Why is the doctrine of the Trinity of God misunderstood as Tritheism? or Triad?

Question

Does it mean that they really understand what they are opposing of?

Answer 1

Trinitarians can't even agree.

The Encyclopedia Americana notes that the doctrine of the Trinity is considered to be "beyond the grasp of human reason."

Many who accept the Trinity view it that same way. Monsignor Eugene Clark says: "God is one, and God is three. Since there is nothing like this in creation, we cannot understand it, but only accept it." Cardinal John O'Connor states: "We know that it is a very profound mystery, which we don't begin to understand." And Pope John Paul II speaks of "the inscrutable mystery of God the Trinity."

Thus, A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge says: "Precisely what that doctrine is, or rather precisely how it is to be explained, Trinitarians are not agreed among themselves."

Yet, confusion, and mystery are works of Satan, not Jehovah.

Deut 6: 4 “Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. 5 And you must love Jehovah your God with all your heart and all your soul and all your vital force. 6 And these words that I am commanding you today must prove to be on your heart;

Matt 22: 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 He (Jesus) said to him: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and first commandment.

Answer 2

Actually, I don't remember hearing those terms before. Based on the word formation, these 2 point to a polytheistic base, which is not what the doctrine of the Trinity truly is--else they would call it tritheism. The main point of the Trinity is that there is one Godhead consisting of 3 parts. That is totally different.
People discount the Trinity because their limited "earth-based" viewpoint will not allow them to understand it.

Answer 3

‘Christ according to the faith, is the second person in the Trinity, the Father being the first and the holy Ghost the third. Each of these three persons is God. Christ is his own father and his own son. The Holy Ghost is neither father nor son, but both. The son was begotten by the father, but existed before he was begotten--just the same before as after. Christ is just as old as his father, and the father is just as young as his son. The Holy Ghost proceeded form the Father and Son, but was an equal to the Father and Son before he proceeded, that is to say before he existed, but he is of the same age as the other two. Nothing ever was, nothing ever can be more perfectly idiotic and absurd than the dogma of the Trinity.’

- Col. Robert G. Ingersoll



God is not the author of confusion. (1 Corinthians 14:33)



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Answer 4

I guess religions and philosophies that are challenging christian faith or claiming christianity is corrupt, need to look for evidence for that claim.

The "three Gods" line of attack looks plausible since the whole concept is beyond the natural human mind.

Honest investigators will try to understand Christ's teachings.. so won't try and find fault by looking for the teachings that look superficially illogical.

To us christians nonbelievers are like men who live only in caves laughing at the idea of sky as to them there is only black ceiling and what torches show.

Answer 5

Actually, its Christianity's own darn fault.

By not exposing their children to things like the works of Homer, they've prevented the kids from understanding the concept of the epithet....

Answer 6

yes