The Trinity Doctrine in the Bible

No, it does not.

Mediation is a two-way street.


Do you not understand the conflict between this statement and what you wrote above?

If you ask me to pray for you, i would be asking for something on your behalf to God. That makes me a mediator. Paul says that is pleasing to God in verse 3. That does not mean Christ is not the one mediator between us and the father. He most definitely is.

Rev Ch 5:8 is the answer to your last question. The elders in heaven are bowing down to God on his throne in Heaven and they have with them the prayers of the saints.

And, somehow you think that a man (pope, priest, etc.) is going to help you understand scripture better than the Holy Spirit of God???

You clearly don’t know the role of the Pope.

I believe the 2000 year old Church that Christ established won’t lead me astray.

If I put alms (money) in the offering plate at church and the usher takes the plate up to pastor, I’m still the one who offered the money to the church, not the usher.

You clearly don’t know the role of the Pope. I believe the 2000 year old Church that Christ established won’t lead me astray.

Can anybody help make The Doctrine of The Trinity clear to those who are new to the Faith using scripture alone?

There are only 2 known verses in all of scripture that even hint at the concept of a '3-person God' who is actually 'One'.

Matthew 28:19 lists the 3 persons of the Trinity, but does not describe their relationship in any way or teach the "concept" of the Trinity at all.

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:"
(Mt. 28:19)
It is very significant to note that after this verse, the only baptisms that are related in detail describe baptizing in the name of Jesus or Jesus Christ. These are found in Acts 2:38 & 8:12

The other verse that comes close to describing the Trinity is Ephesians 4:4-6.

"There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."
(Eph. 4:4-6)
This verse, as well, fails to teach the actual "concept" of the Trinity.

There are many pagan religions with 3-person gods which go into great detail about the 3-person relationship of their gods and the history of how they came about, but in Christianity, there is no teaching anywhere in scripture about the Trinity. The word Trinity is found nowhere from Genesis to Revelation.

There is not a single book in the 66 books of the Bible, much less even a paragraph, that teaches the actual concept of the Trinity.

So how do we teach this concept to a new inquisitive Christian who is interested in learning about it in their Bible?

If you can teach this concept using the Bible alone, please supply those books, chapters and verses for the edification of those who are eager to learn.

I have never said that these aren’t the prayers of the saints. I have no idea where you’re getting the idea that I said that.

First off, the way you framed your post, certainly made it appear you said the elders were the ones praying.

Secondly, the prayers WE send to God are collected, and THEY are the prayers that the elders take and offer. NOT prayers from ANYONE in Heaven.

Christ did not establish the Apostate Roman church that didn't even exist in the first two centuries. The RCC is purely pagan with slight and deceptive hints of a true Christian church.

Obviously that example is flawed because it is not the elder prayers that are given to the angel so saying elders put money in the offering plate at church then an usher taking it somewhere is not the same thing.

The elders only have the prayers, then give it to the angel and ONLY THE ANGEL offers up the prayers to God. Never do the elders offer up to God anything of their own, nor of the prayers of the saints. You are wrong on this and no amount of denial is going to work. Sola Scriptura defeats your errant theology.

Those two verses do not show that the Bible is the only infallible source of our faith. It says scripture is profitable, not sufficient.

You clearly don’t know the role of the Pope. I believe the 2000 year old Church that Christ established won’t lead me astray.

No, it says that it is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. So being complete and equipped for every good work is most certainly profitable. And is the ONLY God-Breathed (θεόπνευστος) source of faith and practice given to the Church, As opposed to tradition, which is nebulous and always changing and uncertain from age to age. Or as Luther once put it, a "magic bag".

What if it has been leading you astray from the get-go? What if the very basis of salvation presented by this church is false? Since John Wycliffe exposed the errors of the RCC while still a Catholic, you owe it to yourself to see that he had to say, and why he was attacked for speaking the truth. Then check out all the Reformers, who were all Catholics to begin with.

As to the Pope, since the Orthodox Church rejects his role, you should check out what they have to say. The Orthodox Church preceded the Roman Catholic Church.

It's quite simple the Roman Catholic church by putting itself as the infallable authority over scripture, have made themselves to be just like the Pharisees. The people Jesus renounced for adding to scripture with their own teachings adding burdens on the people. Just Like Rome.

Wrong, that oral Tradition you’re bashing is the Word of God and were commanded to follow it. At first the apostles handed down our faith orally. The early church fathers were responsible for transmitting the knowledge of what they learned onto future generations.

1 Thessalonians Ch 2
12 to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.

2 Thessalonians Ch 2
15 So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.

1 Corinthians Ch 11
2 I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you.

2 Thessalonians Ch 3
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.

2 Timothy Ch 2
1 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
2 and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

2 Timothy Ch 1
13 Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus;
14 guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.

Find it, all you have to do is find just one Christian in the 1st 400 years of Christianity that held these uniquely Protestant beliefs. You won’t find it, not because you can’t find Christian writers from those centuries, it’s just that they are all Catholics. It’s so obvious when you read the beliefs of these people.

So let me get this straight...
You believe that Protestantism is the authentic Christian faith of the Early Church (that was present during at least the 2nd century)...but you cannot name one Christian during that time that wrote about these beliefs Protestants have today and held those beliefs themselves?