OK, seriously now ....... explain the Trinity to me pleaseeeeeeeeeeee?

Question

Justsyd ..... BINGO, i know that - but do they?

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Answer 1

Ok, pay attention -- the bible does not mention the Trinity at all -- it's not in there. Try to find it...I dare you.

"Those who do not accept the Trinity doctrine reject it in part because the word "Trinity" is not found in Scripture. Of course, there is no verse that says "God is three Persons" or "God is a Trinity."

Answer 2

ACTUALLY the word Trinity is not found in the bible - the term Trinity came around by the 15th century by the catholic church.. but the bible Explains that God, Jesus, and The Holy spirit are one. The most common example is that the human is divided in 3 part 1) the body 2) the soul 3) the spirit - but we are just one being.. so The "Trinity" if you want to called it like that.. Some people say they are 3 different beings - some other people believe that they are 3 in 1 - . We really don't know the answer yet - The bible says that there are things that we will know at the end, some of the answers we want to know are kept to be answer for the final days..

in matthew 28 :19 Jesus mentioned the three names " in the name of the Father(God) the son(Jesus) and the Holy Spirit Amen"

Answer 3

Great bunch of answers, I have always said that to be a Christian you must believe in the Holy Trinity, then to prove my point I have suggested that any Christian be asked to explain this Trinity, they cant, simple as that!
They cant even say "Look at Chapter xxxxx verse yyyy, in one of the Bibles and without that they are lost. Except of course for the 'belief' thing, they have been taught so they believe, without question. Blind Faith.
I also have Blind Faith in that I believe there is no God, I can never prove that to be a fact, but I know in my heart.
Religious folk 'know' there is a God but can never prove it.
That's why I have just about given up on the subject, (plus the fact that I've had loads of violations for arguing the point).
I do wonder how Christians can read your replies here and just ignore them without any further research, my Blind Faith wouldn't allow me to do that.
Ah well, that was a a great set of answers and made a break from our usual run of the mill stuff.

Answer 4

"Trinity" is not in the Bible, but is a term coined by men to explain the nature of the Godhead.

The Bible teaches there is one deity (God) who has revealed Himself in 3 persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Jesus said "I and the Father are one", not because they are the same individual, but because they are both divine in nature (cf. Jno. 17:5; 1:1-3, 14).

I suppose I would liken the Godhead to the unity of marriage: the husband and the wife are two individuals who, as a result of being joined by God, are "one" (Matt. 19:6). They are separate, but they are united. Even so, God is a "united one".

Also, I would use John 17:20-21 in which Jesus prayed that believers would be "one" in the same way that He and the Father are "one". Believers can be united even though they are different individuals. God (deity) is united (one) although composed of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Answer 5

The trinity doctrine is man-made and it had it's beginning in ancient Babylon, The Babylonians did not worship the one true God, but triads of gods, shown in historical pictures having three heads.
People should consider what the Bible really teaches about the identity of God and his Son and God's active force or power.
Here is something to think about also:
Jesus was dead for the better part of three days. If Jesus is God and was dead for that long--then who was ruling in heaven all that time? If the holy spirit is also God, then it was dead too. So there would have been no God alive to pray to those three days, no God to do anything for anyone. Satan could have taken over the entire universe since "God" was dead. Satan is powerful and could have caused complete chaos for the earth, worse than we see now, if there was no God more powerful to prevent him from doing so.
This Scripture also shows that Jesus cannot be God--""No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." (Mark 13:32 ) NIV
If Jesus were God who knows all things, then he would know the day and hour, but he doesn't because Jesus is not God. And the holy spirit is not even mentioned.
Christendom has misled so many people by teaching them such a false pagan doctrine. If only people could come to know the true God (Psalms 83:18) and who he really is. Jesus tried to tell people about his Father and that they should worship his Father alone.
Two reasons people believe in such doctrines are found at
2 Timothy 4:3-4--"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables." and at John 12:39-40--"Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: “ He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.”
I hope this answer helps.

Answer 6

no you may clarify the trinity, with the aid of fact that's no longer genuine. The argument that Jesus won't be able to be God, with the aid of fact he's His Son is a case of forcing human words of relationships onto God. people who practice such do nicely to reject the fake doctrine of the Trinity, yet they're fallacious in taking it to the severe of altogether denying that Jesus is God. a million) there is largely one genuine God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 40 5:5). 2) the father is the only genuine God (John 17:3; a million Corinthians 8:6). good judgment utilized to Jesus: 3) Jesus is God (Colossians 2:9; a million Timothy 3:sixteen; Isaiah 40 4:6 with Revelation a million:17-18). 4) as a result, Jesus might desire to be the father (John 14:9; John 10:28-30) good judgment utilized to the Holy Spirit 3) The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God (a million Corinthians 2:11,13; Matthew 3:sixteen with Luke 3:22). 4) as a result, the Holy Spirit might desire to be the Spirit of the father (Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12 with Matthew 10:20). the excellence isn't between "persons contained in the Godhead," neither is it between "persons" in any respect yet between God modern-day the two as an exact and finished man or woman with a different human understanding and could (Son) and as God all-powerful persevering with to exist different than for humanity with a different divine understanding and could (Father). "With adult men that's impossible; yet with God all issues are possible" (Matthew 19:26).

