
Originally Posted by
Loki
Yes, a very confusing story...
Traditionally, if someone questioned the validity of the Trinity doctrine, they were ridiculed for not being "spiritual" enough, or downright labelled as heretics.
Even the Bible does not support the doctrine of the Trinity - it was later devised by the councils of the early bishops, in order to bring some understanding to all the conflicting and confusing views of the "New Testament". There is amost no doubt that Jesus himself never preached the Trinity doctrine. Most such references of "Jesus" come from the Gospel of John, which is an entirely different account of sayings and happenings than the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke). It is astonishing that John and the Synoptics are considered complementary to each other, as they actually contradict one another.
- Loki
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