When was the vote taken to create the "Trinity" idea?

Question

Who voted, in what year, and what else was voted on by men as they defined their "God"?

Answer 1

Approximately 400 years after Christ died after Greek philosophy contaminated Bible teaching about the nature of God by incorporating ancient pagan religion into Christianity.

Answer 2

The Council of Nicaea(325 AD if I remember correctly) was the first time that a group of Christian's got together and discussed interpretation of biblical concepts. At the same time, the primary and closely related issue, of the nature of Jesus was discussed. It was decided that the Bible defines God as one God in three personages. The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. The son was referred to as "The Word" in the old testament and took on the second nature of Jesus of Nazareth when he was born as a human on earth. It is important to understand that Christian's do not "define" God, we are simply trying to understand what the bible is saying about Him and sometimes there is disagreement about such things which has lead to events such as the Council of Nicaea.

Edit:

The idea of the "trinity" was accepted by early Christians long before the word "trinity" ever existed.

Answer 3

The concept as it is known today dates back to the Nicean Council of 325 a.d. Emperor Constantine wanted to consolidate the doctrines that had diverged since the apostles deaths over 200 years earlier. Much of what the Catholic Church teaches today can be traced back to this council.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that many of the pure doctrines were lost after the death of the apostles and the philosophies of men were substituted for doctrines. Because of this man made divergence from the pure doctrines, a restoration was necessary, as prophecied by Peter and Paul in the New Testament. That restoration began in 1820 with the appearance of Jesus and His Father, God, in a grove outside Palmyra, New York, to the boy, Joseph Smith. Since then, the true doctrines have been restored and reinstated into the lives of mankind today.

Answer 4

Understanding the concept "Trinity in Christianity and Hinduism" -


In the Trinity concept of Christianity... the existence of an Almighty God the Holy Father, Jesus as the son of God and a holy spirit forms part of the trinity. The existence of three independent entities forms the core teachings of Bible.

In Hinduism... the concept of Advaita Vedanta is the foremost and most believed upon. Bhagavad Gita (the most sacred scripture of Hinduism), the doctrine put forward by Lord Krishna in the battlefield of Mahabharata also confirms the existence of one and only God.

Hinduism also believes that God Almighty has three free facets to life... the creative attribute of Almighty God known as Brahma, Bhagwan Vishnu the preserver and Lord Shiva as the maintainer. It is Lord Shiva who has control over life and death of the body. This aspect of God is never referred as trinity in Hinduism. More on trinity here- http://www.godrealized.org/jesus_christ.html

Answer 5

The Trinitarian view has been affirmed as an article of faith by the Nicene (325/381) and Athanasian creeds (circa 500), which attempted to standardize belief in the face of disagreements on the subject. These creeds were formulated and ratified by the Church of the third and fourth centuries in reaction to heterodox theologies concerning the Trinity and/or Christ. The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, revised in 381 by the second of these councils, is professed by Orthodox Christianity and, with one addition (Filioque clause), the Roman Catholic Church, and has been retained in some form by most Protestant denominations.

Answer 6

the issue of the trinitarian nature of God arose around the third century, surrounding some teaching that Jesus was not in His true nature God. the creation of the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed arose out of solidifying the church's position on the issue.

the term trinity is not explicitly stated in the Bible, but the underlying concepts of the Father, Son, and holy spirit are common through the Old and New Testaments

Answer 7

The Trinity "idea" wasn't created, it wasn't voted on, it was a recognition of the self-existent, pre-existent nature of God. God cannot be defined adequately by men. Read the Scriptures. Your answers are there.

Answer 8

Catholic doctrine was set down over several councils. The first one was in 325, but there were others in 381, 553, 431, and 451.

Answer 9

Acts 1:8

Answer 10

It has always been in the Word of God. No vote necessary.
If we are willing to accept and teach the truth as outlined in Ephesians 4:4-6, we can do away with a lot of confusion and division among the local churches and denominations. Many false teachers have lied to us and tried to make us do certain things to help the Lord out and to make us have a part in our salvation, but when we know the truth, we can see that He did it all.

Ephesians 4:14 that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.

Ephesians 4:4 there is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5. One Lord, one faith, one baptism. 6. One God and father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

There is one body: This is the Body of Christ (the church Eph 1:22-23), which is the only true church for this age. There are other churches in the Bible but they are not the body of Christ (Acts 7:38; Matt 18:17). One Spirit: This is the Spirit of Almighty God and this Spirit is God for God is a Spirit. If we are true believers, then we have the Spirit of God and we become the Temple of God.
The Holy Spirit is God:
1.He strives (Genesis 6:3)
2.He teaches (Luke 12:12).
3.He convicts (John 1:8).
4.He directs (Acts 13:2).
5.He makes intercession (Romans 8:26).
6.He inspires (II Peter 1:21).
7.He sanctifies (I Peter 1:2).
8.He is God (Acts 5:3-4).
9.He is truth (John 16:13).

One hope: This is that which is called that blessed hope. It is also called the catching away or rapture of the church (I Cor 15:51-53; I Thes 4:13-17). This is when we shall all not die but we will all be changed. This earthly body must be given a heavenly body. (I Cor 15:40-44). One Lord: There can be but one Lord for the Body of Christ and He is the Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us and rose again. This same Lord is also God:

The Lord Jesus Christ is God:

1.He has all power (Matthew 28:18).
2.He is all knowing (Col 2:3).
3.He was in the beginning (John 1:1).
4.He is God (John 8:58).
5.He gives redemption (Col 1:14).
6.He is present everywhere (Matthew 28:20).
7.He became a Man (John 1:14)
8.He created all things (Eph 3:9; Col 1:6).

One faith: This is not our faith but the faith of Jesus Christ (Romans 3:22; Gal 3:16). One baptism: This is the baptism of the Spirit that places us into the Body of Christ (I Cor 12:13). This is not the water baptism that was done in other ages.
One God and Father of all:
1.He makes covenants (Genesis 9: 1-17; Gen 12:1-3)
2.He is one God (I Chronicles 8:6).
3.He is a redeemer (Isa 63:16).
4.He is the master (Mal 1:6).
5.He is the I AM (Ex 3:14).
6.He is JEHOVAH (Ex 6:3).
7.He is by whom the whole family in haven and earth is named (Eph
3:14-15).
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all God and all three are one.
1.The Spirit raised him (Romans 8:11).
2.The Father raised him (Romans 6:4).
He raised himself (John 10:18; John 2:19-20).