what exactly you believe. According to things like doctrine, belief towards other religions, homosexuality, the bible....etc. Is it true that the unitarian faith doesn't believe in the Trinity?.....that God is not 3 in one? What is the view towards Christ and his divinity and message. I just ask because I'm curious. My friend and I were looking into visiting one in our town. Any information would be most helpful. Thanks.
2006-09-12 12:42:35 · 6 answers · asked by Elora 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Unitarians don't have a creed. You do not have to believe in any theology to belong. It's more about treating others right and developing your own spirituality.
2006-09-12 12:48:36 · answer #1 · answered by lottyjoy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an Unitarian, but like them I don't believe in the trinity.
Contrary to some of the comments, the trinity came about 300 years after Christ.
The bible does not teach Jesus to be a part of the Godhead.
Similar to the First Man, Adam
In many respects, Jesus was similar to the first man, Adam. For example, both were perfect men who did not have a human father. (Genesis 2:7, 15) So the Bible calls Jesus “the last Adam”—a perfect man who could serve as “a corresponding ransom.” Jesus’ life corresponded to that of “the first man Adam,” whom God created as a perfect human.—1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Timothy 2:5, 6.
Where did this complex Trinity teaching originate? The Christian Century, in its May 20-27, 1998, issue, quotes a pastor who acknowledges that the Trinity is “a teaching of the church rather than a teaching of Jesus.” Even though the Trinity is not a teaching of Jesus, is it consistent with what he taught?
The Living Pulpit observed: “Sometimes, it seems that everyone assumes that the doctrine of the trinity is standard Christian theological fare,” but it added that it is not “a biblical idea.”
The New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967) discusses the Trinity at length and admits: “The Trinitarian dogma is in the last analysis a late 4th-century invention. . . . 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.”
Martin Werner, as professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland, observed: “Wherever in the New Testament the relationship of Jesus to God, the Father, is brought into consideration, whether with reference to his appearance as a man or to his Messianic status, it is conceived of and represented categorically as subordination.” Clearly, what Jesus and the early Christians believed is far different from the Trinity teaching of churches today.
I think a Baptist explained why he couldn't believe in the trinity the best.
He told me "I just can't believe God was ever in a diaper"
2006-09-15 10:02:49 · answer #2 · answered by TeeM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unitarianism began as a Christian offshoot that denied the trinity, but it has since evolved into much more. Unitarians do not have a doctrine, per se, that everyone must follow, but we do have a set of basic purposes and principles that help define us. The central ethic of Unitarian Universalism, at least as I see it, is recognition that each person has the right to seek truth and fulfillment in his or her own way. UUs do not tell each other what to believe. We respect diversity and help one another on our individual spiritual journeys. Some UUs are Buddhists, some are Christians, some are Quakers, some are Wiccans; even non-theists like Humanists and atheists are welcome. Some take elements from different traditions or follow their own untrodden path.
Visit the Unitarian Universalist Association website to find a congregation or fellowship near you.
http://www.uua.org/CONG/
2006-09-12 12:49:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unitarians are actual older than Protestants as a faith: a schism with the Catholic church over the doctrine of the Trinity better than 500 years in the past. they are genuinely Deist. The UU church homes contained in the u . s . tend to be particularly liberal and accepting of all religious and non secular recommendations. For some Unitarians, this suggests that Bronze-age superstitions have been replaced via twentieth century superstitions, yet maximum united statesare properly-meaning friendly human beings without unusual recommendations.
2016-09-30 21:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by geddings 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unitarians are inclusive and include atheists, agnostics & anyone else who wants to participate.
Sir Isaac Newton, Thomas Jefferson & Ben Franklin were Unitarians.
2006-09-12 12:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by Left the building 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I went to one of those churches once, to my understanding, they are pretty much just a collection of religions that are willing to coexist, its not a religion itself. As far as I'm concerned, those christians who go there, as absolutely crazy as it sounds, might be good people.
2006-09-12 12:47:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