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The Holy Spirit and The Trinity
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2013-12-082021-02-19

The Holy Spirit and the Trinity

T he Trinity theory in it's most popular form says that God is at the same time one person and three persons. The teaching professes that Christ is God the Father and is the Holy Spirit. I find this theory irreverent and illogical. I continue to expand on that in this article but my main article is The Holy Spirit and You. The approach that I will use here is to first look at a the evidence that the theory contradicts the Bible and follow by examining the scriptures that people use from the King James version to support the theory.

The Trinity theory contradicts the Bible

In order to accept the Trinity you have to discard fundamental portions of the Bible. Without the record expressed in these parts of the Bible our faith would be vain. In other cases the explanation provided by the Bible is sufficient and complete without introducing a theory that is notoriously illogical.

Who is Christ's father?

If they are three persons then Christ is the son of the Holy Spirit by all the evidence in the Bible. There is no mention of anyone but the Holy Spirit in the siring of Christ yet Christ himself tells us of His father and prays to Him.

If they are one and the same person then Christ was his own Father. I find this obscene and offensive.

The theory of the Trinity demands that these must both be true but this contradicts the scriptures.

Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. [KJV]
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. [KJV]
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. [KJV]

So the Holy Spirit was responsible for conception however the parent was God.

Luke 1:34-35 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 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. [KJV]

Christ was not his own Father. He had a father and it was not the Holy Spirit.

John 8:54-55 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. [KJV]

The term God allows for more than one person

While God is not a trinity this does not mean that God is necessarily singular. El is the singular form of the word God, when -im is added e.g. Elohim, it is made plural. It is impossible to be at the same time with God and be God if God is singular.

John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. [KJV]

God said let us not me .

Genesis 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. [KJV]

Nobody has seen the Father but people including Moses and Abraham have seen God.

Genesis 18:22-23 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord. 23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? [KJV]
Numbers 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? [KJV]
John 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. [KJV]

The word for God here is Elohim the plural noun. There are three entities that are God in the Bible but only two are persons. The Holy Spirit is not a person and only two members of Elohim are explicitly identified the Bible as persons.

The Holy Spirit is not Christ

I just went through a long presentation to show that the Holy Spirit is Christ now I am saying that it is not. Of course the difference is the context. The Holy Spirit is not Christ the person but in every other real sense it is He. It has already been mentioned that the Holy Spirit came on Christ

Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. [KJV]

Christ was full of the Holy Spirit not the Holy Spirit

Luke 4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, [KJV]

and that the Holy Spirit was to be sent by Christ.

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. [KJV]
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: [KJV]
John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. [KJV]

The Holy Spirit is not the Father

We all know the basic argument that no one has seen the Father (John 6:46, John 1:18) but many have seen the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:31-22, John 1:32)

We have already seen that the Holy Spirit came as a dove when the Father was in heaven (Mark 1:10-13) . Next consider that when Christ went to the Father the Holy Spirit came to earth.

John 16:8-11 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. [KJV]

In this next extract of scripture we note that the Holy Spirit is conspicuously excluded here. Why did it not say but the Holy Spirit or suggest that the Holy Spirit was either included or an exception.

Luke 10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. [KJV]

Furthermore it is repeatedly stated, i.e. by Luke and Mark, that there is at least one piece of information that Christ, nor angels nor humans know while the Father does. The scripture is obviously making it clear that all beings in the universe have been accounted for and it is impossible for someone not to know what they know.

Mark 13:26-32 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. [KJV]

How is it that nobody considered it important to state whether or not the Holy Spirit knew? Since it is not accounted for and the Holy Spirit has also been identified in one place while the Father was in another (Mark 1:10-13) then they cannot be the same and in addition to this, it (the Holy Spirit) either does not exist or it is not an individual.

The Holy Spirit is Christ and the Father

The Holy Spirit is Christ AND the Father. Have you ever stopped to consider why the tongues of fire were cloven i.e. split in two on the day of Pentecost? The Holy Spirit is two in one.

