Did the Church invent the Trinity? | Dale Tuggy vs Joshua Sijuwade

Did Jesus and the apostles actually teach the Trinity - or did the Church develop the doctrine centuries later?

In this special extended Unbelievable? live debate, Christian Unitarian philosopher Dale Tuggy and philosopher of religion Joshua Sijuwade go head-to-head over one of Christianity’s biggest questions: Is the Trinity really biblical and orthodox?

Sijuwade argues that the New Testament places Jesus and the Holy Spirit on the divine side of the Creator–creature divide, and that the historic creeds faithfully clarify what Scripture already teaches.

Tuggy argues that the New Testament identifies the Father alone as the one true God, Jesus as God’s uniquely exalted human Messiah, and the Holy Spirit as God’s power or presence rather than a third divine person.

They clash over:

Is Jesus really God?

Is the Holy Spirit a person?

Does the Trinity imply three gods?

Why did it take centuries for the Church to formulate the doctrine?

Did Nicaea clarify biblical faith — or change it?

Recorded live at the Guild Church of St Katherine Cree in London, in partnership with the Unitarian Christian Alliance. Hosted by Dr John Nelson.

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