Re: The Holy Trinity.

It's nowhere to be found in the the bible.  It was invented after the bible was invented - by St Augustine and is very old Gnostic doctrine.

There is no such thing as a "Holy Trinity" and you can't prove that there is.

You are an eternal spirit right now.  Jesus taught that the kingdom of God is within you.  Look where he told you that God's kingdom is at.

http://www.auburn.edu/~allenkc/trinity.html

Trinity Is Not A Christian Idea

One idea that became popular among Christians around the fourth century was that of a trinity of gods. It was not, however, a new idea conceived by Christians, for there is much evidence of widespread belief in similar ideas throughout earlier recorded history.

Many scholars believe that the Trinity, as taught by Christians, comes from Plato as suggested in the Timaeus, but the Platonic trinity is itself merely a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples.

In Indian religion there is the Trinitarian group of Brahma, Vishna, and Shiva; in Egyptian religion there is the group of Kneph, Phthas, and Osiris. In Phoenicia the trinity of gods were Ulomus, Ulosuros, and Eliun. In Greece they were Zeus, Poseidon, and Aidoneus.

In Rome they were Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto. In Babylonia and Assyria they were Anos, lllinos, and Aos. Among Celtic nations they were called Kriosan, Biosena, and Siva, and in Germanic nations they were called Thor, Wodan, and Fricco.

Trinities of gods existed in other cultures as well, including, but not limited to, those of Siberia, Persia, Japan, Scandinavia, and Mexico.

We can see, therefore, that although the Trinity is characteristic of the Christian religion, it is by no means peculiar to it.

Trinity Not Mentioned In Bible

The truth is that the Trinity isn't even mentioned in God's word, the Holy Bible. A check of any concordance will prove this fact. Not only is it not mentioned, but the doctrine is neither found in the New Testament, nor the Old Testament.

Concerning Old Testament scriptures, "theologians today are in agreement that the Hebrew Bible does not contain a doctrine of the Trinity, even though it was customary in past dogmatic tracts .... to cite texts like Genesis 1:26 .... as proof of plurality in God." And "... in the New Testament the doctrine of the Trinity is not enunciated ..." but only "deduced from a collocation of passages ...."

The Trinity, therefore, did not " ... reflect accurately early Christian teaching regarding the nature of God, it was, on the contrary, a divination from this teaching."

"The formulation 'one God in three Persons' was not solidly established ... into Christian life ... prior to the 4^th century.... Among the Apostolic Fathers, there has been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective."

If the Trinity doctrine isn't Biblical in nature, how did it become a part of Christian dogma?

 

 

 

 

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