Acts 2:1-4 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.[KJV]

We know that this is Christ because we are told this earlier in chapter 1.

We know that the Holy Spirit IS Christ; it says the Lord IS that spirit.

II Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

We can also piece together the fact that the Holy Spirit is Christ from the book of Revelation

Revelation 2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;[KJV]

We know that this is Christ because we are told this earlier in chapter 1

Revelation 1:18-20 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.[KJV]

But later on in Revelation 2 we read

Revelation 2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. [KJV]
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. [KJV]
Matthew 10:20 The Spirit is the Spirit of Christ For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.[KJV]

So we find that it is the Spirit that is speaking to the churches and yet it is Christ that is speaking therefore they must be the same.

But it is also the Spirit of the Father. We have already shown that there is only one Spirit so it has to be both of them simultaneously since all that was said about Christ and the Spirit must apply to the Father and the Spirit because it is one Spirit. So Christ and the spirit are one hence the Father ans the Spirit are one.

The Holy spirit gene

In other regards the Holy Spirit is like a gene. It gives the person who has the gene certain powers. Christians are in that sense genetically modified to possess the God gene and that gene will one day be exposed to a catalyst that will transform all Christian to be immortal.

II Corinthians 1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. [KJV] 
Romans 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. [KJV]
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. [KJV]
Romans 8:9-11 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. [KJV]

Blaspheming the Holy Spirit

The question of blaspheming the Holy Spirit makes sense when the Holy Spirit is seen as the presence of God. If the Holy Spirit is the presence of God then if we blaspheme the Holy Spirit we resist both Christ and God the Father. Neither of them can be present in us. It is by God living in us that we are identified as Christ's and transformed.

Mark 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: [KJV]

On first appearance this point seems to support the argument for the trinity but if the issue of respect of the Holy Spirit is so essential to salvation and God is a trinity how then can the key people of Christianity blatantly omit the Holy Spirit from crucial events? The only answer to me is that they did not and that all that is the Holy Spirit is already included in these references that do not specifically name the Holy Spirit and consequently there is no trinity.

The language of Christ, John and Paul and the whole Bible from Genesis to revelation conspicuously omits the Holy Spirit as a separate member of God.

The impression in Genesis is that the Holy Spirit is separate from the entity God. God created and God spoke but the Spirit OF God moved. Although Holy Spirit is said to speak and is personified in other ways in the New Testament only God spoke in the beginning. It did not say the Word of God spoke thereby distinguishing the word as separate from God. This would be expected if the reason for identifying the Holy Spirit was to show that the Holy Spirit is a functionally different member of God. On the other hand, the spirit OF God is said only to have moved over the earth. It does not say that God moved over the face of the Earth as would be expected to be consistent if there was no need to show a distinction and it never says that the Holy Spirit spoke or created.

Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. [KJV]

The story continues (or begins) in John. Here the word, related to the speaking in Genesis, became flesh. We now see that the entity God contains a personality that can be separated from the rest of the entity. Although the Holy Spirit had moved this entity is the one that did the creating. So to be consistent the language in Genesis should have identified the word as separate if the reason for identifying the Holy Spirit was to highlight functional differences, but there is no mention of the word, there is only God and the Holy Spirit.

John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. [NIV]

Notice the two-way relationship. No third in this relationship. Remember that John was writing long after the Holy Spirit came.

1 John 2:22-24 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. [KJV]

Christ continues the theme. In this first discourse notice that the Holy Spirit is not part of the relationship but is an enabler. The relationship is Christ and the Father in the Christian. The Father did the works that Christ did. There is no mention of the Holy Spirit as would be expected. The comforter is a tool of the relationship. The Holy Spirit that did the works in Christ was the Father.

John 14:10-24 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Notice how the Holy Spirit is mentioned. As a gift, a gift that knits together all in Christ and the Father.

