I know what the trinity is , but doesn't this make Christians polytheistic .
2006-10-30 01:05:10 · 13 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The trinity is a doctrine(teaching) about the way God reveals himself. Through time God his revealed himself in different ways; "Father" "Son" "Spirit".
In a similar way your Mother calls you "Daughter" your Husband knows you as "Wife" and your child calls you "Mom".
The trinity is not God himself, its a way to explain who God is and it is hard to understand God sometimes.
2006-10-30 01:30:40 · answer #1 · answered by King 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus' teachings were for jewish followers only. Paul approached pagans to convert to christanity. However pagans had their own set of mind hence the ambigous, faulty and unexplainable "trinity" was introduced in the jesus' teachings. This was the start of a new faith, completely different from what jesus had preeched. Trinity was inducted into christanity because pagans had strong beliefs relating to 3 or more supreme dieties and it would be easy for them to convert to a new religion if that had some sort of resemblance with their previous beliefs. Here is a table of many pagan trinities according to various mythologies.
Egyptian : 1) Apis 2) Isis 3) Horus
Babylonians: 1) Anu 2) Anshar 3) Ea
Hindus: 1) Brahma 2) Vishnu 3) Shiva
Budhis: 1) Budha 2) Budhisat 3) Goatama
Scandenavians: 1) Oden 2) Thor 3) Frey
and Finally Greeks that were the basis of the Roman Mythology, which in turn was the basis behind Christian Mythology
Greeks: 1) Zeus 2) Athena 3) Apollo
Romans: 2) Jupiter 2) Mars 3) Quirinus
On the pattern of these roman gods, the trinity was inducted into christanity to lure pagan romans and later others into the new religion. Interestingly by incorporating trinity into christanity, it became attractive to so many ancient cultures around the world.
2006-10-30 12:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ubaidullah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Almost all religions have an element of polytheism about them, some people like certain characters better than others.
In Catholicism for example people pray to the Virgin more than God in many South American countries and many pray to a particular saint. In all forms of Christianity there are people who pray to Jesus rather than God as they find it easier to identify with a man than a sky-god.
The Trinity is a way of trying to reconcile this by denying that Jesus and God are actually different from one another. There are quite a few books on how the early church tried to resolve this, the best I have come across being 'The Closing of The Western Mind'
2006-10-30 09:17:05 · answer #3 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the best question I have seen in along time...........Yes the entire bible in Monotheistic.Hear O Israel the Lord our God in ONE LORD..........If yo search the entire Old Testament you will not find no other god but Jehovah.Jesus who is God Jahovah manifested in flesh.Emmauel God with us.Jesus means Jehovah saves.The concept of trinity is man made revelation. Many believe that the baptism formula was a latter insert by the church.Jesus said to his disciples go and baptize in the NAME of the Father,and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost. This is not a trinity. What is the NAME.That name is JESUS....Jahovah saves. Read Acts 2:38.They baptized in Jesus name.Not in a trinity.In Ephesians.....it says One Lord,One faith,One baptism,One God.........Don't believe me research your history......you will find that man has changed many biblical truths.......God bless......
2006-10-30 09:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, polytheists believe in different gods. Us Trinity believers believe in One God in three natures. Each nature is not each other, but they are all God. Think of it as our body, We have our body, our spirit and mind. Three different things but one body. Three different persons, but one God.
2006-10-30 09:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by newcovenant0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the one single belief-along with the deification of Jesus-I find quite unacceptable.
2006-10-30 09:11:02 · answer #6 · answered by Chevalier 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
weedee, you know that's the answer she'll get because you know it's true. God, the father; God the son, and God the Holy Spirit. He's one, serving in each capacity. I only believe in one God, in each of those capacities.
2006-10-30 09:11:42 · answer #7 · answered by Gail R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they can't count..
The answers you get will probably be like 3 forms of God instead of 3 Gods..
2006-10-30 09:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good Question! i applaud you for asking that...i wonder how Christians will respond to this question (no offense) i'm just really curious to see how this question will be answered.
Good Luck!
2006-10-30 09:10:37 · answer #9 · answered by xxshoppingqueen91xx 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
H2O can coexist as ice, vapour and water. But it is still the same substance, isn't it?
2006-10-30 09:11:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