![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Persons,” by the way, does not mean a human person but is the accepted way to describe the three in the Trinity. I say that God is three co-eternal co-equal Persons who are one substance. Most analogies fit modalism (God taking on the roles of three Persons) or tri-theism (three Persons rather than a unity of one), and quickly break down when examined. Since God is uncreated, the Trinity has no counterpart on earth. However, he has revealed his attributes in his word, and we can know a lot of things about God. ![]() Since God is not created, we as created beings cannot fully grasp the full nature of God. It is true that no one fully understands the Trinity because we are dealing with God’s’ nature. Objection: “Well, nobody really understands the Trinity, so if people don’t adhere to it it’s okay.” I have resources listed at the end for those who want to read further. There are many Christian scholars who have written books on this topic – both on the Trinity and on anti-trinitarian views, giving responses. The main question is this: If the Trinity is not true, then where does that leave Jesus? All non-Trinitarians deny the personhood of the Holy Spirit. Non-Trinitarians may seem to be Christian, especially in their avowal for a love for Jesus, but if the Trinity issue is raised, they will usually denounce it as a non-issue, pagan, evil, a man-made doctrine, not a Bible teaching, etc. In this article, we’ll consider some of the responses from Christians and non-Christians objecting to the importance of the necessary doctrine of the Trinity and evaluate them. The Trinity may be a rather neglected doctrine in the church today, even seen as secondary by many. ![]()
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