Dawn-
The Bible proves that Jesus is God. This is the key teaching of the Bible, which is clearly taught in the Authorized Version of the Bible. Because Jehovah's Witnesses have no accepted this doctrine, they have prepared their own translation, which greatly obscures this basic Biblical truth. But, even in their New World Translation, this doctrine can be clearly seen by simply examining the Bible's teaching on who God and Jesus are. If every quality and attribute possessed by God is also possessed by Jesus, then Jesus Himself must be God.
I'll begin with a scriptural comparison of the the Bible says Jesus is and who the Bible says that God (or Jehovah) is.
Who Will Judge us?
"For Jehovah is our judge," Isa. 33:22
"For God himself is Judge." Psalms 50:6
"I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is destined to judge the living and the dead." 2 Timoty 4:1
Who is the sheperd?
"Jehovah is my Shepherd." Psalms 23:1
"I (Jesus) am the fine shepherd." John 10:11
Who is the light of the world?
"Jehovah is my light..." Psalms 27:1
"... although I dwell in the darkness, Jehovah will be a light to me." Micha 7:8
"Therefore Jesus spoke again to them, saying: 'I am the light of the world.'" John 8:12
Whose judgement seat will be appear before?
"For we shall all stand before the judgement seat of God." Rom. 14:10
"For we must all be made manifest before the judgement seat of the Christ." 2 Cor. 5:10.
Whose name do we use in baptism?
"And Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying... Go therefore and make disciples of peopole of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit." Matt. 28:18
"Peter (said) to them: 'Repent and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ..." Acts 2:38.
"On hearing this, the got baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus." Acts 19:5.
Who sent the Holdy Spirit?
"And I will request the Father and he will give y ou another helper to be with you forever, the spirit of truth." John 14:16-17.
"When the helper arrives that I will send you from the Father, the spirit of the truth." John 15:26.
Who is the King of the Jews?
"This is what Jehovah has said, the King of Israel..." Isa. 44:6
"Jehovah is our King;" Isa. 33:22
"Also, they posted above his head the charge against him, in writing: "This is Jesus the King of the Jews." Matt. 27:37
Who raised Jesus from the dead?
"whereas you killed the Chief Agent of life. But God raised him up from the dead," Acts 3:15
"through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him up from the dead," Galatians 1:1
"In answer Jesus said to them: 'Break down this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.' (21) but he was talking about the temple of his body." John 2:19, 21
Jehovah and Jesus the Creator
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Gen. 1:1
"Of course, every house is constructed by someone, but he that constructed all things is God." Heb. 3:4
"But with reference to the Son... And: 'You, O Lord, founded the earth at the beginning, and the heavens are works of your hands." Heb 1:8&10.
Jehovah and Jesus are "Lord of Lords"
"For Jehovah YOUR God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, mighty and fear-inspiring God." Deut. 10:17
".. and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are," 1 Cor. 8:6
Jehovah and Jesus are the first and the Last
"This is what Jehovah has said, the King of Israel and the Repurchaser of him, Jehovah of armies: 'I am the first and I am the last, and besides me there is no God.'" Isa. 44:6
"'I am the Alpha and the Omega,' says Jehovah God, 'the One who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty.'" Rev. 1:8
"And when I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. And he laid his right hand upon me and said: 'Do not be fearful. I am the First and the Last, and the living one; and <b>I became dead</b>, but look! I am living for ever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.'" Rev. 1:17-18 and Rev 22:12-13, 20
Jehovah and Jesus are "One God"
"I am Jehovah, and there is no one else. With the exception of me there is no God." Isa 45:5
"For there has been a child born to us, there has been a son given to us, and the princely rule will come to be upon his shoulder. And his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Father for eternity, Prince of Peace..." Isa. 9:6
"... and they will certainly support themselves upon Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, in trueness. A mere remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the Mighty God" Isa. 10:20-21
See now that I-I am he. And there are no gods together with me. Deut 32:39
"'You are my witnesses,' is the utterance of Jehovah ... Before me there was no God formed, and after me there continued to be none." Isa 43:10
"For even though There are those who are called 'gods', whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many 'gods' and many 'lords', there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him, and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are, and we through him." 1 Cor. 8:5-6
Jehovah and Jesus are the Savior
"I-I am Jehovah, and besides me there is no savior." Isa 43:11
"... is is not I, Jehovah, besides whom there is no other God; a righteous God and a Savior, there being none excepting me?" Isa. 45:21
"let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene... there is no salvation in anyone else, for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved." Acts 4:10,12
"... under command of our Saviour, God;" Tit. 1:3
"... God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior." Tit. 1:4
"... so that they may adorn the teaching of our Savior, God, in all things" Tit. 2:10
"... our Savior Christ Jesus" Tit. 2:13
This is by no means the end of the list. The list of who Christ is goes on and on. Every attribute of God is also ascribed to Christ. Therefore, Jesus Christ Himself must be more than a mere man. Men do not possess all the qualities of God. Only God Himself can possess all the qualities of God. Therefore, Jesus Christ Himself must be the One True God. Though the JWs deny this, their own Bible clearly teaches it, as does the King James Bible and every other translation.
I hope this has provided some insight on the trinity. I have not covered the Holy Spirit in this post but there is evidence that the Holy Spirit is part of the "Triune God". And, by "Triune God" and I don't mean that God is some 3-headed being or monster.
One final word...
"Whosoever ... abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God." 2 John 9
Brian
