Page 52 - Christians Must Heed Jesus
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Christians Must Heed
Jesus
● In order to be regarded as a "Christian," a person has
to close his eyes to the truth shown him by his conscience,
mind and experience and adopt the idea of the three-in-one de-
ity, defined as the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, as imposed by
the Church.
● The shape of the belief was formulated in this form by
the Church and a Christian is obliged to believe in it in that
form.
● That is what is meant by religious dogma, or religious im-
position, to put it another way.
● That is the sole reason why a great many Christians are so de-
voted to the idea of the Trinity. Since the Church and the Papacy were
shaped according to the structure of the Roman Empire, the Church
was also the source of the idea of the Trinity. That is why regarding the
Gospel has having been altered or rejecting the Trinity is regarded as
"abandoning the faith."
● Yet all these pretexts for "excommunication" emerged
hundreds of years after Jesus and were invented by the
Church. Many of our Christian brothers are totally unaware
of all this.
As is clear from above, the Papacy and the Church obvious-
ly possessed greater authority than a holy book. And that is the
case still, despite the Reformation, meaning a return to the holy
book, and the Protestant movement.
The belief in the Trinity that was
subsequently added to Christianity in
a number of stages
● "The Trinity" appears in no sacred text.
It appears nowhere, either as a name or a
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