Understanding the Trinity as God Has Revealed Himself 🧵

The doctrine of the Trinity is not a philosophical concept invented by theologians to make sense of Scripture. It is Scripture itself that forces us to bow before a God who cannot be simplified or contained. The Trinity is not an optional mystery but the very revelation of who God is.

The word Trinity may not appear in Scripture, but the truth it conveys is written on every page. It is a human term yet it describes a divine reality. The concept was not invented by man to explain God, but discovered by man as God revealed Himself. From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture leaves us face to face with a God who is one in essence yet three in person - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal, and indivisible.

To deny it is not to hold a “different view” of God, but to reject the God of the Bible altogether.

Before explaining what the Trinity is, we must understand what it is not. The errors that have surrounded this doctrine are as old as the Church itself, each one born from man’s attempt to make God easier to understand. But the God of Scripture refuses to fit into the boxes we build for Him. The Trinity Is Not Three Separate Gods (Tritheism) 🧵

Scripture never presents three gods sharing a throne. There is one God... not in number only, but in essence, nature, and being. “I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God” (Isaiah 45:5).

Tritheism splits the divine nature into three independent deities, each with its own will and authority. But the Bible reveals one divine will shared perfectly by the Father, Son, and Spirit. Biblical theology upholds this unity with absolute clarity - three Persons, one essence, indivisible and eternal.

To divide God into three gods is not to explain Him more clearly; it is to destroy His oneness. The Triune God is not three minds agreeing but one being acting in perfect harmony.

The Truth About the King James Version 🧵

The King James Version (KJV) has shaped English Christianity for more than four centuries. Its beauty, rhythm, and majesty are unmatched in English literature. Yet over the years, many myths have grown around it - myths that have turned reverence into idolatry.

Here are the 6 common misconceptions or false beliefs about the King James Version (KJV). Let us look honestly at what history and Scripture say about it. The KJV was the first English translation of the Bible. 🧵

The King James Bible was the first time God’s Word appeared in English. It was not. It was the tenth English translation. Before it came a long line of faithful men who risked their lives so that common people could read the Bible for themselves:

Wycliffe’s Bible (1388)

Tyndale’s Bible (1516)

Coverdale’s Bible (1535)

Matthew’s Bible (1537)

Taverner’s Bible (1539)

The Great Bible (1540)

The Geneva Bible (1560)

The Bishop’s Bible (1568)

The Douay-Rheims Version (1609)

The King James Version (1611)

The King James Version stood on the shoulders of these men, especially William Tyndale, whose work makes up nearly 80 percent of the New Testament wording in the KJV.

Profile of a Disciple - Are You Ready to Pay the Cost? 🧵

The Lord told us to make disciples (and not mere converts) in every nation (Matt.28:19). He also told us what He meant by the word "disciple" in Luke 14:26-33:

“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions." (NASB)

So, if we do not make the conditions of discipleship (that Jesus taught) clear to people in our preaching, they will never become disciples. Hate

Jesus said, "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple" (Lk.14:26).

Jesus used strong words when He spoke about discipleship. He told us to hate our family members and to hate even our own life. He also told us elsewhere to hate money, to despise money, to pluck out our right eye, to cut off our right hand and to eat His flesh and drink His blood. His words were "spirit and life" (Jn.6:63) - but many of His disciples were carnally minded and misunderstood Him and stumbled over His words. They got offended and left Him (Jn.6:60,66). Many leave Jesus today also, for the same reason.

What did Jesus mean by asking us to hate our father and mother and our children. The meaning becomes clear when we compare His words here with His words in Matthew 10:37. There He said the same thing in slightly different words: "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me". So what Jesus meant by the word "hate" was that we must love Him supremely - more than all our family members. In other words, in the light of our love for Him, all our love for others must fade - like the light of the stars disappear when the sun rises!

This is also what Jesus meant when He told us to hate money and despise earthly wealth (Mammon) (Luke 16:13). We are to love Him more than all earthly wealth. We can earn money, but we must not love it.

