by Dan Godde

I don’t know if you’ve heard it...

I’ve heard it several times... 

"The Bible never teaches the Trinity", they say. 

"The word is not even mentioned in the Bible. It’s a later invention of the church". 

What do you think? 

How would you go answering that challenge? 

Does the Bible actually teach the Trinity?

Well the Bible may not use the word Trinity,

but the idea is definitely there. 

What does Trinity mean? It means that God is Father,

Son and Holy Spirit and that God is one. 

Three separate persons, but one being. 

But does the Bible teach this?

I want to say that the Bible clearly teaches the following 10 points:

1.       There is only one God (1 Cor. 8:4-6)

2.       The one Jesus called "Father" is God (Matt 6:1)

3.       Jesus is God (Jn 20:27-29)

4.       The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4)

5.       Jesus is not God the Father and God the Father is not Jesus (Jn 14:6)

6.       The Holy Spirit is not Jesus and Jesus is not the Holy Spirit (Rom 8:34)

7.       The Holy Spirit is not God the Father and God the Father is not the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 15:24)

8.       Jesus is the Son of God the Father (Jn 17)

9.       The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of the Father and the Spirit of the Son (Jn 14:16-17,23)

10.   The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are one (Matt. 28:18-20)

You add those together and I think you have the Trinity. 

It doesn’t come out in the same language as the early creeds,

but it is the same point. Why not take a look and see what you think? 

Are there any points that can’t be backed up? 

Is there a part of Trinitarian teaching that is missing?

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Jacob Hepner   |124.168.204.xxx |2010-07-27 12:35:13 There are a few other points to note regarding the language that is used about God. At the beginning of Genesis, the word "Elohim" is used for the one that created the universe and all that is in it. This word is the plural of the word "Eli", which means God, so God is a plural and all of God was present at the creation. This is also backed up at the beginning of John's Gospel. When God is described as "one God", the word used for one (echad) does not actually imply absolute unity. It is the same word that is used to describe "one flesh", where a man and a woman come together to be one. This again implies that God is one, but also more than one. I agree that it isn't spelt out clearly, but it is definitely there and in multiple places. Also, the trinity is a very complex concept, not something that is clearly understood. If the bible simply said "God is a trinity" and didn't ... Reply | Quote 0   0

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