Go baptise them in the name of Larry ,Curly & Moe are the 3 stooges one person?

When considering personal names, it is important to note that the personal name of the Father (Rev. 14:1) is clearly assigned to God (Rev. 3:12) whereas the personal name of Christ is not. And the Father is the God of the Son.

But even more significant (for the topic of this message) in these scriptures which show the importance of the personal name of God and the personal name of Christ (two distinctly separate names) is the fact that no mention whatsoever is made of the personal name of the holy spirit.

The holy spirit is never called by a personal name throughout the entire Bible, and Matt. 28:19 is the only instance of 'onoma' being applied to the holy spirit at all.

This would be an unforgivable slighting of the True God if the holy spirit were truly a person who is God (or 1/3 God, or anything else trinitarians want it to be), but it would be exactly what would be expected if the only true God were the Father alone (Jehovah alone), and if the Christ and savior were Jesus alone, and if the holy spirit were not a person but God's active force and therefore had no personal name.

W. E. Vine, the NT language expert who is so highly respected by trinitarians tells us that Bible phrases beginning "in the name of..." indicate that the secondary meaning of "authority" or "power" was intended by the Bible writer. - p. 772, Vine. Therefore, Matt. 28:19 actually means: "baptizing them in recognition of the power [or the authority] of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy spirit."

The fact that "name" is singular at Matt. 28:19 is only further proof that "authority" or "power" was meant and not a personal name. If more than one person is involved, then the plural "names" would be used (compare Rev. 21:12). Even trinitarians admit that their God is composed of 3 separate persons. And each one of those "persons" has his own personal name (except, as we have seen, the holy spirit really does not)! Therefore, if personal names were intended here for these three different "persons," the plural "names" would have been used in this scripture.

Since it clearly means "in recognition of the power, or authority of," it is perfectly correct to use "name" in the singular. In fact, it must be used that way. We even recognize this in our own language today. We say, for example, "I did it in the name [singular] of love, humanity, and justice."

If Jesus were really saying that Jehovah, Jesus, and the holy spirit had personal names and these names must be used during baptism, he would have used the plural word "names" at Matt. 28:19. And we would see the Father's personal name ("Jehovah" - Is. 63:16; 64:8 - Ps. 83:18 and Luke 1:32 - Exodus 3:15 and Acts 3:13) and the Son's personal name ("Jesus" - Luke 1:31, 32) and the holy spirit's personal name ("?") all being used in Christian baptism ceremonies for the past 1900 years.

LOL, please read this Psalm 83:18 That people may know that you, whose name is Jehovah,

You alone are the Most High over all the earth.

Allow me explain this to you all; Do you all see 83:18 said, Jesus and Holy Spirit?

So that don't mean it is trinity. Because those men in the past think they know everything about God, Jesus and Holy Spirit but they don't know what they are taking about because trinity is made up by men.

Actually Jehovah God is the only ONE God!!!!!!

I have read the Bible and Jesus kept saying he is not God or hasn't said he is God. My point is Mark 10:18 is already gave you perfect explanation about God is good and just one; So, how does this Mark 10:18 has to do with trinity?

Like what LD said, " It sounds more like three different identities. How does three names prove the trinity? .......

If I might play "Trinitarians' Advocate" for a moment, Trinitarians do not believe that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are "one person." They believe that God is "one being who exists as three persons."

The full summation of Trinitarian doctrine is: "one God who exists as three coequal, coeternal, and constubstantial Persons while still remaining only one God." Some who claim to believe in the Trinity have variations on this view, but that is the official modern doctrine of Trinitarianism.

Not saying I believe it's true. I do not. But that is the official position of Trinitarians.

Three names prove nothing except three entities, nothing more. Go to the cities of Sydney, Perth and Paddington. Three cities mentioned at one time. Doesn't make the all the same city, or parts of one city, does it?

Larry, Curly and Moe are men.

Father, Son and Holy Spirit are God. 3 Persons in one God, incomparable to the Stooges.

The use of those 3 names by Jesus shows they share importance and reverence. God is the only one who provides salvation to mankind. It would be completely meaningless to baptize someone in the name of a mere man for a man cannot provide redemption.

Men have sought for answers to that question for centuries, but now we have the answer and it is very simple and is the only answer that could validly be applied to the Trinity.

Lone, you can argue this until you're blue in the face. But if the love of the father isn't in them, they will never see the truth.

Don't know specially when the 3 don't have the same level of power or nature

If not equal how could they be one and the same person? And this is only talking of two not equal persons! If three are to be equal where is the proof of that three equal persons below? NOT!

Mark 13:32

King James Bible

But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. [Not equal]

American King James Version

But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. [Not equal]

American Standard Version

But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. [Not equal]

John 14:28

King James Bible

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. [Not equal]

American King James Version

You have heard how I said to you, I go away, and come again to you. If you loved me, you would rejoice, because I said, I go to the Father: for my Father is greater than I. [Not equal]

American Standard Version

Ye heard how I said to you, I go away, and I come unto you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced, because I go unto the Father: for the Father is greater than I. [Not equal]

Mark 10:18

King James Bible

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

[Not equal]

American King James Version

And Jesus said to him, Why call you me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

[Not equal]

American Standard Version

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good save one, even God.

[Not equal]

Need the Bible say more? Jesus is the Son of God not Jehovah the Almighty God himself!

"I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob".

See, all singular, that means all three are the same guy.

A guy who is his own father and grandfather. It all makes sense now!