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The Trinity - True or False

Do you Believe the Trinity


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Excuse me if I missed it, but hasn't anyone quoted Jesus in Rev 1:8? Jesus Himself plainly tells us there that He "IS" God.

It amazes how many on this site, which I love, will say things or make statements with out being well founded in God's word.

Jesus is God incarnate (made flesh), you are exactly right! And Jesus said the He was God more than once and the apostles called him God.

I try to keep myself in the word as much as possible; relying on the Holy Spirit for discernment, as God has commmanded. I have heard some say that they have a great relationship with Jesus Christ and it wasn't from reading the Bible. Maybe they are a sect that do not take the Bible as serious. I don't see how that it is possible,Jesus is the word and "apart from Him you can do nothing".
Blessings
 
There's The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, This is a fundamental foundation for gaining salvation, you can't obtain salvation without understanding this. I could go into much more detail, but this is where the individual must read the scriptures and pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit to show you the truth, and this is a very dangerous situation to be in. But all those who really don't believe in the Holy Trinity truly need pray. And need God to show you the truth, I will be praying for you all. I can't stress enough how dangerous this is to where you spend eternity. I'm not saying this to upset anyone, I care very much about what some of you are saying because some of you are leaving yourselves wide open for an attack from satan.
With Love,
Rob
 
There's The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, This is a fundamental foundation for gaining salvation, you can't obtain salvation without understanding this. I could go into much more detail, but this is where the individual must read the scriptures and pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit to show you the truth, and this is a very dangerous situation to be in. But all those who really don't believe in the Holy Trinity truly need pray. And need God to show you the truth, I will be praying for you all. I can't stress enough how dangerous this is to where you spend eternity. I'm not saying this to upset anyone, I care very much about what some of you are saying because some of you are leaving yourselves wide open for an attack from satan.
With Love,
Rob

WOW. and again I say WOW.

Please show me your plan of salvation that states this according to your post regarding the "Holy Trinity". Not once has any of us "Jesus Only" people accused you of being lost, in danger of hell fire, no one has tried to 'steal' your salvation. Yet you plainly are saying we are on our way to Hell-o....

Do you believe in the "Holy Trinity" because that is what you have concluded after reading the bible and the prophets over and over, or is it comfortably something you were taught?

I am not here to judge you on this, but I do think that when a person acknowledges God for Who He is, and to what lengths He has gone to be our Savior and Redeemer, it makes a difference in our lives. Almighty God is absolutely able to do all things. He said He is our only redeemer and our only Savior, He will not share His glory with another. If you believe God is three, He ultimately gets glory, but not all.

The demons also believe in One God, and they tremble. (James2:19)
 
WOW. and again I say WOW.

Please show me your plan of salvation that states this according to your post regarding the "Holy Trinity". Not once has any of us "Jesus Only" people accused you of being lost, in danger of hell fire, no one has tried to 'steal' your salvation. Yet you plainly are saying we are on our way to Hell-o....

Do you believe in the "Holy Trinity" because that is what you have concluded after reading the bible and the prophets over and over, or is it comfortably something you were taught?

I am not here to judge you on this, but I do think that when a person acknowledges God for Who He is, and to what lengths He has gone to be our Savior and Redeemer, it makes a difference in our lives. Almighty God is absolutely able to do all things. He said He is our only redeemer and our only Savior, He will not share His glory with another. If you believe God is three, He ultimately gets glory, but not all.

The demons also believe in One God, and they tremble. (James2:19)
When I can I will respond with the Plan of Salvation, but today I'm going to have surgery, Yes I believe in The "Holy Trinity" that is not my opinion it's Biblical Truth, but you still need to Pray for God to reveal the truth to you. Why don't you start by reading John 3: 16-18
 
Joe, you hit the nail dead center on the head. The bible and the bible only (sola scriptura). There are countless references throughout scripture that point to Jesus being God in the flesh. Isa 9:6, John 1:1, 1 John 5:7 kjv. Ro 9:5, 2 Pet 1:1, 1 Tim 3:16, Matt 1:23, Heb 1:8 to name but a few. In John 20:28, Thomas who doubted who Jesus was, called Him "my Lord and my God" So, what are we to conclude? If in doubt, check Gods Word. Hope this helps, Steve.
 
Hi Citzen, is anyone denying the deity of Jesus?

From a Jewish perspective, Acts 2:38 is simply speaking of whose authority as a priest, rabbi, prophet or teacher that insituted said baptism, nothing more -- This is why scirpture also refers to "John's Baptism".

Also, in Hebrew Bibles of the NT, Matthew 28:19 reads, "into the name of the Father and into the name of the Son and into the name of the Holy Spirit" or something like that.

We have a historical souce outside the NT called the Didache or "Teachings of the 12" which is a church manual that spells out how Baptism was actually practiced back then.