Tithing - From the Law to the Gospel’s Fulness 🧵

I have been seeing a lot of comments on tithing today in my comment section and it inspired me to write this in detail. For many, the tithe is simply “ten percent” and nothing more. But when we open the Scriptures carefully, we discover that the biblical view of giving is much deeper, much richer, and far more costly than many assume. What the Old Testament required was significant but what the New Testament calls us to is even greater. What Was the Tithe in the Old Covenant?

The tithe literally meaning "a tenth" was not a suggestion. It was law. Israel was a theocratic nation under God’s direct rule, and tithing was essentially a national taxation system to sustain their religious life and civil order.

Levitical Tithe - One tenth of all produce and livestock was given to support the Levites, who had no land and served in the tabernacle and later the temple (Numbers 18:21-24).

Festival Tithe - A second tithe was set aside to fund national religious festivals (Deuteronomy 14:22-27).

Poor Tithe - Every third year, an additional tithe supported the fatherless, the widows, and the strangers (Deuteronomy 14:28-29).

Altogether, many believe the total tithe amounted to around 23 percent annually, not 10 percent. And this was binding under the Mosaic law to refuse was robbing God (Malachi 3:8-10).

But all of this was covenantal, tied to the system of priests, sacrifices, and temple worship. And with the coming of Christ, that entire system was fulfilled and brought to its end (Hebrews 8:6-13, Colossians 2:14).

God’s Little Agents of Sanctification 🧵

You think marriage sanctifies you? Wait until God sends in the infantry - small, chubby, loud, unpredictable infantry. The kind that doesn’t walk in politely, but enters your life crying, hungry, and absolutely committed to rearranging your priorities, your sleep cycle, and your definition of “clean clothes.”

Babies are not just cute little humans. They are God’s specially designed sanctification project, equipped with round eyes that melt your heart, lungs that could wake your ancestors, and a spiritual mission to reveal just how selfish you still are. The Sleep Theological Institute

Welcome to the midnight seminary. Classes run every 2 hours and the lectures are delivered in an urgent wail that brooks no delay. You will learn quickly that Galatians 5:22’s “patience” is not a theory. It’s what you beg the Holy Spirit for at 3:17 a.m. while holding a squirming, milk-drunk theologian in diapers.

In this institute, you will discover that “resting in the Lord” is not just a metaphor. It’s literal. Sometimes you stand by the crib quoting Psalm 127:2, “He gives His beloved sleep,” and then whisper, “Lord, I’m Your beloved… right?”

God’s Big Instrument of Sanctification

When God wanted to sanctify you, He could have used a hundred different tools - persecution, poverty. But, He looked down from heaven, smiled, and said, “No… I have something far more effective. Marriage.”

We often imagine marriage as a romantic duet - two people walking hand in hand into the sunset. But in reality, marriage is less like a sunset stroll and more like two stubborn mules tied together trying to plough the same field in opposite directions. And God, in His wisdom, calls that holiness training. The Great Exposure

Nothing will reveal your selfishness faster than marriage. Before marriage, you thought you were patient because nobody was around to test it. You thought you were humble because nobody was questioning your every decision. You thought you were generous because you could spend all your money on yourself.

Enter marriage. Suddenly, your patience is tested at 6:30 in the morning when your spouse “just needs five more minutes” to get ready, but those five minutes could power a whole cricket match before they’re done. Your humility is tested when you realise you are not always right. And your generosity is tested when you discover your hard-earned money is now mysteriously invested in “home décor” and “seasonal sales.”

THE SECURITY OF THE SAINTS 🧵

There is no greater rest for a weary soul than this - that the GOD WHO SAVES IS THE GOD WHO KEEPS. That the Christ who died is the Christ who intercedes. And that the Spirit who seals is the Spirit who never let’s go. Once saved always saved is not a slogan. It is the very spine of the gospel's power. But only when rightly understood.

This is not about a shallow profession. This is not about walking an aisle or repeating a prayer. It is about regeneration. It is about the dead being made alive by sovereign grace. It is about a heart of stone replaced with a heart of flesh. And when God does that work, it is done forever. THE GOD WHO SAVES DOES NOT FAIL TO KEEP

Salvation is never portrayed in Scripture as a joint effort. It is the Lord’s work from beginning to end.

