2007-07-03 14:11:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Simple answer:
In Holy Scripture, there is clearly a Person called The Father, who is called God. There is also a Person called The Son, who is also called God. There is a Person called the Holy Ghost, who is also called God.
Three Persons....One God.
2007-07-03 14:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Orthodox Christians worship the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—the Holy Trinity, the one God. Following the Holy Scriptures and the Church Fathers, the Church believes that the Trinity is three divine persons (hypostases) who share one essence (ousia). It is paradoxical to believe thus, but that is how God has revealed himself. All three persons are consubstantial with each other, that is, they are of one essence (homoousios) and coeternal. There never was a time when any of the persons of the Trinity did not exist. God is beyond and before time and yet acts within time, moving and speaking within history.
God is not an impersonal essence or mere "higher power," but rather each of the divine persons relates to mankind personally. Neither is God a simple name for three gods (i.e., polytheism), but rather the Orthodox faith is monotheist and yet Trinitarian. The God of the Orthodox Christian Church is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the I AM who revealed himself to Moses in the burning bush.
The source and unity of the Holy Trinity is the Father, from whom the Son is begotten and also from whom the Spirit proceeds. Thus, the Father is both the ground of unity of the Trinity and also of distinction. To try to comprehend unbegottenness (Father), begottenness (Son), or procession (Holy Spirit) leads to insanity, says the holy Gregory the Theologian, and so the Church approaches God in divine mystery, approaching God apophatically, being content to encounter God personally and yet realize the inadequacy of the human mind to comprehend Him.
The primary statement of what the Church believes about God is to be found in the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.
2007-07-03 21:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob Dahlen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible teaches that God is one in essence, three in Person: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each is fully God. God is not three gods but three in one. This is not a mathematical contradiction. Although humans cannot completely grasp the paradox of the tri-unity of God, we trust His revelation is true. Christians do not believe in three gods. Our one God manifests Himself in three Persons.
'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one."" (Mark 12:29)
In the beginning was the Word [Jesus, as the end of this quote proves], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him [the Word, Jesus] all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ... The Word [Jesus] became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:1-3, 14)
Behold, I [Jesus] am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End." (Revelation 22:12-13)
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 1:3)
"always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Ephesians 5:20)
but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God." (1 Corinthians 2:10-11)
"And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come." (Matthew 12:31-32)
"Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."" (Acts 5:3-4)
2007-07-03 22:05:17 · answer #3 · answered by SpiritRoaming 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Constantine the Great was instrumental in setting it in concrete. He was pagan and was baptized christian on his deathbed. Does that tell you anything?
The early monks had to study Plato and other things, then study Christianity. So no wonder from time to time a verse would be changed to support trinity.
It's so helpful the older manuscripts are available that shows this occurrence.
Bottom line---they believe the trinity because of misinformation, misapplied verse, mistranslated verse.
2007-07-03 21:37:12 · answer #4 · answered by rangedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah Jesus said that but that doesnt mean he is God himself, according to the bible he is the image of God or someone that it is very similar and is because is the person who has spent more time with God almighty cause he is the firstson of God.(Colossians 1:15-17)
Where in the bible called Holy Spirit ..God? belongs to God yes but is not God.
2007-07-03 21:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not all Christians believe that.
I don't believe the division of the Trinity.
I believe the 'Trinity' is the wholeness of Jesus. Flesh, Spirit, Soul. Just like us.
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2007-07-03 21:17:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The bible teaches it via various scriptures. In the first book of the bible it says "And God said, let US make man in OUR image. God is so much higher than man and it is very understandable that he can be three in one. Think of man, has a spirit, soul and body. They are all equally the man but they serve different purposes.
2007-07-03 21:19:46 · answer #7 · answered by SusieDarling 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
becasue they dont know the diffrence between one person and three
god isnt something u could divide into three
it looks like u peopel have forgotten how to count
three people make up one god
doesnt it sound weird
even a kid could know better
2007-07-03 21:27:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus told that that who ever sees Him sees God, the Father. Jesus also told us that He would send His Spirit. Also at the Baptism of Jesus, God's voice was heard and the Spirit descended like a dove, upon Jesus.
2007-07-03 21:18:13 · answer #9 · answered by Mary W 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
because there are:
Father, Son & Holy Ghost.
2007-07-03 21:20:35 · answer #10 · answered by redglory 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