On Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:40:23 -0700, " _ G O D _" <
DEM...@SHAW.CA>
wrote:
The word "docterne" is the key. The label of the godhead and who was
contained within it simply means a set of 3 of something. Putting the
label aside as not the point, here is the basis from the NT of the
meaning
of the concept underlying the doctrine. Anyone who wants to remove the
doctrine *must* account for the concepts put forward in the NT:
https://www.gotquestions.org/origin-doctrine-Trinity.html
From the very beginning of the church, Christians have understood the
mystery of the Trinity, even before they began using the term Trinity.
For example, the first Christians knew the Son was the Creator (John
1:1-2), the "I Am" of the Old Testament (Exodus 3:14; John 8:58),
equal to
the Father (John 14:9), and the Judge of all the earth (Genesis 18:25;
John
5:22), who is to be worshiped as only God is allowed to be
(Deuteronomy
6:13; Luke 4:8; Matthew 14:33).
The first Christians knew the Holy Spirit was a separate Person with
His
own thoughts and will (John 16:13), who intercedes for us with God
(Romans
8:27), proving He is a distinct Person from God the Father--since
intercession requires at least two parties (no one intercedes with
himself). Furthermore, a human can be forgiven for blaspheming God the
Son,
but not for blaspheming God the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:32). New
Testament
writers mention all three Persons of the Trinity together numerous
times
(e.g., Romans 1:4; 15:30; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 1:13-14; 1
Thessalonians 1:3-6). The early believers knew that the Father and the
Son
sent the third Person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit--"another
counselor"--to live in our hearts (John 14:16-17, 26; 16:7). These
mysteries were accepted fully by the early church as revealed truth,
yet
without the label of "the Holy Trinity."