Jesus said, “All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out” (John 6:37). He does not say “might not.” He says “never.” The same chapter says, “This is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me” (John 6:39).

Again, in John 10:28 Jesus says, “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and NO ONE WILL SNATCH THEM OUT OF MY HAND.”

Not even they themselves.

If salvation depended on us holding on to Christ, we would lose Him a thousand times a day. But it is He who holds us.

The Shadow and the Substance 🧵

The Calendar of Redemption

God did not create time for man to fill it with rituals of his own making. From the very beginning, He wrote His redemptive plan into Israel’s calendar, not as empty observances, but as shadows pointing to a coming substance. These feasts were rehearsals, dress rehearsals for the true fulfilment that would come in Christ. As Paul wrote in Colossians 2:16-17, “Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.”

In this thread, we will walk through each of the seven major feasts given to Israel in Leviticus 23. We will not examine them as cultural artefacts or mere history, but as the sacred blueprint of God's redemptive drama, fulfilled in Jesus. If we fail to see Christ in them, we have missed their purpose entirely. Each feast is a shadow, but the shadow only makes sense when the Light finally stands before it. Passover

Leviticus 23:5 - “In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is the Lord’s Passover.”

The Passover was not man’s invention. It was God's answer to death. In Exodus 12, God instructed the Israelites to sacrifice a lamb without blemish and mark their doorposts with its blood. The judgment of God would pass over every house sheltered under that blood.

This was not just about Israel’s exodus. It was about a greater deliverance to come. Paul makes it plain in 1 Corinthians 5:7 - “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.” Just as Israel was spared from wrath by the blood of a lamb, so we are spared eternal judgment by the blood of Christ.

He was crucified during Passover week (Matthew 26:2). Not a single bone of His body was broken (John 19:36), fulfilling the requirements of the Passover lamb (Exodus 12:46). Passover is not just history - it is prophecy fulfilled. Christ is the true Lamb who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29).

THE GOSPEL IN GENESIS 🧵

For many, the gospel starts with Matthew. But Jesus and the apostles never taught it that way. When Paul defines the gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, he says it is “according to the Scriptures” and the only “Scriptures” he had at the time were the Old Testament.

Genesis is not just the story of beginnings. It is the seedbed of the gospel. In its pages we see creation, fall, promise, covenant, sacrifice, and redemption, every thread that will be woven into the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.

If you remove the gospel from Genesis, you strip the Bible of its foundation. But if you see it there, you’ll never read the first book of the Bible the same way again. THE PROMISE IN THE GARDEN (GENESIS 3:15)

The gospel begins not in Bethlehem, but in Eden. The moment man falls, God speaks a promise, not to Adam, but to the serpent:

“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”

This is called the protoevangelium, the first gospel proclamation. The “seed of the woman” points to a child born not through ordinary human lineage. It points to the virgin birth of Christ. The bruised heel speaks of His suffering and death, and the crushed head of the serpent speaks of His decisive victory over Satan at the cross.

Before God pronounces judgment on Adam and Eve, He promises a Redeemer. Grace precedes wrath.

JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 🧵

Many Christians treat the Old Testament as background information, important, but not essential to knowing Christ. Yet Jesus Himself completely disagreed with that approach. After His resurrection, on the road to Emmaus, He rebuked His disciples for being slow to believe “all that the prophets have spoken” and then, “beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself” (Luke 24:25-27).

According to Jesus, the Old Testament is not simply Jewish history, it is His story. Every shadow, every prophecy, every covenant, every festival, and every sacrifice points to Him. If we miss this, we miss the heart of Scripture itself. JESUS IN CREATION AND THE FALL

In Genesis 1, Christ is not yet named, but He is there. John 1:1-3 reveals that the Word who was with God and was God is the One through whom all things were made. Colossians 1:16-17 says the same, Christ is the Creator and sustainer.

In Genesis 3, after Adam and Eve fell, the first promise of the gospel is given in verse 15, the seed of the woman would crush the serpent’s head. That is the first direct prophecy of Jesus. He would be born of a woman, without a human father, and destroy Satan’s power through His death and resurrection.

