The Vineyard Churches acknowledge the textual problems with 1 John 5:7 (the Comma Johanneum), which is absent from the earliest manuscripts. However, the Vineyard affirms the Trinitarian doctrine the passage expresses based on clearer, undisputed texts (John 1:1, 1 Corinthians 13:14, Matthew 28:19).

The Vineyard's approach to Scripture balances textual awareness with theological conviction. While the specific wording of 1 John 5:7 may be disputed, the truth of the Trinity is firmly established in Scripture. The Vineyard does not depend on this particular passage for Trinitarian doctrine but may acknowledge it as an early Christian attempt to affirm Trinitarian truth explicitly.

The Vineyard reads more carefully from undisputed Johannine texts (John 1:1-5, 1 John 1:1-3) that clearly establish Christ's divinity and the relational reality of the Trinity. These texts provide stronger foundation than the disputed Comma Johanneum.