The History of the Trinity Teaching.

@townie_guy Said

Still dosnt explain this. Neither odes the bible or any holy book.

@MadCornishBiker Said

History of The Trinity

The growth of the doctrine of a triune God, is briefly but plainly, set forth in the following historical facts about official doctrine:

A.D. 29 Jesus said, "The Lord our God is one Lord" (Mark 12:29).

A.D. 57 Paul said, "To us there is but one God" (1 Cor. 8:6).

A.D. 96 Clement said, "Christ was sent by God".

A.D. 120 "Apostles' Creed": "I believe in God the Father".

A.D. 150 Justin Martyr, introduces Greek Philosophy.

A.D. 170 The word "Trias", appears first in Christian literature.

A.D. 200. "Trinitas" is first introduced by Tertullian.

A.D. 280 Origen, opposes prayers to Christ.

A.D. 260 Sabellius: "Father, Son and Holy Ghost are three names for the same God".

A.D. 300 Trinitarian prayers unknown in the Church.

A.D. 325 "Nicene Creed" afflrms Christ to be "Very God of Very God".

A.D. 370 Doxology composed.

A.D. 381. Council of Constantinople invents "Three persons in One God".

A.D. 388 Emperor Theodosius threatens punishment to all who won't worship the Trinity.

A.D. 519 Doxology ordered to be sung in all the Churches.

A.D. 669 Clergy commanded to commit to memory the "Athanasian Creed".

A.D. 826 Bishop Basil, required the clergy to repeat the " Athanasian Creed" every Sunday.

(Deuteronomy 6:4) “Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah.

Footnote: Or, “Jehovah is our God, Jehovah is one [or, there is one Jehovah].” Lit., “Jehovah our God [is] Jehovah one.” Heb., Yehwah? ?Elo·heh?nu Yehwah? ?e·chadh?

(Isaiah 46:6) There are those who are lavishing out the gold from the purse, and with the scale beam they weigh out the silver. They hire a metalworker, and he makes it into a god. They prostrate themselves, yes, they bow down.

Footnote: Lit., “and he makes it a god.” Heb., weya·?ase?hu ?el


(Mark 12:29) Jesus answered: “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. - Jesus quoting Deuteronomy 6:4

(Ephesians 4:6) one God and Father of all [persons], who is over all and through all and in all


(1 Corinthians 8:6) there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are, and we through him.

@MadCornishBiker Said


A.D. 57 Paul said, "To us there is but one God" (1 Cor. 8:6).

@chaski Said

The idea of trinities predates christianity.

It was a pretty common mythological motif.

It was adopted by christians, as with so much of christianity.

The only unique thing being that christianity got rid of the female aspect of the trinity... pretty strange for a religion that is so much against homosexuality between men.

@MadCornishBiker Said

However there are those whop believe that they were created during the period covered by Genesis 1:20-24. Probably at the beginning of the sixth "day" which would make it approximately 13,000 years ago.

@MadCornishBiker Said

I know this does not agree with man chronology, but unfortunately there is no reliable method of measuring time that far back because all current methods rely on things like decay rates having remained constant, which they may well not have been, and in fact almost certainly weren't.

@MadCornishBiker Said

Since I believe the bible's chronology to be more accurate than anything man can offer I am happy with that. After all it was based on very carefully kept genealogical records kept because of the importance of chronology to the Jews.

@MadCornishBiker Said

The disappearance of the dinosaurs may have been due to them having served the purpose for which they were originally created. However they are not directly mentioned.

@MadCornishBiker Said

Actually none of True Christianity as adopted from anywhere, it descends from Judaism a** the next step to the New System and is based entirely on the principles, if not the actual laws, embedded in the Mosaic Law.

@MadCornishBiker Said

Yes agree the trinity pre-dates Christianity by millennia, however I had to admit, and maybe I should have specified that in my thread title, that I was referring solely to the "Christian" trinity, which as you say is unique in that one sense.

@MadCornishBiker Said

History of The Trinity

The growth of the doctrine of a triune God, is briefly but plainly, set forth in the following historical facts about official doctrine:

A.D. 29 Jesus said, "The Lord our God is one Lord" (Mark 12:29).

A.D. 57 Paul said, "To us there is but one God" (1 Cor. 8:6).

A.D. 96 Clement said, "Christ was sent by God".

A.D. 120 "Apostles' Creed": "I believe in God the Father".

A.D. 150 Justin Martyr, introduces Greek Philosophy.

A.D. 170 The word "Trias", appears first in Christian literature.

A.D. 200. "Trinitas" is first introduced by Tertullian.

A.D. 280 Origen, opposes prayers to Christ.

A.D. 260 Sabellius: "Father, Son and Holy Ghost are three names for the same God".

A.D. 300 Trinitarian prayers unknown in the Church.

A.D. 325 "Nicene Creed" afflrms Christ to be "Very God of Very God".

A.D. 370 Doxology composed.

A.D. 381. Council of Constantinople invents "Three persons in One God".

A.D. 388 Emperor Theodosius threatens punishment to all who won't worship the Trinity.

A.D. 519 Doxology ordered to be sung in all the Churches.

A.D. 669 Clergy commanded to commit to memory the "Athanasian Creed".

A.D. 826 Bishop Basil, required the clergy to repeat the " Athanasian Creed" every Sunday.

(Deuteronomy 6:4) “Listen, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah.

Footnote: Or, “Jehovah is our God, Jehovah is one [or, there is one Jehovah].” Lit., “Jehovah our God [is] Jehovah one.” Heb., Yehwah? ?Elo·heh?nu Yehwah? ?e·chadh?

(Isaiah 46:6) There are those who are lavishing out the gold from the purse, and with the scale beam they weigh out the silver. They hire a metalworker, and he makes it into a god. They prostrate themselves, yes, they bow down.

Footnote: Lit., “and he makes it a god.” Heb., weya·?ase?hu ?el


(Mark 12:29) Jesus answered: “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. - Jesus quoting Deuteronomy 6:4

(Ephesians 4:6) one God and Father of all [persons], who is over all and through all and in all


(1 Corinthians 8:6) there is actually to us one God the Father, out of whom all things are, and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are, and we through him.

@wirelessguru1 Said





Hello, hello, 13,000 years is NOT that far back! Wake up!!!

But you are correct that Carbon decay rates are not constant because cosmic ray flow is not necessarily constant either...

@wirelessguru1 Said


..and who cares what the Jews thought!? [?QUOTE]

Depends on how interested in truth. I care because it helps set teh context for a lot of scripture.



So when do you think that they disapeared!?

@MadCornishBiker Said

Did I say it was?





When what they had been designed to do was finished.

I look at it this way, two things they were very good at was eating and excreting. Certainly would add to the fertility of the earth. Since so many of them were so heavy also I don't doubt they made good mobile compacters for dead vegetation plus their own additional fertilizer.

OK I'm speculating here, but I can think of no other reason for God to allow the vast majority of the dinosaurs to simply die out.

@MadCornishBiker Said

When what they had been designed to do was finished.

@MadCornishBiker Said

I look at it this way, two things they were very good at was eating and excreting. Certainly would add to the fertility of the earth. Since so many of them were so heavy also I don't doubt they made good mobile compacters for dead vegetation plus their own additional fertilizer.

@MadCornishBiker Said

OK I'm speculating here, but I can think of no other reason for God to allow the vast majority of the dinosaurs to simply die out.

@wirelessguru1 Said


Vast majority!? So what dinosaurs are still around!?