The Father is Not the Son

By Ramon D. Smullin

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890828076
• ISBN13: 9781890828073
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Envision Pub Services
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful book...........

that shows the ignorance or many Christians, and especially Mormon-bashers, who have no idea of how their doctrines developed. It is amazing to me how members of Protestant sects who get most of their doctrine from the Catholic church-- whom they also despise-who got it from the Jews, then modified Judaism with a little Greek philosophy infused with some Oriental thoughts, and writings of the Patristic Fathers--again those Catholics of that other despised church--can find so much fault with others. I have paraphrased below some of what is in the books "The Father is Not the Son", and a very small amount from, "How Greek Philosophy Corrupted the Christian Concept of God." Other comments about "Mormon-bashing" are my own. These worshippers of that silliest of all doctrines, the Trinity, have taken the writings of "Fathers" like Augustine, who made changes because they thought there were errors in existing Christian doctrine, and made the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost into part of the same substance, and even made up the word "homoousios", which is not found in the Bible, to support this doctrine. Trinitarian doctrines cannot be found in the New Testament. If the Trinitarian doctrines cannot be found in the Bible, then Jesus Christ and his apostles did not teach those doctrines. If Jesus Christ and his apostles did not teach them, then belief in them is not mandatory for salvation. If Trinitarian doctrines are not mandatory for salvation, then they cannot be used to judge if one person, or church, belongs in the Christian community. And yet both Catholics and Protestants have persecuted, executed, tortured, and burned supposed "heretics" who do not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity. This is the major issue and the biggest reason for all the persecution these churches have visited upon those who think differently for two thousand years. The teachings of the Fathers do establish that the teachings of the Catholic Church are very old, but they also establish that those doctrines have been changed many times since the time of Christ. Although Protestant churches do not venerate the teachings of the Fathers, they do accept the definitions of the Trinity, which these fathers formulated. So, there we have it; the Protestants referring to the writings of the Fathers of the Church they despise, and also write against. Now, here's the ugly part of what this doctrine has caused Protestants to do: For two thousand years any Christian who dared to question this doctrine has been persecuted. As one pamphlet entitled "The Trail of Blood", published by an honest Baptist Church, has said, "Rivers of blood" have been shed over this doctrine. But neither force nor ridicule can establish the validity of an idea.

Fascinating look at true agenda of Trinitarian Fathers

I had never thought much about what the Trinity was or even how it came to be, so when the opportunity to read this book came along, I immediately found myself hooked. The concept of a Father/Son/Holy Ghost "substance" which is three yet one is as hypocritical as the methods and philosophy behind the Trinity itself. Ex: Who would have thought that the infiltration of heretical beliefs into Christianity would have resulted in a bitter Athanasius vs. Arius battle that would divide an empire through murder, betrayal, and hidden agendas? The incredible documentation and excerpts speak for themselves, and Smullin had to do very little explaining to convince of me that the substitution of a loving Heavenly Father, son Jesus Christ, and Holy Ghost for a selfish state of nothingness or a vengeful God intent on "using" humanity (per Augustine) goes against that which Jesus taught. The authors of the Creeds condemn themselves by their own words. I was amazed at the almost anti-Christian roots of a belief which is so widely clung to acros the world. I heartily recommend this book for any scholar of Christianity.

Well documented explanation of the nature of the Godhead!

Mr. Smullin has done an outstanding job on researching this book! He has found numerous quotes and histories of how the once simple truth of the Godhead has been distorted to the belief in the Trinity. Many of the quotes in this book have been documented back to the 1800's, 1700's and even as early as the 1600's. This book is well worth the time in reading if you're interested in the truth.