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To: malakhi
"I don't think they had the concept of him being the incarnation of the second person of a triune godhead."

That would infer that either the words attributed to Christ (mentioning the Father and the Holy Spirit) are not what He stated or the early Church interpreted his words incorrectly?

Which do you believe to be the case? (please elaborate if I am interpreting your statements incorrectly - I find this interesting)
359 posted on 04/15/2005 8:57:50 AM PDT by PigRigger (Send donations to http://www.AdoptAPlatoon.org)
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To: PigRigger
That would infer that either the words attributed to Christ (mentioning the Father and the Holy Spirit) are not what He stated or the early Church interpreted his words incorrectly?

There is no rigorously defined doctrine of the trinity in the Christian scriptures. The Holy Spirit, and the righteous man being called a 'son of God', are present in Judaism. They are not, however, seen as separate persons within a triune godhead. The doctrine of the trinity was a concept which evolved over time based, in part, upon theological reflection on the sort of verses to which you allude.

366 posted on 04/15/2005 9:36:39 AM PDT by malakhi
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