Who is the author of Trinity?

Question

This thing confused so many Christians and still it's going on.
that's why they call it MYSTERY.
I doubt it was created by SATAN because--in BIBLE--
"For God is not the author of confusion".(Corinthians)

Answer 1

What is the origin of the Trinity doctrine?

The New Encyclopædia Britannica says: “Neither the word Trinity, nor the explicit doctrine as such, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord’ (Deut. 6:4). . . . The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and through many controversies. . . . By the end of the 4th century . . . the doctrine of the Trinity took substantially the form it has maintained ever since.”—(1976), Micropædia, Vol. X, p. 126.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “The formulation ‘one God in three Persons’ was not solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century. But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.”—(1967), Vol. XIV, p. 299.

In The Encyclopedia Americana we read: “Christianity derived from Judaism and Judaism was strictly Unitarian [believing that God is one person]. The road which led from Jerusalem to Nicea was scarcely a straight one. Fourth century Trinitarianism did not reflect accurately early Christian teaching regarding the nature of God; it was, on the contrary, a deviation from this teaching.”—(1956), Vol. XXVII, p. 294L.

According to the Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel, “The Platonic trinity, itself merely a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples, appears to be the rational philosophic trinity of attributes that gave birth to the three hypostases or divine persons taught by the Christian churches. . . . This Greek philosopher’s [Plato, fourth century B.C.E.] conception of the divine trinity . . . can be found in all the ancient [pagan] religions.”—(Paris, 1865-1870), edited by M. Lachâtre, Vol. 2, p. 1467.

John L. McKenzie, S.J., in his Dictionary of the Bible, says: “The trinity of persons within the unity of nature is defined in terms of ‘person’ and ‘nature’ which are G[ree]k philosophical terms; actually the terms do not appear in the Bible. The trinitarian definitions arose as the result of long controversies in which these terms and others such as ‘essence’ and ‘substance’ were erroneously applied to God by some theologians.”—(New York, 1965), p. 899.

Throughout the ancient world, as far back as Babylonia, the worship of pagan gods grouped in threes, or triads, was common. That influence was also prevalent in Egypt, Greece, and Rome in the centuries before, during, and after Christ. And after the death of the apostles, such pagan beliefs began to invade Christianity.

Historian Will Durant observed: “Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it. . . . From Egypt came the ideas of a divine trinity.” And in the book Egyptian Religion, Siegfried Morenz notes: “The trinity was a major preoccupation of Egyptian theologians . . . Three gods are combined and treated as a single being, addressed in the singular. In this way the spiritual force of Egyptian religion shows a direct link with Christian theology.”

In the preface to Edward Gibbon’s History of Christianity, we read: “If Paganism was conquered by Christianity, it is equally true that Christianity was corrupted by Paganism. The pure Deism of the first Christians . . . was changed, by the Church of Rome, into the incomprehensible dogma of the trinity. Many of the pagan tenets, invented by the Egyptians and idealized by Plato, were retained as being worthy of belief.”

A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge notes that many say that the Trinity “is a corruption borrowed from the heathen religions, and ingrafted on the Christian faith.” And The Paganism in Our Christianity declares: “The origin of the Trinity is entirely pagan.”

That is why, in the Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, James Hastings wrote: “In Indian religion, e.g., we meet with the trinitarian group of Brahmā, Siva, and Visnu; and in Egyptian religion with the trinitarian group of Osiris, Isis, and Horus . . . Nor is it only in historical religions that we find God viewed as a Trinity. One recalls in particular the Neo-Platonic view of the Supreme or Ultimate Reality,” which is “triadically represented.”

Many centuries before the time of Christ, there were triads, or trinities, of gods in ancient Babylonia and Assyria. The French “Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology” notes one such triad in that Mesopotamian area: “The universe was divided into three regions each of which became the domain of a god. Anu’s share was the sky. The earth was given to Enlil. Ea became the ruler of the waters. Together they constituted the triad of the Great Gods.”

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Answer 2

Truly God is NOT the author of confusion - but the Bible and the Nicene Creed do not have the same authors!!! In the 4th century the leaders of the church felt it necessary to 'clarify' Christian belief and thus formed the doctrine of the Trinity. But Jesus, peace be upon him, never called himself God - he did refer to God as 'The Father' but this misrepresents the idea he was trying to convey - God is the Father of us all.

The reason the Trinity concept confuses is because it doesn't make ANY sense... This long troubled me and I found myself searching - even though very young - for a 'truth' that did!

Jesus was Mary's son - but God made Adam from nothing - wouldn't Adam be more God's son than Jesus???

Why would a Loving God require someone to die for the sins of someone else? Why can't the Omnipotent Creator simply forgive without bloodshed?

When it doesn't make sense it's just doesn't make sense...

Answer 3

You are right, "God is not the author of Confusion" CORINTHIANS I - 14:33...

The Concept of Trinity was made famous by Paul because he wanted to have converts by hook or crook. Paul knew that Roman Pagans believe in many gods so he made the concept of Trinity famous and eventually he got many romans as christian converts.

Barnabas got in serious arguement with Paul over this matter because paul was acutally going againest the true teachings of Jesus Christ so he separated from him but unfortunately the Trinitarian version of Christianity had spread like a wild fire and it is yet predominanat in the World.

Answer 4

Actually the Hindu religion was the first religion that had the concept of a triune god or trinity...then the Catholic church adopted it to explain the concept of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit..though it is never found in the Bible. The scriptures describe the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as ONE God. The Name of God Jehovah means self-existant ONE. As christians we are called to be baptized in the NAME (not names) of the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit..and as well, when you recieve the Holy Spirit it is by the Spirit that your tongue can confess that Jesus Christ is Lord..or rather Yeshua Messiah is Jehovah. When you confess that Jesus is God and believe it in your heart..then you have recieved Christ. Love in Christ, ~J~ <><

Answer 5

The trinity doctrine was gradually adopted by the Catholic church, it took until the 4th century A.D. to fully take root. It's teachings are pagan in nature dating back into the centuries B.C..There is much written about it in the Catholic encyclopedia. The trinity is false doctrine.

Answer 6

It is a simple concept. God reveals himself in different ways. The Father and Son is a symbolic representation of God. It reveals how he is literally love.

But yet God is spirit. Get it?

Answer 7

Satan because the concept does not originate in the Bible
no Christian has ever been confused by it , as no Christian has ever believed in it Only those who are apostates or those who are deceived.

Answer 8

Does it matter who imagined or dreamed up a false doctrine?

You should be more concerned with the authenticity than who authored it. If it's truth, that's all you need to know.

Answer 9

Leon Uris.

Answer 10

God.