One Lie Leads to Another From Free Will to the Fall of Man to the Trinity. by Mike Vinson

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1 One Lie Leads to Another From Free Will to the Fall of Man to the Trinity by Mike Vinson The doctrine of the fall of man is completely unscriptural. Neither Christ nor any of his apostles ever mention "the fall." The reason is that all the New Covenant writers understood that: Romans 8:20 For the creature was made [right from the hand of the Creator] subject to vanity, not willingly [not by choice, not by a 'fall'], but by reason of him [God, not by Adams fabled 'free will'-read After The Counsel Of His Own Will] who hath subjected the same in hope, This is what is meant when we read: Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. [Adam was mere dust from the 'get-go.'] This is what we are being told when we read: Genesis 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: The whole Christian world believes that "He created man in His image" means that man was made perfect and immortal, and then he fell. The Truth of the scriptures is: Romans 8:20 For the creature was made [right from the hand of the Creator] subject to vanity, not willingly [here is the Truth, it wasn't by Adam's 'free choice,' or his will], but by reason of him [God Himself] who hath subjected the same in hope [God's original plan was for Adam to disobey Him and come to see his corruptible nature and his need for a Savior. So God had already provided this Savior, before he ever created naked, dusty Adam.] Here are the scriptures for the statement in brackets: Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 1

2 1 Corinthians 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, Titus 1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 1 Peter 1:20 Who verily was foreor- dained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Take the time to read After The Counsel Of His Own Will to see how God really worked out the events in the garden of Eden as well as all events of all time. God's dealings with Adam, were no different than they were with Pharaoh, or you, or me. They are "all... after the counsel of HIS OWN will" (Ephesians 1:11). We, like Adam, make many 'choices.' But to say that these choices are 'free' from the influences of God is to say that Joseph's brothers decided "of their own free will" to sell Joseph into slavery. There is no denying that they decided to make that choice. Was that choice free? Not according to Joseph: Genesis 50:20 But as for you [Joseph's brothers], ye thought evil against me; but God meant it [their evil thoughts and choices] unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. This verse explains the reason "God meant" for Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit. "God meant" for Adam to become aware of the fact that he was created in a form [naked and out of the ground] that needed a Savior. The twin false doctrines of 'free will' and 'the fall of man' both deny the scriptural fact that Adam was "made [by God] subject to vanity, not willingly [not by choice], but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope ['After the counsel of His own will']." The entirety of Christendom has missed the fact that nothing in the old covenant is the fulness of Truth. Everything in the 'law,' the first five books of the Bible, and the prophets was mere 'shadow.' A 'shadow,' by definition, is something that is blocking the light. No, indeed, a shadow is, in reality, the lack of light. Allow Christ to demonstrate the Truth of this principle. He has just fed 5000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fishes. When the people follow Christ across the sea in hopes of 2

3 another free meal, Christ tells them that a free meal is really all they are after. In response the people, or one of their representatives, quotes word for word Ex. 16 :4. Exodus 16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no Now let s read John and see if the people were telling the truth about what that scripture said: John 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. And what is Christ's response to having His own words thrown back at Him? Pay close attention; they are very instructive if you want to understand the function of the old covenant. Here is Christ's incredible response to His own old covenant words: John 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. Christ flatly contradicted His own words in 'the law:' Exodus 16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; How could He possibly do this? Here is how, and here is why: Hebrews 10:1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things... Everything in 'the law' was a mere shadow of the Truth. That 'Truth,' that 'true bread,' those "good things to come," were one and all Christ! Everything else was something that blocked the true light. The manna was not the "true bread." It was a shadow of the true. Now we can understand the depth of this statement: John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. So when God says in 'the law' that He "created man in His own image," what He is really saying is that He created a mere shadow of the true image of God. Adam was a mere type and a mere shadow of the true 'Adam.' Adam himself is called "the son of God." Luke 3:38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. But this was true only 'in type.' It was true only in 'shadow.' Paul reveals to us that Adam was nothing more than a type of the true 'Son of God:' 3

