Are there any religions that don't teach the trinity?

Question

I am looking for the religions that teach that God is the Father and Jesus is the son, not a trinity. I am pretty sure that is what Jehovah Witnesses teach, are there any other religions that teach this?
I have heard that also maybe Latter Day Saints, some Pentecostal, but I cannot find anyone that actually knows.

Answer 1

The only observation that a non-Mormon might make regarding this question is simply to acknowledge that Mormons themselves claim to be nontrinitarian Christians; that is, they believe that Jesus the Son is a distinct person from God the Father. However, Mormons do not believe that the "God" of the so-called "New Testament" is the same "God" of the so-called "Old Testament"; Mormonism teaches that the pre-human Jesus is the "God" or "Jehovah" of the so-called "Old Testament".

This is obviously a fundamentally different theology than the other great nontrinitarian Christian religion, Jehovah's Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses believe the bible to teach that there are several references to Jesus in the so-called "Old Testament" which indicate that he is distinct from the "God" or "Jehovah" of the so-called "Old Testament". It is not enough to simply assert that a doctrine is true, and so Jehovah's Witnesses reason from the Scriptures on the matter...


It seems rather obvious that the apostle Luke at Acts 4:25-27 quotes from Psalms 2:1,2. Although these passages are part of the Christian and Hebrew Scriptures respectively, BOTH passages make it plain that there is an "anointed one" who is distinct from God. The Psalm plains calls that God by the name "Jehovah" (explicitly using the Tetragrammaton) and Acts plainly calls the anointed one by the name "Jesus".

(Psalm 2:1,2) [David wrote] Why have the nations been in tumult and the national groups themselves kept muttering an empty thing? 2 The kings of earth take their stand And high officials themselves have massed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one

(Acts 4:24-27) [Peter, John, and fellow Christians] with one accord raised their voices to God and said: “Sovereign Lord, you are the One who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them, 25 and who through holy spirit said by the mouth of our forefather David, your servant, ‘Why did nations become tumultuous and peoples meditate upon empty things? 26 The kings of the earth took their stand and the rulers massed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one.’ 27 Even so, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with men of nations and with peoples of Israel were in actuality gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus


Similarly, the apostle Paul at 1 Cor 2:16 and Rom 11:33,34 paraphrases Isaiah 40:13. Note that Isaiah explicitly uses the name "Jehovah" (the Hebrew Tetragrammaton), and 1 Corinthians plainly CONTRASTS the mind of Jehovah with the mind of Christ Jesus.

(1 Corinthians 2:16) For “who has come to know the mind of Jehovah, that he may instruct him?” But we do have the mind of Christ.

(Romans 11:33-34) O the depth of God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable his judgments are and past tracing out his ways are! 34 For “who has come to know Jehovah’s mind, or who has become his counselor?”

(Isaiah 40:13) Who has taken the proportions of the spirit of Jehovah, and who as his man of counsel can make him know anything?

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Answer 2

Latter-day Saints DO NOT teach the trinity. They teach that God the Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are 3 distinct, separate beings, with one purpose.

Answer 3

The Latter-day Saints teach that the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are three separate and distinct beings.

Answer 4

The United Pentacostal Church does not teach the trinity. But we dont go there. We are pentacostals, full gospel, and there is a trinity. It didnt begin only a few hundred years ago, it was from the beginning, there are place in scripture where we are told that Jesus is God, and the Holy spirit is God.
1John 5:7 tell s us that the three are as one. (GODHEAD) That is like the title of the triune God. three as one, triune...??? Get it. Some ppl say the word trinity is not in the Bible, no but others words are the same to describe it. three as one.... 1Tim 316 says that God was made flesh and preached to the gentiles. Titus 2:13 tells us that Jesus is great God and Saviour. Acts 5:3-4 When you lie to Jesus, you lie to God. John 1:1 In the beginning was the WOrd, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Now, thru the Bible , we are told the Word is Jesus. Do a study on just this passage alone, and it will rock your world. You will just know that there is a triune God. John 14:9 tells us when we have seen Jesus, we have seen the Father. John 1030 tells us the Jesus and the Father are one.
Now, these are just a few I give to you. I encourage you to look for the rest. They are all three operating as ONE, a triune God, the trinity. You can find churches that dont believe that, as the devil doesnt want us to know and understand how they all work together. devil loves to bring lies and confusion. I can only pray for you and encourage you to sutdy for yourself. Jesus is coming soon, and we must be ready. Meaning we must be fully Gods or we arent His at all,. God bless you in your search. If I can just lead even one to the truth of the Trinity, then I will know I am doing my part for God. Doesnt matter the word not in the Bible Neither is the word RAPTURE> But, it stills exists and is described over and over again. WE must not just read scripture, but study it fully and ask God for wisdom and understanding and Revelation knowledge. IT will all come if we truly seek only truth, and not just what we want to hear or is convenient.
Obedience is the key, it leads to blessing. Any disobedience leads to death, and eventual hell. This is all Biblical too, tho few churches teach it. They tend to teach what we want to hear, not what we need tohear. Study for yourself... and SEE

