2007-07-12 16:50:03 · 10 answers · asked by George 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What is the trinity. To most people, the trinity is merely "the Father, Son, and holy spirit. PERIOD. But that is NOT the case. There is more to the trinity than that. It includes the following definite ideas:
1. There are said to be three divine persons—the Father, the Son, and the holy spirit—in the Godhead.
2. Each of these separate persons is said to be eternal, none coming before or after the other in time.
3. Each is said to be almighty, with none greater or lesser than the other.
4. Each is said to be omniscient, knowing all things.
5. Each is said to be true God.
6. However, it is said that there are not three Gods but only one God.
Now that the trinity is defined, did Jesus teach it? Let's look at the scriptures the other responders to your question used to support the trinity.
John 10:30: "I and the Father are one." How can this scripture support the trinity when only two persons are mentioned--Jesus and the Father?
1 John 5:7 KJB: "For there are three witness bearers” this added passage reads, “in heaven, the Father, the Word and the holy spirit; and these three are one. And there are three witness bearers on earth.” Does this verse say that Father, Son, and holy spirit are equal in all ways, such as in eternity, power, position, and wisdom? No! Not only that, but this portion of 1 John 5:7 is spurious. For that reason it has been omitted by the American Standard Version, An American Translation, English Revised Version, Moffatt, New English Bible, Phillips, Rotherham, Revised Standard Version, Schonfield, Wade, Wand, Weymouth, and other Bibles.
One last thing about 1 John 5:7. It is not a quote from Jesus. Jesus did not say anything about the Father, Son, and holy spirit being one.
How about John 14:26? Does it support the trinity? It says: "But the helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name, that one will teach you all things and bring back to your minds all the things I told you." Does this verse say that God is composed of three co-equal, co-eternal "persons"? I don't see it. Do you?
2007-07-12 17:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This isnt a teaching by Jesus, but the story of Jesus' baptism by John has the image of the Holy Spirit "descending on him like a dove" and the Father saying "This is my Son."
Also, in John 14:26, Jesus refers to the three persons of the Trinity. "But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."
The word "trinity" is not used, but the concept of the three-in-one is right there in that verse.
2007-07-13 00:10:07 · answer #2 · answered by C.R. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I and My Father are one. John 10:30
For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 1 John 5:7
The way to understand the trinity is to think of a peach. In a peach you have the seed, meat, and skin and they are all in one fruit we call a peach.
God the Father, God the Son, and Holy Spirit. That makes up God.
2007-07-12 23:57:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus did not teach the Trinity.
The Trinity is a metaphysical philosophy more than a doctrine, and was developed by theologians in the early centuries of the Christian era.
2007-07-12 23:54:24 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The trinity is a pagan concept, and Jesus was Jewish, which means he did not believe in a trinity.
2007-07-12 23:55:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is only 1 God, there is not three different Gods. Jesus pre-existed and created the heavens and the earth. Jesus is called I am, and the alpha and omega. Jesus is totally God, yet he limited himself by becoming a man.The holy spirit is just the power of God, that was available after God(Jesus) died on the cross for our sins.
2007-07-12 23:59:37 · answer #6 · answered by ۞ JønaŦhan ۞ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. He made it very clear that He Himself was divine, and He frequently spoke of the Father and of the Holy Spirit, referring to each of them as "He", thereby leaving no doubt that He was speaking of other persons.
2007-07-12 23:55:48 · answer #7 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mathew thru Revealtion.
2007-07-12 23:54:00 · answer #8 · answered by djmantx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. You won't find the word trinity anywhere in the Bible.
2007-07-12 23:58:54 · answer #9 · answered by keri gee 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I and the father are one. I must leave you but I will send you a comforter.
2007-07-12 23:53:11 · answer #10 · answered by David F 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