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Myth 4: God Is a Trinity

What is the origin of the myth? “The impression could arise that the Trinitarian dogma is in the last analysis a late 4th-century invention. In a sense, this is true . . . The formulation ‘one God in three Persons’ was not solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century.”—New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967), Volume 14, page 299.

“The Council of Nicaea met on May 20, 325 [C.E.]. Constantine himself presided, actively guiding the discussions, and personally proposed . . . the crucial formula expressing the relation of Christ to God in the creed issued by the council, ‘of one substance with the Father.’ . . . Overawed by the emperor, the bishops, with two exceptions only, signed the creed, many of them much against their inclination.”—Encyclopædia Britannica (1970), Volume 6, page 386.

What does the Bible say? “Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God’s right hand. ‘Look! I can see heaven thrown open,’ he said, ‘and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.’”—Acts 7:55, 56, The New Jerusalem Bible.

What did this vision reveal? Filled with God’s active force, Stephen saw Jesus “standing at God’s right hand.” Clearly, then, Jesus did not become God again after his resurrection to heaven but, rather, a distinct spiritual being. There is no mention of a third person next to God in this account. Despite attempts to find passages of Scripture to support the Trinity dogma, Dominican priest Marie-Émile Boismard wrote in his book À l’aube du christianisme—La naissance des dogmes (At the Dawn of Christianity—The Birth of Dogmas): “The statement that there are three persons in the one God . . . cannot be read anywhere in the New Testament.”
A trinity image

The dogma that Constantine championed was intended to put an end to dissensions within the fourth-century Church. However, it actually raised another issue: Was Mary, the woman who bore Jesus, “the Mother of God”?

Compare these Bible verses: Matthew 26:39; John 14:28; 1 Corinthians 15:27, 28; Colossians 1:15, 16
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The Trinitarian dogma is a late fourth-century invention

Ritz · Accepted Answer

Trinity was never taught by Jesus (pbuh) 

The Bible does not support the Christian belief in trinity at all. One of the scribes once asked Jesus (pbuh) as to which was the first commandment of all, to which Jesus (pbuh) merely repeated what Moses (pbuh) had said earlier:

"Shama Israelu Adonai Ila Hayno Adonai Ikhad." 

This is a Hebrew quotation, which means:

"Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord." [The Bible, Mark 12:29]

It is striking that the basic teachings of the Church such as Trinity and vicarious atonement find no mention in the Bible. In fact, various verses of the Bible point to Jesus’ (pbuh) actual mission, which was to fulfill the law revealed to Prophet Moses (pbuh). Indeed Jesus (pbuh) rejected any suggestions that attributed divinity to him, and explained his miracles as the power of the One True God. 

Jesus (pbuh) thus reiterated the message of monotheism that was given by all earlier prophets of Almighty God.

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A myth is something that is, or was, widely accepted to be true or real, but isn't. Greeks and Roman mythological creatures/people are the most famous historically. Think in terms of Zeus, unicorns, leprechauns, vampires etc. However the term is also loosely used in contemporary ways ( for example, when referring to heaven or UFOs). These are not really myths because no one can disprove their existence. A contemporary myth might be that men are smarter than women.

Pirate AM™ · Answer

This "myth" is inconsequential. The only myth that needs to be resolved as a myth is that a god or gods exist and since there is no evidence that suggests that a god exists, it is pointless to argue about the imaginary nature of that god.

your conscious · Answer

In the bible Jesus gave the command to His disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  If you notice.....he said "name" ...not "names"...implying there is only ONE person ...thus the ...trinity.

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tl;dr

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Citolduso · Answer

Nice copy and paste.

no1home2day · Answer

And, in the midst of your mistaken notions, your question is ... ?

Anonymous · Answer

just a myth, well done.

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