Even the garments God made for Adam and Eve from animal skins (Genesis 3:21) foreshadow the covering of righteousness that would come through Christ’s sacrifice.

“He Will Baptize You with the Holy Spirit and Fire”
What Did John the Baptist Mean? 🧵

It is one of the most quoted lines in pentecostal/charismatic circles. But also one of the most misunderstood.

John the Baptist said in Matthew 3:11: “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”

What did John mean by this? Was he speaking of two baptisms? One for power and one for judgment? Was he referring to Pentecost or something else? And who exactly was he speaking to?

Let’s walk through it slowly. The Audience: To Whom Was John Speaking?

John the Baptist was not addressing a group of Spirit-filled believers. He was speaking to Israel. Specifically, Matthew 3 shows that he was addressing both the crowds coming to be baptized for repentance, and the Pharisees and Sadducees who came out to observe him.

In verse 7, John turns to the religious leaders and says, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”

So the context is not empowerment but warning. He is preparing Israel for judgment. He is announcing the arrival of the Messiah. And he is telling them that this Messiah will separate the true from the false.

So already, this statement is not a soft word of encouragement... it is a dividing line.

🧵 Is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit a Separate Event?

Many charismatic and Pentecostal churches teach that Christians must seek a second experience called “the baptism of the Holy Spirit” often evidenced by tongues, falling, shaking, or fire.

But is this biblical? Let’s walk through it with Scripture and clarity. What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

In 1 Corinthians 12:13, Paul says: “For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.”

This is not a second event. This is salvation. At the moment a person is born again, they are baptized into Christ by the Spirit and become part of the body of Christ.

Every true believer has already been baptized by the Spirit. There are no second-class Christians waiting for a “next level.”

The Anointing - What it Is and What Its Not 🧵

The anointing is one of the most misunderstood concepts in modern Christianity, especially in Pentecostal and Charismatic circles. Today, it is portrayed as some mystical force, a spiritual electricity that knocks people to the ground, induces convulsions, causes fits of hysterical laughter, or manifests in bizarre, uncontrollable behaviour. Yet, nowhere in Scripture do we see the anointing displayed in this way.

Even more dangerous is the belief that the anointing is a physical sensation, a tingling feeling, goosebumps, or an emotional high. But feelings and emotions are not the measure of God’s power. Even unbelievers experience adrenaline rushes, and demonic spirits can counterfeit spiritual experiences (2 Corinthians 11:14). Many preachers today manipulate crowds with emotionalism and psychological tactics and then claim it as evidence of the anointing. But what does the Bible actually say? The Biblical Meaning of the Anointing

The word anoint simply means to smear or rub with oil. In Old Testament times, people, animals, and objects were literally anointed with oil for various purposes:

Sheep were anointed to protect them from pests.

Shields were anointed to prevent them from cracking (Isaiah 21:5).

Kings were anointed to rule (1 Samuel 16:13).

Priests were anointed for service (Exodus 29:7).

Prophets were anointed to proclaim God’s Word (1 Kings 19:16).

Even pagan kings like Cyrus were called God’s anointed (Isaiah 45:1).

The anointing was never about supernatural power but God’s appointment for a specific task. Those whom God appointed, He anointed.

DID ROME GIVE US THE BIBLE? 🧵

One of the boldest lies ever told is that the Roman Church gave the world the Bible. But truth doesn’t bow to tradition, and history doesn’t forget the blood-stained hands that once tried to keep that very Bible locked away in a language the people could not read.

Let’s trace the real story not Rome’s revision of it. First, the Old Testament.

Long before Peter ever stepped into Rome, the Hebrew Scriptures were already written, copied, and preserved by the Jews. By the time of Jesus, the Old Testament was complete and recognized. Jesus quoted from the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings as authoritative Scripture. He never said Rome gave them. He said, “It is written.”

The Greek Septuagint translation of the Old Testament was completed by Jewish scholars in Alexandria around 250 BC, not by any pope or council, but by those faithful to the covenant. The early church inherited this, not from Rome, but from the Jews.