4 1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sown [God is the 'sower'] in dishonour [naked and of the ground]; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul [a 'living soul,' is a 'body of this death'-romans 7:24]; the last Adam [the true 'Son of God'] was made a quickening spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual [and eternal], but that which is natural [and dying]; and afterward that which is spiritual. 1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. The false doctrine of 'the fall' is based upon the serpents lie, "You shall not surely die." It was the serpent who told Adam that he was created perfect and immortal and in no need of a Savior. The Truth of the scriptures is: Psalms 51:5 Behold, I was shapen [by the hand of the creator] in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. David understood that it was God who Creates evil: Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. These scriptures are not for the "carnal [Christian] babes" of 1 Cor. 3:1-3. This is meaty Truth. But it is the Truth. Romans 8:20 For the creature was made [right from the hand of the Creator] subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Here is how man was made: 1) Of dust, and 2)Naked. What is God telling us when He reveals these details to us? Here is what that means: 1) Dust: 1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man is of the earth, [dust] earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 4

5 Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, Psalms 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity 'Flesh' equates, in the scriptures, with 'corruption.' The Lord God "formed man of the [corruptible] dust of the ground." 2) 'Naked: Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: Genesis 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and [just like Laodicea] were not ashamed. Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Revelation 17:16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. Nakedness in the scriptures is equated with sin: Revelation 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. Laodicea's nakedness is in sharp contrast with the robes of "white linen... which is the righteousness of the saints." Revelation 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Adam was not created by God dressed in white linen. It was God Himself who brought Adam and Eve into this world 'naked.' That is why we are told that God gave Israel both a 'sin offering,' for what man IS, right from the hand of his Creator, before he ever does anything good or sinful, then, besides the 'sin offering,' for what we are, Israel was also given a 'transgression offering,' for what we DO. I could go on to point out that in 'the [shadowy] law', the Lord told Israel that if a man has a field and digs a pit in that field that the owner of the field is responsible for any harm that befalls the beast of his neighbor that might accidentally fall into that pit. This is merely a shadow of the fact that it is God who Christ tells us owns 'the field,' ("the field is the world" Matthew 13:38). This shadowy law of Moses reveals the fact that God 5

6 assumes responsibility for everything that happen in His 'field,' and that before he ever created man, he had made provision for all the sins that he knew were to be committed. That provision was Christ, and He was "slain from the foundation of the world." This false doctrine of 'the fall' has the whole Christian world wanting to 'go back' to Eden. It has the whole world deceived into believing that we were originally immortal; that we cannot lose that immortality even if we must burn in hell for all eternity with no purpose or goal in view other than the continued suffering of most of mankind. God tells us that we must "love our enemies," but He Himself will hate and torment our loved ones in hell forever. God is not 'going back,' to anything. He never intended to 'go back.' He is right on schedule with plan A. Here is plan A, and it has no room for 'the fall of man': 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Corinthians 15:23 But every man in his own order: [The 'order,' laid out,"before the foundation of the world"] Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 1 Corinthians 15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 1 Corinthians 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 1 Corinthians 15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 1 Timothy 4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially [Not exclusively] of those that believe. 1 John 2:2 And he is [not 'could be,' but "is"]the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. God did not say, "In the day that you eat thereof you shall surely die. Here is what He did say: "Yet from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you are not to be eating from it, for in the day you eat from it, to die shall you be dying" (Genesis 2:17- CV). Adam was 'to die,' before he ever ate of that tree. That is why he ate of the tree. He ate because he was weak. He was weak because he was of the earth. He was of the earth because God made him that way. Here is what John has to say of all the things that we experience in this world: 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 6

