The Holy Trinity?

Question

I didn't grow up with the Holy Trinity. What religion teaches this? And can someone explain the concept to me?

Answer 1

The majority of Christians are Trinitarian, and regards belief in the Holy Trinity as a test of orthodoxy. Belief in a Triune God is a bit hard to explain, but I'll give it a try.

First, let's look at the deity of Jesus and how he relates to the Holy Trinity. Of those Christians that aren't Trinitarian, they are usually the ones that have a difficult time in accepting Jesus as God. So, if you don't believe Jesus is God, then you won't believe in the Holy Trinity.

First, during His ministry, Jesus taught the Apostles to recognize in Himself the Eternal Son of God. When His ministry was drawing to a close, He promised that the Father would send another Divine Person, the Holy Spirit, in His place. Finally, after His resurrection, Jesus revealed the doctrine of the Holy Trinity in explicit terms, bidding them "go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" (Matthew 28:18). The force of this passage is decisive. That "the Father" and "the Son" are distinct Persons follows from the terms themselves, which are mutually exclusive. The mention of the Holy Spirit in the same series, the names being connected one with the other by the conjunctions "and ... and" is evidence that we have here a Third Person coordinate with the Father and the Son, and excludes altogether the supposition that the Apostles understood the Holy Spirit not as a distinct Person, but as God viewed in His action on creatures.

OK, so now I know there are a few skeptics out there right now saying: "How can you say the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one God? They are three persons, so it must be three gods!" No, three persons in one God.

OK, just as I am a father, and a husband, and a son at the same time; just as you are a wife, and a mother, and a daughter at the same time, you and I are still just one person. Follow me thus far?

Need another example? OK, water can exist as a solid (ice), a liquid (water), and a gas (steam/vapor). Ah, but you say, "They can't be each of those at the same time!" Oh, contraire, they can! A concept called triple point*** is a phenomenon where a sample of water actually exists in all three physical states (solid, liquid, and gas) at the same time. So, it is possible for one thing to be found in three physical states at the same time.

Also, I'd like to tell you that trying to give you an explanation of the Holy Trinity was a bit daunting of a task for me, as I am a finite being, trying to explain an infinite God. At least, I'd like to think this may have helped you a little, but if you need more information, or "proof" as some people call it, there are a multitude of resources out there (some good & some bad). Some are listed below, along with a brief excerpt on Triple Point. God Bless you and have a great night!

Answer 2

Not one religion. It's Christianity. The Holy Trinity represents the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The concept is that in the Old Testament there is God who promises he will send a Savior. The Son and the Holy Spirit come later. And it is the teachings of His Son Jesus Christ who was concieved immaculately through the Holy Spirit who guides the way to salvation.

Answer 3

The trinity 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.

I invite you to search the Bible, especially the 27 books of the Christian Greek Scriptures, to see for yourself if Jesus and his disciples taught a Trinity. As you search, ask yourself:

1. Can I find any scripture that mentions “Trinity”?

2. Can I find any scripture that says that God is made up of three distinct persons, Father, Son, and holy spirit, but that the three are only one God?

3. Can I find any scripture that says that the Father, Son, and holy spirit are equal in all ways, such as in eternity, power, position, and wisdom?

Search as you may, you will not find one scripture that uses the word Trinity, nor will you find any that says that Father, Son, and holy spirit are equal in all ways, such as in eternity, power, position, and wisdom. Not even a single scripture says that the Son is equal to the Father in those ways—and if there were such a scripture, it would establish not a Trinity but at most a “duality.”

Answer 4

It is a Christian belief. I'll put it in the way St. Patrick put it. Have you ever seen a clover? You know that little three leafed thing that people associate with Ireland? Good. A clover has three parts yet it is one plant, one thing. It is the same way with the Trinity. Three entities in one. The three parts are the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are all a part of God. It is a difficult concept to get and it took me many years and I still don't fully get it. I hope this helps.

Answer 5

Catholics (and wiccans) ... Catholics consider that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy spirit are the Holy Trinity, Three people in one God. Wiccas call it the three phases of the Goddess, the maiden, the mother and the crone. All the same yet different and one Goddess. (this predated Christianity and originated with the Druids. Christians adapted the concept to draw the pagans to their religion. When they didn't convert they were killed.

Answer 6

The trinity is a doctrine that predates christianity. It was never taught by Jesus early disciples or by any of the earliest Chistians.

John: I've heard the water analogy before. That water can become 3 different things. Yes that's true, but can water be more than one thing at once. Can it be BOTH vapor and ice AT THE SAME TIME? No. The scriptures clearly say that Jesus was resurrected BY his Father. There were two people. How is that possible then if Jesus WAS his father and was dead. Who then resurrected him. Jesus' final recorded prayer before his death is found at John 17. If he was God in the Flesh at that time, who was he praying to? Was he talking to himself?

Answer 7

there is none. The Bible needless to say teaches that Jesus is the Son of God,no longer God. a million John 5:5. many non secular human beings will attempt to curve the scriptures of the Bible to attempt to intend that Jesus is God. besides the undeniable fact that it in basic terms won't artwork. there is incredibly no help in the Bible for the Trinity coaching or the different coaching that teaches that Jesus is God.

Answer 8

Christianity. Here:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15047a.htm

Answer 9

"Surely, disbelievers are those who said: ‘Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity).’ But there is no god but One God. And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers among them (Quran 5:73).

"People of the Book (Jews and Christians)! Do not exceed the limits in your religion, and attribute to God nothing except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, was only a Messenger of Allah, and His command that He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and in His Messengers, and do not say: ‘Allah is a Trinity.’ Give up this assertion; it would be better for you. Allah is indeed just one God. Far be it from His glory that He should have a son. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. Allah is sufficient for a guardian" (Quran 4:171).

Answer 10

I like the water analogy: Solid, liquid and vapor--yet all three are water. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are referred to as distinct personalities, and also as God.