me. So After some more study, God leading me, He showed me the difference in the Father and the Son. STILL NOT TRINITY.
Neither doctrine is correct. Neither one is taught in Scripture.
Then after a few more years, while discussing some Scriptural things with a friend, here at home, God came to me in the most unusual way He has ever visited me.
He began to take my spirit sort of into another 'room' of understanding. Never had anything like that before or since. It sort of scared me at first. When I began to go into that 'other room', (only way I know to describe this)... I began 'seeing' what was in there, I almost pulled back. It frightened me for a moment, because it is so totally different from anything I have ever heard another soul say.
But I KNEW it was my God, the same one who has led me from childhood until now, at 68 years of age.
He has never told me one wrong thing. At times what he shows me scares me at first until he explains it from Scripture.
This was that way. I was in the Spirit in a way I had never been before. I believe this is how he showed John and others their visions. He showed me that God is A MANY MEMBERED KINGDOM.
I knew it was God, so I accepted it. But I did as I always do, I asked Him to show it to me in Scripture, for I do not teach anything I cannot prove with pure Scripture.
He did.
1Cor. 12 and Romans 12. Paul showing that as our body is made up many members, yet it is all the same body, so is Christ. Christ is the anointed BODY of Christ, the entire membership of the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
We are many, yet we are all ONE. the one does not refer to numbers, or how many. It means in perfect unity, harmony, equality.
Equality is the heart and escence of God.
Adam and Eve were created as EQUALS to begin with. This is what everyone is overlooking. Adam was only set to rule over her after he seduced her into partaking of the law. Under law, one rules over another. But Jesus said with you, his people, it SHALL NOT BE SO.
Break every yoke.
Only those who come to EQUALITY will be in his kingdom. In Christ we are ALL ONE.
Christ is the IMAGE OF GOD. We are members of Christ. many are ONE.
It is the same with God. Many are ONE. They are united in perfect love, perfect harmony and equality.
God is not just 1 , 2, or 3. as the tiny human mind has conjured up. You think you are free from romanish? NO. AS long as you think of God as either 1, 2,, or 3, you are under that evil lie.
God is an innumerable kingdom. That is why there are so many different names for God in Scripture. This is the real truth. not some made up junk. This is the only doctrine which truly fits ALL SCRIPTURE, without crossing any and without having to call some of it added-on, false, misinterpreted.
This truth fits every single Word of God's word, for it is his truth.
Jesus did not become God as going back to God, as some think. God set Jesus up to be on equal grounds with himself. He even said for us all to worship his son. even angels.
God is not jealous of this. All the members of God love the same, no jealousies, one above another, or any such. It is PERFECT. (There are some who think that Jesus went back to being God and that did away with the Father. Nothing could be more false.)
This is their plan for us. This is their desire for us. When will we get there?
If Christ is a many membered body, so is God, because Christ is the IMAGE OF GOD. So if god is just 1, or 2,, or 3, then christ could not be in his image.
The human body, made up of innumerable members, shows this, as Paul used it to explain.
I praise my God for having mercy on me and revealing such glory to me.
So to all who wish to mock it, realize that all the confusion steems from believing that God is either 1, 2, or 3. He is neither.
The Father is a kingdom oF SPIRIT. The son is a kingdom of FLESH.
When we receive our glorified body, that is the merging of the two, or the MARRIAGE.
Jesus already received his and is married to God. It is most glorious.
Freeborn.