Examine the Verse
"Matthew 28:19"
This verse is claimed to provide the basis of the Trinitarian belief
that God is the Triune God, existing as three persons―God the Father,
God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, but one being.

	"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"...  (Matthew 28:19, New King James Version)
	Trinitarian Belief in God and Jesus Christ:  Trinitarians believe in the Trinity, that God is the "Triune God" existing as three persons― God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, but one being. All three are eternal with no beginning. Members of the Trinity are co-equal and co-eternal, one in essence, nature, power, action, and will. Trinitarians believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal second person "God the Son", who took on a human body and nature and became both man and God.  Thus is Jesus is fully man and fully God simultaneously.
	Apostle's admonition, warning and unique way of teaching: 1. No prophecy of scripture is a matter of personal interpretation. (II Pt. 1:20, NAB) 2. Do not go beyond  what is written. (I Cor. 4:6, NIV)  3. We do not use words of human wisdom. We speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. (1 Cor. 2:13, NLT)

	Points to Consider:
	1. Notice that Jesus Himself is talking in the above verse and He told His disciples: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". . . .  Jesus is clearly talking about baptism and not about the Trinity. 2.  How can the above verse provide the basis of the Trinity doctrine when the verse do not mention that the three persons are one being or one God? Does mentioning the "name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" in the same verse make them one God? Is that not going beyond what is written and/or personally interpreting the verse? 4.  How can the above verse be made as a basis of the the Trinity doctrine when the verse do not even mention any of the Trinitarian elements, that the three persons are co-equal, co-eternal; one in essence, action, power and will? 5.  Is the above verse really about the Trinity doctrine or a baptismal formula?
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	Matthew 28:19 in other versions of the Bible:
	Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (King James Version) So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Easy to Read Version) Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them nto the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (Amplified Bible) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (New International Version) Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. (New Living Translation) Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, (Good News Translation)

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