The
doctrine of Trinity is false
This doctrine is generally accepted by all
denominations of Christians today each with their own subtleties.
The doctrine of Trinity is based on the creed adopted by the
Council of Nicea which took place over 300 years after Christ.
There do exist Unitarian churches that reject Trinity and these
groups invariably have used the bible to refute the doctrine.
Here is a excerpt of the creed produced by the Council of Nicea
and a couple of clear proofs used by the Unitarians that the
doctrine is false:
“Whoever
wishes to be saved must, above all, keep the Catholic faith.
For unless a person keeps this faith whole and entire he will
undoubtedly be lost forever. This is what the Catholic faith
teaches: we worship one God in the Trinity and the Trinity in
unity. We distinguish among the persons, but we do not divide
the substance. For the Father is a distinct person; the Son
is a distinct person; and the Holy Spirit is a distinct
person. Still the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit have
one divinity, equal glory, and coeternal majesty. What the
Father is, the Son is, and the Holy Spirit is. The Father is
uncreated, the Son is uncreated, and the Holy Spirit is
uncreated. The Father is boundless, the Son is boundless, and
the Holy Spirit is boundless. The Father is eternal, the Son
is eternal, and the Holy Spirit is eternal. Nevertheless,
there are not three eternal beings, but one eternal being.
Thus there are not three uncreated beings, nor three
boundless beings, but one uncreated being and one boundless
being. Likewise, the Father is omnipotent, the Son is
omnipotent, and the Holy Spirit is omnipotent. Yet there are
not three omnipotent beings, but one omnipotent being. Thus
the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is
God. But there are not three gods, but one God. The Father is
Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Holy Spirit is Lord. There as
not three lords, but one Lord. For according to Christian
truth, we must profess that each of the persons individually
is God; and according to Christian religion we are forbidden
to say that there are three gods or lords. …But the
entire three persons are coeternal and coequal with one
another….So that, as we have said, we worship complete
unity in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity. This, then, is
what he who wishes to be saved must believe about the
Trinity….This is the Catholic faith. Everyone must
believe it, firmly and steadfastly; otherwise He cannot be
saved. Amen.”
One simple argument was presented by Arius
is that Jesus cannot be equal to God because Jesus says "My
father is greater than I" John 14:28
This alone should be proof of the falsity
of the doctrine. But just to show it even more clearly and on
many more points see the following link:
Jesus
is God made flesh!
The
doctrine of original sin is false
Not all Christian sects adopt the
doctrine of original sin. It is however widely considered to be
part of Christianity since is became official Catholic doctrine
from the teachings of Augustine at around 500 years after Christ.
The implications of this doctrine have since been watered down by
the Catholic church but an error is an error and its lingering
acceptance is a clear proof of the corruption of the pure
teachings of Jesus which took place in Christianity. I leave the
full refutation to a Christian group who relies on the Bible to
thoroughly refute this doctrine:
The Myth of Original Sin
Christianity
simply doesn't make sense
By the doctrine of original sin, a child is
born sinful & therefore punishable. I cannot accept this. All
children are born innocent. Does a 3-year-old go to hell? They
may be mischievous at times but their intentions are nothing more
than to experiment to find out the rules.
Without original sin there is no need for
any idea of a great event to remove this burden from human
beings. The idea that Jesus (peace be upon him) was crucified to
take away the sin of man looses its meaning when sin enters and
leaves life in the same way it has always done - through the
actions of individuals; there is no need for 'salvation' except
through repentance and forgiveness of God (as Adam did, as
Abraham did and as all believers until the beginnings of
Christianity did and they were not Christians.) ; there is then
no reason to accept the divinity of Christ or that his mission
was profoundly & essentially different from that of previous
prophets.
Original sin makes the whole concept of sin
confused in Christianity. How do I know if I did something wrong?
I didn't someone else did and I get the blame for it!
Another thing I find confused is the idea
of sacrifice. The Christian idea seems to be that "the
innocent (such as a lamb) must die to save the sinful. (i.e.
Christ must die to save man). This seems to miss the point that
sacrifice is where people give up something they value highly. I
might sacrifice my time, money etc.
Who sacrificed what in the story of
Christ's crucifixion?
Certainly no human being. And how can God
sacrifice something. - He owns everything & has absolute
power over everything. How can he give up anything?!
This is just one aspect of what to me seems
the basic problem with Christianity: If Christ died to atone for
our sins then this great act must have changed something about
the way to salvation, i.e. that before the act people had a
certain route to salvation and that after the act the route to
salvation is profoundly different. Indeed this seems to be the
claim at the heart of Christianity. But if God fundamentally
changes the way he judges people in different times from being
harsh to being easier, then this can hardly be justice! On the
other hand, if there is no fundamental change in the route to
salvation, then why all the fuss? - it doesn't really matter
whether Jesus died on the cross or not.
