solarius

I am a Roman Catholic. I was completely raised with the idea of the Trinity. However, I am having some doubts and questions. Here's the main question: If I were to conclude that the Trinity isn't a true doctrine, then does that result in my committing the "unpardonable sin" of blaspheming the Holy Ghost? I'm not saying in any way that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are non-existent. But is Jesus Christ to be worshipped as God? I'm thinking these days that Christ may have been pointing the way TO God, instead of saying He actually WAS God.

Don't quote St. John 1:1 to me, unless you have a good explanation of it. I don't understand how people automatically equate "the Word" in that verse with Christ, anyway.

Note: If you can't answer seriously, please don't waste your time and mine. Also, NO huge cut-and-paste piles of Biblical quotations, please. No links to Wikipedia. I'm just looking for various thoughts and opinions on the subject.

I need a very good translation of the following phrase: "When you first arrived in America, was it difficult for you to become proficient in English?"

This has to be right, because the question will be seen by a native French speaker. You can paraphrase the question slightly if you must, but I want the original meaning intact.

Are any of these even remotely close?

1. Quand vous est-il arrivé la première fois en Amérique, était-il difficile que deveniez-vous compétent en anglais?

2. Quand vous êtes arrivé premièrement dans l'Amérique, c'était difficile pour vous devenir compétent dans l'anglais?

3. Quand vous êtes d'abord arrivés en Amérique, est-ce que c'était difficile pour vous de devenir compétent dans l'anglais?

PLEASE don't send me a link to Babelfish Translation or some other online service (as if I didn't already know where they're located). I want an answer from an actual human being with a background in grammatically correct French.