Why didn't The Apostle Paul ever write about the Trinity??

Question

Paul wrote most of the New Testament and had much to say on many topics involving Christianity in the Church. One dogma he did not seem to write about or maybe even agree with is the concept of the Trinity. He never refers to Jesus as being God and he refers to Jesus being born of a woman, not a virgin. Is it significant that Paul never mentioned the Trinity in all of his writings?

Ok, I am going to need some verses to go along with all the opinion. To say that it was obvious so he did not need to expand on it is a foolish answer, I am sorry.

Answer 1

well he didnt mention the virgin birth cause the early christians did not believe it that was a mistranslation of the hebrew word alma

and he did say he was lord and said to be saved repent and believe in christ

Answer 2

Look at these verses :
>5:7 "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
>5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one."

Now , no one could deny the trinity .... OR could they ,

The original Scripture says :
5:7 "For there are three that bear record.
5:8 the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one."

The whole idea of the Trinity has been made up by Christians to explain away false doctrine . Not only do Christians falsify accounts of Jesus in historical records ( as per Josephus Flavius’ book of antiquities ) but they even distort their own holy scripture to support their mistaken beliefs.

If your Bible still contains the unholy additions then it is time to buy a new Bible and probably look for a new Faith other than Christianity .

When you are buying your new Bible also make sure it does not contain the word Hell and make sure Isaiah 7:14 says Young Woman and not Virgin !

Don't let Christians pull the wool over your eyes.

( It's in 1 John )

Answer 3

Heck no. besides the certainty that Trinitarians could choose to have you ever have confidence that the 1st century apostles and disciples of Jesus have been Trinitarian yet purely did no longer comprehend they have been. What a team of nonsense. :-D The Trinity is a demonic, blasphemous Babylonian coaching that's no longer of the holy Bible in any understand. i won't have the capacity to watch for God's Kingdom to "come" (Matthew 6:10) and usher interior the golden age of Christ's Millennial Reign in God's New Earth of righteousness (2 Peter 3:13) the place the Trinity dogma and ALL lines of fake faith would be continuously a element of the previous. Ciao and Agape

Answer 4

While I am not a Christian, I agree that the non-Trinitarian view of God seems more sensible. You might want to look at the non-Trinitarian versions of Christianity.

I would suggest looking into these Christian churches which are all non-Trinitarian: Jehovah's Witnesses, Christadelphians, Bible Students, American Unitarian Conference, Arian Catholic Church, Oneness (or Apostolic) Pentecostal, UU (Unitarian Universalist) Christian Fellowship, etc. Swedenborgianism (look up Swedenborg on Wikipedia) was also non-Trinitarian. I also believe the churches that sprang from Herbert Armstrong and retained his teachings are also non-Trinitarian (or unitarian - small "u").

While it is true that LDS Mormons do not believe in the Trinity, they have a doctrine of Godhead and eternal progression which is more polytheistic than monotheistic.

Answer 5

Paul didn't write most of the new testament, but his letters are great. He wrote about all members of the Godhead. John 1:1 through .... talks about Jesus Christ. Other places recognizes God, and the Spirit of the Holy Ghost is mentioned often. He also wrote about the complete priesthood offices which all churches do not have except one.

He never mentions the Trinity that most churches believe in because there are really 3 personages, 2 with body parts, and passions.

Answer 6

Don't know, probably because he wasn't inspired by God to do so. But Matthew, Mark, Luke and John did write about The Father, The Son, and The holy Spirit... The word trinity was coined by the catholic church it simply means "company of three". Do you not agree that in the gospels of Matt, Mark, Luke and John, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit is mentioned numerous of times ?.. So why are some so hung up on the word "trinity" just because its not in the bible? Its just short for "company of three"

Answer 7

Minor point: Paul only wrote about 1/3 of the material found in the NT, less if you eliminate work attributed to him that scholars now think was written by others in his school of thought.

A timeline: Jesus died and rose around 30 CE, Paul wrote around 40-64 CE. Mark wrote around 70 CE and Matthew/Luke wrote around 85 CE. Simply stated, Paul's writing are the earliest Christian witnesses. The agenda of the early Church was to spread the good news the God had acted decisively in Jesus and raised him. The focus was not on reflective theological speculation, especially in light of the belief that Jesus was coming back very soon.

But the seeds of belief in the Trinity were planted. Jesus called God "Father." Paul often calls Jesus "Lord," a title reserved for divinity in the Jewish world,.

Paul gives Jesus equivalent work as God: "Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead." (Galatians 1:1)

Paul also exalts Jesus nearly (at least) to the level of the Father: "...which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come." (Ephesians 1:20-21)

As to the Spirit, Paul also attests often to the the Holy Spirit, a distinct person from the Father and from Jesus: "And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." (Romans 5:5)

If someone spoke of tires, engines and transmissions, I would not say that they had neglected to speak of the automobile! Paul did not write about the Trinity in so many words, but spoke of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Alot!

Answer 8

Great question.

It's a pagan lie. Pauls writings have to be twisted horribly to make it seem true. Yeshua referred to himself as a man. None of his disciples, when the text is thoroughly studied, ever called him "God".

If more church members, especially the pastors, would start researching these things they would quickly understand why the wide road is so wide.

Once again, great question, and there are a couple of intelligent answers. It's nice to see people waking up to the truth of who, and what, our Savior really is!

Answer 9

He did
The doctrine of the Trinity is arrived at by looking at the whole of scripture, not in a single verse. It is the doctrine that there is only one God, not three, and that the one God exists in three persons: Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. An analogy would be time. Time is past, present, and future. But, there are not three times, only one.

God is a trinity of persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the same person as the Son; the Son is not the same person as the Holy Spirit; and the Holy Spirit is not the same person as Father. They are not three gods and not three beings. They are three distinct persons; yet, they are all the one God. Each has a will, can speak, can love, etc., and these are demonstrations of personhood. They are in absolute perfect harmony consisting of one substance. They are coeternal, coequal, and copowerful. If any one of the three were removed, there would be no God.

Answer 10

Why didn't ANY of the Bible writers write about the trinity? Because it did not exist in their day. As A Catholic Dictionary notes: “The third Person was asserted at a Council of Alexandria in 362 . . . and finally by the Council of Constantinople of 381.”

That's over 300 years AFTER the death of Jesus!

Answer 11

Good question. To the contrary, he wrote against the Trinity at Phillipians 2:6 - A few different translations here.

Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
ESV - Phl 2:6 - who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version © 2001 Crossway Bibles

NASB - Phl 2:6 - who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
New American Standard Bible © 1995 Lockman Foundation

Note to Dave G: Interestingly enough the New Living Translation (from the Tyndale trust) renders that 1 Cor. 3:6 this way ...

Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: CHRIST appeared in the flesh and was shown to be righteous by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and was announced to the nations. He was believed on in the world and was taken up into heaven.

RSV - Phl 2:6 - who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Revised Standard Version © 1947, 1952.

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Note to No1home: If you take a moment to compare translations, you will find that the KING JAMES VERSION is the ONLY translation that uses the terminology you state. All others are as I quoted above.