7 All sins are within these three classes of sin: 1) The lust of the flesh, 2) The lust of the eyes and 3) The pride of life. Now notice what this 'shadow,' of the 'image of God,' did before she (Eve) ever touched the forbidden fruit: Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food [the lust of the flesh], and that it was pleasant to the eyes [the lust of the eyes], and a tree to be desired to make one wise [the pride of life], she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. Genesis 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and [then, and not until then] they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Eve, and Adam through Eve, committed every sin mentioned in I John 2:16, before she ever touched the tree that would open her eyes to see that she had been created in a sinful, naked condition. This entire experience is nothing but an old covenant type and shadow of "the law... bringing us to Christ." Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. God intended for the "first man Adam," to come to see that he had been, "shapen in iniquity." The law of Moses accomplishes that task, and it was typified in the garden by the 'tree of the knowledge of good and evil.' For an in depth study of this subject, read The Law Of Moses Versus The Law Of The Spirit on the web page. But there s even more to this heresy. The doctrine of the trinity is based upon the doctrine of the 'fall of man.' Without believing in a triune man, there would be no doctrine of the 'trinity' of the Godhead. Look at what the scriptures actually say about what happened to Adam: Romans 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly [Not by his own 'free' will], but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, And about the Godhead: Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 1 Corinthians 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father [not 'One God the trinity], of whom are all things, and we in him; and [besides God there is also "the 7

8 beginning of His creation" (Revelation 3:17)]one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. God's (the Father's) spirit is not really Christ. When Christ was revealing the coming of the "Parakleetos, which is the Holy Spirit," He said,"the Father will take of mine and give to you. Then He goes to all the trouble to explain what He means by "take of Mine." "Because all the Father has [He is speaking specifically of this 'Parakleetos', this Comforter] He has given to Me [Did the Father give Christ another third of the Godhead?], therefore I said that He will take of mine and give to you." This "gift" under discussion by our Lord is the Holy Spirit. It is not a 'personality,' but the very makeup of God the Father. John 4:24 God is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. I left off the indefinite article 'a' because it does not appear in the original. God is not "A" spirit. God IS SPIRIT. It is in His spirit that all things in heaven and on earth, 'live and move and have their being' (Acts 17:28). It has been the 'good pleasure' of the Father to give all that He has to the Son. John 16:15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew [it] unto you. 1 Corinthians 15:27 For he [the Father] hath put all things under his [the Son's] feet. But when he [the Father] saith all things are put under him [the Son], it is manifest that he [the Father] is excepted, which did put all things under him [the Son]. 1 Corinthians 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him [the Son], then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him [the Father] that put all things under him, that God [the Father] may be all in all. Does this sound like the Son is 'co-equal' with the Father. Christ is "equal with God" only because the Father says He is "equal." He is not inherently 'equal.' Colossians 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; Colossians 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. This "all things under His feet," is cited from Psalms : Psalms 8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 8

9 Paul, without explanation, applies this verse of the Psalms to Christ. But read this verse in it's context: Psalms 8:4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? Psalms 8:5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Psalms 8:6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: Paul takes a verse of scripture that talks of "man," and applies it to Christ. All the writers of the New Testament do this without explanation. To understand this principal used by every writer of the New Testament read 'Rightly Dividing The Word." But I am digressing. I do not say "Christ is the Holy Spirit," I quote I John 2:1, which says Christ is the 'Parakleetos.' I do not say that. John says that. All I do is point that out. Here is what I did say: If the Holy Ghost, the hagios pneuma, which is the Comforter, the parakleetos, is really Christ in us, then there should be a scripture that calls Christ the parakleetos. It so happens that there is just such a scripture. But you would never know it by simply reading your King James Bible or, for that matter, using your Strong's concordance which is keyed to our King James English. If one uses Strong's, one will see the four places where parakleetos appears in John 14, 15 and 16. These scriptures certainly reveal Christ as the parakleetos, as we have shown. You would need to use an Englishman's Greek Concordance (Wigram's) or America's Online Bible to find the only other appearance of this Greek word in all of the scriptures. It's not translated "comforter" there. Remember as you read this that, according to John 14:26, The Comforter (parakleetos) is the Holy Ghost The scripture before us is the First Epistle of John, chapter two verse one. My little children, these things I write unto you that you sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate (parakleetos - not even capitalized here in the KJV) with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous: There it is once again stated straight out. There it is once again stated straight out. The sum of God's Word tells us that Jesus Christ was given all His Father has which includes the parakleetos, "the Comforter which is the Holy Ghost. I can see how the first sentence of this paragraph could be construed to say that I said that Christ is the Holy Spirit. But to do so is the same thing as accusing Christ of claiming to be God the Father just because He claimed to be the Son of God. That last sentence is simply pointing to the verse I have just quoted. By the way, as I believe I point out in the Trinity article, Christ never claimed to be the son of the Holy Spirit in spite of the fact that we are told that he was conceived "of the Holy Spirit." 9

