This may seem a strangely basic issue to many, as they have this matter entrenched in their mind, but my background makes me unsure of things. I'll briefly elaborate, although at the moment, I'm not thinking as clearly as I otherwise would.
I was not born into a Christian (or any other religious) home and in my teens was a vehement atheist. I was later more questioning and when I was 26, I met people from a religious group called "The Way" (I don't know how many readers have heard of them). They were unitarians (with a small "u" - not the main Unitarian church). At that time, I knew almost nothing about the Bible and precious little about science.
They invited me to attend their meetings, which after a bit I did. I bought some of their literature.
After reading something of theirs, I was stricken with terror. It was about the unforgivable sin. They rendered the matter as follows - paraphrasing:- "He who is born of God has eternal life and the love of God. He who is born of the Devil has eternal death and the hate of the Devil. You cannot repent of seed - it is permanent".
I thought about what I may have done in the past and my former vehemently ungodly attitude.
During the next few months, I frantically interacted with many (nominally) Christian people and denominations, trying to glean knowledge. On the whole to a lesser extent, this attempt at learning and uncertainty has been with me ever since - I'm now 63.
I've "seen" things from both Trinitarian and Unitarian perspectives. I'd say, in the NT, there is, at least on prima facie considerstion, some material that supports either view.
I'd be interested in reading others' (preferably Bible-based) reasoning on this matter.
There are some things I do not understand concerning a trinity.
Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Mat 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Why would the Son be called the everlasting Father.
Some people say the Son is an adopted Father but Jesus taught we only have one Father.
1Co 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him.
Eph 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
Why does the Bible only attribute the Father as being God.
Joh 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Jesus is the name of the Father.
Heb 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
The Son inherited the name Jesus from the Father.
Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
The Holy Spirit comes in the name of Jesus.
Why is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Jesus.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Jews were baptized in the name of Jesus.
Act 8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
Act 8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Act 8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Samaritans were baptized in the name of Jesus.
Act 10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Act 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Gentiles were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Why were Jews, Samaritans, and Gentiles, all baptized in the name of Jesus.
That means Jesus is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
And Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not names but titles, and it says name singular not plural.
The way I see it is there is one God who is a Holy Spirit, and Father is a title for God, and the Son is the man Christ Jesus.
Not 3 Gods in a trinity but the 3 ways God has made Himself known designated by titles.
Father- Creator of all things and parent of the saints.
Son- God's visible relationship to the saints.
Which the Bible says there is one throne in heaven and one who sits on that throne which is the throne of God and the Lamb, God in the glorified body of the man Christ Jesus.
Jesus said all power is given to Him in heaven and earth.
Jesus is at the right hand of God.
God's right hand represents power, wisdom, and salvation.
There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
David said the LORD said unto my Lord, sit at my right hand until I make your enemies thy footstool.
For the Son must reign until His enemies are conquered then the Son shall submit to God the Father that God may be all in all.
It seems to mean that God exalted the man Christ Jesus to exercise the throne of power, be at His right hand, until His enemies are conquered, and then the Son shall submit to the Father, stop being at the right hand that God may be all in all which seems like the Son being at the right hand of God is a temporary role until His enemies are conquered and then the Son will not be at the right hand anymore.
It seems like the only person we will see in heaven is Jesus which Jesus said if you have seen Him you have seen the Father.
Holy Ghost- God's invisible relationship to the saints.
The Bible says Let us make man in our image which some people say it is a trinity.
In the Old Testament God said let us make man in our image.
In the New Testament it says that Adam was made in the figure of Him to come who is Jesus.
So the image of God that Adam was created in is the image of Christ.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God, and the Word became flesh, which means that it is the plan of God to come in the future in flesh.
So God created Adam in the image that He would show up in the future which is an innocent nature in flesh which Adam was created with an innocent nature in flesh, but Adam was a living soul and Jesus was a quickening spirit.
That means the let us make man in our image has to include the man Christ Jesus, the flesh, because He is part of the image that God created Adam.
So it seems like it is saying let us make man in our image is God the Father, and the Son, the man Christ Jesus.
This is how I interpret the Bible and am not trying to argue with people about a trinity but I do not see a trinity.
If there is a trinity can someone explain it because it does not make sense to me.
I do not want to get banned but I do not understand a trinity with all this information that seems like there is only one God.
Why does the Bible say there is only one God the Father if there is a trinity and why would the Son be called the everlasting Father, and if the Son has no beginning as God why is He called the Son when He would have no Father, and if the Son is God and He has a beginning the Bible says there was no God formed before God and no God shall be formed after Him.
