To All Christians, please think carefully and answer, No reason to get uptide.?

Question

Where, specifically, in the Gospel does Jesus mention the Trinity?

How could Jesus possibly have omitted to mention something of such extraordinary importance?

If redemption through the blood of Christ, that one member of the Trinity, is all that is necessary for salvation, how are we to explain the many, many occasions in the Gospel that Jesus details the necessity of submitting directly to the One God -- without ever mentioning the role of his (Jesus') redeeming blood?

Think carefully before answering because this is not a joke.

Answer 1

You think they READ their bible?

Answer 2

I wonder if you have even thought carefully before you asked the question. Anyway, it is absurd for you to ask whether Jesus mentioned the Trinity. It's like asking whether the Bible mentioned dinosaurs. Both words were coined much later after the Bible was already written. So no reasonable person would expect to see these terms.

But is that enough to conclude that the Trinity is not ALLUDED to? Understanding that the Jewish people were monotheists through and through, the fact that they could worship Jesus and give the same devotion to Him as they would God speaks loudly of the fact that they knew Jesus to be God, or at least believed that.

And are you sure you got your facts right about Jesus on many occasions talked about submitting to One God and not mentioned His redemptive role? What's your basis for saying this?

Answer 3

The term "Trinity" is not found in the Bible. It was coined by one of the early church fathers; specifically Tertullian. The word means "three-ness." Tertullian was an ardent supporter of orthodoxy in the church, and was one of the greatest defenders of the historic Christian faith.

Although the term "Trinity" is not found in the Scriptures, the doctrine is clearly displayed. There are many times where Jesus said of Himself that He was God. He applied the name of God, "I AM," to Himself in several passages. Here's a few examples: Matthew 14:27, Mark 6:50, Mark 13:6, Luke 21:8, John 4:26, John 6:20, John 8:24, 28, 58, and John 13:19. There are several others I have not listed. (Please not that the "I AM" phrases are in the original Greek, and have been mistranslated into English as "I am He," or "It is I.")

Besides this, Jesus said that He & the Father were one (John 10:30). This describes a unity, even though there are two.

The Trinity has an underlying appearance in the Old Testament as well. In Genesis, we see during creation that God said, "Let us make man in our image." and also when man sinned, God said, "...man has become as one of us, to know good and evil..." Who was He speaking to? The other persons of the Trinity. We also see that the Spirit of God hovered over the waters in the beginning, and in John 1:1-3, it clearly states that Jesus (the Word) made everything.

Another angle to pursue is the various Scriptures that demonstrate that God's attributes are present in Jesus as well as the Holy Spirit. For example, the Father is eternal (Psalm 90:2), and so is the Son (John 1:2), and so is the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 9:14). Another shared attribute is their holiness. Only God is truly holy. The Father is holy (Revelation 15:4), so is the Son (Acts 3:14), and so is the Spirit (Acts 1:8).

An ancient diagram of the Trinity can be helpful in getting your hands around the doctrine, and can be found at the link in the SOURCE list. (Just scroll down halfway through.)

The Trinitarian doctrine requires much more depth of discussion than can occur here. It is important to know that we only have to believe, not necessarily understand, the Trinitarian nature of God. It is a bedrock doctrine of the Christian church. Anything else is heresy.

Answer 4

That we are redeemed by Jesus' crucifixion is a fact discussed in the Holy Bible, as you will find if you pore over the relevant passages for a bit. As for the Holy Trinity, the phrase is never specifically mentioned, but there are verses to be found that imply the concept of it, if not nearly stating it out loud (see the Biblical references that other answerers have put down).

I'm Christian, but I don't trust myself to answer this question as thoroughly and clearly as a pastor/theologian could. Besides, Yahoo! Answers is not exactly the most well-moderated forum out there for serious academic or philosophical debate, meaning that what you get on here probably is NOT the best answer to such a serious question. If you wouldn't trust Yahoo! Answers to give sound medical advice, why should you trust it to advise you sensibly on spiritual matters? At least, I don't and wouldn't.

PS I'm gambling that some answerers are going to take this jokingly. It can't be helped, considering that this is a secular institution. So. Take some of the more, ahem, lighthearted answers with a healthy dose of salt as you read them. With that in mind, I wish you good luck in obtaining a decent answer to your question.

Answer 5

The word "trinity" doesn't even appear in the Bible. It's a term used to refer to the three offices of God (God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Ghost).

Answer 6

Jesus told us many times that He was God. "If you've seen Me, you've seen the Father." "The Father and I are one."

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle........

Revelation 13:8
........of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."

Jesus is the Lamb of God who took away the sins of the world. John the Baptist said, "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world."

Jesus said He was going to His Father but He would send the comforter the Holy Spirit to us.

God is Spirit and an all-consuming fire.

The word Trinity is not in the Bible. The Father God, the Son Jesus the Christ and the Holy Spirit are in the Bible. These Three are One. God is not only a man as Jesus is. God is beyond our comprehension, but we are shown three specific parts of Him.

Answer 7

When Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, a voice came out of Heaven saying this is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased. At the same time the Holy Spirit descended like a dove. It doesn't actually say Trinity but it shows all three together at one time.

Answer 8

The word? Never.

The theological construct?

How about "Then said Jesus unto them, ‘I have been given all authority in heaven and earth; and as my Father has sent me, so I also send you. Go now into all the world, and preach my gospel in all the creation; and teach all the peoples, and baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit; and teach them to keep all whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you all the days, unto the end of the world’ [Matt. 28:18-20]"

Answer 9

I found the answer at www.everystudent.com

It explains in detail how the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are limbs of each other. You wouldn't pluck out your eye and separate it from your face and then call your severed eye another being.

Answer 10

From Greek and Roman mythology. They will insist that it was written in the Book of Genesis because God would always use the word "US" or "Our"during creation. Plus when Jesus said that I and the Father are One. Then still in the New Testament Jesus was heard saying "Before Abraham, I am"
Actually, that is one of the biggest deception and who do you think is the Father of deception?..............www.thename.ph......... I am also very serious.

Answer 11

Matthew 28:19? "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," The three persons of the Trinity are clearly there.

John 10:30? "I and the Father are one."