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    Athanasius [The

    Trinity'sFounder]

    &od "eca$e $an so that $en $ight "eco$e

    gods.

    Gregory of

    Nyssa

    *f in this city you ask a sho'kee'er for

    change, he will argue with you a"out

    whether the Son is "egotten or un"egotten. *fyou inuire a"out the uality of the "read,

    the "aker will answer, %The 3ather is greater,

    the Son is less.% 0nd if you ask the "athattendant to draw your "ath, he will tell you

    that the Son was created ex nihilo.

    Augustine 8ho understands the o$ni'otent Trinity

    /et who a$ong us does not s'eak of it, if

    indeed it is the Trinity he s'eaks of

    Augustine 4ohn :72;

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    ne!er let hi$ go out ali!e if $y authority has

    weight. (Commentary on John). (Calvin toFarel, 3e". :;, :?@A).

    John Calvin onour, glory, and riches shall "e the reward

    of your 'ains= "ut a"o!e all, do not fail to ridthe country of those scoundrels, who stir u'

    the 'eo'le to re!olt against us. Such

    $onsters should "e eter$inated, as * ha!eeter$inated 1ichael Ser!etus the S'aniard.

    (Calvin to the Marquis Paet, high

    chamberlain to the King of Navarre, :?A:).

    John Calvin et Baudouin a"use $e as long as he will,

    'ro!ided that, "y the udg$ent of1elanchthon, 'osterity owes $e a de"t of

    gratitude for ha!ing 'urged the Church of so

    'ernicious a $onster.

    i!hael

    "ervetusTo kill a $an is not to defend a doctrine, "ut

    to kill a $an ...

    i!hael

    "ervetus

    The trinity< *t is an in!ention of the de!il, an

    infernal falsity for the destruction of allChristianity.

    i!hael

    "ervetus

    * do not se'arate Christ fro$ &od $ore than

    a !oice fro$ the s'eaker or a "ea$ fro$ thesun. Christ is the !oice of the s'eaker. e

    and the 3ather are the sa$e thing, as the

    "ea$ and the light, are the sa$e light.

    i!hael

    "ervetus

    ast words "efore "eing "urned at the

    stake

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    throne is &od.# 5ither $akes good sense.%

    (%or Pictures in the Ne# &estament

    %F% (est!ott e"rews :2D

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    addressed "y hu$ans as %you,% in the

    singular. This is no e$"arass$ent to theTrinitarian "elief, "ut it fits 'erfectly, since

    Trinitarians "elie!e that the %three 'ersons%

    are one divine being. (%hy *ou Shoul

    +elieve in the &rinity, '. :@, e$'hasis $ine).

    &obert o$man Christians who "elie!e in the Trinity andha!e studied the doctrine freely ad$it that

    they cannot fully co$'hrend it "ut they deny

    that it is confusing.(%hy *ou Shoul +elievein the &rinity, '. :7).

    &obert o$man But in ;D: the e$'eror Theodosius, who

    held to the Trinity, declared trinitarian

    Christianity the official religion of the

    e$'ire and con!ened the Council ofConstantino'le, where an e!en $ore e'licit

    trinitarian creed was ado'ted. (%hy *ou

    Shoul +elieve in the &rinity, '. @>).

    &obert o$man Concerning e"rews G27, Bow$an insiststhat the ins'ired e"rews writer#s uotation

    and understanding of Psal$ D2? is incorrect

    and does not refer to angels