Christianity Beliefs: The Doctrine of The Trinity

Christianity beliefs was based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Son of God. The terminology “Son of God” then became controversial among Christians. Controversion about Holy Spirit came afterward. People started to talk about which one is the highest or how is the composition of The Trinity.

In history, Origen in the third century had explained about The Doctrine of The Trinity comprehensively. He differenciated The God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit from Their creations. But then Arius, Egyptian priest, and Alexander, bishop of Alexandria, debated each other about the position of Jesus Christ in The Trinity. Arius argued that God The Father was the highest God and Jesus was The Word God The Father. On the other hand, Alexander argued that Jesus was the incarnation of God Father so they were in the same position. Their arguments actually were based on logical thoughts. Arius kept the principle about God the one. We also know the proclamation in Deuteronomy called shema: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord alone.” Meanwhile, Alexander thought that Jesus was God who became man. Then the council of Nicea was held on 325 CE to decide which doctrine could be accepted. The participants of the council then decided to refuse Arius’s doctrine of The Trinity. That was not the first and the last debate among Christians about one of Christianity beliefs, The Trinity. Luckily, at those days the leader of churches had power to decide which doctrines that could be taught and which doctrines that could not.

The problems of Christianity beliefs appeared in a few centuries after. Christianity beliefs had separated Christians to so many different groups. It happened in the era of reformation and afterwards. Christian leaders started to make new Christian group if they had different way of thinking with their groups before. The most popular of them are Martin Luther and Johannes Calvin. They both are leaders of new Christian groups and also separator of Christianity. Their thoughts of God and Christianity had created new Christianity beliefs.

Today Christianity beliefs of The doctrine of The Trinity focus on the substance of The Trinity. People debate about which one is the truth: The Trinity is composed by three personal that become one or it is one divinity which is divided into three personal. But this Christianity belief is only a human concept. Even the best explanation cannot explain about The Trinity appropriately. It is because God is higher and bigger than human and our reasons cannot reach God wholly.