The Trinity Doctrine and how we know God

When we understand who Jesus is, we understand who God is.

"Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”  Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?" -- John 14:8-9

This is the affect of the Trinity doctrine on an ex-Jehovah's Witness: 

Instead of seeing God as a distant dictator who sent others to do His dirty work, we see God coming to us, He loves us so much that He was willing to give up His glory, walk among us, eat with us, touch us... and even wash our feet, even when He knew we wold betray Him. The Trinity doctrine causes us to realize that God does not sit on a distant throne giving orders to others and expecting us to struggle, struggle, struggle to Him. No... He comes to us.  Jesus ate dinner with thieving tax collectors, prostitutes, and dispicable cowards. Jesus was not proud, constantly judging in a harsh manner.   Jesus said that He came to save us rather than to condemn or destroy us, and He proved it with His actions. The Trinity doctrine makes us more like Christ because it teaches us who God is.

Does your God wash feet? Love and help sinners? Do you?

The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being,- Hebrews 1:3

Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God,

did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant,

being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man,

he humbled himself - Philippians 2:5-8

Jesus replied. "If you knew me, you would know my Father also."- John 8:19
The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.- John 12:45

We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ.- 1 John 5:20

Do you have fellowship with Jesus?

Jehovah's Witnesses don't have their own Bible, right? They use a variety of translations and look up the meaning of Greek and Hebrew in order to get an accurate understanding. Let's do this now with 1 Corinthians 1:9:

English Standard Version (©2001) God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. New American Standard Bible (©1995) God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.) God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. International Standard Version (©2008) Faithful is the God by whom you were called into fellowship with his son Jesus the Messiah, our Lord. Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010) God is faithful, for by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Yeshua The Messiah Our Lord. American Standard Version God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Douay-Rheims Bible God is faithful: by whom you are called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Darby Bible Translation God is faithful, by whom ye have been called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. English Revised Version God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Webster's Bible Translation God is faithful, by whom ye were called to the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Weymouth New Testament God is ever true to His promises, and it was by Him that you were, one and all, called into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. World English Bible God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Young's Literal Translation faithful is God, through whom ye were called to the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord. fellowship: Greek koinōnia fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, intercourse a) the share which one has in anything, participation b) intercourse, fellowship, intimacy that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. -1 John1:3 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. - 1John1:6-7 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. - John 17:3 know: Greek ginōskō  "and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son." Matthew 1:25 Do you have fellowship with Jesus?