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are christians polytheistic or monotheistic? because every time they mention the holy trinity it sounds like they have three gods? was jesus a god or was jesus the son of god? or the son of man like it says in the bible. its all so confuseing?

2006-12-22 00:42:23 · 16 answers · asked by lucifer 3 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

ok so all you answers lead me to believe that christians are polythiests. the haev three aspects of the same god which is the same as what polythiest believe? monothiest would have one god only with one aspect no others. or one part no others. so wouldnt that make them polythiests?

2006-12-22 01:21:30 · update #1

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Monotheistic.

They believe in one God; but can take three different forms.

Much the same way that water can take three different forms liquid, ice, and vapor, and all three still be water.

2006-12-22 00:47:00 · answer #1 · answered by Rev. Two Bears 6 · 2 0

It does not follow mankind's logic. God is omnipresent (everywhere all the time) and omniscient (all-knowing), so basically if He wants to be His own Son, He can.

In scripture, God describes Himself as "I Am that I Am". Jesus said once to the pharisees that he saw Abraham. They laughed at Him because he wasn't even fifty years old when he said this. Jesus replied, "Before Abraham was, I AM."

Another way of understanding divine nature is this: suppose I am Chinese and have a son. Isn't my son Chinese also? Since God is divine and has a Son, His Son is also divine.

2006-12-22 00:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by Me in Canada eh 5 · 0 0

It can be confusing - but think of it like this - take a candy bar - break it is half - you have two pieces of a candy bar - different but the same - the same is with God - Jesus, Father, Holy Spirit - all Three Spirit of God - SPIRIT. Jesus was 100% God and 100% man in the flesh - He was and is God also - But His Father was still in Heaven looking down upon Him - blessing Him. I understand your confusion and it is hard to wrap your mind around this - but Elohim is used by the Jewish people and it means "God in Three Persons." Blessings.

Someone up above said something about blocking out logic - Correct. You don't need "logic" - you need eyes of faith only. God is so good.

2006-12-22 00:46:28 · answer #3 · answered by jworks79604 5 · 4 1

Christians are polytheistic, since they believe in a trinity and they worship a man.
The only two monotheistic religions are Judaism and Islam. They both worship the creator of the universe who is ONE, and who has no physical children.

2006-12-22 02:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Chrisitans are MONOTHEISTS. They believe in the Trinity. That is there is one God made of thre persons, or one "what"-God, and three "whos"- Father, Son, Spirit.

God is an infinite being so we, as finite being can't grasp all that it means. But then I don't grasp all that String Theory and Quantum physics teach either but still understand them to be True.

We say 1 essence and three persons. We don't say three persons make 1 person.

2006-12-22 00:49:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 1 1

As abelkouche says "you are supposed to block out all logic when you believe it." If you wanted to be kind you would say that it is monotheistic. But, really look at the God of the Hebrews or the Islamic Allah if you want to see monotheism. There is no equivocation with those guys. So you could say truthfully that Christianity is polytheism or you could say it is monotheistic with poly "flava"

2006-12-22 00:53:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Monotheistic. It is 3 faces of one God - that is the trinity.

Much like Hinduism - Shiva, Brahman, and Vishnu - 3 faces of one Divinity.

Of course, somoe forget this.

~ Eric Putkonen

2006-12-22 01:09:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

We are monotheistic, in that we believe there is only One God; yet, we believe this "One-ness" is expressed by three Persons. Here's proof from the Bible that God is One, yet Three:

1) The word translated as "God" in our Bibles is the Hebrew word "Elohim," which is a pleural word meaning "Gods."

2) God refers to Himself in the pleural; see Genesis 1:26a. There is no evidence this is the "royal we," as some try to argue.

3) There are instances in the Bible where God the Father speaks to God the Son (Jesus Christ, a.k.a. The Word). In Psalm 45:6-7, the writer states: "Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows." Notice that the word God is actually applied to two different Persons within these two verses. He is addressing God, and after addressing God, he says that another God had anointed the first God with the oil of gladness above "your" fellows. It should be noted that in this verse the first Elohim is being addressed. The second Elohim is the God of the first Elohim. Therefore, it is God’s God who has anointed Him with the oil of gladness. Another example may be found at Hosea 1:7.

4) Then there are Scriptural sources that reference ALL THREE Persons of the Trinity: Father, Son and Spirit:

Isaiah 42:1 "Behold, my [Father] servant [Son], whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit [Holy Spirit] upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles."

The first Person is the speaker, who is seen by the pronouns "my" and "I." The second Person is the speaker's "servant," the servant of Jehovah. And the third Person is the "Spirit" of God. Scripture repeatedly identifies Jesus Christ as God the Father's "Servant."

Isaiah 61:1 is a second example:

"The Spirit [person #1] of the Lord Jehovah [person # 2] is upon me [person # 3]; because Jehovah has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;…" Again, there are three individuals: the Lord Jehovah; the Spirit of Jehovah; and the speaker ("me"). We know from Luke 4:18 that the person referring to Himself as "Me" is Jesus Christ.

5) Many folks, when disputing the Triune nature of God, use Deut. 6:4 as proof that "God is One," not "three Gods in One." However, they misunderstand the Hebrew word used there and its context. The Hebrew word translated as "one" is "echad." This word DOES NOT state an "absolute one," it states a "compound One" that fully supports the Trinity. Look at these Biblical verses that ALL use "echad": Gen. 1:5 & 2:24; Ezra 2:64; Ezekiel 37:17. Here, we see a PLEURALITY that is joined into a singular, yet the pleurality of this One is still recognized. Conversely, the Hebrew word "yachid" means an "ABSOLUTE ONE," and can be seen at places such as Gen. 22:2, where it's translated as "only." NEVER is God refered to as "yachid," which would be necessary in order for anti-Trinitarians to be correct.

Peace.

2006-12-22 01:03:41 · answer #8 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1 1

monotheistic. if you're serious about your question, i dont think you can find a clear answer in a place like this.

i suggest you find an evangelical church in your area and have a one on one talk with the pastor or anybody in the pastoral staff. they could answer you better and you would have all the chance to ask more questions until you have no more doubts.

2006-12-22 00:47:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Monotheistic. The holy trinity represents one entitiy and not three different holy beings.

2006-12-22 00:49:42 · answer #10 · answered by cynical 6 · 1 1

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