CHAPTER 7
Baptism


1 Concerning baptism, baptise thus: Having first rehearsed all these things, "baptise, in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," in running water; 2 but if thou hast no running water, baptise in other water, and if thou canst not in cold, then in warm. 3 But if thou hast neither, pour water three times on the head "in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit." 4 And before the baptism let the baptiser and him who is to be baptised fast, and any others who are able. And thou shalt bid him who is to be baptised to fast one or two days before.

The Didache dates comtemporary with the writing of the Gospels to about 110 AD.
 
Just my views again:
I do not believe in the traditional Pentecostal view of Oneness as Christ though God (Heb 1:8) is and will remain in submission to the Father :


Could you kindly expand or explain what you mean by that for us who are a little slow at times.

Thanks
Daniel
 
Ah, do "Jesus Only" believe in the eternal generation of the Son? or believe in the Son's pre-existence? After All, since he created "all things" Col 1:15-18 would he not have to exist before creation?
 
Sorry I just saw this. Jesus only or "oneness", here is a quick definition from CARM but there are many facets to this theology:

Oneness theology teaches that there is only one person in the Godhead whose name is Jesus. Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit. Regarding His incarnation, oneness people say that Jesus was in heaven at the same time that He was on earth. Unfortunately, the oneness position presents a serious problem.
 
I didn't read every post here, so these verses may have been covered.

John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John 8:17-18 17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
18I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.

Jesus never lied or double talked or tricked anyone. Another time He requested of the Father that we become one as He and the Father are one. This certainly did not mean that He wanted us to melt together into one big human. It is spiritual unity He speaks of here. Becoming of one heart and one mind. Always on the same wave length. Acting and living in unity. The trinity has never been explained well enough for the human mind to grasp it.
Modalism is something that anyone can grasp but that doesn't make it true. A quick study of history will show how early this modalism had to be refuted by the church fathers. It was heresy then and it still is.
By the way, contrary to some teachings, it was going on way before the council of Nicea.
Also, I am new here and hope that no one takes my manner of stating things as rough, rude, or mean in any way. I am not famous for being politically correct but I am known for being very friendly except when my Lord is being attacked. Even then, I just stick to the facts.
 
The trinity has never been explained well enough for the human mind to grasp it.
Thanks hopefull but between the Gospel, and the OT There is enough to understand the Trinity the problem is way too many people choose pay to much attention to the erroneous, often conflicted view points of others. When we receive the Spirit and actually choose to use him in our lives much of these things are actually understood ... no explanations necessary. That is the way the Spirit works in our lives.

I also like your use of Phil 2:1-2
It is spiritual unity He speaks of here. Becoming of one heart and one mind. Always on the same wave length. Acting and living in unity.
This should reaffirm the earlier point.
 
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The Trinity is True!

The Trinity is True!
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Deu 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:

Isa 43:10-11 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior.

1Jn 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
 
I would like to point out some scriptures that back the Holy Trinity.
If your interested you will read them for yourselves and ask for God to reveal the truth to you.
2Corinthians 13:14, 1 Corinthians 12:3, Luke 3: 21,22

Matthew 3: 16,17 Ephesians 4:4-6, 2 Thessalonians 2;13,14

Romans 10:9 John 1: 12; 5-17 John 15: 26; 14:6 23,24&26

Now refences to the Holy Trinity are throughout the bible, it is not my place to say wether a persons salvation is intact, but I can say this is a basic foundational truth, that is a very strong part of the christian beliefs, so in all scripture the wisdom is gained through prayer and through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
See 2 Timothy 3: 15,16 & 17.
It's up to the individual to read study, and pray, you must do that for yourself. Beyond that no man or woman can enlighten you.
I'm going to continue to pray for one and all that you find the thruth from the Living Word of God.
Sincerely,
Rob
 
'scuse me Rob, no offense, but I thought from my post I was abundantly clear where I stood on this, so why would you assume that you had the truth, and I'm looking for it? Jesus IS God end of story. Refer to the scriptures I posted. God bless, Steve.
 
'scuse me Rob, no offense, but I thought from my post I was abundantly clear where I stood on this, so why would you assume that you had the truth, and I'm looking for it? Jesus IS God end of story. Refer to the scriptures I posted. God bless, Steve.
I was making a general statement to anyone who is having problems accepting The Truth of The Holy Trinity not yo anyone in particular, so if you got the impression I was directing it to you, that was not my intentions, I appolgize if I upset you.
 
'scuse me Rob, no offense, but I thought from my post I was abundantly clear where I stood on this, so why would you assume that you had the truth, and I'm looking for it? Jesus IS God end of story. Refer to the scriptures I posted. God bless, Steve.
Yes He is God and yet He does sit in submission to the Father.
 
