The Trinity is arguably the singular foundational doctrine of historical Christianity. The teaching of a triune godhead—of one God in three persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit—is at the center of the Christian creeds, and is universally accepted across denominational lines. But is it true that the God of Israel—whom Moses says is “One”—is, actually, also three? In this episode, Kevin looks at the Scriptures to see if they do indeed teach that God is a Trinity, and considers whether holding to Christian Trinitarian doctrine is truly necessary for biblical faith.
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I can’t begin to tell you how much every one of your podcasts really hits home!! literally! This one, in particular, really answered an age-old query I had for so many years. it’s not that I didn’t believe in the 3 parts of God, Father, Son & Ruach Hakodesh, on the contrary, yet, I’ve had this gnawing of sorts in me using the term Trinity. And it was such a struggle to understand why I wasn’t sitting comfortably with that term. I felt it wasn’t very clear, to say the least. Your lesson in this podcast really gave me the comfort I needed on this subject. I knew I believed, but even the scripture had me a tad befuddled on this. I’m “very” literal (that’s WHY I love your books so much – especially the MJIT (Brit Chadashah). One thing that really led me away from many teachings from the Church was that they were not literal and when I would ask questions, I was told, “well, that’s a question in knowing Hebrew & Greek translations.” Yet none of those leaders I encountered did! So I was left out there, always wondering… So to say the least, todah rabah, most sincerely and thankfully, Kevin, that you appear to be a lot like me, yearning for the “literal” truth. I realize some think being so literal is a detriment or “too much” somehow-or so I’ve been told!. Yet, I’ve known & “believed” that especially if Scripture is not exactly/literal as was spoken/conveyed, then the verbiage can really slant (or worse change) the message! I want to know and learn the literal truth, not a thought-for-thought or paraphrase. And thank God, you have the knowledge to translate both in Hebrew and Greek, which I do not. I knew I would eventually be sent from God, a teacher I’ve needed and have longed for so many years. Again, todah rabah from the bottom of my heart!
Thank you, Devorah! I am grateful.