Don't you think it would be a lot easier and less confusing for you if there was no Trinity in Christianity?
Otherwise you have to pray to Father one time, to the Son other time and yet other times pray to the Holy Ghost. And oftentimes pray to 3 of them at the same time. Would you still say 33 is 1 if there was a concept of Thirtity in Christianity? (Bonus question)
2006-09-19 08:15:34 · 19 answers · asked by ATK 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If Christianity is the continuation of Judaism, how come there is no Trinity concept in Judaism?
Islam is the continuation of Judaism and Christianity, and it does not have Trinity concept either.
Does that make trinity a manmade concept? St.Paul was a creative man indeed.
2006-09-19 08:23:20 · update #1
There is no TRINITY. That word is NEVER, EVER mentioned in the Bible.
2006-09-19 08:23:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
The concept of the Trinity should be easy for a Christian to understand. The 'Trinity' is simply God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Ghost. (Matthew 28:19) Nothing more (that I currently know of).
2006-09-19 08:42:07 · answer #2 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I'm not confused. I have no problem believing in Jehovah the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
There are many verses in the Bible to support this, but I'm not going to do your homework for you. I encourage you to get a King James version of the Bible and find the truth for yourself. Then you will not have to ask this question tomorrow.
Grace and Peace
2006-09-19 10:32:39 · answer #3 · answered by Not perfect, just forgiven 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See my other answer to a question you had. God the father shares his divinity with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, but the Father is God, the King. He shares his authority when it serves His purpose to accomplish his work on earth. Both Jesus and the Holy spirit operate under the authority of God the Father and King. At times, or under certain conditions, The Father gives authority to Jesus and the Spirit to accomplish special tasks. Even Jesus said "the Father is greater than I."
This is something the catholic church started without really studying the scriptures well. The catholic church made the father, son, and spirit all equal for all times and occasions. They do operate in total unity.... as one...but they are separate beings....Jesus explained this when he was here...Jesus came to do the will of the father, indicating he was submissive to the father. But he, like the spirit, also shared the divine nature with the father, since he (Jesus)was the son of god. Just like a prince enjoys royal status with his father the king, but the prince is not the king. As the spirit came to enlighten believers, he also carried divine status as this authority was transferred to him for this purpose. The spirit is sometimes described as God's servant, acting in a divine manner because he has been given this authority from the father God.
There really is a Father God, a Jesus (spirit son) and a holy spirit. Trinity is just a convenient name to label the unity....sometimes the Father acts alone.... sometimes he involves the other two.... for example in creation, he involved both the son and the spirit....God (Elohim, which is plural) created man. This was an indication that the Father was acting with others. Jesus was present in heaven when the world was created. So was the holy spirit.
Jews believe that God is "one." The word "one" comes from the hebrew word "echad," which means unity...the word "yachid" indicates a singular person.....When the jews recite the shema, they are saying unity, not a singular one...indicating there is a unity of more than one thing or persons...involved.
Truly, the Father is God supreme. Both Jesus and the Spirit do His will. It is the Father's desire to share life, love and authority with whom He wills. Many times the Father acts in a soverign way on His own. Other times , he is gracious to share this authority with his spirit son.
At the baptism of Jesus and at his tranfiguration, both times, the Father God spoke, and declared Jesus as his son, in whom he was well pleased. Because of the obedience of Jesus, the Father has glorified him in heaven.
2006-09-20 03:04:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, some hint at the trinity does exist in the Jewish faith...
From the OT
Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
??Who is Us?? and ??Who is Our??
Every Christian today will tell you that the Trinity is one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible.
From the NT
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2006-09-19 09:06:50 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a christian, the trinity doesn't confuse me, cause I believe the Father when he said,
"This is my Son,"
Since the bible doesn't teach a trinity it can't confuse me.
What confuses me is why anyone would believe it.
2006-09-19 12:57:28 · answer #6 · answered by TeeM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not confused at all. I embrace the Trinitarian nature of our God. It is like multiplication. 1 X 1 X 1 = 1. No problem.
We pray to the Father, in the power of the Holy Spirit, who intercedes with groanings we cannot express, in the Name of Jesus. Clear and simple. Nothing complicated at all about it.
2006-09-19 08:18:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
the Father, Spirit, and Son are one. Much like water: vapor(steam), water(liquid), ice, all are the same element but serve different purposes. You pray to the Father in the name of the Son filled with the Spirit. In my opinion: Father=creator, Son= Savior, Spirit=Guide to Light, all are 1!
2006-09-19 08:21:17 · answer #8 · answered by sammyw1024 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It can be a difficult concept to understand to an unbeliever, but not to a believer.
To help you understand this concept a little, it is the same concept as water - liquid, ice, water vapour - 3 forms but all H20
Hope this helps!
2006-09-19 08:20:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I believe God transcends the concept of number and that the divine realm is inherently uncountable.
2006-09-19 08:17:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not christian, but I've read and heared so many explanations of trinity.........but I don't understand or accept it because it contradicts logic.
2006-09-21 07:29:14 · answer #11 · answered by lily 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