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- MichaelLv 75 years agoFavourite answer
Adults aren't forced to attend any particular church or other religious institution. If they don't agree with its teaching, they are free to leave.
Of course, there are plenty of children who are taught the doctrine of the Trinity (and other religious doctrines) by their parents and their church. Since their parents make them go to church, they don't really have the option to not attend. But then again, the same can be said about parents forcing their children to attend a non-Trinitarian church, or an Islamic mosque. The issue here isn't so much the Trinity, but the fact that children are often expected to believe what their religious parents want them to believe.
- Annsan_In_HimLv 75 years ago
If you studied the history of the Church, from the first century to the fourth, you would see why a form of words was put together to prevent heresy about Jesus being a creature from corrupting the Church. One chap, Arius, claimed that Jesus was actually an angel (Michael) to begin with, God having created him. This angel became the man, Jesus. That was heretical because it ruined the whole doctrine of Christ's atonement and salvation from our sins. If Jesus did not have the magnitude of deity needed to 'pay' for every sin ever committed, He died in vain! By saying Jesus was merely a creature, this undercut His sacrifice for sinners. It also meant that Jesus should not be worshipped, though Arius thought Jesus should be worshipped, even though He was a creature, an angel.
Anyway, wording was agreed to stop Arius in his tracks. Those who objected to that took their stance with Arius but they could no longer hold positions of authority in the Church. There was an ugly period of time when some who denied the Trinity doctrine were burned at the stake but that has not been the case for centuries, so nobody can claim that any denomination is forcing people to accept the Trinity doctrine. People who disagree with it simply avoid Trinitarian churches (80% of all Christian denominations) and they are free to join an anti-Trinitarian group if they like. Anyone in a Trinitarian church who then changes their mind on that is free to leave.
Source(s): Heresies and Orthodoxy in the History of the Church, Harold O.J. Brown (Baker Book House Co. 1998) - mt75689Lv 75 years ago
In this day and age every church has a website. On every church's website, you can find out what they believe about God. By choosing to go to any particular church, you are choosing to agree with their beliefs.
There is no forcing going on at all. In fact there are a lot of compelling reasons to believe in the trinity. If you don't want to accept that, then you are free to become a JW ~ where you will be forced to beleive EXACTLY how they tell you to believe.
- Skipper54Lv 55 years ago
Thank you for your question,
The Holy Trinity is not forced on anyone. If you do not accept the beliefs of the Church you do not have to. You are free to start a church that rejects parts you are uncomfortable with and you can even add things you think you and others would prefer. That is why we have over 40,000 denominations of protestant churches.
Of course that would be a church founded by YOU, rather than the Church founded by Jesus. But that's for you and God to work out between you.
- CeisiwrLv 75 years ago
The Holy Trinity is a construct based partly on the Gospel of John, Chapter 1, about "the Word (Logos)". "...And the Word was with God, and the Word was God, ... (and) in the beginning with God... And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us". This is a mystical reference to Jesus Christ that has been interpreted by the Christian Church as meaning that he was part of God, and is now believed to be the second Person of God. The first Person is God the Father. They also refer to the story of Christ’s baptism when a dove The appears above Jesus’ head, and a voice is heard saying “This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17 and Luke 3:22).
There are many references to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, and again this has been interpreted by the Christian Church as the third Person. Some theologians have tried to square the circle by explaining that the Son issues from the Father, from eternity, and the love between the Father and Son is itself a Person, the Holy Spirit.
The doctrine of the Trinity was adopted generally in the Council of Nicaea in 325CE and later at Constantinople in 381 and with the addition of the Holy Spirit, and Chalcedon in 451. It's tempting to think that it's influenced by other pagan beliefs. Theologians try to make it sound technical by referring to the Triune God - One God, with 3 Persons.
Although the King James Version states "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one" (1 John 5:7), the New American Standard Bible shows "For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement." (1 John 5:7-8). And Matthew 28:19, “…baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”, doesn’t explicitly say that the three are Persons of the Godhead. The Trinity interpretation seems contrived.
Theologians sometimes take a more recent concept or construct and read it back into earlier scriptures. So they might then interpret earlier scriptures as referring to newer doctrines that the author never intended. So in Genesis 1, when it refers to God saying "Let us ...", they then re-interpret that as the Trinity talking to itself; the author had probably envisaged the Canaanite pantheon (Elohim, sons of the Most High God El Elyon).
- 5 years ago
its not forced, it is taught. first there was a man that had difficulty deciding the character between God and jesus. his imagination thought of the trinity. so im told. yet somewhere in church history there was a group of men that came to the same delemma and they "voted" on whether there was a trinity or not. did anyone even mention personal revelation or prophecy. ? i dont think so. some modern churches actually adopt doctrine taht the Lord himself rebuked. some even follow the exact same leaven of the pharisees or saducees. some doctrines of men are the Wrong conclusion and jesus never taught them. some guess and some speculate but if one does not believe the "gospel" they have, thare automatically considered "cursed". and yet when evil men practice sorceries, they bless the false teachers with euphoric drugs in the air, and torment the righteous believers with torment and toxic chemicals. thus it is written, the nations of the earth are deceived by the sorceries of babylon... see Rev 18:23; 4
- Den B7Lv 75 years ago
Churches force nothing on people. People either choose to believe or not, it's their choice.
If churches could force people, then wouldn't everyone belong to the same church and always attend their services and always donate their money? There's proof that churches can't force anything.
- 5 years ago
Trinity is Christian and no Christian Church forces anything on anyone. Now, if you're living is an Islamic society run by Sharia Law, then there are MANY religious things forced upon you.
- Anonymous5 years ago
It's not forced...and if you read your Bible it's not even the requirement for salvation...believe that Jesus died for your sin and was resurrected..that's the basic. Some Christians believe trinity some don't.
- 5 years ago
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