Thoughts from a Random Mind

 

The question of the day is the following: Can one become a Christian and deny the Trinity? My answer would have to be NO. Not believing in the Trinity would mean that you truly do not know WHO God is. You surely can SAY the name God, but do you understand His true nature? In that same vein, you couldn’t know & understand who Christ is. He is God in human flesh. 

                  The Incarnate Christ is critical to understanding the gospel. Read John 1:1-14 to achieve an understanding of who Christ truly was. To deny the Trinity is to deny the Incarnation of Christ and misunderstand the one true gospel.

                  This would be difficult for folks like Mormons and United Pentecostals (Jesus-Only Pentecostals). These folks believe in a type of MODALISM, where God is at times in the mode of the Father, or the mode of the Son or the mode of the spirit, but never all three at the same time. That would be considered a heretical view of the Trinity, making the group that disbelieves cultic with regards to this wrong view of the Trinity. This is because they would be denying the distinct Personhood of the Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit.

                  At times folks question the virgin birth of Jesus. To question the virgin birth or even deny it is true therefore would be denying the deity of Christ & in turn also the Trinity. That type of person would reveal the fact that they truly do not understand the very nature of the gospel & therefore cannot truly be saved. I say that because it is Christ who has the power & authority to forgive sins. No normal man can possibly do that. It is therefore critical that a person who wishes to be saved must believe in the main tenets of the faith, which would be the Triune nature of God, the deified Christ, & the indwelling Holy Spirit. To not believe that then would lead to question their belief in the Bible. Unless they have never read it, they are denying the infallibility of God’s Word. 

                  What we believe or don’t believe is totally up to us as individuals. We choose what we believe. God made it that way because He wants willing followers, not ones who feel they MUST follow. There are those in society who would like nothing better than to erase God completely from man’s consciousness. All because they have decided that Christianity is false and should be stopped from spreading any further. Their misunderstanding has taken them off into the wrong direction, in my opinion.

                  Why is it that Christianity is the only “religion” that is attacked? Why are God & Jesus the only “religious” figures used as curse words? It wouldn’t be because it is the only “religion” that calls out sin and presents hell as the future dwelling place of those who refuse to believe in Christ as their Savior & Lord, would it? Of course it would. Christianity is the only belief system that points out man’s flaws and then provides a way of escape thru Christ’s blood. People today just want an “I’m Okay – You’re Okay” existence. Don’t trouble them with those things that are not proven to be real. God knows everyone isn’t going to buy into His plan for humanity, but the offer is there for the taking anyway. He is patient, giving every man, woman, and child the opportunity to be redeemed up until time is up and that time will come at some point that is known only to Almighty God. Believe as you choose. Until next time, walk with the King & be a blessing.

In His Name & for His Glory,

RL Keller

Bread of Life Ministries

Source: https://www.gty.org/library/questions/QA519/can-you-be-a-christian-and-deny-the-trinity; Grace to You Ministries.