It is not to be found in the Bible at all. What is there where it says The Father, Son, And Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit Are One is a spurious text. This was added to the Bible by believers in the trinity. Trinity is not found in the Bible anyplace.
In the original texts (English Translation), it does say that Jesus said "The Father And I Are One," but that only means that Jesus and His Father thought the same just as you could say I and my dad are one. It doesn't mean you ARE your dad. It means that you believe the same things and like the same things. People tried to worship Jesus and He said that people should not do that but worship the Father (Psalms 83:18 in the King James Bible says the one over all the earth is Jehovah (English Translation of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH or Yahweh).
As for the Holy Spirit. It is NOT a living thing. It is God's active force that He uses to get His will accomplished.
Think about this. If they are all 3 the same then that means that they are all God and when Jesus died on the torture stake, that would not leave anyone to run things in the universe and certainly nobody to resurrect Jesus.
Jesus told his followers to worship His God when He said to worship your God and My God.
The Bible teaches us that after Armageddon and the final test when all humans are perfect like Adam was and people will choose to worship God or follow Satan who will then be released for a little while, the Bible says, that after that, running the kingdom for a thousand years, Jesus will turn the kingdom back over to his Father so that God could be all things to everyone.
Another thing that proves that they are not all the same is what Jesus called his Father. In one place in the Bible, Jesus was praying to His Father, and he said Abba Father. Abba translates into English as Papa or Daddy. That is how close a relationship God and Jesus have. Jesus would not have said that if all three were the same thing. Why would he call Himself Daddy or Papa, and right before Jesus was put to death, he prayed so hard that his sweat became blood, and He prayed that God would allow him to live, but He also prayed that God's will would take place exactly as planned, and he was not afraid even though He was tortured to death on the torture stake.
2006-06-30 12:41:34
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answered by fingerpicknboys 3
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I am an agnostic -- so I don't believe in this.
However, having been raised Catholic & studied religion for 16 years -- I probably know more about the history of Christianity than the average person.
Catholics and Protestants are different in their views. Protestants believe that the word of God stopped with St Irenius putting together the Bible (except for the fact that Martin Luther threw out several books). Catholics, on the other hand, believe in both The Holy Bible and The Holy Teachings. These teachings fall into two categories: Those that follow logically from the Bible and those that are inspired by God.
Most of the justification for the Trinity come from The Holy Teachings.
But there is some justification from the Bible. In the Old Testament, Moses is told that there is only one God. In the new Testament, we are introduced to Jesus and The Holy Spirit. The only way that the Bible can stay consistent is if the three are all the same being.
2006-06-30 20:31:40
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answered by Ranto 7
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It does not come right out and say it, but it does give clues. In John after Jesus is baptized He is coming out of the water, as the Holy Spirit comes down and the Father speaks. In Genesis When God is speaking about creating man he said "let US make man in OUR image".
Jesus himself says that unless He goes away the Holy Spirit cannot come to do His work. Plus the word used for God in the Hebrew/Aramaic text was a plural not singular.
There are many more. But where there would be just one place, there really is not that says it. It is one of those things that has to taken or believed by Faith.
Okay the person that answered the question right above me has it. I forgot about that verse. But basically other than possibly that one, I do not recall any others.
2006-06-30 19:18:18
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answered by caedmonscall99 3
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Look in Genesis chapter one you will see that it was God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
God said, "The earth was empty, a formless mass cloaked in darkness. And the SPIRIT of God was hovering over its surface."
and"26 Then God said, "Let US make people F2 in our image, to be like ourselves."
Then look at John 1
1 In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 He created everything there is. Nothing exists that he didn't make. 4 Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone.
5 The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. 6 God sent John the Baptist 7 to tell everyone about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8 John himself was not the light; he was only a witness to the light. 9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was going to come into the world. 10 But although the world was made through him, the world didn't recognize him when he came. 11 Even in his own land and among his own people, he was not accepted. 12 But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn! This is not a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan – this rebirth comes from God. 14 So the Word became human and lived here on earth among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. F1 And we have seen his glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father.
You can see that they are all one with God, three different personalities of one God.
2006-06-30 19:23:32
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answered by trulyblssd 3
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Ephesinas 4:4-6
2006-06-30 20:02:04
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answered by puppetplaceproduction2004 1
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1Corinthians 2:14 But a natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he is not able to know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it has been written, "He takes the wise in their own craftiness." (Job 5:13)
If you are truly seeking truth God will reveal it to you by HIs Spirit. If you are just trying to expose some presumed error in the Bible you prove the very scriptures you attempt to refute. God is the Source of all LOVE and with that love we wish to share truth with you.
2006-06-30 19:34:15
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answered by Anonymous
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You wont find it because its not there, the "holy trinity" was decided in a council i belive three or four centuries after christ, you can look for it becuse there is even this greek martir.. cant quite remember her name.. but it is there, look for it in the catholic encyclopedia
edit. later certain passages on the bible were translated (this was way before george's translation) to include it, so you will find some references in some bibles, thats it
2006-06-30 19:18:24
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answered by yupi666 2
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Jesus told his disciples to go and baptize in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Ghost and they did, they baptized in the name of Jesus Christ because that is the saving name of the one God!
Jesus said "When you've seen me, you've seen the Father".
Colossians 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily (speaking of Christ).
Many more, short space!
2006-06-30 19:42:54
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answered by Acts 2 38 3
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1Jo 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
http://www.biblebelievers.com/AllThis.html
2006-06-30 19:17:38
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answered by Anonymous
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There is no where in the bible that says that,it is people beliefs,they have Miss interpreted the scriptures in the bible.
2006-06-30 19:21:53
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answered by CHELA 3
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