Where in the bible does it say that there is a holy trinity?

Answer 1

God Is Three Persons. The fact that God is three persons means that the Father is not the Son; they are distinct persons. It also means that the Father is not the Holy Spirit, but that they are distinct persons. And it means that the Son is not the Holy Spirit. In addition to the fact that all three persons are distinct, the abundant testimony of Scripture is that each person is fully God as well. Scripture is abundantly clear that there is one and only one God. The three different persons of the Trinity are one not only in purpose and in agreement on what they think, but they are one in essence, one in their essential nature. In other words, God is only one being. There are not three Gods. There is only one God.

The duality of Christ's nature, human and divine, cannot be fully and definitively answered. If we could, we would possess divine minds ourselves. That said, we theologians have made progress at trying to understand the concepts of the Trinity of God and God the Son's role in that Trinitarian doctrine. There are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one true, eternal God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory; although distinguished by their personal properties. Jesus clearly stated his divinity in

Joh 8:58: Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am."

Or

Mar 14:61 But he remained silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"
Mar 14:62 And Jesus said, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."
Mar 14:63 And the high priest tore his garments and said, "What further witnesses do we need?
Mar 14:64 You have heard his blasphemy. What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving death.

As you can see, the high priest fully understood that Jesus was claiming that He was in fact God. Some knowledge of the original Greek is warranted here, particularly the term, "Son the blessed". But there is no doubt that Christ was claiming to be God. The Jews hearing his claim understood exactly what He was saying and planned to stone Him.

In short, Jesus’ human nature could be tempted. He thirsted, hungered, and at times was full of righteous anger. Yet He never sinned. If He did, we are all lost and God is not God. Christ also was God with all of God's attributes, and these two natures existed in a hypostatic (fundamental state) union.

I doubt I can improve upon the discussion of Christ's dual nature that is found at http://www.carm.org/doctrine/2natures.htm

See also the following bible verses for…

One God and Only One God: Isaiah 44:6-8; Deuteronomy 4:35, 39; Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Romans 3:30; Ephesians 4:5-7; 1 Timothy 2:5; James 2:19

Trinity doctrine: Isaiah 9:6; Luke 24:52; John 1:1-3; John 10:30; Acts 5:3-4; Philippians 2:5-7; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:3

The doctrine of the Trinity took centuries to develop, but the roots of the doctrine can be seen from the first century.

The word "Trinity" is not found in the New Testament, nor is the doctrine explicitly taught there. However, foundations of the concept of the Trinity can be seen in the New Testament, especially in the Gospel of John, one of the latest and most theologically developed of the New Testament books. (Matthew 28:19; John 1:1)

Hints of Trinitarian beliefs can also be seen in the teachings of extra-biblical writers as early as the end of the first century. [
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians (Ante-Nicene Fathers 1.58); The Martyrdom of Polycarp 14 (The Ante-Nicene Fathers, 1.42)]

However, the clearest early expression of the concept came with Tertullian, a Latin theologian who wrote in the early third century. Tertullian coined the words "Trinity" and "person" and explained that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit were "one in essence - not one in Person." (ANF 3.621; c. 213 AD)

About a century later, in 325, the Council of Nicea set out to officially define the relationship of the Son to the Father, in response to the controversial teachings of Arius. Led by bishop Athanasius, the council established the doctrine of the Trinity as orthodoxy and condemned Arius' teaching that Christ was the first creation of God. The creed adopted by the council described Christ as "God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance (homoousios) with the Father." (William Placher, Readings in the History of Christian Theology, 53)

Nicea did not end the controversy, however. Debate over how the creed (especially the phrase "one substance") ought to be interpreted continued to rage for decades. One group advocated the doctrine that Christ was a "similar substance" (homoiousios) as the Father. But for the most part, the issue of the Trinity was settled at Nicea and, by the fifth century, never again became a focus of serious controversy.