Answer 5

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS/Mormon). I do not believe in the trinity. I believe that God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three separate beings with separate identities and roles. The prophet Joseph Smith stated, "We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost." I know that they love us and that they work "...to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." (Moses 1:39).

You can find reliable information about my faith at www.mormon.org; it is an official site for my church.

Answer 6

The Berean (s) believe this. They view the Holy Spirit as 'power" and hold the Father/ Son relationship. They also claim on:
(1)The sabbath as saturaday.
(2)The dietary laws still in effect .
(3) The feasts of Isreal as ongoing and claim that the early church kept them.
I advice extreme caution in separating the Holy Spirit from God-consider the unforgiveable sin. Speaking against the Holy Spirit ( some equate this to denial of Christ after full understanding of Holiness)-but what the Jews did was to contribute the power behind of Christ miracles to the devil according to the wording of this passage."The Bereans" have a web site. May God bless you and give you the truth you seek.

Answer 7

From day one, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints does NOT teach the concept of the Trinity. The president of the LDS Church, Gordon B. Hinckley, has even publicly stated it in the following way, from a talk given at a General Conference session of the LDS Church in April 2007:

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I confess that I do not know everything, but of some things I am certain. Of the things of which I know, I speak to you this morning.

When the emperor Constantine was converted to Christianity, he became aware of the divisiveness among the clergy concerning the nature of Deity. In an attempt to overcome this he gathered the eminent divines of the day to Nicaea in the year 325. Each participant was given opportunity to state his views. The argument only grew more heated. When a definition could not be reached, a compromise was made. It came to be known as the Nicene Creed, and its basic elements are recited by most of the Christian faithful.

Personally I cannot understand it. To me the creed is confusing.

How deeply grateful I am that we of this Church do not rely on any man-made statement concerning the nature of Deity. Our knowledge comes directly from the personal experience of Joseph Smith, who, while yet a boy, spoke with God the Eternal Father and His Beloved Son, the Risen Lord. He knelt in Their presence; he heard Their voices; and he responded. Each was a distinct personality. Small wonder that he told his mother that he had learned that her church was not true. And so, one of the great overarching doctrines of this Church is our belief in God the Eternal Father. He is a being, real and individual. He is the great Governor of the universe, yet He is our Father, and we are His children.
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One can read the account in Joseph Smith Jr.'s own words by following this link:

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/js_h/1

Or, you can flag down any LDS missionary Elder or Sister and have them give you a pamphlet of the prophet Joseph Smith Jr. and read it that way.

One thing I can tell you is that as I read and studied and prayed about God and His Son, Jesus Christ, is that they are separate individuals but unified in motivations and purpose, much like what Christ desired his apostles in the ancient days to be, unified in love and purpose.

I have received my personal witness that this is the nature of these Holy Three. They work together and Two of them have been seen by Joseph Smith Jr., so Joseph can be properly called as the Lord's prophet. Even others have seen the resurrected Lord in the temples build by the Saints. This witness I know I received it not by the hands of man, but of the Holy Spirit. I have felt that communication deep in my heart, much like that still small voice that Elijah felt in First Kings chapter 19, verse 12:

12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

I hope you understand that this concept of the Trinity is not doctrine that we Latter Day Saints teach. We teach instead the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ as given back to the earth via the ministering of angels.

And I leave this with you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Sincerely,
Alvin R.

Answer 8

Yes, indeed Jehovah Witnesses dont teach that. Its man made doctrine.

Answer 9

LDS teaches trinity. Buddhism does not

Answer 10

you do realize there are religions other than christianity, right?

I mean ones that don't belive in jesus whatsoever...

SOME religions are actually monotheistic, and belive in ONE undivided God. Judaism and Islam are like this. absolute, singular, undivided. some renditions of christianity share this as well.