10 Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. [Because it was God's spirit that conceived Christ] What about the soul? Paul tells us what 'man's soul' generates, and he tells us why it is so: Romans 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? There it is. The first Adam was made a living soul but the last Adam was made a quickening spirit' According to this formula a 'living soul,' is nothing more than "the body of this death." "To die you shall be dying" (Concordant Version). And why is this so? Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Adam was created under the "law of sin and death" (Psalms 51:5). He simply had no knowledge of that fact until he ate of the forbidden fruit. The 'law,' just as the 'tree of the knowledge of good and evil,' is not sin; it simply shows us that we are sin: Psalms 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Paul tells us that the church at Corinth was: 1 Corinthians 1:2...sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: Yet in his next breath he tells us that they are "yet carnal." 1 Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 1 Corinthians 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 1 Corinthians 3:4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 10

11 In four verses Paul tells these Corinthian Christians that they are 'carnal' four times. And what does he tell us about being carnally minded? Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Christ, on the other hand is the 'tree of life:' John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Adam was never even tempted to partake of the 'tree of life' and yet the selfcontradicting doctrine of the 'fall of man' teaches us that Adam once had life and then because of another false doctrine called 'free moral agency,' Adam, who we are told could have obeyed God,'of his own free will' chose instead to rebel against God and eat of the forbidden fruit. Such doctrine would have you to believe that because God asked Adam "Where are you?" that God did this because He didn't have a clue where Adam was. This, of course, was not the case. God knew exactly where Adam was. And the fact that God told Adam not to eat of the forbidden fruit, does not mean that He did not know what Adam was going to do. He did know exactly what Adam was going to do. He had already prepared the sacrifice for the sin that He already knew Adam was about to commit. God even knew exactly how many hairs were on Adam's head. While every minister of Christ admits to this scriptural fact, they deny that He would ever dare to know what thoughts were in that head. What utter foolishness. God is not telling us that He knows how many hairs are on our heads so that we will know that He knows how many hairs are on our heads. He tells us this fact so that we will be aware of His omniscience of all things, especially the thoughts in our heads: Psalms 94:11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. How does God know that the thoughts of man are vanity? Romans 8:20 For the creature was made [right from the hand of the Creator] subject to vanity, not willingly [not by choice], but by reason of him [God, not by Adams fabled 'free will'] who subjected the same in hope. Anyone who knows that something evil is about to happen and does nothing to prevent that evil, is as responsible for that evil as the person who commits the evil. But God not only doesn't prevent the evil, He tells us that He creates it! Isaiah 45:6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else [No 'free' will,. independent of God's will]. 11

12 Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Proverbs 16:4 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Ephesians 1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: Ephesians 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: Notice the similarities between What Joseph tells his brothers about their evil deed against him, and what Paul tells us here about the "mystery of [God's] will" in Ephesians 1 : Ephesians 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things [meaning all men] in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: Ephesians 1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it [Your evil thoughts and deeds] unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. This verse of scripture, is the most concise statement in scripture explaining the reason for all the evil we will ever witness You ask this question: "I also cannot see how Christ, the Son of God, if a created being, is able to dwell in all his creatures." All creation was created in and through Christ, and all creation must have Christ in it if it is to have any glory or perfection. I hope you believe that I have no intention of arguing with you or anyone; I merely want to know what the truth is. But I know that, though we may not see everything alike, we will agree that we must 'try the spirits.' And how do we do that by 'trying the spirits,' against the Word of God and the Truth, both titles given to Christ. 12

