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“When we shall have done away with the incomprehensible jargon of the Trinitarian arithmetic, that three are one and one is three; when we shall have knocked down the artificial scaffolding, reared to mask from view the simple structure of Jesus; when, in short, we shall have unlearned everything which has been taught since his day, and got back to the pure and simple

Thomas Jefferson “When we shall have done away with the incomprehensible jargon of the Trinitarian arithmetic, that three are one and one is three; when

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When we shall have done away with the incomprehensible jargon of the Trinitarian arithmetic, that three are one and one is three; when we shall have knocked down the artificial scaffolding, reared to mask from view the simple structure of Jesus; when, in short, we shall have unlearned everything which has been taught since his day, and got back to the pure and simple doctrines he inculcated, we shall then be truly and worthily his disciples. Thomas Jefferson

1Allah is one, he does not beget nor is he begotten and there is none like him. Surah 1122No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him: (if there were many gods), behold each god would have taken away what he had created and lorded it over the others! Surah 23:91Do not say Three Surah 4:171Allah, Mary, Jesus Surah 5:73, 75, 1163NOTHINGChaosPowerLoveWhat was there in the beginning?4NOTHING5NOTHING

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9NOTHINGIts like everything is pointless if you just take a step back and look at it.

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15Power"Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing,Stephen Hawking

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17Power18LoveJohn 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men.19LoveGod / Father

Word / God / Jesus Christ / the Only SonHoly Spirit / Counsellor

20LoveTri - UnityThree Personsunited in love21LoveJohn 114 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.22LoveJohn 112 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-- 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.23NOTHINGLoveChaosPowerWhat was there in the beginning?24If God is not Trinity...Jesus is, at best, a Prophet...Jesus is, at best, our Example...God is, at best, a distant Benefactor...Ultimate reality is not love...God is a prisoner of his transcendence...25Trinity is good news...God is love and we are invited26