By me posting in this forum with this particular topic please dont think that i am trying to debate or trying to get peoples backs up.
I have studied this particular topic after reading some coments on the trinity that made it simply ilogical, so i read up on it and did some study on it.
PLEASE post your coments here about it. If i am wrong i realy would appriciate someone prooving what i have found incorrect.
ThankYou &
God Bless


WHY DON’T I BELIEVE THE TRINITY

John 1v1 – 3 says
In the begging was the WORD
The WORD was with God
And the WORD was God
V 14 tells us that the word is Jesus Christ

The new testaments was written in the Greek, the original Greek word for the word “WORD” is logos which means mind or purpose, wisdom of thought an idea.
So if you read that section of scripture how it was written it would be
In the begging was the “thought or idea”
And the “thought or idea was with God
And the “thought or idea was God
So you can see that in the begging god had a thought or idea and that thought or idea was Christ, it was God because it was in his mind he thought about it constantly.

If you then look at verse 18 of that exact came chapter it says No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
No one had seen God except Christ which means, that Christ couldn’t have been God because If he was then that verse would be a lie, because everyone who had seen Christ would have seen God.
Even the believers of the time of Christ believed he was the Son of God he wasn’t actually God v 49 Nathaniel answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

John 10v30 says I and my father are one
This verse would seem to prove the trinity in saying that Christ was God
BUT….Psalms 82 v 6 says that all who hears the word of God is a God, does this mean that if the trinity is correct then all of us who have heard the word of Gods are all God, so there would not be any need for salvation because we would all be God and seems as 1 Tim 1 v 17 says that God is immortals that means we would all be immortal.
No it doesn’t the Hebrew word there for god is God Elohim- which means mighty ones, or the might or power of God has filled them.
So God and his son are one because Christ is full of Gods might or power.

A couple of questions
Can God die?
Answer no he cant God is immortal (1 Tim 1v17, and 1 Tim 6v16)
So how can God be Christ if Christ died, but God cannot die?
Can God be tempted?
No he is immortal can so cannot sin, and cannot be tempted
But Luke 4v2 says that Christ was tempted if Christ was tempted how can be God because God cannot be tempted.
More questions
If God and Christ is the same person who ran the World while Christ was one the earth In a MORTAL body, he didn’t have the power to rule the world, because he was mortal.
Who ran the world while Christ was in Mary’s stomach, Christ couldn’t have done it.

Quotes that show the trinity doesn’t quite add up

John 3v16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 Tim 2v5 – One God One Mediator (mediator Christ) 2 people.
John 13v1 - Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
John 17 – Christ is praying to God…If God and Christ are the same person then Christ is talking to himself.
John 17v6- I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
John 20v17 –Christ not yet ascended to his father
Matt 19v16-17 – A man kept calling Christ good and “Good Master”, Christ replies with there is none Good but one that is GOD
Mark 14v36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
John 5v30 – I seek not mine own will, but the will of the father which hath sent me.
John5v19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
Romans 3 v 24 – Gods grace is in Christ

Mark 13v32 - But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
The day that Christ returns to set of his kingdom is known only to God even his son doesn’t no, so how can they be the same person.


you could be digging too deep, brutha :)

the trinity means they are seperate yet the same, both at once, even while different, yet still the same in one, yet still different.

that is the mystery and glory of God.

so whilest no man may have seen God, they have seen Jesus, and have known God, through Jesus, and have seen of God, just not God in heaven, but God in flesh form, and Jesus is of God and one in God, so you can see how

the mystery of God is perplex yet simple in a deep form....

ok, bye... <3 Grace <3 Peace <3
 
There's The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, This is a fundamental foundation for gaining salvation, you can't obtain salvation without understanding this. I could go into much more detail, but this is where the individual must read the scriptures and pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit to show you the truth, and this is a very dangerous situation to be in. But all those who really don't believe in the Holy Trinity truly need pray. And need God to show you the truth, I will be praying for you all. I can't stress enough how dangerous this is to where you spend eternity. I'm not saying this to upset anyone, I care very much about what some of you are saying because some of you are leaving yourselves wide open for an attack from satan.
With Love,
Rob


lol @ how extreme this is.

where does it even say holy trinity in the bible, or its relevance to missing salvation?

basically what i've learned is as follows regarding the three in one trinity topic:


the father made the son and the son bestowed the spirit unto us.

the son is of the father and the father begat the son with the spirit to give to us

we obtain the spirit and believe on the son who is of the father

the son was with the father and is of the father at the beginning and the end

by the father were all things made

by the son were we made

and by the spirit we may obtain salvation through the son of the father

the father, the son, and the spirit!

the three are one and different , hence god's mystery and glory!

no need for vain disputings or threats of hellfire!!!!!!!!

yay?

praise god!
 
Children of Light, can I ask a couple of questions please? Are you of one of the christian cults, EG mormon SDA or JW etc? Also, are we to believe from your comment about "no threat of hell" That you are a "hell is either non eternal, or does not exist period" believer? Thanks in advance, Steve.
 
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