If Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit are 3 seperate entities at one and the same time then it IS Polytheism ?

Question

Call a spade a spade and then there will be no more confusion.


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Answer 1

oh noes, you uncover the unholy truths

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Answer 2

Good Morning....I like Dove 3's answer which is actually correct in my opinion. The "Trinity" has had Christians and people alike confused on it's symbolic view and the concept behind it. Some individuals believe that the "Trinity" God-The Father, Jesus-His Son and the Holy Ghost are all three of the same (as one). Basically in a sense they are. God is the Father...He is the Alpha and the Omega. Jesus is Gods son, and the Holy Spirit. My question is...What is exactly the Holy Spirit? or Holy Ghost? Is it the faith and love that one holds within our hearts as to faith in our Father? Or is this a Holy Entity that created God Himself and how He was created? We believe what we have been taught through our Christian beliefs. The Trinity represents the Holy Three. They may be all three different as individuals or Spirits but they are related in the same manner. But to ease your mind, it's not Polytheism. Have a blessed day!

Answer 3

I think Jesus,God and the holy Spirit are 3 separate entities and they reside in each other so they are called one It is a mystery which is has taken a long time for some understanding.
You may be thinking how are diffrent and still one
So here is an example which may help you
So can't a person be a son , a doctor and a husband at the same time . a person has different roles to play at different times when he is at his parents home he is called a son and when he is at work he is called a doctor and when he is at his own home he is a husband so they are not different people but the same .
Now do you think this is Polytheism

Answer 4

a million) there is in basic terms one actual God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 40 5:5). 2) the daddy is the only actual God (John 17:3; a million Corinthians 8:6). good judgment utilized to Jesus: 3) Jesus is God (Colossians 2:9; a million Timothy 3:sixteen). 4) hence, Jesus may be the daddy (John 14:9; John 10:28-30) good judgment utilized to the Holy Spirit 3) The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God (a million Corinthians 2:11,13; Matthew 3:sixteen with Luke 3:22). 4) hence, the Holy Spirit may be the Spirit of the daddy (Mark 13:11; Luke 12:12 with Matthew 10:20). Apostolic Believer in one God, Jesus

Answer 5

No it isn't polytheism because you have stated only half the truth that defines the Trinity. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three separate and distinct entities, three separate and distinct Persons; yet there is only one God, and each of these Persons IS that one God, fully and completely, not part of that one God. That, nothing less, is the definition of the Trinity. If there were simply three Gods, there wouldn't be any mystery involved. The Trinity is a mystery of the faith precisely because it cannot be comprehended by mere human minds.

Answer 6

HOW could such a confusing doctrine originate? The Catholic Encyclopedia claims: "A dogma so mysterious presupposes a Divine revelation." Catholic scholars Karl Rahner and Herbert Vorgrimler state in their Theological Dictionary: "The Trinity is a mystery . . . in the strict sense . . . , which could not be known without revelation, and even after revelation cannot become wholly intelligible."

However, contending that since the Trinity is such a confusing mystery, it must have come from divine revelation creates another major problem. Why? Because divine revelation itself does not allow for such a view of God: "God is not a God of confusion."—1 Corinthians 14:33, Revised Standard Version (RS).

In view of that statement, would God be responsible for a doctrine about himself that is so confusing that even Hebrew, Greek, and Latin scholars cannot really explain it?

Furthermore, do people have to be theologians 'to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he has sent'? (John 17:3, JB) If that were the case, why did so few of the educated Jewish religious leaders recognize Jesus as the Messiah? His faithful disciples were, instead, humble farmers, fishermen, tax collectors, housewives. Those common people were so certain of what Jesus taught about God that they could teach it to others and were even willing to die for their belief.—Matthew 15:1-9; 21:23-32, 43; 23:13-36; John 7:45-49; Acts 4:13.

Answer 7

I've never heard of any debate in jewish belief about wether the trinity counts or not.

it is *obviously* polytheism, by jewish standards.

stamping it as something that humanity simply can't understand, is a cop out.

in Judaism the "inconceivability" of God is not due to some self-contradicting 1+1+1=1 nonsense, but rather that a finite unit cannot truly grasp an infinite sum. this is not contradictory, but simply a perceptive, logical and rather obvious statment of observation.

the Trinity *IS* polytheism. the church going "nuh uh!" and leaving it at that, does not change that.

Answer 8

When God said that He was one in Deut. 6:4, He used the Hebrew word for a compound unity. That is, it is one made up of several. It is the same word used when it spoke of one cluster of grapes (Num. 13:23). It was one (cluster) made up of many (grapes).

So God is one essence, but made up of several persons. We know, based on many other verses, that God is three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is the concept of the Trinity. Though it is puzzling, it is how God has revealed Himself to us.

This view of God is unique among all the religions of the world. It is therefore not correct to say that the God of the Jews, Muslims, and Christians are the same. It is not right to say that all religions serve the same God.

Answer 9

It's the ol' Wheel within a wheel. All three wheels are part of the one but they all can operate individually. However it is important to point out that God the FATHER is the DIRECTOR of the Godhead. From Him flows the ONE unlimited power and AUTHORITY. This unlimited power and authority is channeled through the SON and The HOLY SPIRIT making them all one in purpose and authority. This ONE AUTHORITY makes the Godhead MONOTHEISTIC. It's sad that many of our Jewish brothers miss this mystery that has been revealed in layers of the Old Testament.

Answer 10

Christianity is the only religion where 1+1+1=1. There is discussion among Jewish scholars whether it constitutes polytheism because if it is it would contravene the seven noahide laws. There is no question whether Islam keeps the seven Nohaide laws - it does.

Answer 11

they are one also
look this is not such a difficult concept
water and ice and vapor are all water
but they are different too
ice and water are the same but different
get it?
monotheism and polytheism are really the same
there are tons of names for god
in the old testament
each representing an aspect of his character
god is a spirit
to say a spirit is one or many
is more of a comment on the perception of it
like the atlantic and pacific ocean
its really just one body of water
but its okay to break it down