Answer 7

Well, it's an abstract concept.

Within Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity states that God is a single Being who exists, simultaneously and eternally, as three divine persons in one another: Father (the Source, the Eternal Majesty); the Son (the eternal Logos or Word, incarnate as Jesus of Nazareth); and the Holy Spirit (the Paraclete or advocate). Since the 4th Century, in both Eastern and Western Christianity, this doctrine has been stated as "One God in Three Persons," all three of whom, as distinct and co-eternal "persons" or "hypostases," share a single Divine essence, being, or nature. Supporting the doctrine of the Trinity is known as Trinitarianism, and is opposed to the positions of Binitarianism (two deities/persons/aspects), Unitarianism (one deity/person/aspect), the Godhead (Mormonism) (three seperate beings) and Modalism (Oneness) which are held by some Christian groups.

Many Bible verses imply support for the doctrine that Jesus Christ is God and the closely related concept of the trinity. The Gospel of John in particular supports Jesus' divinity.

Jesus as God
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." together with John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." and John 1:18 "No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known."
John 8:23-24: "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am [the one I claim to be], you will indeed die in your sins."
John 8:58 "'I tell you the truth', Jesus answered, 'before Abraham was born, I am[13]!'"
John 10:38: "But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father."
John 12:41: "Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him." - As the context shows, this implied the Tetragrammaton in Isaiah 6:1 refers to Jesus.
John 20:28: “Thomas said to him, 'My Lord and my God!'”
Colossians 2:9: "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form"
1.John 5:20: "We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life."
Revelation 1:17-18: "When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades." This is seen as significant when viewed with Isaiah 44:6: "This is what the LORD says - Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God."

[edit] Other support for the Trinity
Matthew 28:19: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (see Trinitarian formula).
1_John 5:7: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one." This is the controversial Comma Johanneum, which did not appear in Greek texts before the sixteenth century.

Answer 8

Hi Janeway. The word trinity is not mentioned in the Bible, but God does tell us that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are One. A person would have to ignore a tremendous amount of scripture to come to any other conclusion.

First let's start with Isaiah 9:6 where God tells us very cleary that Our Lord Jesus Christ will be known as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit:

"For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace".

In this verse God is prophesying the birth of Christ. There are many other Bible passages that help us understand the Trinity.

In Matthew 1:18-25, we read about Joseph and Mary. Joseph is visited by an angel of the Lord because he was planning to "put Mary away" because she was pregnant. The angel tells Joseph in verse 20-21 "...for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS (which also means Saviour) for He shall save His people from their sins." This was done to fulfill the prophesy foretold in Isaiah (7:14). Christ is the Holy Ghost.

Isaiah 7:14 goes on to say that they shall call his name Emmanuel (this means God with us). This is just one of many passages in the Bible that prove that Jesus is Eternal God.

In Matthew 16:13-16 we read Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ. "When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus is the son.

Answer 9

How many explainations would you need if there was no equivalent in space-time?

God always exists (no past - no present - no future) "I AM"

He has three persons in manifestation
El “the first mighty One, the preeminent mighty One.”
The Word which proceeds "Adon Jehovah"
Hagion Pneuma "The Holy Spirit"

or
God in the New Testament is the Father, the Son, and the Spirit—the Triune God.

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Answer 10

Isaiah 9:6

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

Answer 11

Matthew 3:16-17
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."

>>>There you have the 3 together.

John 1:1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

>>>This describes Jesus as being with God, and being God

God The Father is infinite. God The Son can exist as a physical form in the Universe and is the form of God that appeared to Adam & Eve, Abraham, Joshua, Ezekiel and others. God The Holy Spirit is that aspect of God that actively fulfills His will.

You could think of it as God The Mind, God The Body and God The Spirit. Three in one as we are. And, as with God, our mind and body can be in harmony or conflict (think of when you need to go to the loo desperately. Your mind has to conquer your body, so they are separate but the same). Your spirit and mind can be in harmoiny or in conflict (this can be the cause of stress, when your spirit fights the unwanted dseires of your mind).