2007-10-30 14:54:32 · 10 answers · asked by The Magnanimous MB 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
John 1:1, 14
John 10:30
1 John 5:8-9
In the OT where "your LORD your god is, the Hebrew translation is "your Jehovah, your gods." This implies more than one God. 1 John 5:8 states three that bear witness in heaven and they all agree AS ONE.
2007-10-30 14:58:57 · answer #1 · answered by n9wff 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. It states God's Diety throughout the Bible. God is God the Father, Jesus is God the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The word trinity is nowhere to be found in the Bible though but here is evidence of the trinity....
The Bible teaches that there is only one God. (Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 44:6-8, Isaiah 45:22)
The Bibles teaches that there is one who is called the Father and is identified as being God. (1 Peter 1:2)
The Bible teaches that there is one who is called Jesus and is identified as being God. (John 1:1-3&14-18, John 20:28-29, 1 John 1:1-4&5:20, Philippians 2:5-8, Revelation 1:17-18, Revelation 22:12-20)
The Bible teaches that there is one who is called the Holy Spirit and is identified as being God. (John 14:16-17, John 15:26, John 16:7-15, Acts 5:3-4, Acts 13:2, 1 Corinthians 12:4-18, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 10:15-18)
2007-10-31 00:24:59 · answer #2 · answered by SMX™ -- Lover Of Hero @};- 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biblical support? Not much, there's a few passages that presage the later doctrine, such as the Great Commission in Matthew to "baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." But the Trinity is really more about the mysteries of the Faith. It's a non-rational way of looking at the nature of the Godhead. A couple examples:
God is Love. Who does God love then? The Father loves the Son and the Son loves the Father.
Where is God present? Anywhere the Son is, the Father and the Spirit are fully present. Anywhere the Spirit is, the Father and the Son are fully present. So if we have the Spirit in us, we have the fullness of God, not just some part of God.
Again these aren't rational points. They're not meant to be. There are other, meditative ways of looking at concepts besides subjecting them to the dictates of reason. If they are not helpful to you, may I suggest pushing them aside in favor of ideas which do resonate and help you on your path?
Peace to you.
2007-10-30 22:11:53 · answer #3 · answered by Orpheus Rising 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the Hindu Trinity, the Trimurti. ‘The Absolute manifests himself in three persons, Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer’The idea of a separate, secondary “messenger” god is a key element in the Trinity doctrine. We can see that this idea is pre-Christian and it is pagan. Is this positive proof that the Christian Trinity descended from the ancient Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian triads?Read on Judaism is strongly monotheistic with no hint of a trinity. The Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) is filled with scriptures such as ‘before Me there was no God formed, Neither shall any be after Me,surely the concept of the Trinity did not come from Judaism,where did it come from then? Jesus was JEW! Jews believed in the one true GOD!The word ‘trinity’ was not coined until Tertullian, more than 100 years after Christ’s death, and the key words (meaning substance) from the Nicene debate, homousis and ousis, are not biblical OOPS!
2007-10-30 22:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by J R 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Let's start with the first three chapters of the book of Genesis.
The 1st and 3rd chapters have God referring to Himself as "We"..."Us"... and then further states the Holy Spirit hovering over the waters. "We" and "Us" and the Holy Spirit equals Three manifestations of God. This point was important to God as He mentions it very early on in the first three chapters of His Word to us. Gen. 1:26 states: "Then God said, Let us make man in our likeness"... Who's likeness were we made in? We are obviously not Spirit, so this excludes the Holy Spirit from being one of the "We" or "Us" referred to. So who is this "We" and "Us" referred to?
John 1:1 states: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning." John 1:14 goes on to say: "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us"....
Clearly Christ Jesus is Gods manifestation of Himself to this world in a way that humans can more easily understand. The Old Testament Scriptures teach us that: "No man can see the face of God and live"......If God would have come to this earth in "All His Glory" every living thing would have perished. God also teaches us in the Scriptures that when He swears an oath, there is no one greater to swear the oath by than Himself. The same thing applies with our redemption. There was no one perfect who could atone for our sin except for God Himself. This is Perfect Love, Gods Love...The Creator should suffer for the sins of the created. I hope this answer helps you to understand the concept of the Trinity.
God Bless You...Peace.
2007-10-30 23:57:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gospel according to St. Matthew chapter 28.
2007-10-30 22:10:34 · answer #6 · answered by clusium1971 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Matthew, chapter 28, vers 19
2007-10-30 22:28:46 · answer #7 · answered by Ludd Zarko 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, THREE men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, and said, "MY LORD, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant. Gen. 18:2-3
For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the WORD, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 1 Jn. 5:7
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14
"I and My Father are one." John 10:30
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the Gentiles,
Believed on in the world,
Received up in glory. 1 Tim. 3:16
And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And He said, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" Ex. 3:14
Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." John 8:58
God(Jesus) can't lie. Titus 1:2
2007-10-30 22:42:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The concept of the trinity is that there is one God consisting of three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
That the Father is God is everywhere in the Bible. So demonstrate the Son and Holy Spirit are God and you are done.
The Son is God.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
These two verses together identify the Word as God who became flesh and dwelt among us. A clear reference to Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit is God
Acts 5:1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,
2 and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife's full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?
4 "While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."
These verses equate lieing to the Holy Spirit to lieing to God.
2007-10-30 22:06:17 · answer #9 · answered by Northstar 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christian here. No trinity! Entire bible proves no trinity.
More here...
http://www.watchtower.org/e/ti/index.htm
- Bob
2007-10-30 22:00:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