"Why no Trinitarian will be saved"

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From: byoung@spry.com
>I agree.  Most "trinitarians" do not actually know what they believe, yet 
>hang on like gang busters to the (no-biblical) term trinity.

Well if they do not know what they believe, they are agnostic, not 
trinitarian.  It is unfair to truly label such a person a trinitarian.  That
is like calling someone a Christian because they went to church 
once.  

>Most of the trinitarians that I know also believe that you can go to heaven 
>for being a good person (or even a bad person that others like).

I have never met a trintarian who believed this.  I have met a lot of 
non-Christians who believe this.  I think that society in general 
tends to hold this opinion though they don't explicitly say so.

There are some who claim Christianity who do not know Christ at
all.  Such people often hold to this belief of "being a good person"
as a justification for salvation.  This is not an issue of being a 
trinitarian or a oneness believer.  Jesus is the only way.  The 
only path for salvation.  I don't know of any trinitarian who disputes
this.  I have heard discrepancies amongst trinitarians re: once saved
always saved vs. the possibility of losing salvation, but never such
as thing as just be a good person.  

The whole "being a good person" concept is a very humanisitic view
and God does not see things through our eyes.  Though some may
think it unfair that someone who never knew Christ but did lots of
volunteer work, helped the needy,  gave to charity, etc. etc. etc. 
will go to hell, that is nevertheless the case.  And God is a fair and
just God, we cannot place our human views of fairness on God.
The old testament was based on such a premise as saved by deeds,
yet ALL fall short and are thus doomed.  God has been exceedingly
generous (more than simply fair) by allowing us the second chance
through Jesus Christ.

These "trinitarians" that you know are probably not really Christians
though they may go to church and even read the Bible occationally.
Anyone who thinks that "being a good person (or even a bad person 
that others like)" will bring salvation has obviously missed the point.

-Dee
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