Sorry i didn't mention to you TruthSeeker1 about the affiliation thing, i apologize, i totally forgot lol ... I come from a Charismatic background, i beleive in the Holy Spirit and Full healing etc etc. I beleive the Bible cover to cover.
1. I studied about Numerology and various other things for 666, so yup ... im aware 333 is used in the Occult to display the more offensive 666. Just because Satan uses it AFTER God ... that doesn't mean its evil. Numbers are not evil, God uses lots of numbers in the bible to tell things to us, i'll make a special thread about that later on tonight maybe. An exciting one so people can understand the Bible better
2. Actually ... Christians have not copied these from the Pagans, i think its more likely its the other way around lol ... i'll explain why ...
The word trinity does not appear in the Bible, your correct, im fully aware of that. BUT ... there is a scripture in Genesis that shows the trinity, here...
Genesis 1:26 - "And God said, Let US make man in our image, after our likeness..."
Notice carefully the word US my brother, God is talking to someone else, who? The Holy Spirit and Jesus. God has always eternally existed, they've always been there. The word trinity is just a word that has been invented if you like to give people a better understanding. In Christianity ... there is NOT three Gods, thats a major mistake some people make. this is the big difference between worldly trinities and this One. Trinities that appear in Pagan religions are often commonly referred to as Triads i think? Thats where they have 3 GODS i think? In hinduism we have the same thing, we have Shiva Brahma and Vishnu. In Egypt they have the triad composing of Horus Osiris and Isis.
Checkout what these scriptures say ...
Deutronomy 6:4 - "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God IS ONE LORD:"
Mark 12:29 - "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God IS ONE Lord:"
John 10:30 - "I and my Father are one"
1 Corinthians 12:12 - "For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, ARE ONE BODY: so also is Christ"
this next scripture is important ...
1 John 5:7 - "For there are THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost: and these three ARE ONE"
Matthew 28:19 - "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"
I hope that solves any problems about the 'trinity'.
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2. You said Jesus doesn't say nowhere that he is God. Can i first ask you why you are a Christian?
John 20:28 says ... "And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God"
Now i know that scripture doesn't say that Jesus says he is God, but whats interesting to note here is why would Thomas call Jesus God if he isn't God?
Click this link for more information about your question about why Jesus may not have proclaimed to be God in the bible ... http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/claims.html
I hope you get a better understanding that Father Son and Holy Spirit are all One God. Read the scriptures i've quoted again just to make sure.