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While The Bible does not actually lay out the nature of the Trinity, it is present in Scripture. 1 John 5:7 says: (NIV) 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. (In this context, the Word and the Son are synonyms because of John 1:1.)
The development of the Trinity, in terms of the current understanding begins in the teachings of the Ecclesia or Early Church. Ignatius of Antioch provides the first usage of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in 110 C.E. when exhorting obedience to God. Theophilus of Antioch was the first to use the term "Trinity" in 170 C.E. and Tertullian wrote the first defense of the idea in the early 200s in an essay against the Praxean Heresy. The idea was eventually codified in the Nicene Creed of 325 C.E. which described the three elements of the Trinity and their relations to each other. The functions and purpose of the Holy Spirit would be further clarified over the remainder of the century.
The Trinity and its formation was one of the most divisive arguments within the Ecclesia and spawned many heresies. Most prominently were those of the Arianists, who believed that Jesus was a human who carried the term "Son of God", the Adoptionists, who believed that Jesus was a human who became Divine at the moment of his baptism, and Sabellianists, who argued that "the Father", "the Son", and "the Holy Spirit" were just different names for the same being and were not differentiable. The Nicene Creed dispelled these heresies by claiming that the Son was co-eternal with the Father (rejecting Arianism and Adoptionism since both assert that Jesus did not exist before his birth) and that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were differentiable (rejecting Sabellianism since it asserts that there is no difference between the terms).
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∙ 8y agoAccording to the New Bible Dictionary: "The term 'Trinity' is not itself found in the Bible. It was first used by Tertullian at the close of the 2nd century, but received wide currency [common use in intellectual discussion] and formal elucidation [clarification] only in the 4th and 5 centuries" (1996, "Trinity").
It further explains that "the formal doctrine of the Trinity was the result of several inadequate attempts to explain who and what the Christian God is...To deal with these problems the Church Fathers met in [A.D.] 325 at the Council of Nicaea to set out an orthodox biblical definition concerning the divine identity." However, it would not be until 381 A.D. at the Council of Constantinople that the divinity of the Spirit was affirmed (ibid.).
This is a manmade concept and not found anywhere in the Bible. So many have made surprising admissions about the Trinity - "an absolute mystery," "mysterious in its origin and its content," "impossible for Christians actually to understand," " unintelligible," "misunderstood," "presents strange paradoxes" and "widely disputed." One would have to question then why/how a doctrine on which billions of people base their faith and salvation is accepted. The Apostle Paul was inspired to tell us in 1 Corinthians 14:33 that "God is not the author of confusion" yet this doctrine of men is total confusion.
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What was used by St. Patrick to illustrate the concept of Holy Trinity?
A shamrock was used to illustrate the concept of the Holy Trinity.
How did constatine help to promote the spread of Christianity?
Constantine the Great supported the Church financially, granted privileges to clergy (such as exemption from certain taxes), and promoted Christians to high office. He built Christian churches, the most important of which were: Old Saint Peter's in Rome (which was replaced by the current church during the Renaissance), the St John Lateran's Basilica (the city of Rome's first Cathedral and the original residence of the Popes), the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople and Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Constantine tried to mediate the bitter disputes between rival Christian doctrines. He convened the Council of Arles because the Donatist Christian sect appealed against the Pope's condemnation of them as schismatic (as braking away from Christianity). This council ruled against the Donatists who then became enemies of the Roman authorities and saw Constantine as the devil. An exasperated Constantine issued an edict which ordered the confiscation of all Donatist church property. Constantine also convened the First Council of Nicaea, which was the first ecumenical council (an ecclesiastical conference convened to discuss and vote on matters of Church doctrine and practice and which gathers representatives of the whole church and secures the approbation of the whole Church). It was the first effort to attain consensus through an assembly representing all of Christendom, which was divided into several different doctrines and sects. It was also an attempt to settle a dispute between mainstream Christianity, which upheld the doctrine of the trinity, and the Arian Christian sect which was non-Trinitarian and was opposed to the principle of the trinity. The council issued the Nicene Creed, which declared the trinity as the creed of all Christianity. However, this failed to end the dissent of the Arian Christians who continued to uphold their doctrine and their dissent. Despite his support of Christianity, Constantine did not abandon Roman religion
Which teaching helped to spread christianatey in the roman empire?
