The Concept of the Trinity

ISBN-13: 9781505621235 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 328 str.

Godfrey Okoro Godfrey

Opis

Over the years there has been the contention of whether the Lord God is a singular Being or more than one as the Trinitarians hold. Those who hold strongly to a singular being as God are defined as Non-Trinitarians. The reverse as has been indicated above is the group of the Trinitarians. The two groups have continued to cite scriptures which they believe clearly authenticate their positions. In these two groups, the element of bias or emotionalism has not been known to be completely divorced from their positions. Sentiments as are secondarily expressed and the tenacity to hold strongly to traditional positions has not helped for an objective appreciation of the facts concerning whether they is in actually a Trinity or not. Then there is the atheistic view point, which is neither for the Trinitarian nor for the Non-Trinitarian. The Concept of the Trinity is my attempt to fully exploit the Scriptures to prove whether in verity there is a defense for the Trinitarian position or for the Non Trinitarian position. The idea here is not to get involved in unprofitable argument as is common in certain religious circles, but to empirically prove whether these things are tenable or not, based on the Scriptures. Many other religions have also held very strong and divergent views about the Trinity. To many, there is only one God and all others beings are secondary and cannot play the role of God. To some, God is a generic term for all that is called God, being the Father, the Son and the Holy spirit. This (these) Three constitute what is readily defined as the Trinity. Islam holds a similar position with Non-Trinitarian Christians. Thus making it even more difficult for a Muslim to categorize Christians generally as polytheists. The Non-Trinitarian position equally makes it extremely difficult for Christians to accuse the Muslims of a myopic perception and definition of the real meaning of God. Then there is Judaism, the offshoot of Christianity, with ideas that mock the Christian position and strangely has a single thing to align with Islamic thinking. The Concept of the Trinity therefore comes in handy as a veritable expose on the Concept of the Trinity and the reasons to be taken into consideration to agree or disagree on either of the two positions.