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A Comparative Approach to the “Trinity”… A-S. Fatemi Hasanabadi and M. Islami / 27
Sabilos also believes:at the himself and brought it to life.
first, God revealed himself as (Durant, 2012, Vol. 4: 696)
the Father, then as the Son,
and finally as the Holy Spirit, Monotheism and the “Trinity”
and therefore the Father, the in the Bible
Son, and the Holy Spirit were There are expressions in the
not three Hypostasis who Gospels, some of which refer
existed together in eternity in a to monotheism and some to the
divine essence; rather, there “Trinity”; Including the narration
were three forms or three in which Christ was asked:
names by which God manifested What is the most important
Himself and became known. commandment of God? He
This belief agrees with the replied: The command that
eternal oneness of God and says: O people of Israelites!
denies the eternal son of Listen, the only God who
Christ. According to this exists is our God and you must
approach, Christians needed a love him with all your heart,
savior who was not just a soul, mind and strength. The
lasting manifestation of God's questioner said: Master, you
power; but also to be alive and are absolutely right, there is
to live forever, which of only one God and there is no
course, was rejected by the other god besides him. (Mark,
church. (Miller, 2003: 201) 112: 28-34)
Will Durant also believes Other things that are stated
that modern Christianity has in the Bible about the
derived many of its beliefs, monotheism of God are:
especially on theology, from - Eternal life is to know
the atheistic and pagan you as the one true God
thoughts of the time; beliefs and Christ you have
developed after Christ and by sent. (John, 17: 3)
some apostles such as Paul not - O Israelites! Hear God,
only did not abolish polytheism; your God is one and there
rather, he sheltered it in is no other God. (Mark, 2: 29)