HOW ROME CORRUPTED CHRISTIANITY

No man wakes up one morning and becomes a heretic. It begins with a glance away from Scripture, a small compromise, a tradition elevated, a silence tolerated. And slowly, the plumb line is lost. This is the story of the Roman Church. Not a fall in a day but a slow, deliberate replacement of truth with manmade religion.

Let us walk through the cold trail of history and see how the Roman Church took what was pure and turned it into something unrecognisable, not by denying the truth, but by covering it in tradition, power, and theological fog. One doctrine at a time. THE EXALTATION OF MARY

In the early centuries, Mary was honoured as the mother of Christ. But honour became obsession. The idea of Mary’s perpetual virginity arose in the second century, but it was not universally accepted. By the time of Ambrose and Jerome in the fourth century, it was being defended as orthodoxy.

In 431 AD, the Council of Ephesus declared Mary Theotokos (God-bearer). While this was meant to affirm Christ’s divinity, Rome hijacked it to elevate Mary. Slowly, she was no longer just the humble servant of God. She was being called Queen of Heaven.

By the Middle Ages, prayers to Mary were common. Pope Leo X approved the Ave Maria as liturgy in the early 1500s. In 1854, Pope Pius IX declared the Immaculate Conception of Mary (that she was conceived without sin). In 1950, Pope Pius XII added the Assumption of Mary into heaven. None of these are found in Scripture. Not one.

What began as respect turned into idolatry. She was made co-redemptrix, mediatrix, advocate. But Paul said “there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). Rome ignored this and gave her a throne beside the Son of God.

Who Gave Us the Bible? - A Thread 🧵

You’ve heard the claim—usually spoken with misplaced confidence:

“You Protestants wouldn’t even have a Bible if it weren’t for Rome.”

It sounds persuasive... until you actually open a Bible—or a history book.

Let’s set the record straight.

Let’s walk through the facts, the Scriptures, and the historical record.

And let’s shatter this myth—once and for all. 👇 No, Rome did not give us the Bible.

God gave us the Bible.

“All Scripture is breathed out by God…” — 2 Timothy 3:16

The Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit, written by prophets and apostles, and recognized by the people of God long before Rome ever held a council.

The Evolution of Roman Catholic Dogmas vs. the Unchanging Word of God - A Thread 🧵

The Roman Church claims to be the Church—built on Peter, sustained by apostolic succession, and entrusted with infallible truth. But history tells a different story.

What we see is not continuity with Christ and His apostles—but corruption, contradiction, and creeping inventions.

Let’s walk through it—doctrine by doctrine—and test Rome’s claims by the infallible standard of God’s Word. FOUNDATION OR FICTION?

Rome says its authority rests on Peter as the "rock" (Matthew 16:18), and thus the pope is Christ’s vicar.

But Scripture teaches that the Church’s only foundation is Christ:

“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 3:11

Peter himself calls Jesus the cornerstone (1 Peter 2:6) and never refers to himself as a pope. Paul rebukes Peter (Galatians 2:11–14), proving that no apostle was infallible.

The Church is built on Christ and the teaching of all apostles, not on a single man.

The Roman Add-ons to the Gospel 🧵

Rome doesn’t deny the gospel.

It buries it.

Here are 7 major Roman Catholic add-ons to the gospel of Jesus Christ — each one distorting the truth and replacing grace with bondage.

Let’s walk through each — with Scripture and history. 1. Justification: Once for All, or a Lifelong Process?

Rome’s teaching:
Justification is infused at baptism and then must be preserved and increased through works, sacraments, penance, and cooperation with grace.

🔹 Council of Trent, Session 6, Canon 24 (1547):

"If anyone says that the justice received is not preserved and also increased before God through good works... let him be anathema."

Rome turns justification into a moral transformation plus continual effort. It's never final.

Biblical teaching:
Justification is a legal declaration, by which God counts the believer righteous through faith alone, based on the finished work of Christ.

“We hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.” —Romans 3:28

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God.” —Romans 5:1

🟥 Justification is not a process, it’s a status granted instantly and permanently through faith. Sanctification follows it — it doesn’t maintain or secure it.