Concerning trinity can you explain to me this verse?

Question

1 Corinthians 8:6
8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Answer 1

Yes I can explain it easliy. The trinity is a false teaching. It's obvious from this scripture and others that God and Jesus are seperate and Jesus is God's son. See the following about the origin of the trinity - it's not taught in the Bible:

The New Encyclopædia Britannica says: “Neither the word Trinity, nor the explicit doctrine as such, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord’ (Deut. 6:4). . . . The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and through many controversies. . . . By the end of the 4th century . . . the doctrine of the Trinity took substantially the form it has maintained ever since.”—(1976), Micropædia, Vol. X, p. 126.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “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. But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.”—(1967), Vol. XIV, p. 299.

In The Encyclopedia Americana we read: “Christianity derived from Judaism and Judaism was strictly Unitarian [believing that God is one person]. The road which led from Jerusalem to Nicea was scarcely a straight one. Fourth century Trinitarianism did not reflect accurately early Christian teaching regarding the nature of God; it was, on the contrary, a deviation from this teaching.”—(1956), Vol. XXVII, p. 294L.

According to the Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel, “The Platonic trinity, itself merely a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples, appears to be the rational philosophic trinity of attributes that gave birth to the three hypostases or divine persons taught by the Christian churches. . . . This Greek philosopher’s [Plato, fourth century B.C.E.] conception of the divine trinity . . . can be found in all the ancient [pagan] religions.”—(Paris, 1865-1870), edited by M. Lachâtre, Vol. 2, p. 1467.

John L. McKenzie, S.J., in his Dictionary of the Bible, says: “The trinity of persons within the unity of nature is defined in terms of ‘person’ and ‘nature’ which are G[ree]k philosophical terms; actually the terms do not appear in the Bible. The trinitarian definitions arose as the result of long controversies in which these terms and others such as ‘essence’ and ‘substance’ were erroneously applied to God by some theologians.”—(New York, 1965), p. 899.

Answer 2

The doctrine of the Trinity states that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit coexist in the unity of one God. "Trinity" is never mentioned in the Bible. It is the Christian Church's way of reconciling the Old Testament teaching that there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4) with New Testament teachings about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

God the Father is the creator and sustainer of the universe. He is creator (Genesis 1:1), purely spiritual (John 4:24), all-powerful (Genesis 18:13-14). God is love (1 John 4:8-16).

Jesus, Son of God the Father, came to us in human form for our salvation (John 3:16, 1 John 4:8-12). Jesus is identified as "Son of God" about 40 times in the New Testament (Matthew 14:33, Mark 1:1, Luke 1:26-38, John 20:30-31, Galatians 2:20, etc.) There are several verses that identify Jesus more closely with God the Father (John 8:19, 10:30, 14:8-11). Jesus is no longer on earth in bodily form, but He is still with us in Spirit (Matthew 28:18-20).

Many people think "Christ" was Jesus' last name, but "Christ" is actually a title. "Christ" is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word "Messiah," which means "anointed one." There were many prophecies in the Old Testament of a coming Messiah who would be the savior of the Jewish people (Isaiah 11:1-9, 42:1-4, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Malachi 3:1, etc.) Those prophesies were fulfilled in Jesus (Matthew 1:1, 16:15-17, Luke 1:30-33, John 20:30-31, etc.) However, Jesus was not the powerful military and political leader many of the Jews had expected.

The Holy Spirit is the counselor, helper and comforter (Romans 5:5, John 15:26, 16:13-15). The Holy Spirit is, in a way, the emissary the Father and Son have sent to us. The Father and Son speak to us, guide us, and send us Their love via the Holy Spirit.

