what is the trinity?

Answer 1

the three headed dragon

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Answer 2

Nearly all churches of Christendom teach that God is a Trinity. The Catholic Encyclopedia calls the Trinity teaching “the central doctrine of the Christian religion,” defining it this way:

“In the unity of the Godhead there are Three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, these Three Persons being truly distinct one from another. Thus, in the words of the Athanasian Creed: ‘the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God.’ . . . The Persons are co-eternal and co-equal: all alike are uncreated and omnipotent.”1

The Baptist Encyclopædia gives a similar definition. It says:

“[Jesus] is . . . the eternal Jehovah . . . The Holy Spirit is Jehovah . . . The Son and Spirit are placed on an exact equality with the Father. If he is Jehovah so are they."

Is the trinity Bible-based? I would invite you to search the Bible, especially the 27 books of the Christian Greek Scriptures, to see for yourself if Jesus and his disciples taught a Trinity. As you search, ask yourself:

1. Can I find any scripture that mentions “Trinity”?

2. Can I find any scripture that says that God is made up of three distinct persons, Father, Son, and holy spirit, but that the three are only one God?

3. Can I find any scripture that says that the Father, Son, and holy spirit are equal in all ways, such as in eternity, power, position, and wisdom?

Search as you may, you will not find one scripture that uses the word Trinity, nor will you find any that says that Father, Son, and holy spirit are equal in all ways, such as in eternity, power, position, and wisdom. Not even a single scripture says that the Son is equal to the Father in those ways—and if there were such a scripture, it would establish not a Trinity but at most a “duality.” Nowhere does the Bible equate the holy spirit with the Father.

The trinity is a man-made falsehood.

Answer 3

A three leaf clover is a trinity. An egg is a trinity. Earth, sea & sky is a trinity.

When we were first created we were a trinity. Body, soul & Spirit.

At redemption day complete we will again be a perfect trinity, standing before God, in love & whole; spirit, soul & body (everlasting).

And also, God is a Trinity. Elohim is plural of Elyh. Elohim/God the Father, Word & Holy Spirit. Yahweh Elohim is Elyh Father, Elyh Word & Elyh Holy Spirit.

Answer 4

In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity states that God is one being who exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of three persons: the Father, the Son (incarnate as Jesus of Nazareth), and the Holy Spirit. Since the 4th century, in both Eastern and Western Christianity, this doctrine has been stated as "one God in three persons," all three of whom, as distinct and co-eternal persons, are of one indivisible Divine essence, a simple being. Supporting the doctrine of the Trinity is known as Trinitarianism. The majority of Christians are Trinitarian, and regard belief in the Trinity as a test of orthodoxy. Opposing, nontrinitarian positions that are held by some groups include Binitarianism (two deities/persons/aspects), Unitarianism (one deity/person/aspect), the Godhead (Latter Day Saints) (three separate beings) and Modalism (Oneness).

In addition to teaching that God comprises three persons, the doctrine also teaches that the Son Himself has two distinct natures, one fully divine and the other fully human.

Neither the Old Testament nor New Testament uses the term "Trinity," though Trinitarians believe the concept is implicit in various biblical passages (see Scripture section below). The doctrine of the Trinity is the result of continuous exploration by the church of the biblical data, argued in debate and treatises.[1] It was expressed in early writings from the beginning of the second century forward.[1] The First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD established a nearly universal Trinitarian dogma and expressly rejected any heresies. The most widely recognized Biblical foundations for the doctrine's formulation are in the Gospel of John.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity

Answer 5

In response to the first answer, no, the trinity does not state that God = Jesus = Holy Spirit. That's modalism (or at least if it's taken literally). Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are, for lack of a better word, three "persons". Each has their own "consciousness", yet all are in complete agreement with each other. Not three gods, but one God. Not one person, but three persons.

Answer 6

The Holy Trinity is composed of God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit.

Answer 7

Trinity is....The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit one God in three persons, all three of whom are of one indivisible Divine essence, a simple Being.

Answer 8

The catholic church called it trinity. It is in reference to the three persons of God, God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

Answer 9

The Trinity, according to the Nicene Creed is the test of whether one's beliefs are Christian. To believe otherwise puts on outside of Christianity and their beliefs would be considered heterodox instead.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 10

God = Jesus = Holy Spirit...

The trinity is the concept that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are ONE. Kind of a confusing subject, but it is true... The essence of it at least.

Answer 11

trinity= God the Father---God the son---God the Holy Spirit.