Most post-Nicene theological discussion of the Trinity consisted of attempts to understand and explain such a unique concept. Gregory of Nyssa, in his treatise, “That There are Not Three Gods”, compared the divinity shared by the three persons of the Trinity to the common "humanness," or human nature, that is shared by individual human beings. (Ironically, this initially promising explanation has been seen by some to yield a conclusion quite opposite than the title of his work.)

Saint Augustine, one of the greatest thinkers of the early church, described the Trinity as comparable to the three parts of an individual human being: mind, spirit, and will. They are three distinct aspects, yet they are inseparable and together constitute one unified human being.

There are many differences in doctrine between various Christian denominations, but the Trinity is not one of them. Non-Christian cults dispute the Trinitarian doctrine.

The Jehovah's Witnesses teach a doctrine similar to that of Arius in the fourth century - Christ is the Son of God, a special being, created by God before the beginning of time, but not equal with God. Witnesses regard Arius as a forerunner of Charles Taze Russell, their movement's founder.

A Jehovah's Witness brochure entitled "Beliefs and Customs that God Hates" includes the Trinity, saying:

“Is Jehovah a Trinity-three persons in one God? No! Jehovah, the Father, is "the only true God." (John 17:3; Mark 12:29) Jesus is His firstborn Son, and he is subject to God. (1 Corinthians 11:3) The Father is greater than the Son. (John 14:28) The holy spirit is not a person; it is God's active force.-Genesis 1:2; Acts 2:18.”

In addition to the Bible verses cited above, JWs point out that it was the secular Emperor who proposed the doctrine of Christ as "same substance" with God, not the bishops present, and that the doctrine of the Trinity (i.e., including the divinity of the Holy Spirit) was not actually brought forth at Nicea at all. Jehovah's Witnesses also argue that the Athanasian Creed, which sets forth the doctrine more clearly, was not only probably not written by Athanasius himself, but may not have been composed until the fifth century. Finally, they note the presence of Trinitarian-type beliefs in pagan religion, and argue that paganism is the source of the Christian doctrine of the Trinity as well.

I suggest you start to dig deeper into this topic using hermeneutics and looking at the entire bible messages. Here is where I recommend you begin: http://www.carm.org/doctrine/trinity.htm

Answer 2

"Holy trinity" is not in the Bible, but neither is the concept. The definition of the trinity is defined by the Catholic Athanasian Creed. It says in part: "So there is One Father, not Three Fathers; one Son, not Three Sons; One Holy Ghost, not Three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is afore or after Other, None is greater or less than Another, but the whole Three Persons are Co-eternal together, and Co-equal."

Most trinity believers do not even know the full meaning of the trinity. To them, the trinity merely means, the Father is God, the Son is God, and the holy spirit is God. However, there is MORE to the trinity than that. All 3 "persons" of the Godhead are ALSO co-eternal and co-equal. Are there ANY verses in the Bible that describe God in that way? The answer is NO!

The trinity did not become "official" until sometime after the Council of Constantinople in 381CE, where Catholic clergymen rulled that all "persons" of the godhead were equal.

The trinity is a man-made doctrine that is directly opposed to what the Bible really say. For instance:

The Bible says at John 17:3 that the Father is the ONLY true God. The trinity says that the Son and the holy spirit are equal to the Father.

The Bible says at John 14:28 that the Father is greater than Jesus. The trinity says that Jesus and the Father are equals.

The Bible clearly says that God sent his Son to earth. John 3:17. Trinitarians feel that it was actually God who came to earth.

Trinity believers will still have you believe that the concept did come from the Bible. Let's look at a few of them.

John 1:1. Do you see 3 co-equal, co-eternal persons here. Count them. The Word--ONE. God--One. 1+1=2 That's TWO persons. Let's try another approach. The Word--ONE. God(Father, Son, holy spirit)--THREE. 1+3=4. That's FOUR persons. No matter how you figure it, you will not come up with THREE-the required number of persons to make a trinity.

