I read a bit on this and understand that conventional Christian thinking holds the God-head as being the Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. That God, Jesus and the Spirit are three entities co-existing as one sentient Divinity, but that the God-head is three conscious elements. Trinity.
I struggle with that.
The way I see it, there is God (Yahweh/Jehovah). He is the Big Boss. He SENDS the Arch Angel (the only one), Michael, to be his Son on Earth (Yeshua) , to deliver a message, die, deliver a message and RETURN to Heaven. Jesus is not God. He is God's SON on Earth. Jesus recognises Yaweh as his Father and that Jesus does His Father's bidding.
The Spirit is the representation of the Power. The power that God wields, it is a tool.
So, I have found references to the Trinity in older religions. Was the Trinity as a concept picked up to pacify and integrate older religions?
If so, does that not undermine a lot of the Churches teachings?
2007-09-11
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