Should You Believe It?/Trinity

Others, however, say that the Trinity doctrine  is false, that Almighty God stands alone as a separate, eternal, and all-powerful being.  They say that Jesus in his prehuman  existence was  like the angels, a separate spirit person created by God, and for this reason he must have had a beginning.  They teach that Jesus has never been Almighty God's equal in any sense; he has always been subject to God and still is.  They also believe that  the holy ghost is not a person but God's spirit, his active force.

Supporters of the Trinity says that it is founded not only on religious tradition but also on the Bible. Critics of the doctrine say that it is not a Bible teaching, one history source even declaring:  "The origin of the [Trinity] is entirely pagan." - The Paganism in Our Christianity.

If the Trinity is true, it is degrading to Jesus to say that he was never equal to God as part of a Godhead. But if the Trinity is false, it is degrading to the Almighty God to call anyone his equal, and even worse to call Mary the "Mother of God."  If the Trinity is false, it dishonors God to say, as noted in the book Catholicism: "Unless  [people] keep this Faith whole and undefiled, without doubt [they] shall perish everlastingly. And the Catholic faith is this: We worship one God in Trinity, 

There are good reasons, then, why you should want to know the truth about the Trinity. But before examining its origin and its claim of truthfulness, It would be helpful to define the doctrine more specifically.  What, exactly is the Trinity? How do supporters of it explain it?

Next time: What Does the Bible Say About God and Jesus?

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