How about Matt. 28:19, where the Father, Son, and holy spirit are mentioned in the same verse? Does it say anywhere in this verse that the three are all called God and that they are co-equal or co-eternal? Not even close.

The trinity is doctrine that distorts the true identity of God and his Son. It is far from being holy.

Answer 3

The phrase Trinity is not use in the Bible. Many Christians believe the word is fitting for describing the eternal relationship between Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All who believe acknowledge the eternal and divine nature of God. But how do you describe the relationship between God as Father, Son and Spirit? Whatever problems there are in use of the term Trinity, their is no doubt in Christian teaching that the Spirit of Father and Son are the same Holy Spirit (See Romans 8); and the Father and Son have mutually indwelt one another for eternity (See the Gospel of John, especially John 1 and 17). Moreover, there are verses throughout the New Testament that treat Father, Son and Holy Spirit as distinctive persons. See Romans 1.

Answer 4

In Genesis 1: 26, "Then God said, ' Let US make man in OUR image, in OUR likeness...' Notice the US and OUR in that verse that shows that there is more than one in God. It doesn' say "then the Gods." It's singular, but there are more than one in them. Also in Mathew 28:18-19 when Jesus said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in in the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy spirit..." See there is the three spirits in God. Then there are other places in the Bible where it says the holy spirit raise Jesus from the dead, then another place it says the Father raise him from the dead, and also Jesus said he raise himself from the dead. That shows the trinity. But the Bible never says "trinity," but it gives a lot of hints that say that God is a trinity. I hope this helped some. I can't exactly explain the trinity. I am sorry, but it's hard for my mind to comprehened it.

Answer 5

it does not, but after reading the four gospels you will come to an understanding that there is God the father, God the son, Jesus, and then once Jesus leaves the scene, the Spirit will come. God the holy spirit. Jesus speaks of all three and indicates that they are in agreement. The theologians for the second or third century coined the word trinity to describe the three.

Answer 6

NOWHERE in the Bible is the word Trinity ever mentioned. Nowhere in the Bible do Jehovah or Jesus claim that they are one and the same person. Nowhere in the Bible is the holy spirit even referred to as a person. It is God's active force, what he uses to accomplish His purposes, His finger so to speak. This is what Jesus said about the relationship between him and his Father, "The Father is greater than I am." (John 14:28, NWT) The false doctrine of the Trinity was introduced into Christendom in order to make it appeal more to pagans, who were worshiping their own trinities of pagan gods at the time. But it is not in harmony with the Bible, and the doctrine was never embraced by true Christians living in the first century C.E., nor do true Christians today believe in it. :)

Answer 7

The word "trinity" is nowhere, but the idea of trinity can be seen in the Bible.
It's complicated...

Answer 8

The word "trinity" is not there. The concept is repeated many times.

That Jesus is divine, we see in Titus 2:13 That’s how we should live as we wait for the blessed hope God has given us. We are waiting for Jesus Christ to appear in all his glory. He is our great God and Savior.

And in John 1:1, 14, 18
In the beginning was the word. The word was with God. In fact, the word was God.
And the word was born as a human and lived among us as if he was living in a tent. We saw his glory, the glory of the unique one who came from the father, filled with his grace and truth.
No one has ever seen God, but God, the one and only Son, who is at the Father’s side. He has shown us what God is like.

Answer 9

It is not mentioned as "holy trinity". It is indeed all over the bible. Specially in the new testament.

Answer 10

The word "trinity" is not in the Bible. But the fact that God shows Himself in three different forms is clearly stated in the Bible. We, with our limited human knowledge, can't really explain the trinity, but that doesn't mean it can't exist.

For example, Water can be a solid, as in ice; a gas as in steam; or a liquid as in the water we drink. So, even something as simple as water can be in three different forms.

Just look at the verses below that show two or three parts of the "Godhead" in action:

1. Peter 1:2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood:

1. Cor. 8:66 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.

John 15:26 "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.

Answer 11

John 14:16-17.
Matthew 28:19.
As well as the concept being explained in hundreds of other verses.