Do you have to believe in the holy trinity to go to heaven or can you just believe that Jesus was sent by God to tell us about God?

Answer 1

*Please note this is from a christian protestants point of view*

Its hard to say a definite answer for you don't just stroll up to God one morning and ask him etc.

I believe that Jesus is the son of God. God sent down his only son to save all the sinners (that's all of us because no one is perfect) from going to Hell.

The Holy trinity is God-Jesus-The Holy Spirit.

Though they maybe different people they are all the same person.

Hope this is understandable.

*The following point-of-view is provided by an agnostic who has spent the better part of his adult life researching the truth*(haven't found it yet) *Also please note this will probably turn into a long discussion or debate but I will try and give honest answers with tongue in cheek humor to defuse any and all flaming.* (Yaa fun times)

First and foremost I would like to point out that Jesus was a Jew, and if you believe in the Jewish faith there is no hell so no worries and we can move on, oh don't eat swine.

New International version"John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me"

Peoples New Testiment "14:6 I am the way, and the truth, and the life. This is said in reply to Thomas. Without him there would be no Way revealed; no divine and saving truth, no immortal life.

No man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Not only can no one enter the Father's house without him, but no man can come to the Father on earth so as to enjoy his favor. There is no other name given under heaven among men whereby we must be saved (Ac 4:12)"

New American Standard Bible John 11:25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,

So, as through his spoken word you would have to believe in the trinity in order to enter heaven. But the fact of the matter is the Christian doctrine of the Trinity teaches the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead.( In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Godhead is the focus of worship and devotion within the faith. It consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Depending on era and denomination, the Latter Day Saint movement accommodates a variety of doctrines concerning the interrelationship and metaphysical nature of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.) The doctrine states that God is the Triune God, existing as three persons, or in the Greek hypostases, but one being. Each of the persons is understood as having the one identical essence or nature, not merely similar natures. Since the beginning of the third century the doctrine of the Trinity has been stated as "the one God exists in three Persons and one substance, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." Trinitarianism, belief in the Trinity, is a mark of Oriental and Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and all the mainstream traditions arising from the Protestant Reformation, such as Anglicanism, Methodism, Lutheranism and Presbyterianism. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church describes the Trinity as "the central dogma of Christian theology". So as long is you shoot for faith in at least one of the three you will be praying to the same divine being and should be covered in the end.

Plus Jesus said, "I leave you peace; my peace I give you. I do not give it to you as the world does. So don't let your hearts be troubled or afraid." John 14:27 NCV What ever you believe, your god already understands the choices you were going to make and still loves you.

PS that was a whole lot of typing so don't flame me for spelling or punctuation or grammar

*EDIT FROM THE CHRISTIAN GUY*

Well that sure beat the cr@p out of my answer.

*Edit from Agnostic Guy"

No offense (seriously), but it doesn't surprise me as religion is taught to you in the church. I seek the truth through all possible avenues. An open mind will teach you more than a conditioned one.