John 14:15-26 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. 25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. [KJV]

In this discourse Christ mentions even angels and men but leaves out the Holy Spirit.

Other instances where Christ conspicuously omits the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is excluded when the most critical relationships are described in Bible

John 7:28-29 [KJV] Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.
John 8:16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. [KJV]

Also:

John 8:18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. [KJV]
John 8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. [KJV]
John 14:10-11 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. [KJV]
John 14:20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. [KJV]
John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. [KJV]
John 17:10-11 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 11And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. [KJV]
John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. [KJV]

Paul did it repeatedly in his salutations.

Romans 1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. [KJV]

also (1 Cor. 1:3; 2 Cor. 1:2; Galatians 1:3; Ephes. 1:2; Philip. 1:2; Col. 1:2; 1 Thes. 1:1; 2 Tim. 1:2; Titus 1:4; Philemon 1:3)

The Holy Spirit is not mentioned in Revelation in spite of all the activity. Here again the trend of conspicuously leaving out the Holy Spirit continues.

Revelation 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. [KJV]
Revelation 2:27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. [KJV]
Revelation 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. [KJV]
Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. [KJV]

Christ leaves out the Holy Spirit from the two individuals that are like one

If the Holy Spirit is one with Christ and the Father and is a person then why would God forget to remember him?

John 10:30 I and my Father are one. [KJV]
John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. [KJV]
John 17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: [KJV]

King James Version support for the Trinity

As a means of supporting the Trinity Biblically the Trinitarians have cited 1 John 5:7-8, 1 Timothy 3:16 and Matthew 28:19 in the King James Version but these three have been determined to be fraudulent additions to the word of God.

The presentation of the gospel to the whole world begins with a clear statement of its authority.

Acts 4:10-12 KJV Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.  11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.  12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

There is only one name so how then does it appear in Matthew 28:19 that there are three?

Matthew 28:19 [KJV] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

According to the Bible there is no authority higher that Christ's in the earth

Philippians 2:8-11 KJV And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.  9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:  10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;  11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

As far as the authority relating to salvation is concerned, the Father subjected even Himself and has done it to His own glory.

It is fairly easy to find copious discussion on these scriptures on the internet and in any case it is not my intention to provide conclusive proof but simply to give an answer for the faith that lies in me. This has been around for centuries and still the dispute persists so I would be rather presumptuous to believe that I can resolve it. As a result I intend to hit the highlights of the arguments against these and leave readers to search out the details.

Matthew 28:19

I begin with matthew.

Matthew 28:19 [KJV] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

According to this Christ commanded his followers to baptize in the name of the Trinity. If that is authentic then how is it that nobody in the Bible ever obeyed it?

Acts 8:16 [KJV] (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Acts 10:48 [KJV] And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Acts 19:5 [KJV] When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 22:16 [KJV] And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
I Corinthians 1:12-15 [KJV] Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.  [13] Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?  [14] I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;  [15] Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
I Corinthians 6:11 [KJV] And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Romans 6:3 [KJV] Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Galatians 3:27 [KJV] For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

The apostles were certain that their way of following Christ was to be imitated.

I Corinthians 11:1 [KJV] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
I Corinthians 4:16 [KJV] Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
Philippians 3:17 [KJV] Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
I Thessalonians 1:6 [KJV] And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

If they did not even know when they were being disobedient then how could you trust anything that they say.


In their defence the Trinitarians claim that the reading of Matthew 28:19 has not changed since the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. History shows that there is a long version and a short version to Matthew 28:19. The short version has been established by the writings of eminent church fathers because they quoted it in their writings. These facts have been established by notable researchers in papers like  The Lord's command to baptise ; an historico-critical investigation, with special reference to the works of Eusebius of Caesarea by Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare. The short version omits the reference to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. That is the version the the apostles wrote and the version that was quoted in the works of Eusebius, Justin Martyr and Aphraates. The reason why it has not been preserved in manuscripts is that on 23 February 303 Diocletian established an edict which was posted, declaring that all churches were to be destroyed, all Bibles and liturgical books surrendered, sacred vessels confiscated, and all meetings for worship forbidden. During the course of the persecution all original works except those kept by the state supported clerics were destroyed. By 325 and the Council of Nicea the destruction had been completed.


