It's Impossible to Believe in Christ Without Believing the Trinity

[MTMattie]

Verse?

Here are a couple. (expanded for clarity)

Romans 1:20 KJV

20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

8For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Colosians 2:9 “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”

6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

 

[Runningman]

Here are a couple. (expanded for clarity)

Romans 1:20 KJV

20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

8For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Colosians 2:9 “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”

6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 12Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

Godhead means the Deity. So the Deity is God. The fullness of God is in Jesus, not that Jesus is the fullness of God. Don't ignore those nuances and you'll get it right. The fullness of God is something that can be in others too.

Ephesians 3
19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

 

[MTMattie]

It may have taken you many years to "see" the Trinity because it isn't stated directly in the Bible, explained, or described. It takes a lot of willfully ignoring what the Bible says at face value to come to other conclusions than those revealed by the plain text. It's because the Trinity is neither intuitive nor easy to indoctrinate oneself into. It takes years of repetition to break down the walls of reason and conventional logic to replace it with a philosophy that dozens of named Trinitarian scholars of standing and status have come out to publicly confess is an incomprehensible mystery.

That being said, an interpretation or philosophy about a Trinity is speculative at best. Would you be willing to accept that the Bible is already the revelation and that no more needs to be added to it? If so, you may find that the plain text of the Bible that directly says who God is should be sufficient and is superior to an interpretation, requires no additional explaining, already uses your inherent common sense, is not difficult to understand, and is easy to digest.

So throughout the entire Old Testament, God is referred to as a singular He. Throughout the New Testament, there is but one God, the Father. The Bible directly says these things, but on the other hand does not repeat the philosophy you have attached to the Scripture in your OP.

That being said, yes it's required to believe in Jesus Christ without believing in the Trinity. The Trinity is a highly sectarian belief, but it isn't reflected in Scripture by God, Jesus, the prophets, or anyone else. With something as important as who God is you would have thought they would have even mentioned it one time that God is a Trinity, but alas there is nothing.

@Runningman

Curiosity begs......

What do you think a Godhead is?

Who do you think in in Jehovah's Godhead?

Godhead means the Deity. So the Deity is God. The fullness of God is in Jesus, not that Jesus is the fullness of God. Don't ignore those nuances and you'll get it right. The fullness of God is something that can be in others too.

Ephesians 3
19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

RIGHT NOW.... DO NOT STOP... DO NOT GO TO ANOTHER POST UNTIL YOU PROVIDE 5 DICTIONERY DEFINITIONS OF GODHEAD

AND DONT BOTHER ME AGAIN UNTIL YOU DO

 

[Runningman]

@Runningman

Curiosity begs......

What do you think a Godhead is?

Who do you think in in Jehovah's Godhead?

RIGHT NOW.... DO NOT STOP... DO NOT GO TO ANOTHER POST UNTIL YOU PROVIDE 5 DICTIONERY DEFINITIONS OF GODHEAD

AND DONT BOTHER ME AGAIN UNTIL YOU DO

Godhead means Deity in the Bible. Ever heard of a concordance or lexicon? It is not compound God of three persons.