[Vernon]

A quick query, easy one too.

It's a yes or no type. Is belief in the doctrine of the Trinity an essential belief for salvation? Yes, or no?

Read Romans 10:9-10.

[drstevej]

Another proof text?

[P-Marlowe]

The Calvinists all insist that all of these old testament people were somehow regenerated and saved by God's grace even before Jesus ever set foot on the earth, much less died for their sins. I would venture to guess that not one of them believed in the "Trinity" as it is understood in Orthodox Christianity.

So, if it is possible that David and Moses and Abraham and Issac and Jacob were all saved without once mentioning anywhere in their writings or their traditions that God was three-in-one, then I would venture to guess that belief in the "Trinity" is obviously not an essential belief for salvation.

Now if belief in the "Trinity" is an essential element of salvation, then I dare say that none of the old testament people were saved.

[xzins]

A proof-text and proof-texting are generally considered to be the taking of a single verse out of its biblical context to prove a doctrine.