My understanding from the Bible is that the trinity heresy came from Babylon to Pergamos and then to Rome. On the subject of the Trinity wikipedia says:


Trinitarians view these as elements of the codified doctrine. An early Trinitarian formula appears towards the end of the first century, where Clement of Rome rhetorically asks in his epistle as to why corruption exists among some in the Christian community; "Do we not have one God, and one Christ, and one gracious Spirit that has been poured out upon us, and one calling in Christ?" (1 Clement 46:6).[48] Around the turn of the first century, the Didache directs Christians to "baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."[49] Ignatius of Antioch provides early support for the Trinity around 110, exhorting obedience to "Christ, and to the Father, and to the Spirit"

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One place that the Didache is available is the New Advent website https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0714.htm. To quote the relevant section from the Didache:

Chapter 7. Concerning Baptism. And concerning baptism, baptize this way: Having first said all these things, baptize into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, in living water. But if you have no living water, baptize into other water; and if you cannot do so in cold water, do so in warm. But if you have neither, pour out water three times upon the head into the name of Father and Son and Holy Spirit. But before the baptism let the baptizer fast, and the baptized, and whoever else can; but you shall order the baptized to fast one or two days before. (Roberts-Donaldson translation; italic emphasis ours)

The Didache is supposed to have been written during the first century and hence the heresy cannot be attributed to later scholars. In the Bible I find the corruption in Judaism and Christianity linked to Babylon not Egypt as some propose. It seems to me that the corruptions began with Jews who tried to attach their theology to Christianity by rejecting the authority of the apostles and bringing in their own invention to justify that rejection. Their Golden Calf did not come out of the teaching of Egypt but out of Babylon where they had been delivered from. That is my understanding of it anyway. The theology existed during the life of the apostles but it was not theirs and was not in their works.

I John 5:7-8 and I Timothy 3:16

I now move to John and Timothy.

I John 5:7-8 [KJV] For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.  [8] And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 
I Timothy 3:16 [KJV] And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.


Both of these were addressed by English mathematician and scholar Isaac Newton his dissertation An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture.
For 1 John 5:7 wikipedia says


...Newton claims to have demonstrated that the words "in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one", that support the Trinity doctrine, did not appear in the original Greek Scriptures. He then attempts to demonstrate that the purportedly spurious reading crept into the Latin versions, first as a marginal note, and later into the text itself. He noted that "the Æthiopic, Syriac, Arabic, Armenian, and Slavonic versions, still in use in the several Eastern nations, Ethiopia, Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Muscovy, and some others, are strangers to this reading".[4] He argued[5] that it was first taken into a Greek text in 1515 by Cardinal Ximenes...

wikipediaAn Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of ScriptureWikipedia, the free encyclopediaWEBversion 21:12, 31 October 2020‎

For I Timothy 3:16 He argued that the word God was substituted in the phrase God was manifest in the flesh instead of the literal Greek which was manifested in the flesh. For Newton the issue was accuracy. Many people want to support alterations to the Bible because the alteration supports their theology. The substitution of God in I Timothy 3:16 buttresses many peoples theology but it is not accurate.  

Modern versions of the Bible usually omit the addition to 1 John 5:7, but some place it in a footnote, with a comment indicating that "it is not found in the earliest manuscripts". Modern translations of 1 Timothy 3:16 now typically replace "God" with "He" or "He who". There is too much discussion on the subject for me to reproduce here but it is easy to find. For example The Catholic Encyclopedia, II, on page 263 states: The baptismal formula was changed from the name of Jesus Christ to the words Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by the Catholic Church in the second century.

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