Christian believers in the trinity, who are not Catholic: Do you accept the Athanasian Creed's trinity concept?

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The WORD trinity is not found in the Bible. The words God the Father, Jesus, the Son, and the Holy Ghost ARE found in the Bible. We all know who God the Father is. John 1:14 tells us the Jesus is the Word in John 1:1 that was WITH God, and WAS God, and if the Holy Ghost is not God, then what is He?

How about giving ME clear and concise explanations to these things.

EDIT: OK. I do not claim to be the smartest person on earth, and had to look up the Athanasian Creed. I do not agree with the entire creed, because one does not have to be catholic in order to be saved. But, in direct answer to your question, Yes. I do agree with the concept of God as a trinity, as outlined in the creed, and the attributes of the trinity. Sorry, I was focused on your statement that the word trinity was not in the Bible. My most humble and sincere apologies to you, ma'am........Show more

Read this verse of Isaiah 48:12-16 to see how the Bible clearly shows a trinity.


Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last. Surely My hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; When I call to them, they stand together. Assemble, all of you, and listen! Who among them has declared these things? [Yahweh] or the LORD loves him; he shall carry out His good pleasure on Babylon, and His arm shall be against the Chaldeans. I, even I, have spoken; indeed I have called him, I have brought him, and He will make his ways successful. Come near to Me, listen to this: From the first I have not spoken in secret, from the time it took place, I was there. And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, and His Spirit."



The identity of the speaker is clearly the God of Israel because He calls Himself "the first and last" in verse 12. This title had already been used of Yahweh of Hosts in Isaiah 44:6:



"Thus says [Yahweh], the King of Israel and his Redeemer, [Yahweh] of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me.'"


The Hebrew for "I am the first and I am the last" is the same in Isaiah 44:6 and 48:12: .... This God is further identified as "the ahweh of armies" in Isaiah 44:6. Now this was God's words in Isaiah 48:16, and not Isaiah, lets look closely. The word for Time in Isiah 48:16 is `eth It means:



1.time

a.time (of an event)

b.time (usual)

c.experiences, fortunes

d.occurrence, occasion



The root origin of this word as defined in Strong's concordance is `ad.

Here is it's meaning:

Definition

1.perpetuity, for ever, continuing future

a.ancient (of past time)

b.for ever (of future time)

1.of continuous existence

c.for ever (of God's existence)



ever 41, everlasting 2, end 1, eternity 1, ever + (05769)&version=kjv 1, evermore 1, old 1, perpetually 1....Show more

The Bible doesn't mention "Theocracy" either, even though you JW's use that term an awful lot.

Here's some info on the Trinity

http://www.carm.org/trinity

See also:

http://www.carm.org/christian-doctrine

under the links "The Trinity" and "Objections to the Trinity answered"


FACT: There are 3 persons mentioned in the Bible known as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit

FACT: All three of these persons are called "God"

FACT: There is only one God

THEREFORE: The 3 persons ARE the one God....Show more

The bible talks about Godhead and shows that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are divine and since there is only one God, this shows that they are all as ONE GOD. So the trinity doesnt have to be mentioned to show that there is ONE triune God. Im Baptist by the way....Show more

The Bible refers to the triune nature of God in many places. Here is one such:

1Jo 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one....Show more