Religious trinity?

Question

I have never understood the concept of the trinity. Could someone explain it.

Answer 1

Trinity

Definition: The central doctrine of religions of Christendom. According to the Athanasian Creed, there are three divine Persons (the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost), each said to be eternal, each said to be almighty, none greater or less than another, each said to be God, and yet together being but one God. Other statements of the dogma emphasize that these three “Persons” are not separate and distinct individuals but are three modes in which the divine essence exists. Thus some Trinitarians emphasize their belief that Jesus Christ is God, or that Jesus and the Holy Ghost are Jehovah. Not a Bible teaching.

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.

Answer 2

the concept of the Trinity means that there is only One God, but that this One God has 3 personas,,,, the Father is the Divine Mind, the Source of everything good. We always have an idea first. The Son, Jesus, is the Incarnate Word,,, our ideas are put into words that express them. The Holy Spirit is the Breath, or Voice, of God... we say Words through our breath and voice.

God is Love. Love can be an idea that we have,,, but we express love through words and actions. This is through the Holy Spirit. Jesus is Love in personified concretely.

All explanations of the Trinity are not complete, because the Trinity is much greater than we can fully comprehend with our human minds. St Patrick used the shamrock to demonstrate how one thing could have 3 like parts.

Answer 3

Hello
The Creator is not a trinity...He is a unity. He says it in Deuteronomy 6:4, in John 10th Chapter and 1st John 5:7. The Messiah always said that he and the Father are one. If you see me you see the Father. Lets make it more simple: If you are made in the image and likeness of your Creator then you cannot be a trinity: You are made a head cavity, chest cavity, and abdominal cavity (Physical body that is): An atom is made Proton, Neutron and Electron. These are two examples in the creation that the Creator is a unity, not a trinity. Man is Body, Soul and Spirit. Check out Romans 1:19-20. The Creator is Threefold not a trinity: Look at water: It can be vapor, water and ice. This is an example of what Spirit does but at a much higher level

Answer 4

To create a Trinity, CHristian style, one who supposes some authenticity of the NT will attempt to persuade others that such a doctrine or teaching is authentic religion. The problem is that religion needs to control the people who have put their trust in these teachers....and that means, creating a religion which will appeal to the masses. Christian Apologists therefore, chose to incorporate several of the pagan religion teachings into their new religion when Constantinius declared that Christianity was to be the new State Religion.
At that time, Mithrism was probably the most popular religion among the Roman soldiers. Bachaus was also a popular religion among the common serfs, and Krishna was one of the more popular far eastern religions that had been left over from the Persian domination of the world under Darius and his rule. So what to do to consolidate the masses under one religion...simple,,,incorporate the popular doctrines into the new Christian religion. Since the various pagan religions were compromise of the Ying/Yang, the Olympic Zeus and lesser gods, the various, Savior god men deities, these were incorporated in the new religion...along with an attempt to incorporate the Hebrew Bible GOD.... SO, the result was, the NT narratives, four different and conflicting with contradictions for their main Character Jesus. At first, Jesus is a man, with special characteristices...but with time, the CHristian priests, and various other authors, elevated Jesus to divine status to be at least as good or better than the various other pagan religion savior god men, such as Hercules, or Adonis, or Krishna or Buddha. THis resulted in a peculiar combination of the Hebrew GOD, the Greek Jesus and the Latin incorporation or synergism. The final incorporation of the Holy Spirit as equal to what was then seen at first as the GOD HEAD,, came with various Christian Councils... so it finally emerged as the Trinity doctrine. Of course, its polythesim....as the Hebrew BIBLE plainly declares,,,there is only ONE ....GOD. Torah. Tanackh declares, prophet Hosea,,,"God is not a man, nor the son of a man". Sincerely

Answer 5

All right. First of all, the Holy Trinity is purely a belief accepted by Christians. Or at least, I've never heard of any other religion that does!

Anyway, the Holy Trinity is, basically, God. Much like my dad is a father, a son, and a brother all in one person, God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit all in one being. It seems like a simply concept, but it tends to be very confusing, really, even to a Christian.

God the Father is simply the form of God that we might think of most commonly: unconditionally loving, compassionate, and forgiving. God the Father is our Creator, the *only* God, our Lord.

God the Son is God in the form of Jesus: the same characteristics of God the Father, but the form which embodies both divinity and humanity into one being. Jesus is the one who died for our sins -- our Savior, the Prince of Peace, the Light of the World, etc.

God the Holy Spirit, though, is a more confusing element of the Holy Trinity: from what I understand, the H.S. is simply God's power. The H.S. is referenced many times in the Bible in such a way that a person is "filled" with it and suddenly gains the courage to do something in the name of God, or suddenly gains certain abilities, like being able to "speak in tongues" (multiple languages). The Holy Spirit was also involved in the conception of Jesus within Mary, his mother. Many argue that God would have had to "have sex" with her, but I think that God would just have used the H.S. (His power) to simply create the growth of Jesus in Mary without even touching her. He's pretty powerful like that. ; )

Answer 6

The trinity is
God .....the Father
God .....the Son
God .....the Holy Spirit

While Trinity isn't exactly used in the bible, it is used in refrence to the 3 beings of one God.

" The Trinity consists of three Persons: Genesis 1:1; 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Isaiah 6:8; 48:16; 61:1; Matthew 3:16-17; Matt 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14. In the passages in the Old Testament, a knowledge of Hebrew is helpful. In Genesis 1:1, the plural noun "Elohim" is used. In Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7 and Isaiah 6:8, the plural pronoun for "us" is used. That "Elohim" and "us" refer to more than two is WITHOUT question. In English, you only have two forms, singular and plural. In Hebrew, you have three forms: singular, dual, and plural. Dual is for two ONLY. In Hebrew, the dual form is used for things that come in pairs like eyes, ears, and hands. The word "Elohim" and the pronoun "us" are plural forms - definitely more than two - and must be referring to three or more (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)."

Answer 7

The concept of the Holy Trinity is this; three persons, one nature. Father, Son, holy Ghost. The Father has His own unique qualities. The Son His and the Holy Ghost His. But their all one and the same. We can never fully understand it until we see it face-to-face. It's kinda like how someone can be a brother, uncle, and a dad. Their all three different qualities but the same person.

Answer 8

The concept of the "Trinity" (Father, Son & Holy Ghost) is thought by some to be a mistaken interpretation of punctuation, or perhaps even of some "schmutz" of a manuscript (I kid you not!)

In Greek, the letters & words all run together on the page, and punctuation is sometimes noted in the "margin". There are those who think the Trinity is based on a misunderstanding or misreading of one such "confusing" collection of letters and punctuation marks.

You might find this interesting:

http://www.bible-researcher.com/comma.html

Answer 9

Since I do not use the word I only have my opinion on it it came from the Baptism in Water Where we are told to be Baptized in the Name of The Father ,Son and Holy spirit While I do not believe Jesus is God but is Gods son, He does have the Spirit with out Measure , while Jesus was in the Flesh His Body was a Temple of God., Now Jesus is Lord over the Body of Anointing, that is of the Holy Spirit. The trinity leads many to believe Jesus is God, No where in the Bible does it say that it says He is the Son and We know God is a Spirit so Jesus is the Anointed Son of God. The Christ the Messiah.

Answer 10

I do not believe in the trinity or 3 seperate persons of the Godhead. I do how ever believe in The father ( God ) The son ( Jesus ) And Gods spirit. I know that the bible does not any where say anything of a trinity..