It's not just Trinity, the word Christianity as a religion, the Bible as their holy scripture also happen to be missing from the "Bible". Chistianity is not the true message brought by Jesus (peace be upon him) but rather a corrupted version of his teaching. And sadly the reason it corrupted was because the early church fathers were only going after worldly gains instead of the Lord's pleasuse. They just wanted more followers, more wealth, and more authority.
Incidently, most "Christian's" celebrations also is not mentioned in the Bible. It is never said in the Bible that Jesus Christ was born on 25th December. In fact, early Christians asserts that in the Scriptures sinners alone, not saints, celebrate their birthday; some can still ridicule the "birthdays" of the gods. Christmas was actually of a pagan origin. In the Bible Jesus never directed his followers to celebrate anything except for observing the Sabbath. It is surprising that Christianity today celebrates days upon days in dedication to Jesus and other saints.
So you see, when the foundation of the Christian faith - The Holy Trinity - is not found in the Bible, you can expect that others are also not derived from the Bible. So the question arises. Who is Jesus compared to people like Paul, Thomas Aquinas? If Christians claim that Jesus is the source of their salvation, don't they have to follow what Jesus dictated in the Bible.
"Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on Him that sent me. " (John 12:44)
"And, behold, one came and said unto Jesus, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." (Matthew 19:16-17)
Jesus refuses people to call him good, how would he asked you to call him God. This verse shows that Jesus refuses goodness, what more divinity.
2006-08-20 16:10:13
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answered by Anonymous
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This is a concept that came about many centuries later. And as you note, it is not Biblical.
The earliest Christians were noted for their insistence on the existence of one true God, in contrast to the polytheism of the prevailing culture. While maintaining strict monotheism, they believed also that the man Jesus Christ was at the same time something more than a man.
The first recorded use of this Latin word was by Tertullian in about 200.
In 325, the Council of Nicaea adopted a term for the relationship between the Son and the Father that from then on was seen as the hallmark of orthodoxy; it declared that the Son is "of the same substance" as the Father. This was further developed into the formula "three persons, one substance". The Council of Nicaea was reluctant to adopt language not found in Scripture, and ultimately did so only after Arius showed how all strictly biblical language could also be interepreted to support his belief, that there was a time before Jesus was created when he did not exist. In adopting non-biblical language, the council's intent was to preserve what they thought the Church had always believed, that Jesus is fully God, coeternal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit.
Following this, it became a common concept in both Western and Eastern Christianity.
2006-08-20 22:32:39
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answered by Anonymous
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Trinity" is a term that is not found in the Bible but a word used to describe what is apparent about God in the Scriptures. The Bible clearly speaks of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit...and also clearly presents that there is only one God. Thus the term: "Tri" meaning three, and "Unity" meaning one, Tri+Unity = Trinity. It is a way of acknowledging what the Bible reveals to us about God, that God is yet three "Persons" who have the same essence of deity
Learn more at the website below.
2006-08-20 22:33:24
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answered by carolewkelly 4
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There are lots of things that arent in the bible like Allah or muhammed or Islam.
But back to your question
The Bible clearly teaches that Jesus is God (cf. John 8:58, 10:38, 14:10; Col. 2:9). It also clearly teaches that the Holy Spirit is God (cf. Acts 5:3–4, 28:25–28; 1 Cor. 2:10–13). Everyone agrees the Father is God. Yet there is only one God (Mark 12:29, 1 Cor. 8:4–6, Jas. 2:19).
Jesus tells his apostles to baptize "in the name [notice, singular, not plural] of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matt. 28:19). This is a proof-text: three distinct Persons united in the one divine name. In 2 Corinthians 13:14, Paul writes, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." We see this same unity of divine Persons in 1 Corinthians 12:4–11, Ephesians 4:4–6, and 1 Peter 1:2–3.
2006-08-20 22:31:39
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answered by Anonymous
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All of the pagan religions that had been going on for hundreds, probably more, were trinity religions. The only way to get these people to be comfortable with the new religion was to have it a trinity religion.
By the was, 'Bible' simply means book, and it didn't exist yet. The 'scriptures' Jesus referred to often were what is now our Old Testament. Then, it was the Jewish [scriptures] Talmud.
2006-08-24 22:10:55
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answered by dvjduchess@verizon.net 2
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Jesus said that He was from the Father and to see the Father you have only to look at Him (Jesus). Also Jesus said the Holy Spirit would be sent after He left to guide us. All three beings are from the same one being, and all are holy = Holy Trinity. It's a grey area thing. God isn't human, and He isn't definable. Trying to fully understand Him would be impossible.
God told Moses that you couldn't look right at Him. You could only look where He had just been. It's almost like God doesn't want to be seen directly but, you can only see what He's done - you can see who represents Him.
2006-08-20 22:34:17
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answered by luvwinz 4
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You're right. The word "Trinity" is not in the Bible. However, many people feel that the concept of the Trinity is implied by several Biblical passages. Remember that not all Christian denominations believe in the doctrine of the Trinity.
2006-08-20 22:34:55
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answered by thaliax 6
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There are clues that God is a multiple being...
-God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image..." Gen 1:26
-God said, "The Man has become like one of us..." Gen 3:22
-Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"... Isaiah 6:8
Later in the Old Testament we find the Holy Spirit is a part of God (Isaiah 11:2)
Then in the New Testament, there are the words of Jesus, talking about his Father, and about sending the Comforter.
By the different personalities of the three, we can tell which is which. eg. The Spirit is also a Dove, the Comforter, the one who teaches, the one who hovered over the water etc.
2006-08-20 22:42:42
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answered by Tish-a-licious 3
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The next time believers tell you that "separation of church and state" does not appear in our founding document, tell them to stop using the word "trinity." The word "trinity" appears nowhere in the bible. Neither does Rapture, or Second Coming, or Original Sin. If they are still unfazed (or unphrased) by this, then add Omniscience, Omnipresence, Supernatural, Transcendence, Afterlife, Deity, Divinity, Theology, Monotheism, Missionary, Immaculate Conception, Christmas, Christianity, Evangelical, Fundamentalist, Methodist, Catholic, Pope, Cardinal, Catechism, Purgatory, Penance, Transubstantiation, Excommunication, Dogma, Chastity, Unpardonable Sin, Infallibility, Inerrancy, Incarnation, Epiphany, Sermon, Eucharist, the Lord's Prayer, Good Friday, Doubting Thomas, Advent, Sunday School, Dead Sea, Golden Rule, Moral, Morality, Ethics, Patriotism, Education, Atheism, Apostasy, Conservative (Liberal is in), Capital Punishment, Monogamy, Abortion, Pornography, Homosexual, Lesbian, Fairness, Logic, Republic, Democracy, Capitalism, Funeral, Decalogue, or Bible.
-- Dan Barker, Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist
2006-08-20 22:33:13
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answered by Ajax Spade 2
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Your right, the word Trinity is not taught by God, it is our attempt at best understanding the nature and relationship of God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Lots of people waste lots of time arguing about it but nothing is going to be resolved until we meet them.
2006-08-20 22:34:41
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answered by Anonymous
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