13 John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. John 16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. John 16:15 All things [even God's Spirit] that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. Christ is no longer flesh. Like His Father he is now capable of being in all of us. Being a 'created' spirit in no way impinges on that oneness with His Father. In fact Christ tells us that this is also true for us: John 17:21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. John 14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. This is not what I say, this is what John is telling us. Paul tells us the same truth in 1 Corinthians 11 where he is explaining our relationship with Christ, and how it parallels Christ's relationship with The Father: 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 1 Corinthians 11:8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. 1 Corinthians 11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. 1 Corinthians 11:12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God. These are the "things that are made," referenced in Romans 1:2O, by which we are comprehend the Godhead. The man and his wife are the scriptural types of the "invisible things of him from the creation of the world." Paul is not speaking of the unscriptural triune forms of such substances as water or gas. All such efforts to teach the unfounded doctrine of the 'trinity,' are without scriptural basis: 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. Where in all of scripture is there so much as an allusion to such a contradictory doctrine as a three person Godhead? 13

14 In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul tells us that as God brings all into existence through Christ, the submissive, 'out from the Father,' part of His creation, even so, all men come through a woman, the weaker, ideally submissive part of a marriage between two people of the opposite sex. It is the two sexes that are scriptural example of "the things that are made," referred to by Paul in Romans 1:20. I repeat, I simply point out that if there is any Truth to what Paul tells us about how to understand the God head then there can be no truth to the trinity doctrine. Here is how he says we are to comprehend the God head: Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: This accords with Paul's point in I Cor11: 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 1 Corinthians 11:8 For the man [God] is not of the woman [Christ]; but the woman [Christ] of the man [God]. 1 Corinthians 11:9 Neither was the man [God] created for the woman [man]; but the woman [ Christ] for the man [God]. 1 Corinthians 11:12 For as the woman [the church] is of the man [Christ], even so is the man [Christ] also by the woman [the church]; but all things of God. Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman [sinful flesh], made under the law [the "church in the wilderness"]... So when Paul tells us that Christ was "made to be sin for us..." 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him...he is not talking about Christ being crucified, he is referring to His flesh. According to the law of the offerings we are sin, simply by virtue of our birth in Adam. Once again: Psalms 51:5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Getting back to the purpose for marriage as it relates to our understanding of the Godhead, do you think I am misunderstanding Paul? Here are his own words concerning the lessons of married life: Ephesians 5:22 Wives [husbands], submit yourselves unto your own husbands [Christ], as unto the Lord. Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 14

15 Ephesians 5:24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Ephesians 5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, Ephesians 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. Ephesians 5:28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. Ephesians 5:29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: Ephesians 5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. Ephesians 5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two [not three] shall be one flesh. Ephesians 5:32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. [And according to 1 Corinthians 11, Christ and "His God."] With the mind of Christ, it is obvious that the trinity is in no way typical of a married couple does not = 2. "There is but one God, the Father, of whom is all things [including the "one Lord"] and one Lord, Jesus Christ by whom are all things [just as all men come into this world by a woman]. Here is how Christ intends to use His 'created Wife:' Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 2:7 that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; Ephesians 3:9 and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things; 15

16 Ephesians 3:10 to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God, 1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:[not 'out of light into darkness back into light, as 'the fall' teaches] Psalms 68:35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. And finally, one of my favorite scriptures: 1 John 4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. If Christ can do all this for those who come 'out of' Him, why could not God do the same for that which we are told "proceeded out from the Father" and is "the beginning of the creation of God?" 16