/lit/ - Literature

>>22889478
The Trinity is mentioned multiple times in Scripture, and not just in 1 John 5:7-8 either. There is also Matthew 28:19, which says the following: "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

There are also other places where the three persons of the Triune Godhead are referred to by name, such as John 14:26, John 16:13-15, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, etc.

There are also a number of places in Scripture itself where the same three persons are mentioned, but two of them are by name and the third person is referred to simply as "God" by comparison to the others. This is the case in passages such as 2 Corinthians 13:14, Colossians 2:2, Titus 3:4-6, 1 John 5:10, and Revelation 1:4-5. And of course, these are the direct mentions, not to mention passages dealing with the aspects of the one true God and His triune nature, for which see attached.

So you see that there are many Biblical passages that explicitly gives us the doctrine of the Trinity actually.

>>22415475
>Why does the Bible never outright specify the Trinity as genuine? Why do Christians feel the urge to splice in Philo’s philosophy into their book Willy nilly?
There are plenty of references to the Holy Trinity and many trinitarian declarations and references throughout. One clear example is 1 John 5:7, another one is Matthew 28:19. In Colossians 2:2, 2 Cor. 13:14, and Revelation 1:4-5 and many other places, there are too many references like this to name here. Also here is a chart showing all of the supporting passages that show that the Holy Trinity is one of the central teachings of the Bible, and Jesus Christ is attributed divinity throughout the Bible such as in Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1, and so on as well. Hopefully that helps, OP.

>>22306446
See this chart. The Spirit of God is found throughout the Bible as God, starting in Genesis 1:2 where it says, "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."

And in Job 33:4 for example, it says, "The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life."

Psalm 139:7-8
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

Psalm 104:30
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

>>21655814
>ehhhhh but you're doing that vague conflation thing; merging things together to string up Jesus/God/He
The New Testament is filled with references to the deity of Jesus Christ. Philippians 2:6, Colossians 1:17, 1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV), the list goes on and on. Not to mention John 1:1, very famously, and in Revelation where He says that He is the Alpha and the Omega.

>which are less and less correct as more knowledge is discovered
The truth, which is God's word, never contradicts real knowledge. The danger is in being fed lies from the world and thinking they are true knowledge when they are not.

>And, bear in mind, Jesus nor Paul ever held up a book and told anyone it was Gods Words as the bible didn't exist.
Well, in Revelation it says in the very beginning, on the third verse, "Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand."

And Christ said in John 5:39, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me."