If belief in the Trinity was such a necessary condition for being a Christian, why didn’t Jesus teach and emphasize it to the Christians during his time? How were those followers of Jesus considered Christians without ever hearing the term Trinity? Had the Trinity been the spinal cord of Christianity, Jesus would have emphasized it on many occasions and would have taught and explained it in detail to the people.
2007-05-31 09:42:49 · 16 answers · asked by Acid 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are so ignorant !
He did teach it !
He could hardly have made it clearer !
Try reading John to start with.
2007-05-31 12:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice is frozen water, if I melt and boil it I get steam, when it evaporates I get water. Water, steam , ice are all H20.. its a little like this with the Trinity. And yes we see it often in scripture. Trinity is just a collective word meaning three as defined by the Oxford dictionary and is always used in the context of the Godhead ... Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This was never more evident than when Jesus Christ was baptised. At the same time The Fathers voice was heard and The Holy Spirit manifested as a dove. Three persons in one God, Thought word and deed. What matters is That Jesus died for you and me and rose again on the third day ... He sits at the right hand of The Father until He comes in glory for His people. The God head of all spiritual being is the only one that is omni present.
2007-06-02 01:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Belief in the Trinity is not a necessary condition for being a Christian.
True Christians do not believe in the Trinity because it is not in the bible and the scriptures clearly show God & Jesus as two separate individuals.
I know your question is a 'dig' at Christianity but just because many who claim to follow Jesus worship God in the wrong way (via the Trinity) it doesnt make the bible invalid.
The bible is God word to us, our guidebook.
Just as God & Jesus are separate, so is the bible & the Trinity
2007-05-31 12:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by Joshua C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no weakness in Christianity. Jesus made many references to He and the Father in the New Testament. Prior to his departure into heaven he told his followers that he would send the third person of the trinity, the Holy Spirit. Let's leave it up to God how much He emphasizes things in His Word.
2007-05-31 09:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
God's progressive revelation of Himself resulted in the concept of the trinity. It is in Genesis 1. We use that term to indicate the unity and diversity of God. It's not in the Bible. Neither is the word suicide...but that's a no brainer.
God the Father is the creative power, God the Son is God in human flesh. God the Holy Spirit is the Spirit that indwells every Christian. God in past times (before the incarnation) put the Holy Spirit into His prophets. After Jesus ascended, He sent the Holy Spirit to live in believers. All three manifestations of God make up what we call "the Trinity".
2007-05-31 10:05:04 · answer #5 · answered by Cheryl Durham, Ph.D. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing you need to focus on, is do you know the way the truth and the light- who cares what this or that religion teaches and believes! Religion is man made. You dont need any man to teach you. Jesus came to free us from the bondage of sin, and the seperation it causes from our Creator. If you want to know God, listen to Him, not man made doctrines. He writes His word on the hearts and minds of all who recieve His Son, through believing. The trinity is a man made concept to try to explain a concept of unity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-they are One- it doesnt matter what you call it. It is like; I am a woman, a daughter and a mother- but I am still one individual. Trinity may or may not be the "spinalcord" of Christianity, I dont know, because I stand alone before my God, my Father. I dont listen to all the nonscence of other humans. They dont know! Dont let them turn you off to God, He loves you and knows you as the child He created.
2007-05-31 09:55:27 · answer #6 · answered by Erin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The spinal cord of mammals is very similar to the tissue of their brains. It is very nutritive and tastes good. The most common is the spinal cord of beef or pork for the chicken has a very little one and it would take many to equal just a small amount of either beef or pork.
2016-04-01 07:36:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So which one was God? Jesus referred to His Father, as the one who sent Him, and the Spirit as the one to come after Him and instruct us. All three were present throughout eternity, before any of us were created. They work hand in hand, and God even called Jesus, Lord. The Trinity is not easily explainable, but its the best we can do until God takes us home and reveals the mystery. What is so hard to swallow? You must be JW.
Think of it this way: if Jesus wasn't divine, or God incarnate, He could not die for our sin, since He would have been just another man with His own sin to die for. Thus we would still be unsaved, and with no hope. All JW's live under this curse, since they don't believe in Christ's deity.
2007-05-31 09:50:50 · answer #8 · answered by Lazarus 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Who says the trinity is the "spinal cord" of Christianity. I thought it was believing in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
2007-05-31 09:50:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
What weak spinal cord. We have our foundation in Genesis.It answers all the questions like.
Where did we come from?
Who created the earth?
How did create the earth and with what did created humans?
Why are we here?
We have on that a faith, a belief in Jesus Christ who died to save us from ourselves.
Also,All through the scripture (If you really read it) it talks about the trinity.
2007-05-31 09:47:32 · answer #10 · answered by rockinweazel 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I take it you are a JW and don't believe in the trinity How do YOU know what Jesus would have done.? You are false prophets.
2007-05-31 09:55:01 · answer #11 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