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I am not saying either way, just wanted you thoughts on this matter.

The church is " built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost describes God's relationship to humanity .

Do you agree?

Does the Name of Jesus Christ, fulfill the full Godhead of the Kingdom of God?

2007-01-23 06:06:01 · 52 answers · asked by Sandy S 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

I get confused with Trinity beliefs sometimes and was just wanting other people thought and beliefs on this matter.

There is but ONE GOD do you Agree

2007-01-23 06:07:21 · update #1

52 answers

I know the trinity as...
Mother, Maiden, and Crone!
Universally accepted some hundred thousand years before Jesus...
Even Mithra, pre-dating Jesus by 800 some years had to contend with being the "Johnny come lately, let me change it to me", kind of thing.
Enlighten yourself! Discover the Divine Feminine!

2007-01-23 06:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

the daddy, the Son and the Holy Ghost are each and every of the comparable God. they are 3 seperate persons interior the single God Head. they are inseparable. One does not act or do without the different 2. The a million Tri-une God is all effective.you're outstanding in saying that individuals could be baptized in Jesus call. For there is not any different call Phi 2:10 That on the call of Jesus each and every knee could bow, of issues in heaven, and issues in earth, and issues below the earth;

2016-12-16 11:42:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Do you have the context of the reference? Is this in the Catechism? I only ask because the phrasing and clausing is clumsy.

The Godhead is three persons who are one in essence but three in personality, by the Trinitarian Formula (Father, Son, Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost). Each are one with the other, but distinct.

The Church is built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, which includes Scripture and the teachings of the magisterium. That's a Catholic perspective, most Protestants will reject the magisterium (which interprets Scripture) to some if not all extent.

2007-01-23 06:16:14 · answer #3 · answered by Veritatum17 6 · 1 1

To me, the Father is God as it is in the Old Testament. The Son is Jesus Christ (as it is written in the New Testament). And the Holy Ghost is after Jesus died and was arisen into heaven. But while at church I learned they were the same, but scientifically can not be the same person. So no I do not think that Jesus Christ is the whole Trinity (just part of it).

2007-01-23 06:12:37 · answer #4 · answered by clion71 3 · 1 2

The Trinity

God is a trinity of persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the same person as the Son; the Son is not the same person as the Holy Spirit; and the Holy Spirit is not the same person as Father. They are not three gods and not three beings. They are three distinct persons; yet, they are all the one God. Each has a will, can speak, can love, etc., and these are demonstrations of personhood. They are in absolute perfect harmony consisting of one substance. They are coeternal, coequal, and copowerful. If any one of the three were removed, there would be no God. (See also, "Another Look at the Trinity")
Jesus, the Son, is one person with two natures: Divine and Human. This is called the Hypostatic Union. The Holy Spirit is also divine in nature and is self aware, the third person of the Trinity.
There is, though, an apparent separation of some functions among the members of the Godhead. For example, the Father chooses who will be saved (Eph. 1:4); the Son redeems them (Eph. 1:7); and the Holy Spirit seals them, (Eph. 1:13).
A further point of clarification is that God is not one person, the Father, with Jesus as a creation and the Holy Spirit is a force (Jehovah's Witnesses). Neither is He one person who took three consecutive forms, i.e., the Father, became the Son, who became the Holy Spirit. Nor is God the divine nature of the Son (where Jesus had a human nature perceived as the Son and a divine nature perceived as the Father (Oneness theology). Nor is the Trinity an office held by three separate Gods (Mormonism).
The word "person" is used to describe the three members of the Godhead because the word "person" is appropriate. A person is self aware, can speak, love, hate, say "you," "yours," "me," "mine," etc. Each of the three persons in the Trinity demonstrate these qualities.
The chart below should help you to see how the doctrine of the Trinity is systematically derived from Scripture. The list is not exhaustive, only illustrative.
The first step is to establish the biblical doctrine that there is only one God. Then, you find that each of the persons is called God, each creates, each was involved in Jesus' resurrection, each indwells, etc. Therefore, God is one, but the one God is in three simultaneous persons. Please note that the idea of a composite unity is not a foreign concept to the Bible; after all, man and wife are said to be one flesh. The idea of a composite unity of persons is spoken of by God in Genesis (Gen. 2:24).

For more on this,go to:

http://www.carm.org/doctrine/trinity.htm

2007-01-23 06:09:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3 5

The central doctrine of religions of Christendom. According to the Athanasian Creed, there are three divine Persons (the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost), each said to be eternal, each said to be almighty, none greater or less than another, each said to be God, and yet together being but one God. Other statements of the dogma emphasize that these three “Persons” are not separate and distinct individuals but are three modes in which the divine essence exists. Thus some Trinitarians emphasize their belief that Jesus Christ is God, or that Jesus and the Holy Ghost are Jehovah. Not a Bible teaching.

