Is CHRISTIANITY MONOTHEISM?

Question

Chrs have 3 gods. Jesus, Father, and Holy Spirit.
Why do they still call it monotheism?

I think Islam is monotheism.
Judaism too?

They call part of One God?

So God is a system?

It's still not a monotheism.

Answer 1

no it's just one God.... Jesus and the Holy Spirit don't qualify as God

Answer 2

The word "trinity" is a term used to denote the Christian doctrine that God exists as a unity of three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each of the persons is distinct from the other, yet identical in essence. In other words, each is fully divine in nature, but each is not the totality of the Trinity. Each has a will, loves, and says "I", and "You" when speaking. The Father is not the same person as the Son who is not the same person as the Holy Spirit who is not the same person as the Father. Each is divine, yet there are not three gods, but one God. There are three individual subsistences, or persons. The word "subsistence" means something that has a real existence. The word "person" denotes individuality and self awareness. The Trinity is three of these, though the latter term has become the dominant one used to describe the individual aspects of God known as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Included in the doctrine of the Trinity is a strict monotheism which is the teaching that there exists in all the universe a single being known as God who is self-existent and unchangeable (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8). Therefore, it is important to note that the doctrine of the trinity is not polytheistic as some of its critics proclaim. Trinitarianism is monotheistic by definition and those who claim it is polytheistic demonstrate a lack of understanding of what it really is.

The Trinity
God is three persons
Each person is divine
There is only one God.
Many theologians admit that the term "person" is not a perfect word to describe the three individual aspects/foci found in God. When we normally use the word person, we understand it to mean physical individuals who exist as separate beings from other individuals. But in God there are not three entities, nor three beings. God, is a trinity of persons consisting of one substance and one essence. God is numerically one. Yet, within the single divine essence are three individual subsistences that we call persons.

Each of the three persons is completely divine in nature though each is not the totality of the Godhead.
Each of the three persons is not the other two persons.
Each of the three persons is related to the other two, but are distinct from them.
The word "trinity" is not found in the Bible. But this does not mean that the concept is not taught there. The word "bible" is not found in the Bible either, but we use it anyway. Likewise, the words "omniscience," which means "all knowing," "omnipotence," which means "all powerful," and "omnipresence," which means "present everywhere," are not found in the Bible either. But we use these words to describe the attributes of God. So, to say that the Trinity isn't true because the word isn't in the Bible is an invalid argument.

Is there subordination in the Trinity?

There is, apparently, a subordination within the Trinity in regard to order but not substance or essence. We can see that the Father is first, the Son is second, and the Holy Spirit is third. The Father is not begotten, but the Son is (John 3:16). The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father (John 5:26). The Father sent the Son (1 John 4:10). The Son and the Father send the Holy Spirit (John 14:26; 15:26). The Father creates (Isaiah 44:24), the Son redeems (Gal. 3:13), and the Holy Spirit sanctifies (Rom. 15:16).
This subordination of order does not mean that each of the members of the Godhead are not equal or divine. For example, we see that the Father sent the Son. But this does not mean that the Son is not equal to the Father in essence and divine nature. A wife is to be subject to her husband but this does not negate her humanity, essence, or equality. By further analogy, a king and his servant both share human nature. Yet, the king sends the servant to do his will. Jesus said, "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me" (John 6:38). Does this mean that the one sent must, therefore, be of different nature than the one who sent him? Of course not.
Critics of the Trinity will see this subordination as proof that the Trinity is false. They reason that if Jesus were truly God, then He would be completely equal to God the Father in all areas and would not, therefore, be subordinate to the Father in any way. But this objection is not logical. If we look at the analogy of the king and in the servant we certainly would not say that the servant was not human because he was sent. Being sent does not negate sameness in essence. Therefore, the fact that the Son is sent does not mean that He is not divine any more than when my wife sends me to get bread, I am not human.


Some say that we (humans) are body soul & spirit. Body , mind & spirit. Are we 3? Cmon it is a difficult concept but the only one that makes sense. Do you think? Do you have a conscience? Do you move from place to place ? if you just said yes . . . then you are 3 people. Thats ridicoulous.

Answer 3

God is a trinity. the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are all parts of God. It equals up to one God, three parts, and is therefore monotheism.

Answer 4

Yes, Christianity is a form of monotheism (which means, "one god). Christians claim that the One God is made known to us in three distinct ways...the Father (Creator), Son (Redeemer) and Holy Spirit (Sustainer).

And, yes, Islam and Judaism are also monotheistic religions.

Answer 5

It is MONOTHEISM. no reservation what so ever about that. Read in Bible, John. In English or other languages is not very clear. If you read it in Greek, which is the original language, it is more than obvious.
In order to clarify it further, Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the three dimensions of THE ONE GOD.

Answer 6

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are referred to as a tripartite soul. The Doxology ends "God in three persons, blessed trinity."

People of faith speak of God and Jesus separately, depending on the context, and sometimes feel more comfortable praying to God or Jesus specifically, but they are considered a single entity.

Answer 7

The reason christians refer to our one God in three persons is so that we have a fuller picture of who God really is. I as one person are different things to different people, to my children I an a Dad, to my Wife a husband, to my work mates a colleague, and that is just a sample of the many things I am to many people. This is how it is with a loving God that wants a personal relationship with his creation. How can we relate with a God that created the universe and has existed forever and will exist forever. This is beyond human comprehension, That is why Jesus the Human face of God came to dwell amongst us so that we could relate to God. And then we have the Holy Spirit so that God could touch all of us and keep us near to his heart. This explanation only scratches the surface of who God really is, but it is a start.

Answer 8

Jesus is God
The Father is God
The Holy Spirit is God
The Creator is God
The Word is God
The Comforter is God
The Son of Man is God
I AM is God
The Lion of Judah is God
YAHWEH is God

and so on and so forth

Christianity is monotheistic because there is only one true God

(Allah does not exist and the Jewish God is the same as the Christian God)

Answer 9

Yes.
In Christianity - there is only one God. However, they are 3 three independent entities (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) and not three views of the same person who are united thus representing one God.

Another way of looking at this is if your mom and dad were completely united in everything - as far as you are concerned, they would be one.

Answer 10

yes, monotheism means believing in one god

Jesus, Father, and Holy Spirit is all parts of the one god.