Important Trinity Questions
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Notice the following quotes and then let’s look at some questions about the Trinity doctrine.
Trinity (Latin: Trinitas, lit. ‘triad’, from trinus ‘threefold’)[1] is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons:[2][3] God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons (hypostases) sharing one essence/substance/nature (homoousion).—-Wikipedia
“The Father eternal, the Son eternal, the Holy Spirit eternal. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. And yet, there are not three Gods, but one God”—Athanasian Creed
“No doctrine is more fundamental to the Faith than the Trinity”—Dr Norman L Geisler
“The Trinity is a doctrine where error is especially deadly”—Dr John MacArthur
“A cornerstone belief of the Christian faith, the doctrine of the Trinity . . . What is the doctrine of the Trinity? . . . There is only one God, but in the unity of the Godhead there are three eternal, coequal Persons where each Person is independently conscious and self-directing but never acting independently of one another and always manifesting the same character attributes and the same nature. Where in the Bible is the Trinity taught? . . . It is taught in 25 of the 27 books of the New Testament and in 13 of the 39 books of the Old Testament”—“Does the Book of Isaiah Teach the Trinity?”, Reasons to Believe (RTB) blogsite, by Hugh Ross, July 20, 2020
The statements quoted above give evidence that the Trinity doctrine the primary belief of most Christian groups. If this doctrine is true, then we should surely find some evidence of it throughout the Bible.
“For us there is only one God, the Father” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NJB). There are some important Trinity questions that need to be answered.
If the Trinity doctrine is truly Biblical, as Trinitarians claim, then they should not have any problems with answering simple questions about their doctrine, without any resorting to evasion, or denial. Here is the question:
Are both of the following statements true?—YES, or NO
A. For Christians, there is one God, the Triune God.
B. For Christians, there is one God, the Father.
1. If YES, then please explain how the “one God” of Christians is both a three person being and a one person being.
2. If NO, then please identify which of the two above statements is true.
If the doctrine of the Trinity is true, Trinitarians should be able to answer these questions Biblically.
3 thoughts on “Important Trinity Questions”
If I were a Christian (I’m not) I would choose neither option. I think you have set up a false dichotomy. You need at least one more option:
C. For Christians, there are three gods which work together in a team called “The Trinity,” but the chief among these is the Father, commonly called “God.”
According to the Christian Bible, “for us there is only one God, the Father” (1 Corinthians 8:6 NJB), So your “C” is not an option.
Other Christians disagree with your interpretation. C is the real option for many.