...believe in the trinity when their own reference books admit that it is not a Bible teaching?
A Protestant publication states: "The word Trinity is not found in the Bible . . . It did not find a place formally in the theology of the church till the 4th century." (The Illustrated Bible Dictionary) And a Catholic authority says that the Trinity "is not . . . directly and immediately [the] word of God."—New Catholic Encyclopedia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia also comments: "In Scripture there is as yet no single term by which the Three Divine Persons are denoted together.
"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. . . . Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective."—New Catholic Encyclopedia.
2007-02-01 20:47:58 · 6 answers · asked by LineDancer 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why does anybody believe the things they do? People have created myths of all sorts that have become religions to one extent or another for thousands of years.
Most of Catholic and Protestant beliefs don't come from the Bible. There is no mention of Sunday becoming holy to God or the Sabbath becoming unholy; there is no mention of the Commandments of God being trashed; there is no mention of people going to heaven when they die; there is no mention of a rapture; there is no mention that God gave any man or group of men the authority to change his laws; there is no mention of an immortal soul; etc., etc., etc...
The doctrine of the Trinity is just another one of those man-made myths.
Most of Catholic and Protestant beliefs are contradicted in the Bible. And that goes for the Trinity too.
God has said (in many places in the Bible) that the majority of humanity is blinded to the truth. And that there would be many who would be deceived (either by themselves or by others) into believing they were following Christ. Jesus said, "And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19).
People don't want to know the truth, so they invent lies to cover themselves -- like the fig leaves of Adam and Eve.
2007-02-01 21:59:38 · answer #1 · answered by BC 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"we" only gave the Concept a name - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit - a TRiune God is most definitely in the bible.....
Mt 28:19 where Christ tells to go forth to all nations baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
another favorite is when a priest ends mass and quotes 2 Cor 13:14 The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God and the communion/fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with yo all. 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." Genises, God said, let US make man in OUR image, etc. etc. God is a trinity. And Jesus said, "I and the Father are one" and "If you have seen me, you have seen the Father." And when Thomas saw him after the Resurrection, he said, "My Lord and my God."
in regards to your Catholic references -- yeah that's right.... the term Trinity doesn't exist -they gave the reality of 3 in one a name.
was not solidly established until the 4th century.... maybe, just maybe that's becuase that's when the CAtholic Church was establishing the bible - getting the books togteher, researching, pulling together those CHristians to establish our Christian faith in an "actual".
guess what - Jesus told us to go out and become fishers of men - also about sharing His Word/GOod News to others. while He didn't tell us specifically to use the computer or internet or yahoo asnwers -- that sure is what we're all trying to do.
2007-02-01 21:42:38 · answer #2 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You only took out parts that suited you, here is the whole context
In Scripture there is as yet no single term by which the Three Divine Persons are denoted together. The word trias (of which the Latin trinitas is a translation) is first found in Theophilus of Antioch about A.D. 180. He speaks of "the Trinity of God [the Father], His Word and His Wisdom ("Ad. Autol.", II, 15). The term may, of course, have been in use before his time. Afterwards it appears in its Latin form of trinitas in Tertullian ("De pud." c. xxi). In the next century the word is in general use. It is found in many passages of Origen ("In Ps. xvii", 15). The first creed in which it appears is that of Origen's pupil, Gregory Thaumaturgus. In his Ekthesis tes pisteos composed between 260 and 270, he writes:
There is therefore nothing created, nothing subject to another in the Trinity: nor is there anything that has been added as though it once had not existed, but had entered afterwards: therefore the Father has never been without the Son, nor the Son without the Spirit: and this same Trinity is immutable and unalterable forever (P. G., X, 986).
God Bless You
2007-02-01 21:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You're right, it is not blatantly mentioned in the Bible. However, there are specific references to the Godhead and three-personed entity known as the Trinity. One of the most famous references is in the first chapter of Genesis regarding the creation account. Basically, the term "trinity" was just a term meant to define an already existing concept integral to the Bible.
2007-02-01 20:56:21 · answer #4 · answered by ErikWithBrain 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Try these verses:
Matthew 3:16&17
Matthew 28:19 (Christ's own words)
2 Corinthians 13:14
Christ again teaches it in John 14:16
Don't let the name for what it is be a stumblingblock to you.
And, don't believe everything you read in a book. When wanting clarity , go to the source.
2007-02-01 20:57:28 · answer #5 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Only a true Christian would understand/acknowledge the trinity. It's the Holy Spirit of God that reveals all truth.
2007-02-01 20:52:34 · answer #6 · answered by JohnC 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