Hi. Like I said in the prayer request section, I haven’t been Baptised yet. So I suppose I have to work out whether I understand the New Testament teachings to teach a Trinitarian or non Trinitarian/Unitarian doctrine.
So, could you please explain why you are Trinitarian(I am assuming pretty much all of you are Trinitarian). But can you also give explanation for the verses used by non Trinitarian believers?
In case you are non Trinitarian/Unitarian, could you please give explanation for why are you Unitarian, but can you also discuss the verses that Trinitarians use in order to believe in Trinitarianism?
Thanks
If you post the Scriptures in question I will be glad to address them.
Personally.....I am a believer in the Trinity because that is what The Scriptures tell us.
1st of all I would tell you to ignore the negative idea that the "Word Trinity" is not in the Bible so then it can not be a Bible doctrine.
The Trinity falls under the doctrinal teaching under the heading of "Implied Truth". I will be the 1st one to tell you that it is a difficult doctrine to explain much less believe. The Bible teaches that the Father is God, that Jesus the Son is God, and that the Holy Spirit is God. The Bible also teaches that there is only one God. Though we can understand some facts about the relationship of the different Persons of the Trinity to one another, ultimately, it is incomprehensible to the human mind. However, this does not mean the Trinity is not true or that it is not based on the teachings of the Bible.
Consider these Scriptures in Context as well as what they IMPLY without actually saying Trinity...…….
Genesis 1:1 ………….. (ONE GOD)
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
Genesis 1:26...……….(Notice the words are PLURAL)
"Then God said,
“Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis 3:22...……….(Notice the words are PLURAL)
"Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of
US in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—”
Genesis 11:7 ……...….(Again, PLURAL)
"Come, let
US go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
Isaiah 6:8...……………..(PLURAL)
"And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for
US?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
In the original Hebrew the plural noun "Elohim" is used in the above Scriptures and the plural pronoun for “us” is used. The word "Elohim" and the pronoun “us” are plural forms, definitely referring in the Hebrew language to more than two. While this is not an explicit argument for the Trinity, it does denote the aspect of plurality in God. The Hebrew word for "God," "Elohim," definitely allows for the Trinity.
Isaiah 48:16...…………..(TWO)
"Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there.”
And now the Lord God has sent
me, and his Spirit.
Matthew 3:16–17 ……(THREE, 1, Jesus is baptized--2, the Spirit of God is seen as a dove and a 3, voice speaks from heaven at the same time)
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am".
The doctrine of the Trinity has been a divisive issue throughout the entire history of the Christian church. While the core aspects of the Trinity are clearly presented in God’s Word, some of the side issues are not as explicitly clear. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God—but there is only one God. That is the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. Beyond that, the issues are, to a certain extent, debatable and non-essential.
Matthew 28:19 ...…...….(THREE)
"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father (1) and of the Son(2) and of the Holy Spirit (3).