Is a belief in the Trinity Doctrine neccessary for salvation?

[Guest man]

I have a question.

Does placing your belief on either side of the fence, oneness or trinity, have an affect on ones salvation?

[Guest shiloh357]

I have a question.

Does placing your belief on either side of the fence, oneness or trinity, have an affect on ones salvation?

That has been answered several times. The answer is no.

[Grace1479]

I have a question.

Does placing your belief on either side of the fence, oneness or trinity, have an affect on ones salvation?

This is my answer, a little long and maybe I will be crucified for this, but this is what I believe:

Does a person have to believe that God exists as a three-in-one deity in order to be saved (i.e. to know Christ and to appropriate the benefits of his death, thereby being rescued from thier sins and delivered from the wrath of God)? YES! To put the question negatively, can a person be a Christian and not belive in the Trinity? The answer is NO. That is not to say that a person cannot become a Chrsitian without having explicit knowledge of the doctrine of God-as-Trinity. One may well be genuinely converted to Christ, begin a real relationship with God through the gospel, and be delivered from sins without having any understanding of the Trinity at all. The gospel is believing in the work of Christ on the cross by faith and repenting of sins and recieving the free grace of God by the Spirit. What I am saying is that no genuinely converted person will deny the doctrine of the Trinity. No real Christian will be able to, ultimately deny that God exists in 3 persons. The reason is that at the very heart of the doctrine of the Trinity lies the deity of Jesus Christ

Jesus said the purpose of the Holy Spirit was to guide his disciples in

[Guest man]

One cannot be a Christion who refuses to believe that God is three-in-one.

What about someone who doesn't understand it?

They believe in Jesus be just don't understand the 3 in 1 concept?

Would that individual be considered not a christian?

[Grace1479]

One cannot be a Christion who refuses to believe that God is three-in-one.

What about someone who doesn't understand it?

They believe in Jesus be just don't understand the 3 in 1 concept?

Would that individual be considered not a christian?

No that's definetely not true. Like I said in my post:

That is not to say that a person cannot become a Chrsitian without having explicit knowledge of the doctrine of God-as-Trinity.

You need to belive in all Three to be saved. Jesus can't stand alone or for that matter God or the Holy Spirit. There is a lot of ppl who don't understand the Trinity, but still believe in all Three of the Godhead. You don't have to understand it to be a truely converted christian, just believe

[Grace1479]

This is completely and utterly ridiculous and, I assume by reading it misguided.

#1 You can believe in the deity of Christ without believing in the Trinity.

#2 The Bible says you must confess Jesus Christ and believe that God raised Him from the dead to be saved. Adding anything else to that is condemning people God has not condemned.

#3 Belief or disbelief in any doctrine does not make you a christian or non-Christian. If it did, no one would be a christian. Do you know how many different opinions on different doctrines there are with in christianity. For every doctrine there is a opposite doctrine that many hold to. No one has it all figured out completely. If the Holy Spirit leads all christians into all truths and all christian will ultimately come to this truth. Why are there so many opposing doctrines and denominations within christianity?

Now let me ask you this, what if the Trinity is not the correct understanding of the Godhead? Does that mean you are not a Christian?

I'm not going to get into an arguement with you or anyone about this. I stated my believes and you stated yours.

As I respect your views, I also want respect for mine.

God bless

[Guest man]

You need to belive in all Three to be saved.

Wouldn't simply putting all your faith in Christ be enough to cover that?

[Grace1479]

You need to belive in all Three to be saved.

Wouldn't simply putting all your faith in Christ be enough to cover that?

If you put all your faith in Christ, His teachings and what He did on the cross, I believe then you will also believe in God the Father and the Holy Spirit. And if you believe that you are truly a child of God. As I said you can't just believe in Jesus and not believe in God and the Holy Spirit, or believ just in Jesus and God and not the Holy Spirit. Understand what I mean?

[Guest man]

As I said you can't just believe in Jesus and not believe in God and the Holy Spirit, or believ just in Jesus and God and not the Holy Spirit. Understand what I mean?

What about the Mentally Handicapped and those who accept Christ one day and die the next?

I know what you're saying, but you also said this, "You need to believe in all Three to be saved", and I don't believe that to be true. If it were, then the ones I mentioned above would not be saved.

"You need to believe in all Three to be saved", would mean that a certain amount of knowledge is required before the gift of salvation is given to anyone.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the Word teaches that.

[Grace1479]

As I said you can't just believe in Jesus and not believe in God and the Holy Spirit, or believ just in Jesus and God and not the Holy Spirit. Understand what I mean?

What about the Mentally Handicapped and those who accept Christ one day and die the next?

I know what you're saying, but you also said this, "You need to believe in all Three to be saved", and I don't believe that to be true. If it were, then the ones I mentioned above would not be saved.

"You need to believe in all Three to be saved", would mean that a certain amount of knowledge is required before the gift of salvation is given to anyone.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the Word teaches that.

I don't believe we have all the answers. I also believe that the ppl who accept Christ one day and die the next will definetely go to heaven, because when they get saved, someone must've told them about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, or how everything works. God is merciful and gracious and would not turn anyone away who seeks Him. For the mentally ill, that's another story. People who have the mind of a child will enter the kingdom of God, for they don't know the difference between right or wrong, just like a baby who dies after birth or a small child. The certain amount of knowledge you get is with the guidance of the Holy Spirit and a walk with Him. So when ppl die just after salvation, they did not have that change and God knows that all to well.

What I'm trying to say is that you get saved immediately when accepting Christ in your life and nothing can take that away, but it's would be wrong to say Jesus existed on His own without the Father or the Holy Spirit's presence, or that Jesus exist but not God, or God exist but there is no Holy Spirit. This would be contra the Word of God. That's what I meant by you need to believe in all Three Perons. As soon as you get saved, you receive the Holy Spirit. I hope you see where I'm going with this. Unfortunetely my english writing isn't of the best.