Christians only..?

Question

I'm not attacking christianity or anything it's just a question:

If you had just read the bible and had no knowledge of it before but believed in it completley...would you come to the concept of God being a Trinity?

would you come to the conclusion of the concept of God being a trinity***?

Answer 1

Yes. It is in there plain as day! The WORD is not, but the concept and fact of it is. You can't just read, you have to understand.
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Answer 2

It would depend on the person reading it. I have to say that from the scriptures I would have gathered there was a trinity even if I did not call it that. But For some the bible is really confusing to start with and concepts like the trinity and being washed in the blood of the lamb could be hard to fathom.

Answer 3

Unfortunately it depends on which bible you use.

John 1:1 is a fine example:

Most read "and the Word was God"

or

"and the Word was God Himself"

or

"and the Word was divine"

or

"and the Word was a god"

If you choose the first two versions, then the bible becomes confusing because it doesn't agree with what Jesus said about the Father being greater than Him,

That the Father is his God.

That Jesus prayed to God.

If you use the last two, It becomes clear that Jesus is in subjection to his Father and not equal to him (1 Cor 11:3)

Answer 4

That question is exactly how my faith had developed. Nobody in my life MADE me read the bible. But when I became a mom, I decided if there was one book I was going to put stock in, it was the bible. As difficult as it is to read & understand, I have reasoned that God was first, moved along the waters before He created men (Hence why the earth & our own bodies are mostly water)& there was Jesus. God could see His grand plan before Him, but needed certain "tools" to fulfill His plan. Himself being caretaker of all, angels ( or spirit guides ) to aid each & every human along their life, the Holy Spirit to "transport" our souls to the planes we are to exist on, and Jesus to pay for our endless sins. Yes the trinity is necessity. This is a big part of the faith you have in God to believe in something u cannot see & have a hard time understanding. Cuz even tho we don't He does, & having faith in His divine plan is utmost.:o]

Answer 5

No, like most of what passes for christianity the trinity is a roman construct added later, long after jesus was only a memory.

Most christians have been taught to take the bible out of context. Following what they have been told that it means rather than what it actually says.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 6

That is EXACTLY what I did. In 1979, I was confused by all religions and what different radio and TV evangelists were saying. I did not believe that there could be multiple Gods. That's like having multiple first place winners in a race. I turned off the tube and read the Bible cover to cover. It answered all my questions and I understood Elohim, the triune God.

Answer 7

cris,
I would know that somehow God was Spirit, The Word who is the 'Son', and the Father. I KNOW that I wouldn't call it a Trinity, but the nature of God is displayed in the Bible in that manner. There ARE three, that's why there is so much talk about it. And yet, the three are one.

Answer 8

Yes, the bible is where the idea of the trinity came from.

Answer 9

Since the Bible clearly shows that there are three Persons described in the New Testament, but the same book insists that there is ONE and only one God.. I would have that idea, yes... Jim

Answer 10

Not without talking to a priest. I would have known that Jesus was God's son, but probably wouldn't understand how you can have two separate entities that are really one in the same. That's why it's always good to talk to your parish priest if you have questions of religion. I know in the Catholic church (and the Protestant church to some degree) that before you're ordained a priest, you have to attend seminary school for a few years.