Page 77 - Countering Trinitarian Arguments With Historical Reference

same Godhead.” [Now let us look at other examples of more pluralistic allegorical thinking.]
Was the Trinity revealed at the baptism of Jesus?
Quoting Elder Gordon Magee we find a very good counter to the Trinity being revealed at the Baptism of Jesus teaching. “Matthew 3:13-17. Some imagine that a trinity of divine persons is taught in this passage. Actually, this is just the result of wishful [pluralistic allegorical spiritualizing] thinking. Let us bear in mind that what happened at the baptism of Jesus was not arranged to teach the people any particular doctrine of the Godhead. As a matter of fact, apparently no one by Jordan’s banks that day heard or saw anything concerning the voice or the dove save John the Baptist. It was private and infallible sign to John whereby he could identify the Messiah (John 1:33). [Matthew 3:16 “...the heavens were open unto him, (Jesus) and he saw the Spirit of God...” makes it apparent that only Jesus and John seen the vision.]
Moreover, the dove alighting upon Jesus was purely symbolical. (the Spirit of God descending “like a dove” Matthew 3:16 but Trinitarian art usually depicts a literal dove or third/deity over Jesus) Some people say that Jesus received the Holy Ghost at Jordan. How wrong they are! There never was a time when Jesus did not have the Holy Ghost and that without measure. [Except when the Spirit left Jesus so the body or temple of God could die for humanity.] John the Baptist was full of the Holy Ghost from his mother’s womb. Dare we say less for Jesus? Trinitarians say that the voice heard at Jordan’s bank demands (another God talking) personality...The Truth is that the man who was baptized by John was also the omnipresent God, and He was responsible for the voice. Jesus claimed to be on earth and in heaven at the same time (John 3:13; 1:18). He also claimed while still on earth as to his body that He was present as God in the mist of every believing company that met in His name the wide world over (Matthew 18:20). [Something that only God can do.] Jesus, who was that day baptized in the river, was omnipresent—everywhere present at once—as to His Spirit. If we deny that He as to His Divinity was responsible for the voice then we virtually deny Him the attribute of omnipresence.
John 14:10 settles the issue. Jesus claimed that all miraculous works attending His ministry (and that includes the voice and sign of the dove) was attributable to One who dwelt within Him: “The Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.”
We must note that the voice from heaven stated that: “...This is my beloved Son, [Son = the LORD or God Himself in a human Body see Gen. 3:15, Psa. 132:11, Heb. 10:4-5, 10, Col. 2:8-9] in whom I am well pleased.” The voice did not say “I am the first Person God the Father and I am well pleased with my Logos second Person God the Son.” Much is often read into many Texts of Scriptures. Again “God is in Christ” and not coexisting with a Christ. (2 Cor. 5:19, Col. 2:8-9, Col. 1:15,19, 1 Tim. 3:16, Rom. 9:5 and Matt. 1:23).
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