Must one Hold to the trinity to be saved?

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DavyP said:
On that point, I very much believe God is a Spirit as written, but also is a Person.

The definition of the word 'person' does not always mean a human, like one born in the flesh. It can mean 'self', and 'individual personality'. And our Heavenly Father and His Son definitely is an Individual, the First Individual even. His Word declares that He is a Soul too (Matthew 26:38).

So I think you are just debating Semantics with that word Person.

Another idea many are wrongly taught today is that the word 'man' must always mean a human born in the flesh. It does not always mean that, simply because God said Let Us make man in Our Image, in Our Likeness (Genesis 1). This is why God has the outward likeness of a man, (per Daniel, Isaiah, etc.), and also the angels do (Genesis 19).
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even the angels are made in the same likeness but they are not man.
 
Seeing as the Saviour is the second person of the Trinity, then of course we need to hold onto the One Triune God who is present in heaven, on earth and in the hearts of believers.
 
GodisSpirit said:
where did i say i did not believe God is Triune?

i said i do not use terms not found in the Bible.
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Welcome to the CFS my friend.

First of all, I do not know you at all but allow me to say to you that it is illogical to claim that since the word “Trinity” is not found in the Bible that its concept is not taught therein. This kind of objection usually demonstrates a prejudice against the teaching of the Trinity.

Second, there are many biblical concepts that people believe in that don’t have a specific word describing them used in the Bible. For example, the word “bible” is not found in the Bible, but we use it anyway to describe the Bible.
The "word" Bible is not found in the Bible! Think about it for a moment.

Likewise, the words “omniscience,” which means “all knowing,” “omnipotence,” which means “all powerful,” and “omnipresence,” which means “present everywhere,” are words not found in the Bible either, but we use them to describe the attributes of God.

Here a a couple of more:
Divinity which means divine quality or godlike character. Yet, we speak of the godlike quality of the Lord God. See Psalm 139.
Incarnation which means the word (God) who became flesh. Yet, this is definitely taught in the Bible (John 1:1,14).

So, to say that the Trinity isn’t true or you do not use it because the word isn’t in the Bible is an invalid argument. Furthermore, to say that if God wanted us to believe in the Trinity He would have clearly taught it in scripture, is also an invalid argument. Something does not have to be clearly formulated in the Bible to be valid. Not all things taught in the Bible are perfectly clear. Take a look at the book of Revelation.
 
Major said:
Welcome to the CFS my friend.

First of all, I do not know you at all but allow me to say to you that it is illogical to claim that since the word “Trinity” is not found in the Bible that its concept is not taught therein. This kind of objection usually demonstrates a prejudice against the teaching of the Trinity.

Second, there are many biblical concepts that people believe in that don’t have a specific word describing them used in the Bible. For example, the word “bible” is not found in the Bible, but we use it anyway to describe the Bible.
The "word" Bible is not found in the Bible! Think about it for a moment.

Likewise, the words “omniscience,” which means “all knowing,” “omnipotence,” which means “all powerful,” and “omnipresence,” which means “present everywhere,” are words not found in the Bible either, but we use them to describe the attributes of God.

Here a a couple of more:
Divinity which means divine quality or godlike character. Yet, we speak of the godlike quality of the Lord God. See Psalm 139.
Incarnation which means the word (God) who became flesh. Yet, this is definitely taught in the Bible (John 1:1,14).

So, to say that the Trinity isn’t true or you do not use it because the word isn’t in the Bible is an invalid argument. Furthermore, to say that if God wanted us to believe in the Trinity He would have clearly taught it in scripture, is also an invalid argument. Something does not have to be clearly formulated in the Bible to be valid. Not all things taught in the Bible are perfectly clear. Take a look at the book of Revelation.
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you say i don't believe God is triune but i have never said that. so you can present this to someone else.
 
and if you're Baptist you will twist this Verse:
Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may abound? 2 May it never be! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
 
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