The Trinity is Not a Bible Teaching

Pro's assertion that God is only one person because he created only one person in his image is entirely false.God created the first human(s) in his image. He did not merely created a singular individual person to reflect his image but rather, he created two individual persons: male AND female were created in God's singular image ( Genesis 1:26-27). These two individual persons have the same one name of "Adam" ( Genesis 5:2).In light of lack of explicitness of a Unitarian Deity in Scriptures, it is logical to assume that God is more than one person based on the biblical data we have, that God has one image and this image is reflected at more than one person.Instead of solely unitary, this clearly points to unity in plurality ( Genesis 1:26-27, 5:2).Hence,the natural default doctrine is that God is more than one person. Genesis 1:26-27 (NASB) 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. The Trinity is so logically cogent just as it is scripturally cogent. The Trinity is the teaching that God is one in nature while three in personhood. The Trinity IS:One = GodThree = persons The Trinity is NOT: One = GodThree = GodsorOne = personThree = GodsTo prove that the Trinity is a biblical teaching.We must demonstrate from the Bible that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are both "one God" with the Father.Jesus Christ is GodJesus Christ is eternal (Micah 5:2).He is omnipotent (Matthew 28:19, Ephesians 1:21,Philippians 2:9).He is very God ( Colossians 2:9).He is "God" in the strictest sense of the word ( John 1:1, 18, 20:28, Hebrews 1:8).He is "our great God" (Titus 2:13).He is specifically called "one Lord" or "one Jehovah" (Deuteronomy 6:4;1 Corinthians 8:6).He is one with the Father in nature (Matthew 28:19,John 5:18, 10:30).He receives lautriatic worship (Daniel 7:14 LXX;Revelation 5:13,14:4, 22:3) and receives prayers ( John 14:14;1 Corinthians 16:22).The Holy Spirit is GodThe Holy Spirit is a person. The Bible is explicit that the Holy Spirit has his own mind."And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." ( Romans 8:27 KJV).The Holy Spirit is identified as "God" in the Old Testament:2 Samuel 23:2“The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me;his word was on my tongue.The God of Israel spoke,The Holy Spirit is identified as "God" in the New Testament:Acts 5:3 is very clear that it is the Ananias and Sapphira lied to the Holy Spirit who is identified in the text as "God." Verse 9 further proves that Ananias and Sapphira lied to the person of the Holy Spirit.Christ was aware that there exists a “biblical trinity.” Jesus himself said that baptism should be done: “in the name ( NOT names) ofthe Fatherand of the Sonand of the Holy Spirit” ~ Matthew 28:19 How can he be fully human and fully God at the same time? Jesus can be fully human and fully God at the same time simply by choice and ability (power).Jesus chose to unite human nature to himself and being able to do so, it happened and it happend for a reason -- for the salvation of his people (Matthew 1:21).The Apostle Paul put it this way: Philippians 2:6-8 (NIV) 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! God is not flesh and Flesh is not God (Numbers 23:19). But it is written, "the Word was God" (John 1:1) and "the Word became flesh" (John 1:14). Again, it is written, " In Him (Christ) dwells all the fullness (not just some) of the Godhead bodily." ~ Colossians 2:9How can Jesus be God and God's Son at the same time?Jesus is God means Jesus is God by nature.That is why Jesus is called "God only begotten" (John 1:18).He who is begotten is of same nature with the one who begats.Man begets man (Matthew 1:2).God begets God (John 1:18).Jesus is the Son of God means Jesus is the Son of God the Father.Jesus calling God his own Father making himself equal with God (John 5:18).The point is that we should not conflate the meanings of the word "God"(Greek: THEOS). In the biblical paradigm, it is semantically having a range of meanings from false demonic deities (2 Corinthians 4:4) to human rulers (Psalm 82:6)and to the one true God himself (John 17:3, 1 John 5:20).SUMMARYJesus is God ( by nature) because he is the only begotten Son of God (the Father).The Holy Spirit is a person ( Romans 8:27) and is God (2 Samuel 23:2, Acts 5:3).The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equally share in the one name of God Most High (Matthew 28:19).The Trinitarian arguments for the Trinity are both logical and scriptural and that's why it is 100% cogent.