Problems with the Trinity #3 'The Historical Problem'
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Bible Truth And Prophecy The first of Jesus’ disciples, and the earliest members of the Christian community came from Judaism. They were brought up with an absolute monotheism. If the Apostles had taught the doctrine of the Trinity, these people would have needed to completely change their idea of God. This would have resulted in controversy as some of them would have been reluctant to change, and there would have been a need for the Apostles to deal with this controversy.
There is no record of any such controversy, either in the letters or in the Apostolic Fathers. The letters contain evidence of controversies over the need for circumcision, dietary restrictions and other matters, but controversy over the nature of God is noticeably absent. This tells us that the matter was not an issue which can only mean that the Apostles taught that God was the same as the God taught by the Jewish community and the Old Testament.
Controversy did arise much later. The Monarchian controversy of the third century argued over whether there was one God or whether there was a Word who was also God, and from the fourth century onwards a Trinitarian controversy arose which proceeded to develop the idea of the Trinity over a matter of a few centuries.
The fact that there was no controversy in the Christian community over the nature of God until a more than a century after the resurrection shows that the Apostles did not teach the doctrine of the Trinity. This, in turn, shows that the doctrine of the Trinity is not a part of the real Gospel.
Summary
The video discusses the historical problem with the doctrine of the Trinity, arguing that there is no evidence of controversy between the earliest Christians and their Jewish contemporaries regarding the nature of God. It suggests that the absence of such disputes indicates that the earliest Christians likely held a unipersonal view of God, contradicting the concept of the Trinity.
Highlights
[🕰️] Christianity emerged within a Jewish context which held a unipersonal view of God.
[📜] Early Christians would have clashed with Jews if they held a Trinitarian belief, yet historical evidence shows no such disputes.
[🔍] Acts of the Apostles and Paul's Epistles reveal no controversy between Jews and Christians about the nature of God.
[🤔] Lack of conflict implies that early Christians likely shared the same unipersonal view of God as their Jewish contemporaries.
[💡] The absence of Trinity preaching among early Christians raises questions about its validity for modern Christians.
Q: What is the historical problem with the Trinity as discussed in the video?
A: The historical problem with the Trinity, as outlined in the video, is the lack of evidence for any controversy between the earliest Christians and their Jewish contemporaries regarding the nature of God. Despite other points of contention, there is no mention of the Trinity or the concept of God as three persons in the earliest Christian preaching.
Q: How does the video argue against the notion that the earliest Christians believed in the Trinity?
A: The video argues against the belief that the earliest Christians held the doctrine of the Trinity by pointing out the absence of any dispute between them and their Jewish counterparts regarding the nature of God. If the earliest Christians did believe in the Trinity, it would have been highly controversial to the monotheistic Jews of that time, yet there is no historical evidence of such a debate.
Q: What historical evidence does the video provide to support its argument?
A: The video presents evidence from Acts of the Apostles and Paul's epistles, highlighting the points of contention between early Christians and Jews. These include disputes over the resurrection, the guilt for Jesus's death, the status of the temple, and adherence to the Mosaic law. However, there is no mention of any disagreement concerning the nature of God or the Trinity.
Q: According to the video, what conclusion can be drawn about the beliefs of the earliest Christians regarding the Trinity?
A: The video concludes that the earliest Christians likely did not believe in the Trinity, as there is no historical evidence of any controversy between them and their Jewish contemporaries on this matter. Instead, it suggests that the earliest Christians held a unipersonal view of God, similar to their Jewish counterparts, believing that God was one person.
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