Says you who took Matt. 10:34 out of context first. That was about a family dispute, you use it to justify a theological dispute, and you put so called "non-trinitarians" in the same category of unbelievers condemned to hell.
Let's look at the context. Do you really think that when Jesus said "For I have come to set a man against his father," he meant that he came to start some sort of family disputes? You need to ask yourself, "Why
did Jesus come?". Here is the context:
Mat 10:32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,
Mat 10:33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Mat 10:34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Mat 10:35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Mat 10:36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household.
Mat 10:37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Mat 10:38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Mat 10:39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. (ESV)
Notice verses 33-34 and 37-39? Jesus is
very clearly talking about belief in him and following him. Verses 34-36, then, are stating that when one becomes a follower of Jesus, his or her "enemies will be those of his [or her] own household." That absolutely is a theological dispute--it's about whether one accepts and follows Christ or rejects him.
Why are you falsely accusing me of doubting Jesus's deity, while for the record I've been defending that in front of some other members in this thread and other threads with similar topics?
Where, exactly, did I accuse you of doubting Jesus's deity? I have not done so.
And how on earth does the deity of Jesus imply "trinity"? Speaking of Trinity, I've been asking how the Holy Spirit is a "distinct person" co-equal with God and Jesus instead of an impersonal power of God and virtual presence of Jesus, and yet nobody has given me a legit answer.
Maybe you haven't asked a Trinitarian. But, since you asked, here is an answer.
First, if Jesus is truly also deity, we have a "binity," at a minimum, because he is not the Father.
Second, Jesus said "I will ask the Father, and he will give you
another Helper, to be with you forever" (Joh 14:16, ESV). The "Helper" is the Holy Spirit, who is “another Helper.” That implies both that Jesus is the first “Helper” and that the Holy Spirit is one who is like him but distinct from him, which implies personhood. That is the plain reading of the text. For example, if I'm at someone's house and have a piece of cake for dessert, which I eat, and then am asked if I want another piece, I fully expect to get a different piece of the same cake, unless some further qualification is made.
And, what is a "Helper"? When we look at the Greek, it is the word
parakletos, which means "helper, counselor, comforter, advocate;" all of which either are or can be actions of person agency. The meaning of advocate is important since persons advocate on behalf of other persons; "its" cannot advocate for anyone or anything.
Parakletos is used only five times in the NT. In addition to John 14:16, we have these three:
Joh 14:26 "But the
Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He
will teach you all things, and
bring to your remembrance all that I said to you." (ESV)
Joh 15:26 "When the
Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He
will testify about Me," (ESV)
Joh 16:7 "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the
Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you."
Joh 16:8 "And He, when He comes,
will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; (ESV)
Pay close attention to the actions of this other Helper: teaches; brings things to remembrance; testifies; convicts. These are actions of personal agency, not an "it." And, Jesus says it is for their advantage that he leaves and sends this Advocate. How is it, then, that having an "it" would be to their advantage? Could a chair, rock, or impersonal power do any of these things or be of an advantage when Jesus left?
In the fifth instance, John uses
parakletos here, for "advocate":
1Jn 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an
advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. (ESV)
Jesus is said, by John, to be an advocate. It is not insignificant, then, that he records Jesus saying that he will send "another
parakletos." Jesus was the first
parakletos, and remains so, but in John’s gospel he was returning to the Father and the disciples still needed much help and guidance.
Third, regarding the Holy Spirit, he:
Acts: Matt 4:1; Acts 8:39, 16:7
Listens: John 16:13
Speaks: John 16:13-15; Acts 1:16, 10:19, 11:12, 11:28, 13:2, 15:28; 1 Tim 4:1; Heb 3:7
Can be lied to: Acts 5:3, which is the same as lying to God (5:9)
Bears witness: Rom 8:16; Heb 10:15; 1 John 5:6
Helps, intercedes, and searches: John 14:16, 15:26, 16:7; Rom 8:26-27; 1 Cor 2:10
Teaches: Luke 12:12; John 16:13; 1 Cor 2:13
Gives gifts: Acts 20:28; 1 Cor 12:11; Heb 2:4
Leads: John 16:13; Gal 5:18, Heb 9:8
Can be grieved: Eph 4:30
Can be outraged: Heb 10:29
Can be blasphemed: Matt 12:31-32
Convicts: John 16:8-11
These are all actions of personal agency. And on it goes. It all points to the Spirit being a person and also being truly God, in the same way Jesus is truly God. Being deity then, it can only mean they are all the one God and are coequal and coeternal.
How is that off-topic? You are the one who asked, quote, "This is very much about who Jesus is. "Who do you say that I am?"" not me. All I can tell you is that Jesus is neither a Nicolaitan, hypocrite - or trinitarian.
Personal testimonies are not the topic of this thread.