Is the Trinity concept a lie?

Answer 1

No.

The doctrine of the trinity is expressed by Jesus' words in the Great Commission:

Matthew 28:18-20 ................baptizing them in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit.

There are other clear indications of the Trinity in The Bible e.g.

2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

Answer 2

It is too strong to call the doctrine of the Holy Trinity a lie. All religious concepts evolve in response to the needs of the time and, in the case of the Trinity, Tertullian, who first suggested the Trinity at the start of the third century, was seeking to counter the views of gnostics and Christian modalists.

Answer 3

Calling it a tool for 'unification' and the centralization of power by the Roman Emperors is more accurate than saying it is an outright lie. Words, like data, can be manipulated into ways that conform with the user's intentions.

The doctrine of the Trinity can be summed up as someone believing in one God existing as three distinct but equal persons. The term does not appear anywhere in the Scripture. It was first used by Tertullian near the end of the 2nd century and made 'more clear' in the 4th and 5th century - so it was the desired goal.



However, no theologian has given explanations of the Trinity doctrine so as it becomes clear for the average person to grasp. Many have written quite the opposite as A.W. Tozer, in his work 'The Knowledge of the Holy, states that the Trinity is an "incomprehensible mystery" and that attempts to understand it "must remain forever futile." Later in his book, he admits that churches, "without pretending to understand," have nevertheless continued to teach this doctrine (1961, pp.17-18). There are many more quotes siding with this opinion.



As many believe the Bible to be our only reliable source of divine revelation, this Trinity subject is not taught. And no matter how hard or long some people try, they cannot prove or explain something from the Bible that is not biblical. The 'majestic plural' name for God in Genesis' 'Let Us' (Elohim in Hebrew) is defined by allowing the Bible to (see below) - as currently only two divine players with the Father Supreme:



John 1:1-3New International Version (NIV) The Word Became Flesh1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.