The New Encyclopædia Britannica says: “Neither the word Trinity, nor the explicit doctrine as such, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord’ (Deut. 6:4). . . . The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and through many controversies. . . . By the end of the 4th century . . . the doctrine of the Trinity took substantially the form it has maintained ever since.”—(1976), Micropædia, Vol. X, p. 126.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “The formulation ‘one God in three Persons’ was not solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century. But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.”—(1967), Vol. XIV, p. 299.

In The Encyclopedia Americana we read: “Christianity derived from Judaism and Judaism was strictly Unitarian [believing that God is one person]. The road which led from Jerusalem to Nicea was scarcely a straight one. Fourth century Trinitarianism did not reflect accurately early Christian teaching regarding the nature of God; it was, on the contrary, a deviation from this teaching.”—(1956), Vol. XXVII, p. 294L.

According to the Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel, “The Platonic trinity, itself merely a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples, appears to be the rational philosophic trinity of attributes that gave birth to the three hypostases or divine persons taught by the Christian churches. . . . This Greek philosopher’s [Plato, fourth century B.C.E.] conception of the divine trinity . . . can be found in all the ancient [pagan] religions.”—(Paris, 1865-1870), edited by M. Lachâtre, Vol. 2, p. 1467.

John L. McKenzie, S.J., in his Dictionary of the Bible, says: “The trinity of persons within the unity of nature is defined in terms of ‘person’ and ‘nature’ which are G[ree]k philosophical terms; actually the terms do not appear in the Bible. The trinitarian definitions arose as the result of long controversies in which these terms and others such as ‘essence’ and ‘substance’ were erroneously applied to God by some theologians.”—(New York, 1965), p. 899.

2007-01-23 06:17:32 · answer #6 · answered by Janos 3 · 0 2

There was an Almighty God who created Jesus as the first of his creations. Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God the first born of all creation. Goes on to say by means of him all other things were created.
They were in heaven billions of years before the earth was created. Where you read "Let us make man"
Acts 7:55 Stephen saw the heavens opened up and the son of man standing at God's right hand.
Revelation 1:1 A revelation by Jesus Christ which God gave him. to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.
Revelation 3:14 calls Jesus the beginning of the creation by God.
The whole bible shows there was two , an almighty father and a first born or created son. So there is two distinct persons and the holy spirit is a power God uses to do things. It was poured out on 120 disciples. So it isn't a person but a thing.

2007-01-23 06:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by Ruth 6 · 2 3

There is one God yes, The Father Son and Holy Spirit are that One God.... Jesus

Though personal opinions of people who believe in the Trinity will vary only because the minds of man vary. Some view the Trinity this way, some believe the Trinity is to God what Father, Mother, Child is to family.

I believe in the Trinity and believe The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all Jesus.

2007-01-23 06:11:18 · answer #8 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 1 3

The Trinity is not a word you will find in the Biblical text...however, it is taught in Matthew 28 when Jesus is talking with his disciples (that would be you and I today.)

We are told to go out to all nations and baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Trinity is a mystery. It's the kind of mystery that needs to be explored, sought after and prayed about.

The living God is Spirit. Jesus is God in the flesh. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God that dwells within us. The living God is a three part being and we made in his image. We are body, soul and spirit.

Hope that helps!

2007-01-23 06:37:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

there is one God but three parts of the one..First let me say I also struggled with this, ya know, "no gods before me" I felt that if I was worshiping Jesus that I was putting Him before God. But he the Son(Jesus) is God Just the same as The Father is God and the Holy Ghost is God
They are one in the same, one part is no greater than the other.

I'll try to break it down as I understand it and please don't take me as trying to limit any aspect but I only understand so much and will be learning more (God willing) till Jesus comes and we will all know the Truth.

The Father is the creator and keeper of all things....
The Son(Jesus) is the Savior who lives in the flesh this day in heaven...
The Holy Ghost is the one who enlightens us of the deity of the previous two(with no thought of self) He is the God presence that is with us today...

They all existed in the beginning together equal as one and the Name GOD fulfills the full Godhead.

Pray on it and study the word and resources that are based on the word i.e. the Wilmington's Guide to the Bible

2007-01-23 06:45:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Scripture teaching that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are all God. But it does not teach that Jesus is the Father or the Holy Spirit. He is the Son.

If you read in Act 8:1416 tells about how Phillip preached to the samaritans. "Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) "

According to this story, the Samaritans had not received the Holy Spirit because they had only been baptized in the Name of Jesus. The disciples had to correct this error in Phillips teachings and actions before the Samaritians were able to receive the fullness of the Spirit.

According to scripture, baptism is to be done, as Jesus instructed, in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Baptism only in the name of Jesus is incompete.

2007-01-23 06:11:23 · answer #11 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1 3

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