1) Do you believe that God “the father” alone is a true god, or do you believe that Jesus (pbuh) and the Holy Ghost too are gods?

2) If you believe that Jesus (pbuh) is God, then this means that you believe in at least two gods. However the Bible is full of countless very explicit verses with very direct and clear meaning which tell us in no uncertain terms that God is ONE. For example read Deuteronomy 4:39, Isaiah 45:18., Isaiah 43:10-11., Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 45:6 and many others. All of these verses do not need elaborate abstract interpretations to be understood. They are quite explicit.

3) If you believe that Jesus and the Holy Ghost are God too, but that they are all “merged” or “combined” or “fused” into one god with God the “father”, and that this “trinity” is one God, then it is necessary to ask the question: “Did God ask you to believe this or did the Church?”.

Please make sure you understand the question correctly. If this concept is not a fabrication of the church (as evidenced by their own discardal of 1 John 5:7, and other matters found in chapter one) then we would expect there to be at least one verse in the Bible where God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost are claimed in clear language to be one and the same being, or they are claimed to be three faces of one personality, or any other such “merging of three into one” proof from the Bible itself.

For a Muslim, the primary source of guidance is the Qur'an. This is followed by the Sunnah of Muhammed (pbuh), and then the words of the scholars. No scholar's words are ever accepted if they contradict the first two sources. This means none. Even a companion of Muhammad's words would not be accepted in such a case. Obviously, a Christian too would never place the words of the Church above those of the Bible. If a person follows a given belief (even if through faith in God without the ability to explain it), obviously, they would at least require that God Himself required this belief of them. Muslims are told in the Sunnah of Muhammed (pbuh) that heaven can not be imagined by human minds. So we too believe in matters we can not explain.

However, the difference is that we have clear verses of the Quran and Sunnah which command us to do so. Abi-Hurairah narrated in Sahih Bukhari: Muhammad (pbuh) said: “Allah said, 'I have prepared for My pious worshippers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of.” Even a common Arab off the street will understand the clear and direct meaning of such a verse.

Misinterpretation of this question has become so common that it is necessary to make it as clear as possible. The request is not for every verse of the bible that mention the three in one sentence. It is not a request for the definitions of councils or conferences or churches or bishops or popes. Their definitions should be built upon verses of the Bible and not vice-versa. It is simply a request for one single clear verse of the Bible which states that “God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost are one and the same”. The verse does not even have to explain how. It can require blind faith. However, it is necessary for God Himself to tell us that He is a combination of three gods. It should be He Himself who tells us that this is His nature and that He requires blind faith in this concept, not the church.

The Bible is a combination of some 73 books (depending on your church). It speaks about everything from the trial of Adam (pbuh) to what color robe Jesus (pbuh) wore while being lead to the cross, to the description of the ass Jesus (pbuh) rode, to many other side-issues not critical to basic faith. There are countless verses that continually beat us over the head that God is ONE. Jesus himself many times make such statements as “that they might know THEE the ONLY true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent” John17:3. The constant theme throughout is God is ONE, He says so, Jesus Says so, Jesus says God is the ONLY true god, Jesus prays to God, Jesus performs his miracle through the “finger of God” and “can of my ownself do NOTHING”..etc. Matters of basic faith such as these are spoken about clearly.

They can be found in the Bible. Where does God Himself ever claim to be triune and “three merged into one”. I am sure everyone will agree this is quite critical to basic Christian faith. There should be at least ONE verse in the whole Bible which speaks as clearly about this very fundamental and basic and crucial aspect of faith as do the verses that were mentioned previously.

 “O people of the Scripture! Now has Our messenger (Muhammad) come to you, explaining to you much of that which you used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much. Indeed, there has come to you a light from Allah and a plain Scripture. Wherewith Allah guides him who seeks His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He brings them out of darkness by His will into light, and guides them to a straight path. They indeed have disbelieved who say: Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. Say : Who then has the least power against Allah, if He had willed to destroy the Messiah son of Mary, and his mother and everyone on earth? And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them. He creates what He will. And Allah is Able to do all things. The Jews and Christians say: We are sons of Allah and His loved ones. Say; Why then does He punish you for your sins? No, you are but mortals of His creating. He forgives whom He will, and punishes whom He will. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and unto Him is the return (of all). O people of the Scripture! Now has Our messenger (Muhammad) come unto you to make things plain after a break in (the series of) the messengers, lest you should say: There came not unto us a messenger of cheer nor any Warner. Now has a messenger of cheer and a Warner come unto you. And Allah is Able to do all things.” The Qur’an, Al-Maidah(5):14-19

“Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not in your religion other than the truth, and follow not the vain desires of folk who erred of old and led many astray, and erred from the plain path” The Qur’an, Al-Maidah(5):77