---
title: The Trinity Is Pagan
url: https://jw-apologetics.app/playbooks/trinity-is-pagan/
markdown: https://jw-apologetics.app/playbooks/trinity-is-pagan.md
type: playbook
perspective: Protestant (historic Nicene) response to Jehovah's Witness teaching
jw_source: Reasoning From the Scriptures, pp. 405-412
doctrines: [Jesus Is a Created Being]
index: https://jw-apologetics.app/llms.txt
---

# The Trinity Is Pagan

JWs are taught that the Trinity is a pagan concept adopted by apostate Christianity from Babylon and Egypt.

## Recognition Signals

- "The Trinity is pagan"
- "Three gods"
- "If Jesus is God who was he praying to?"
- "Jesus never claimed to be God"

## Their Proof Texts

- [John 1:1](https://jw-apologetics.app/verses/john-1-1.md)

## Doctrines Being Pushed

- [Jesus Is a Created Being](https://jw-apologetics.app/doctrines/created-jesus.md)

## Counter-Arguments (Recommended Order)

1. [El Gibbor — The Mighty God](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/el-gibbor.md) — Isaiah 9:6 / Isaiah 10:21
2. [Ego Eimi — 'I AM'](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/ego-eimi.md) — John 8:58
3. [Jesus Shared Jehovah's Glory](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/john17-glory.md) — John 17:5
4. [Jesus as Alpha and Omega](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/alpha-omega.md) — Revelation 22:12–16
5. [The Law of Agency Doesn't Work](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/law-of-agency.md) — Agents Are Never Called God
6. [Irenaeus Believed Jesus Is God](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/early-church-fathers-irenaeus.md) — Against Heresies — In Context
7. [Thomas' Confession: My Lord and My God](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/john20-28-thomas.md) — John 20:28
8. [The Father Calls the Son 'God'](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/hebrews1-8-throne.md) — Hebrews 1:8 quoting Psalm 45:6
9. [Prayer to Jesus in the New Testament](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/prayer-to-jesus.md) — Acts 7:59, Revelation 22:20, 2 Corinthians 12:8
10. [The Exact Representation Problem](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/heb1-3-psalm89-contradiction.md) — Hebrews 1:3 vs Psalm 89:6
11. [Jesus Forgives Sins — Only God Can Do That](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/jesus-forgives-sins.md) — Mark 2:5-12
12. [Jehovah Alone Is Saviour — Yet Jesus Saves](https://jw-apologetics.app/arguments/isaiah43-saviour.md) — Isaiah 43:11 / Acts 4:12 / Titus 2:13