Did a non-Trinitarian Christian ever execute a Trinitarian Christian because they believe in the Trinity?

Question

there are instances of people who were executed for opposing the Trinity, but I was wondering if any trinitarian Christians were executed by a non-trinitarian Christian.

Answer 1

It seems unlikely.

Over the centuries, nontrinitarian (or "unitarian" with a lower-case "u") Christians have generally believed that the plain truth of the bible would eventually persuade Trinitarians that Jesus Christ the Son is a distinct person from Jehovah God the Father. By contrast, Trinitarians have rarely demonstrated such confidence in their ostensible "biblical proof". Even today, they are quick to insult nontrinitarian Christians with such pejoratives as "cultist" and "heretic".

Ironically, the shaky foundations of trinitarianism rest on dubious misapplications of perhaps ten bible verses. By contrast, entire passages and important bible concepts literally require Jesus the Son to be a separate person from God the Father. Who created Jesus? To whom did Jesus pray? Who resurrected Jesus? At whose right hand does Jesus sit?


Jehovah's Witnesses believe that their worship is a restoration of biblical Christianity, as practiced by the apostles and first century Christians. They recognize Christ himself (and the apostles to a much lesser extent) as the "foundation" of true Christian worship. Of course, the bible teaches that God Himself is the "builder".

(Isaiah 28:16) Sovereign Lord Jehovah has said: “Here I am laying as a foundation in Zion a stone, a tried stone, the precious corner of a sure foundation.

(Acts 4:10-11) Jesus Christ the Nazarene... This is ‘the stone that was treated by you builders as of no account that has become the head of the corner.’

(Revelation 21:14) The wall of the city also had twelve foundation stones, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

(Hebrews 11:10) the city having real foundations, the builder and maker of which city is God.


Really, it is the bible rather than any human tradition, catechism, or post-biblical writing which can reveal the truth about Jesus Christ.

Jehovah's Witnesses are Christians; they teach that Christ was and is divine and of the same nature as God. What does the bible teach about Jesus?

Jehovah's Witnesses understand the bible to teach that no salvation occurs without Christ, that accepting Christ's sacrifice is a requirement for true worship, that every prayer must acknowledge Christ, that Christ is the King of God's Kingdom, that Christ is the head of the Christian congregation, that Christ is immortal and above every creature, even that Christ was the 'master worker' in creating the universe!

Jehovah's Witnesses love and respect and honor Christ. However, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Scriptures quite plainly demonstrate that Jesus and the Almighty are separate distinct persons, and the Almighty created Jesus as His firstborn son.

(Colossians 1:15) the firstborn of all creation

(Mark 10:18) Jesus said to him: 'Why do you call me good? Nobody is good, except one, God.

(Revelation 3:14) the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God

(Philippians 2:5-6) Christ Jesus, who, although he was existing in God's form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God

(John 8:42) Neither have I come of my own initiative at all, but that One sent me forth

(John 12:49) I have not spoken out of my own impulse, but the Father himself who sent me has given me a commandment as to what to tell and what to speak

(John 14:28) I am going my way to the Father, because the Father is greater than I am

(1 Corinthians 15:28) But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him

(Matthew 20:23) this sitting down at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father

(1 Corinthians 11:3) I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; ...in turn the head of the Christ is God

(John 20:17) I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God.

(Deuteronomy 6:4) Jehovah our God is one Jehovah

(1 Corinthians 8:4-6) There is no God but one. For even though there are those who are called "gods," whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many "gods" and many "lords," there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him


Thanks again for an opportunity to share what the bible actually says about the distinct persons of Jesus Christ the Son and Jehovah God the Father!

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Answer 2

True belief in faith based religion causes people to kill one another. Historically, you only have to look at Ireland to see examples of trinitarians and non trinitarians killing one another in the name of the same God.

Claiming that trinitarian belief causes the violence is just ignoring the undermining truth. Faith unsteadied by science or evidence creates superstition, which feeds fear and violence.

Trinitarianism has little to do with it. The more scientific, and reliant on tangible education societies become, the less violent they become.

When was the last time you saw a professor with a sword cutting off heads in the name of paleontology?

Answer 3

I'm not saying it's NEVER happened, but I haven't ever heard of any cases of this. The Trinitarian Christians were generally there first, older and better established, so they were the ones that retaliated when people went against the norm.

Answer 4

This controversy very nearly ripped the early Church apart, "furious contests which the difference of a single diphthong excited between the Homoousians and the Homoiousians". Much blood was split over this question.

Answer 5

Not that I have heard of. The Catholic church has a sad history of executing those who disagree. They should have known this was not pleasing to Jesus, however at this time the church was often more a political entity rather than a Christian church.

Answer 6

the romans who formed the trinity were in complete control and did all of the burning alive, torture and murder of the non-trinitarians, they did this for at least 15 century's, so your answer is that it was highly unlikely.

Answer 7

Certainly. The Catholics believe in the trinity and they are the ones who killed true christians throughout the dark ages. Who do you think the "heretics" were that the catholic church were burning at he stake? Those who protested against them. ie Protestants.

Answer 8

For a good expose on the subject suggest reading :

http://www.ccg.org/english/s/P268.html

Open to debate of course

Answer 9

Boethius was a catholic executed by the Arian king Theodoric.

Answer 10

I am not aware of any. True believers have never killed anyone over Heresy. Those doing the killing were part of a cult, and/or anti-messiah.