The trinity teaching obscures our understanding of God’s pattern for interaction among thinking, feeling beings… which is the family.How does what I believe, or don't believe, about the trinity make me a better person? Who cares? Isn't this a dead argument from centuries long ago? remain silent (where there is no clear biblical teaching available).refer to / limit our self to clear biblical statements.The Church of God agrees that there are matters about a reality made up of both spirit and matter which we cannot grasp. Yet, it is accepted that without believing it a person cannot be saved. The average person can't explain it and (more important) cannot turn to any verse of scripture that actually proclaim it. Its no wonder then that the trinity teaching is not understood by most church goers. These are not my words, these are what trinitarian believers say themselves (the 1st chapter of the UCG booklet on the trinity has dozens of quotes to this effect from eminent theologians). And worse yet, almost everyone agrees its a concept that cannot be explained, is incomprehensible to the human mind, an absurd contradiction, which even professing to believe it requires suspending all reason and logic and therefore is itself an act of faith. The trinity formula is a way of describing and seeking to understand God not found in the bible. Historically (when religious was combined with the state), not giving lip service to this concept could lead to imprisonment, banishment, torture, and death. without acceptance of the trinity you cannot be saved. they say it is impossible to have a sincere belief in Christ without believing and professing the trinity. a litmus test for defining who is and who is not a follower of Christ.
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