Answer 3

It's a good question, but you must compare scripture with scripture. Jesus is clearly described as the Creator in John's Gospel, Chapter 1:1-3 and Colossians 1:15-19 and Hebrews 1:10-12. He was described in the Old Testament as "the Mighty God, the everlasting Father" (Isaiah 9:6,7) and as One... whose goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity (Micah 5:2) In Acts 20:28 we read of "...the Church of God, which He purchased with His own blood." In Revelation he is called the Alpha and the Omega - the First and the Last. In I Timothy 5:14-16 we read "...that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at the proper time - He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords; who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be eternal dominion (Compare Revelation 19:11-16), and many other witnesses in Scripture.

Answer 4

The Godhead consists of three personalities, the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. One god three personalities.

The trinity cannot be explained in a forum like this it takes getting the bible out and looking at all passages where Jesus talks about him and the Father being one and that he is God and so forth, but the Theory of the Jesus only is not correct either because Jesus plainly states that they are two, so you see it can get very complicated and cannot be explained in a forum like this.

In order for God to be God, Jesus to be God and the Holy spirit to be God and in order for there to be three but one, the Godhead is the only answer.

The Jesus only theory cannot explain why God spoke to the crowd in the presence of Jesus because that verse it is plain there is two separate personalities. Also when Jesus was dieing on the cross he said My God My God why hast thou forsaken me? Thus another proof that Jesus and the father are two. So either there are three Gods and the bible is wrong that there is just one God, or there is one Godhead containing three personalities.

Answer 5

This verse, and in fact the entire Bible, is NOT concerned with the Trinity, because the Bible doesn't teach that God is a trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity is contrary to the Gospel of Christ. Early Christians rejected the false doctrine of the Trinity. It was subtly and diabolically introduced centuries after Christ.

This verse shows, for true Christians, that the Father is our [Jesus's and Christian's] only true God. And he will be worshiped by all of the sons of God.
John 17:3 -- And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Answer 6

Read it in the NLT

6 But we know that there is only one God, the Father, who created everything, and we exist for him. And there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom God made everything and through whom we have been given life.
1 Cor 8:6 (NLT)

Answer 7

No matter what Bible verse you use, trinitarians still insist that God is made up of three persons. Although this verse only mentions the Father and the Son, trinitarians will still see three persons. How sad. Before jumping off into scriptures to explain your twisted ideas, explain 1 Cor. 8:6 first.

Answer 8

All things were created by the Trinity Father Son and Holy Spirit were all present at creation. See Genesis 1.

Answer 9

this scripture was written by Paul,he was talking ,he was explaining that to many people there is all kinds of Gods and many that call them selves Gods,but to US meaning the believers that he was addressing at the time,that there is only on eGod,the father,of whom are all things,and we meaning him and the ones he was talking to,and we are in him and one Lord,meaning Jesus Christ,and by him ALL things and we by him.He was telling the believers that not everyone has this knowledge,but it has to be revealed to you by the Holy spirit.As far as trinity there is no such word as trinty in the Bible.man invented the word holy trinty because it is very difficult to understand who 3 personalities can reside in one person Jesus Christ.

Answer 10

I would like to say this as respectfully as possible, but I doubt that any Christian or Muslim will agree. God is God- untouchable by human hands, unseeable with human eyes, not capable of being understood by a human mind. God has always sent spirits to communicate with humans. In the time of Jesus, God sent a spirit that we call "the Holy Spirit". It is this spirit that Christians still feel guided by. In the time of Mohammed, God (Allah) sent the angel Gabriel. Then there is the earthly, human messenger. Jesus in one place and time, Mohammed in another.
Christians got carried away with saying that Jesus- a man- is God. Muslims got carried away by saying that Mohammed-a man, not a god- never made a mistake.
Both are partly right, but partly wrong.
Each is often VERY wrong about the other. Muslims say incorrect things about Christians and Christians say incorrect things about Muslims.
To Muslims, the Christians artwork and crucifix looks like an idol.
To Christians, the Muslim's Kaa'ba looks like an idol.
Both are against idolatry, but each points a finger of blame at the other.
I hope this will help bring you understanding.