Where is the Holy Trinity found in the Bible?

Answer 1

It isn't. that is an invention of the Catholic church such as infant baptism, purgatory, Confession to the priest, veneration of relics, celibacy of the priests, all male priesthood, and many other things.

Answer 2

Here is a paper with dozens of Biblical references on the Holy Trinity: http://www.cwo.com/~pentrack/catholic/Trinity.txt

But the Holy Trinity is not explicitly defined in the Bible.

The Catholic Church does not use Holy Scripture as the only basis of doctrine. It could not. The early Catholic church existed before and during the time that the New Testament was written (by Catholics).

There were hundreds of Christian writings during the first and second centuries. Which New Testament writings would become official was not fully decided until about 400 AD.

Catholics believe that the Holy Spirit was guiding the early church (and is guiding the church today) to make the correct choices about things like:
+ The Holy Trinity
+ Going to church on Sunday instead of Saturday (which is actually directly against one of the Ten Commandments)
+ The Communion of Saints (there were very few saints in heaven at the time the New Testament was written)
+ Which writings include in the New Testament?

Things that are even more modern like
+ Slavery is bad. Slavery is never declared evil in the Bible. This was one of the justifications for slavery in the Confederate States.
+ Democracy is good. The Bible states that either God should be the leader of the nation like Israel before the kings or kings should be the leader, "Give to Caesar that which is Caesar's." This was talked about a lot during the American Revolution.

This second source of doctrine is called Apostolic Tradition.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

I have to be brief. It is a long and involved question and I am going to give it to you without quoting a lot of Bible verses.

No Jesus did not actually say the word 'Trinity" nor is the word mentioned in the Bible. Nor did he ever say " I am God." but he gave us a lot to add to the other pointers in the Bible about the Trinity and himself.

The trinity and Jesus Divinity is a mystery, which is beyond human explanation, ie how God can be made up of three seperate identities. There are many things in religions, which are beyond human comprehension. Which is why God gave us the gift of faith.

In the first Chapter of the Bible it says, "...and the spirit of God was moving across the waters...." So we know that the spirit of God existed at the beginning.

There can be know doubt about The Father in heaven who is evident throughout the Bible.

Jesus said, of himself "....I came down from heaven...."
So we know that He was there from the beginning too, especially as St Paul says, "...through Him (Jesus) all things were made..." and "....... He ( again Jesus) did not cling to His equality with God.... " Jesus also said "....The Father and I are one...." Then on the occasion when he met his disciples before he ascended to heaven He had the power to breath the Holy Sprit into them.

In the new Testament letters, The Holy Spirit is referred to (twice I think) as the Spirit of Jesus. Which is why we can be sure that "the helper, advocate" that he had the authority to say that he would send, was the Holy Spirit.

The fact that he said that his apostles/disciples should go and baptise "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit ", is just one verse to add to the many others which are the basis of our belief in the Trinity.

I think the verses I have mentioned also show (with others that I can give you if you like) The Divinity of Jesus the rest, as I have said is Faith. Not a popular woprd these days.) I don't know what sort of proof somepeople expect; after all religion is not science!

Answer 4

God the Father is shown throughout the Old Testament as well as the New (such as when he calls Jesus His Beloved Son). Jesus is forseen in the Old Testament and active in the 4 Gospels. Jesus says he will send the Holy Spirit and the Pentecost story in the Acts of the Apostles describes the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Answer 5

It isn't.

The Trinity doctrine in its modern form is the result of continuous exploration of the biblical data, thrashed out in debate and treatises, eventually formulated at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, and further refined in later councils and writings

Answer 6

Matthew 28:19, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

Answer 7

you mean the word trinity?....no where

the concept? everywhere

God, Jesus and the Holy spirit...trinity

Answer 8

"You do not know me or my Father," Jesus replied. "If you knew me, you would know my Father also." (John 8:20)

"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you." (John 17:20,20)

Answer 9

its a catholic teaching ,,,nothing to due with the bible