How did the Trinity doctrine develop in the early church?

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David in NJ

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I have not given my opinions.
Scriptures are not opinions and there are over a hundred that prove the one God formula wrong.
You just said YAHWEH is One God = now you backtrack

One God is CORRECT = the Shema = Hear O Israel the Lord your God is One
 

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Jack, do you believe that JESUS is Equal in God with His FATHER ?
Philippians 2:5-6
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
 
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...there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
1 Corinthians 8:6

You believe that God is one; you do well.
James 2:19

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 2:5

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Philippians 2:5-6
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God,
John 10:30 - My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
I and My Father are One.”

@Grailhunter = THEY are ONE
 
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David in NJ

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...there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
1 Corinthians 8:6

You believe that God is one; you do well.
James 2:19

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 2:5

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This is a GREAT Picture of what our finite minds cannot fully SEE = Thank You
 

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You just said YAHWEH is One God = now you backtrack

One God is CORRECT = the Shema = Hear O Israel the Lord your God is One

One God in the Old Testament.
In the New Testament Yehweh had a Son Yeshua and then the introduction of a God they called the Holy Spirit. 3 Gods
 

David in NJ

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One God in the Old Testament.
In the New Testament Yehweh had a Son Yeshua and then the introduction of a God they called the Holy Spirit. 3 Gods
The pre-incarnate SON was ELohim in the OT before HE came to earth = John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
HE was in the beginning with God an dthru HIM all things were created.
and the WORD became flesh.............the only begotten of the FATHER

@Jack = JESUS equality with His FATHER = Isaiah 9:6
 

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Christ explained that oneness concept in detail.
Then quote 'three Gods' in the Bible. You can't because there is ONLY one God of the Bible! You should have stayed home and read your Bible.
 
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The pre-incarnate SON was ELohim in the OT before HE came to earth = John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
HE was in the beginning with God an dthru HIM all things were created.
and the WORD became flesh.............the only begotten of the FATHER

@Jack = JESUS equality with His FATHER = Isaiah 9:6

Again find the Son of God in the Old Testament.
 

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Then quote 'three Gods' in the Bible. You can't because there is ONLY one God of the Bible! You should have stayed home and read your Bible.

Well Yeshua speaks throughtout the Gospels.
This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
 

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Again find the Son of God in the Old Testament.
You cited Is 9:6. Did you read it?

Isaiah 9:6
6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
 
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Again find the Son of God in the Old Testament.
The Flesh & Blood SON is only in the NT = The WORD became flesh

the Pre-Incarnate SON is the LORD from the OT = Isaiah 43:10

Before Me no god was formed,
and after Me none will come.
I, yes, I am the LORD,
and there is no Savior but Me.


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You cited Is 9:6. Did you read it?

Isaiah 9:6
6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
YES - that is why i posted it for us to SEE