It's usually referred to as monotheism (along with Judaism and Islam), but since you got at least two Gods (the Original one and Jesus, who I think is considered divine), wouldn't that make it polytheistic?
(I realize you can quibble about the Trinity as 3 in 1, but Jesus referred to His Father as if he were separate, right?)
2007-01-06 16:58:32 · 16 answers · asked by barry 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus stated that He and the Father are one. And no, everyone in the world knows that Christianity is monotheistic. Where have you been?
I Cr 13;8a
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2007-01-06 17:01:42 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Christ and God the Father are one as is the Holy Spirit. There is nothing to quibble about - the bible says the three are one - 1 John 5:7 - For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. What is there to quibble over? I don't mean to sound rude, but God says the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one.
To Grayson_m, the Holy Eucharist is NOT Christian; it is a ritual performed by Roman Catholics who are NOT Christian, though they put themselves under that name. In all reality, they're far from being Christian. That entire religion is pagan and has nothing to do with Christianity. It's all ritual and tradition made up by man - NOT God, so be careful when associating cannibalism with Christianity - there is no relation or association between the two. In a true Christian church, it's NOT called the Eucharist, but communion and any real Christian church conducts communion using just broken pieces of bread and grape juice - NOT that 'death cookie'.
2007-01-06 17:03:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a vast difference between the Deity of the Scriptures – the one, eternal, perfect-nature Being, manifested in three Persons – and the discordant world of polytheism. This is a question that routinely arises and is routinely answered. If you type this question into an Internet search engine, you will find plenty of answers (just one such answer is listed below as a source). Whether you choose to actually contemplate and consider those answers is another issue.
I will pray that you receive true understanding and guidance. I hope your holidays were pleasant and fulfilling.
Laura D.
2007-01-06 17:11:33 · answer #3 · answered by Laura D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the eyes of Christians, it is not polytheistic. Most people who have not been raised with the doctrine of the Trinity have a hard time comprehending it, and do interpret it as three separate Gods.
2007-01-06 17:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by milomax 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is a united one. " Hear O Israel the Lord our God, the Lord is one" In Hebrew, the word one (Echad) means a united one. It is like the USA. We are made up of multiple states but together we are but one nation. According to the bible, truth is always confirmed in two or three witnesses. This is why God is always in multiple forms. Even the name Adonai is in plural form. He is in multiple forms.
God appeared to Abraham as 3 different people. Even when God talks to people there are two voices heard:
"When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!"
And Moses said, "Here I am." - Exodus 3:4
Was Moses hard of hearing? Does God need to repeat himself? I don't think so. You will find God in multiple forms all throughout the bible.
There is no such thing as the "Trinity" the concept was made up by catholics. That is why that word is nowhere to be found in the bible. God can be and is in more than 3 forms.
2007-01-06 17:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by Tripper 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, look at the defense of the Trinity. And Jesus reffered to his Father as separate because of language. meaning language is the detterant in trying to explain the Trinity. Nothing on earth is like it.
2007-01-06 17:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crash course in Christianity here. A man is seperate from a woman, but they are one flesh. In the scripture , the man is the head of the women( not better then). But, the man and the woman are equal. Apply that to Jesus and God (the father). Also, Water can be solid , liquid or vapor, but yet it is still one substance, water.
2007-01-06 17:04:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is! I'm confused about when Jesus said he and God were one, but then Jesus said we are to worship God! So what's the point of saying you're one with God! Anyways, I, as a former CHristian, have come to realise that it is polytheistic! Put it this way and don't let it confuse you =) ---> God is 'one three' and 'three one'!
2007-01-06 18:16:00 · answer #8 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question has been debated from the beginning of Christianity. Thank god for atheists you can now discuss the concept openly without fear of being killed by the church leaders.
Oh, I forgot, you can be killed by church leaders if you are a democratically elected president of a country with lots of oil, then for Christ sake, it's OK to murder people even today. Ask Pat Robertson about that.
Killing in god's name may become fashionable again as a result of the new video game called "Left Behind" since it is teaching young Christian terrorists that it is OK to murder people if you can't convert them.
2007-01-06 17:04:40 · answer #9 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People will tell you it's not. And they'll also tell you that their religion doesn't involve canibalism.
Neither of those are true. Christianity, is in its own rite, a polytheistic faith. Jesus DID refer to His father as a seperate being.
Cannibalism (fun fact): Holy Eucharist. Symbolically eating your God. Fun, isn't it?
2007-01-06 17:02:17 · answer #10 · answered by grayson_michael18346 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