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FAQ # 140
QUESTION 140 : Are the teachings of contemporary “Trinitarians” compatible
with, or contradictory of, the scriptures?
The
latter, take these quotes,
“What we mean by Divine Trinity is that there are three separate
and distinct persons in the Godhead, each one having His own personal
spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit in the same sense each
human being... has his own body, soul, and spirit... Thus there are
three separate persons in divine individuality and divine plurality...
The word God is used either as a singular or a plural word, like
sheep."
"We teach there is one God manifest in three persons; God the Father,
God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost... Individually each is called
God; collectively they can be spoken of as one God because of their
perfect unity... However, there are some particulars which relate to each
individual person of the deity as to position, office, and work that
could not be attributed to either of the other members of the Godhead."
What does the Bible say about the son:
"...There is but...one
Lord Jesus Christ..." -1 Cor.8:6, & Eph.4:5.
"...I will be a
Father unto you...saith the Lord..." -2 Cor.6:18.
"Now the Lord is
that Spirit..." -2 Cor. 3:17.
What does the Bibles say about the Father:
"...There is but
one God, the Father..." -1 Corinthians 8:6.
"God is a Spirit..."
-John 4:24.
"...God was manifest
in the flesh..." -1 Tim. 3:16, with "...The Father...was manifested
to take away our sins..." 1 John 3:1,5.
What does the Bible say about the Spirit:
"Now there are
diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are
differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there
are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which
worketh all in all... All these worketh that one and the selfsame
Spirit..." -1 Corinthians 12:4-6,11.
"God is a
Spirit..." -John 4:24.
Take this next quote,
"Jesus had said,
'If I go not away, the Helper (Holy Spirit) shall not come to you; but
if I go, I will send Him to you' (John 16:7)... From heaven Jesus still
exercises lordship over us, but, not being physically with us
now, He transmits His directions by means of the Holy Spirit who makes
Christ real to us."
But again what does the scripture says?
Didn’t it show that God is a Spirit; Jesus is that Spirit covered in flesh
and the same is the Holy Ghost? These verses will prove that:
“Jesus saith unto him…
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you… At that day
ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you”
–John 14:9,18,20.
“…Lo, I am with you
alway, even unto the end of the world” –Matthew 28:20.
“…The mystery which…now
is made manifest to his saints… is Christ in you…” –Colossians
1:26-27.
“…There is but…one Lord
Jesus Christ…” –1 Corinthians 8:6, Eph. 4:5.
“Now the Lord is
that Spirit…” –2 Corinthians 3:17.
“…Christ is all,
and in all” –Colossians 3:11. [“One God and Father of all...in
you all” (Eph 4:6).]
In concluding, "The
doctrine of the Trinity itself, however, is not a Biblical doctrine...
It is the product of theological reflection upon the problem... The ecclesiastical
doctrine of the Trinity is not only the product of genuine Biblical
thought, it is also the product of philosophical speculation, which is
remote from the Bible" (The Christian Doctrine of God, by
Emil Brunner).
{Source: Tom R.}
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