do you believe in the holy trinity?
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of course... it means different things to different cultures.\n\nIn Vedic/Sanstkritc beliefs itself there are 2 major trinities:\n\nBrahma, Vishnu & Mahesh (Creator, Sustainer & Destroyer)\n\nMahasaraswati, Mahalaxmi & Mahakali (Creatrix, Evolution & Enlightener)\n\nand of course our popular concept: Father, Son and Mother.\n\nI believe in them because I see their actions within the reflected cosmos, our selves, on a daily basis. e.g. \n\nThe Father is the all pervading energy we need to connect to. The Mother and Son help us cross the final step before meeting the Father. The Mother and Son, Mary and Jesus are also referenced in Sanskritic/Vedic litterature as Mahavishnu/Mahalaxmi and the predicted dates of advent and action match closely.
560301
I don't believe in the man made doctrine's of the Trinity. There's no Bible basis for the Trinity.
999008
Clearly, an honest study of the bible convinces that the Christian God is NOT polytheistic in nature. The Trinity is a Satanic lie.\n\n(Deuteronomy 6:4) Jehovah our God is one Jehovah\n\n(1 Corinthians 8:4-6) There is no God but one. For even though there are those who are called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him
628103
Scripture does not teach that God is a "trinity".  It is a doctrine of men, particularly Constantine and his band of merry bishops who concocted this idea by actually stealing it from other pagan religions.  \n\nDo you think for one moment that Abraham thought God was a "trinity"?  The Israelites knew that God the Father was one, and that He alone is God Almighty.\n\n"Let US make man in our image"...refers to the "Elohim" (sons of God/angelic beings)  who had already been created and were witnessing the Most High as He created this world and all that is in it and around it.  The "us" could have more specifically referred to the 24 Elders that surround His throne since the creation of the Elohim in heaven.\n\nI Corinthians 8:6 tells us there is one true God...the Father.  He is ONE (Deuteronomy 6:4). \n\nIt is very simple.  God is one...not two, or three, or three in one, or three substances.
331951
You make an interesting point. I have made an exclusive study of the trinity in the Christian scriptures and found it to have a solid premise, albeit that particular word isn't in the bible, and neither is the concept directly addressed. I wouldn't attempt to go into it here - it's too much - and that wasn't your question. I know  little about the Hindu religion,  so I'm not really qualified to comment.  What I find interesting about your point - the trinity notwithstanding - is that Mary, the mother of Jesus is worshiped in some Christian religions, as some  pray to various saints as well. It does indeed sound like at least some Christians have more than one god. I think that's rather odd. But...I haven't answered your question. It's a bit tricky. If you were a Christian we could discuss it.
612850
The trinity are three aspects of the same being.  In a secular example, Hillary Clinton is a wife, mother, and senator.  Three different things but still one person.
826822
I believe no matter what religion one is or is not, it is God that matters now and in the end. I "respect" all faiths and beliefs.\nGod Bless
546190
I'm not sure the classic explanation of the Trinity is the only way to reconcile the scriptures that have led to that doctrine, actually.  I think it is much simpler than we make it out to be.  I believe that the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are simply in complete agreement with each other.  Therefore when one speaks, He speaks for all three of them.  And when you talk to one, you essentially talk to all three.  There is no plurality of ideas or desires, no conflict.  In that sense, and I believe in that sense only, they are one.
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"Trinity" is a term that is not found in the Bible but a word used to describe what is apparent about God in the Scriptures. The Bible clearly speaks of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit...and also clearly presents that there is only one God. Thus the term: "Tri" meaning three, and "Unity" meaning one, Tri+Unity = Trinity. It is a way of acknowledging what the Bible reveals to us about God, that God is yet three "Persons" who have the same essence of deity.\nSome have tried to give human illustrations for the Trinity, such as H2O being water, ice and steam (all different forms, but all are H2O). Another illustration is an egg having a shell, egg yolk and egg white, but this egg illustration shows that there would be "parts" to God, which isn't the case.\n\nGod the Son (Jesus) is fully, completely God. God the Father is fully, completely God. And God the Holy Spirit is fully, completely God. Yet there is only one God. In our world, with our limited human experience, it's tough to understand the Trinity. But from the beginning we see God this way in Scripture. Notice the plural pronouns "us" and "our" in Genesis 1:26 -- Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."\n\nThough not a complete list, here is some other Scripture that shows God is one, in Trinity: \n\n"Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!" (Deut. 6:4)\n\n"I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God." (Isa. 45:5)\n\nThere is no God but one. (1Cor. 8:4)\n\nAnd after being baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon Him, and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased." (Matt. 3:16-17)\n\n"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." (Matt. 28:19)\n\nJesus said: "I and the Father are one." (John 10:30)\n\n"He who has seen Me has seen the Father." (John 14:9)\n\n"He who beholds Me beholds the One who sent Me." (John 12:45)\n\nIf anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. (Rom. 8:9)\n\n"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that which has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit." (Matt. 1:20)\n\nAnd the angel answered and said to her [Mary], "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy offspring shall be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:35)\n\n[Jesus speaking to His disciples] "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you." ... "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our abode with him." (John 14:16-17, 23)
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It's a great concept. I am leaning towards it. I'm not in religious organization nor do I go church but I do believe in God. I have been studying religious Humanism which I believe is the same as Christin humanism. I believe in the trinity but yet I see contradiction in the scriptures. In my heart, I believe that Jesus was God. I just started studying this in the past few months.
596759
I was baptized Catholic and attended Catechism a few times but even at the age of 7 I didn't believe in "God". I believe the "higher Power" is within each of us and that we are all connected on a subconscious level. Now I worship nature.
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1. How can you be a monotheist yet believe in a trinity? \n\nA. just like an egg is one egg with 3 parts the same with the trinity \n1. shell - G-D the father \n2. white- G-D the son (Jesus) \n3. yoke- G-D the holy spirit \n\n2. How can you exempt of sin by someone Else's death?  \n\nA. b/c he was the perfect man without sin and his death cleans us of that just like the old testament the blood of animals cleansed sin.\n\n3. Why must we believe that during church services, that we actually eat true flesh and drink true blood of a man who has been dead for almost 2000 years? \n\nA. that is a catholic belief and they are the only one who believe that and there are not christian they are catholic no other sect or religion believe that ! \n\nhope this helps you ! ~¿Ô
1107857
I do believe in God. I have the proof that I believe it in my heart. Sometimes you don't have to see to believe.
1056806
i believe that jesus, god, and the holy spirit are all different people but i think the spirit of each of them lie in one another.
736011
The concept of the Trinity is often hard to grasp. In your question, you seem to show that you believe that the Trinity did not always exist. According to John 1, Jesus was with God, in God, and God from the begining, they were never seperate (except when Jesus took on the world's sins on the cross). in John 10, Jesus states that 'I and the father are one,' in John 10:30. The plainest biblical evidence for the Trinity falls in 1 John 5:7, where it says "7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. "\n\nEach Godhead (The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) are God, and the same one God, yet they are different. They each have their distinctive roles, yet are one unit.
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The trinity is not easy to understand for humans.  God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy spirit are three persons in one.  For us limited three dimensional creatures this would not be possible.  For an unlimited, infinite, pan dimensional being such as God, this is very possible.  We cannot fully conceive it but we can imagine it.  You must simply suspend your dimensional logic and imagine beyond what is possible.
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I am a Christian! I believe in GOD The FATHER< THE SON_JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT!( well the baptism of the holy spirit!)God is my Father which art in Heaven!Be careful asking questions about God- you seem real sweet- It has got me in trouble!