Christians, are there more Proof that the Bible teaches Trinity or Unity of God? Which is More?

Answer 1

Isaiah 44:6,8*. "Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his re deemer the Lord of Hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.... Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any."

This is not a reference to more than one individual. This is not only evident from the expressions themselves, but from what follows, where the first person singular "I" is used. This accumulation of statements that God is one is supported with divine humor. It may be that human beings are so wise that they know any number of Gods. But the true God of heaven and earth knows only one.

Isaiah 45:5,21,22*. "I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:... Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." This final text of Isaiah also claims divine authority.

Although Christians often refer to the Old Testament in evidence for their own belief, when they are confronted with Old Testament texts which conflict with their doctrines, they often point out that the Old Testament is done away with, nailed to the cross, and superceded by the Gospel. What does the Gospel say about the unity of God?

Matthew 19:17. "And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." Jesus here rejects the implication that he is God. His argument is that absolute goodness belongs only to God. In rejecting this attribute in the absolute sense, he rejects deity.

Mark 10:18. "And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God."

Mark 12:29. "The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord." Jesus affirms the unity of God in one person, and calls this the most important fundamental of faith, the first commandment. We are therefore justified in assuming that this point is the first and most essential message in the Gospel of Christ. The questioner did not lead Jesus on to refer to this text. He gave him complete liberty to choose what he considered to be the first and most important issue. That Christ chose this text is a devastating argument. The importance of this truth was not lost on his questioner. Mark 12:32, "Well, Master, thou hast said the truth; for there is one God; and there is none other but he."

Stangely enough, many Christians actually consider the Pauline epistles of more normative authority than the Gospels themselves. The unity of God is hardly a doctrine which can change from one revelation to another. If the early writings uphold it, the latter ones must uphold it too, or else discredit themselves. However, the Apostle Paul is a champion of the unity of God as well.

Corinthians 8:6. "But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things."

Galatians 3:20. "God is one."

Ephesians 4:4-6. "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."

1 Timothy 2:5, "There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."

From these texts we see that Paul, as must be expected with his Biblical faith, recognizes the absolute unity of God. His expressions leave no room for a trinity.

James 2:19 says, "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well."

If we take the authority of the Bible as it is expressed in the Bible seriously, the New Testament texts have no authority to annul the Old Testament texts on the unity of God. The Old Testament texts include many which claim to be the very words of God. The words of James, Paul, Matthew and even Jesus Christ himself cannot annul the words of God Almighty. Any attempt to pretend that the New Testament teaches a new and different concept of God is only to discredit the New Testament. If we could show that the New Testament teaches the doctrine of the Trinity, we would have to reject the New Testament as false. It is not more authoritative just because it is newer than the Old Testament. It is authoritative precisely because it agrees with the clear teaching of the Old Testament that God is One, and beside Him there is no other God. The true Gospel is an everlasting Gospel.

Answer 2

The word Trinity is not in the Bible just as the word Bible is not in the Bible, but here are some verses that strongly imply towards the Trinity:

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit [Matthew 28:19].

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all [2 Corinthians 13:14].

To God’s elect. . .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 Peter 1:1-2].

Answer 3

I personally do not use the word Trinity but the Bible does teach about the Godhead which is the Father, the Word (Son) and the Holy Spirit.

Although I know that the Bible says Jesus was fully human like us (Heb. 2:17), I also read Paul's statement that He was also fully God: "For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9). Jesus was the agent that brought all created things into being, so He could not have been a created being (Col. 1:15-17; Jn. 1:2-3). Jesus accepted worship, which a mere man should not do, because such is reserved for Deity alone (Matt.14:23; Jn. 5:23; Rev.22:8-9). Jesus claimed the divine designation, I AM, from Exodus 3:14 of Jehovah God for Himself (Jn. 8:58). He also claimed to be one in essence and nature with the Father (John 10:30). The Jews understood the meaning of this claim to Deity. They accused Jesus of blasphemy and said, "You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God" (Jn. 10:33). Thomas, when he saw Jesus in His resurrected glory, exclaimed, "My Lord and My God!" (Jn. 20:28). Jesus is part of the Godhead or one divine family, because we are baptized into the Name (singular) of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19). I read in my Bible that Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit by the masculine personal pronoun "he," not "it" (Jn. 16:13-16). He has the traits of personality because He has a mind (1 Cor. 2:10-11), and He can be lied to (Acts 5:3), blasphemed against (Mt. 12:31), grieved (Eph. 4:30) and insulted (Heb. 10:29). He also shows He is a person because He speaks (Jn. 15:26), intercedes (Rom. 8:26), wills (1 Cor. 12:11) and loves (Rom. 15:30). The Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4). He is eternal (Heb. 9:14), all knowing (1 Cor. 2:10-11), all present (Psa. 139:7), all wise (Isa. 40:13) and all-powerful (Gen. 1:2; Lk. 1:35). He is equally associated with the Father and the Son in the Godhead (1 Cor. 12:13;

Answer 4

Matthew 28:19

19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

The old testament had the unity of God which lead up to the Trinity being revealed (Jesus-the son)if you do not believe in the son you will not go to heaven.

Answer 5

Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity is how God has revealed Himself. Neither is "more". Both are absolute and interdependent. This may help. It is the most concise statement on the doctrinal truth of the Trinity that I know of ...

http://www.ccel.org/creeds/athanasian.creed.html

.

Answer 6

I have read on the Trinity, which I think is more important because with out the Holy Spirit (which is in and around us all) we can not have unity with God or Jesus and vice versa...

as long as I have Jesus I have God, and f I have God I have the Holy Spirit....

And Jesus promised us another....."The Spirit of Comfort"

But when we get to heaven will we have the unity of God more? I believe soo....

Answer 7

The Bible never mentions the word Trinity. The Bible never teaches that there is a Trinity. This is a conclusion that was developed over the next few centuries after Christ's ascension. Not even in the Nicene Creed do they dare make such a bold, extra-biblical statement that would declare the doctrine of the Trinity. Later councils developed that idea.
So much of the Bible is not in line with the Trinitarian doctrine.

Consider Jesus's baptism, or his Transfiguration, or when he is on the Cross. In each of these instances, it is very obvious that the Father and the Son are separate beings -- they talk with and about each other. At the baptism, we get all three depicted separately. Explain that to me from a Trinitarian point of view.

The passage of scripture that clears up the whole idea for me is in John 17. It speaks of the Unity of God in a figurative sense.
20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

Do you see the doctrine of the Trinity in there anywhere? No, Christ is pleading that his disciples may be one with God in the same way that Jesus is one with God. Does this mean of one substance? No, that would be silly. The implication is that the way the Father and Son are one is in a metaphorical sense -- one in purpose, will, and love. This is no triune God.

Answer 8

The two are not exclusive. One God, Three persons, is the doctrine of the Trinity.

Answer 9

The Father, Sone and Holy Spirit is like the soul, the body and the works in a single person.

Answer 10

Trinity is hinted in the old Testament--then fully revealed in the New Testament by implication. It was officially accepted by the church.