Has God ever used the word "Trinity" outside of scripture?

[MH84]

When Jesus appeared to the saints like St. Francis of Asissi, St. Faustina or St. Thomas Aquinas did he ever talk about the Trinity or provide a private revelation in which He talked about the relationship of the Trinity to any of them? If so, were any of those revelations used in ecumenical councils?

Because as we know, Catholics believe that since apostoilc times, Jesus, for example, has talked about His “Divine Mercy”, His “Sacred Heart” and so forth. Even Mary is believed to have said that she is the “Immaculate Conception”.

I hope you understand what Im saying :yup:

 

[bpbasilphx]

1. Guess what. The word “Trinity” is not used IN Scripture, either.
2. Ecumenical Councils use no private revelation or vision to help define doctrine. The whole purpose of such definition is to proclaim what the Church has always taught openly.

 

[MH84]

1. Guess what. The word “Trinity” is not used IN Scripture, either.

I know. I didnt say it was.

1. Ecumenical Councils use no private revelation or vision to help define doctrine. The whole purpose of such definition is to proclaim what the Church has always taught openly.

Well, there were certain philosophical ideas that only certain Church Fathers representing the Church, and guided by the Holy Spirit, came up with surely. Such as:

That the Jesus was fully human and fully divine, not mixture of both.

That the Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father and the Son

That each of the Divine Persons fully possess, not share the divine nature

I dont think these above truths were widely known by the average priest or the laypeople. The above isnt mentioned explicitly in the bible either. And theres pobably a lot more.

I think that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit the Church had to make decisions one way or the other. If a private revelation proclaims truth, why shouldnt it be included as a topic to be defined, discussed etc.

 

[Daniel_Marsh]

Frankly I learned the Trinity, Fully God, Fully Man, from simply reading scripture before even hearing of the terms used to define those doctrines. Robert Bowman online has an good outline study on the Trinity. I think one’s acceptance of sound doctrine depends on how well their english or hebrew bible translation is.