The Christian religion is neither a monothiesm or polythiesm. Instead they have a fractionalthiesm, in that they split their God with no name into three psyche. One aspect, Jesus, actually has a name. Both Jesus and the Holy spirit seem to have limited independence of the original's control in words and movements.
2007-05-01 06:35:13 · 7 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The reason I did not call my words a theory is because it is based on words in the Bible, which itself is a hypotheses. A theory cannot be based on a seperate and independent Hypotheses.
2007-05-01 09:23:02 · update #1
Sounds OK to me - I'm glad you didn't call it a 'Theory', though.
2007-05-01 06:37:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's amazing that here in the modern day how many people, regardless of belief or non-belief , and having such lofty claims to being so highly educated, can be so blind about so basic a concept as the trinity of god. I'm not saying you personally, but most people. The trinity simply means one god having three eternal attributes through which he makes himself known to creation. People need to do some research and try defining terms with a good dictionary. I am a father, a son, and a person yet I am one entity. Ploytheism has nothing to do with the judeo-christian concept of trinity. God the father is the creator attribute. As a father myself, I did literally start my family. God the son is that representative principle by which God's nature may be known eternally in the past, present, and future hence, Christ. The Holy spirit is simply the mind of God as knowing and planning. Much like you, as Terry, might plan to do this or that in that apect of creation known for you personally as your life. It's interesting to note that alot of unbelievers and even some believers in this forum complain that God makes of himself too much of a mystery by remaining so conspicuously quiet and seemingly "not here". Yet the same people are so close to knowing and understanding Him that they simply cannot "see" Him. I believe they call this not being able to see the forest for the trees.
2007-05-01 13:58:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
With all due respect, don't you have something better to do with your time? The God that Christianity follows is one God. One God with three Divine Persons. A Father who is our Creator. A Son who is our Redeemer. A Holy Spirit who is our Advocate. They are different from each other but within the same God. One cannot exist without the other. They are all the Alpha and the Omega. They all work together. God (all 3) created mankind in His (Their) image and likeness.
2007-05-01 13:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I recommend you go to the library and ask reference if they have The Great Books collection. It is an encyclopedic style collection of classical writings and authors. One of whom is Benedict Spinoza. Now, Benedict Spinoza did not refer to himself as a Christian by any means, but I think he has some pretty cool things to say about God. Spinoza has been called a pantheist. In my personal belief system I have incorporated Christian and Spinozean elements. Please do me the honor of checking this out. Spinoza's "Ethics," is a good place to start.
2007-05-01 13:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by keitherambassadorfromhell 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theyre all part of the same being and can you just use normal everyday words next time? im not going in search of cictionaries right now
2007-05-01 13:38:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're trying to explain madness
2007-05-01 13:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, what's the question now?
2007-05-01 13:38:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