Christianity was spread around the Roman Empire by the teachings of the apostles who travelled in the eastern part of the empire, North Africa and Rome to spread the gospels. The work of Tertullian laid the foundations of Latin or Western Christianity from Carthage in Tunisia. It became the mainstream Christianity of the western part of the Roman Empire. Latin Christianity later came to be called Catholicism. The foundation of Greek or Eastern Christianity were laid by the theologians of the Catechetical School of Alexandria in Egypt (which according to Jerome, who was a priest, theological and historian of Christianity, was founded by Mark the Apostle) and the School of Antioch in Syria. It became the mainstream Christianity of the eastern part of the Roman Empire. Later it came to be called Orthodox Christianity. Arius, an ascetic Christian priest in Alexandria of Libyan origin, spread a dissident Christian doctrine which was popular around the empire. It was called Arian Christianity or Arianism and it was the main dissident Christian doctrine. It was suppressed from 380 on when the co-emperors Gratian and Theodosius I decreed that Latin and Greek Christianity were the sole legitimate religion of the Roman Empire in the Edict of Thessalonica of 380. Dissident Christian doctrines were branded as heretic and banned. The persecution of the Arian Christians begun soon after the issuing of this edict.
What conflicts did Christianity cause in Ancient Rome?
The pagans between the Arians doctrine with the Christians.They are also Christians but they do not believe to the divinity of Jesus as God and man.
Why did St. Patrick do what he did?
It is said that St. Patrick Explained trinity through a 3 leaf clover. He did not chase away snakes from Ireland because there weren't any snakes there in the first place.St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity, and it has been associated with him and the Irish since that time.
Who teach the trinity?
The Trinity is a common doctrine of mainstream Christianity, and it varies based on the sect.
What happens to people who deny the trinity?
AnswerNothing much is likely to happen to people who deny the Trinity. The Trinity was never mentioned in the Bible, apart from a brief mention in 1 John, where it first appeared in a Latin translation in the fifth century. The doctrine of the Holy Trinity became important in the fourth century, when one branch of Christianity developed and defended it, while another, the Arians, opposed the doctrine. Had the Arians won that contest, the doctrine of the holy Trinity, as we know it, would not exist today.
What is the religion of the trinity church?
Since there are MANY churches with the word Trinity in their names, there is no way to answer this question unless you tell us which particular one you're asking about. But it isn't a regional religion! And most likely it's Christianity, since the Trinity is a Christian doctrine.
Is the proper name for the most holy trinity trinity or trinitarian?
The Trinity refers to the doctrine of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit being of one substance. If someone is a trinitarian it means that they subscribe to that doctrine.
Who is in the Trinity?
The Trinity is a word that is used in Christianity. The Trinity refers to the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.
God in three with one divine nature?
The doctrine you refer to is the doctrine of the Trinity - but what is your question about it?
What religion is behind the trinity?
The term "trinity" is used specifically in Christianity.
Is trinity a name?
Yes, Trinity is a name. It has a relation to Christianity in many ways.
How can the trinity doctrine be reconciled with the commandment of Mark 12 29 and Deut 6 5?
AnswerMark 12:29 is certainly a good argument that could be used against trinitarianism, and probably was used for that purpose before the doctrine of the Holy Trinity was adopted in the fourth century. Remember, however, that if you look for discrepancies in the Bible, you will find no end of them. Christianity requires belief, not inquiry.
Is Christianity a monotheistic or polytheistic religion?
Monotheastic, they believe in one God that has three separate parts: the father; the son; and the holy spirit or holy ghost. Not all Christians believe in the Trinity doctrine.
Is trinity mention in the Bible?
There is no mention of the words or the concept of the Trinity Doctrine in the Bible. The expressions "God the Son" and "God the Holy Spirit" never occur in the Bible. The Trinity Doctrine is derived from inferences and assumptions from various Bible verses taken out of context.
What does the false doctrine of the trinity mean?
The false doctrine of the trinity refers to the belief that God exists as three distinct persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) that are somehow one. This belief contradicts the traditional Christian understanding of God as one being in three persons, known as the Trinity.
