"Now, in the word of God we are expressly taught that 'the Lord our God is one God;' and we are also taught that Jesus Christ is God.
"'Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.'
"Then, in the sad story of Ananias and Sapphira, Peter said to the former,—
"'Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost. Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.'
"The Bible abounds in passages teaching this doctrine, such as these: Christ says,—
"'I and my Father are one.'
"Paul writes to the Philippians,—
"'Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus; who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.'
"'God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name, that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.'"
"And it is equally explicit with reference to the Holy Ghost," added Mr. Dermott. "John says,—
"'There are three that bear record in heaven,—the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost,—and these three are one.'