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Attempting to Deny the Trinity

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The doctrine of the Trinity is essential, even though the word itself does not appear in Scripture. It has been believed by churches that call themselves Christian for centuries, but less so nowadays because of increasing apostasy. The church fathers also taught this vital doctrine.

People like to understand things. The Trinity, where Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one person and not three, is hard to understand. Christians accept it by faith and can see the Trinity is clearly taught in the Bible. However, atheists, people of other religions, and liberal professing Christians deny it.

The doctrine of the Trinity is vital, but it is hard to grasp. Some people deny it and try to use the Bible against itself to justify their unbelief.
Trefoil (Trinity) symbol image credit: Pixabay / Philip Barrington
There are those who try to justify their unbelief by cherry-picking verses in an effort to use the Bible against itself. Sometimes they resort to ridicule, acting like atheists or flat-earthers. Some do not think logically, possibly because they are emotionally invested in being "right." What follows are links to a two-part article where Dr. Jason Lisle takes on a scoffer. He also gives reasons we believe in the Trinity.
Our feedback this week comes from someone we’ll call “Liam.”  He rejects the Trinity and specifically rejects that Jesus is God and that the Holy Spirit is a Person of the triune God.  The interesting thing about Liam’s response is that most of his arguments were already refuted in the very articles he’s criticizing.  It always seems strange to me when a person responds to a refutation of their argument by simply repeating the argument.  For example, there is the fallacy of claiming that the Holy Spirit isn’t a Person of the Trinity because in many instances only the Father and Son are mentioned in a greeting.  That is the fallacy of the argument from silence as I demonstrated earlier.  But there were a couple of new arguments that will be addressed here and in the next article.

It is worth your time to read "Denying the Trinity" and "Denying the Trinity – Part 2." If you want something additional, see "The Mystery of the Trinity." And now, here is ApologetiX reworking "(I can't get no) Satisfaction" as "Triune Godhead":