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To: D-fendr

Please explain to me D-fendr there is

1- Heavenly Father who begat his Only begotten Son

2- Jesus Christ has a resurrected body of Flesh & Bone

3- Holy Spirit who is a Ghost no body of Flesh & Bone

So you have the Heavenly Father, and His Only begotten Son, of Flesh & Bone, a Holy Spirit who is a ghost!

1- God the Father
2- Jesus who has a resurrected body
3- Holy Spirit who is a ghost

You have some here with Celestial bodies, and One that is a ghost


189 posted on 04/27/2007 2:34:19 PM PDT by restornu (I know that thou art redeemed, because of the righteousness of thy Redeemer; 2 Ne 2:3)
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To: restornu
"Celestial bodies" would not be an accurate description I believe. And bodies would not describe God the Father or the Holy Spirit. The key in Trinitarian theology is they are one in being, in essence.

In the West, being more academic and rationalistic, the mystery has been more defined in terms; in the Eastern Orthodox much less so - in fact it is an area of some contention between RC and EO churches.

I could point you to the Catechism on this, or the Nicene Creed (which is the most basic formulation and requirement for belief). However, if you wish a longer more complete discussion, St. Athanasius's "On the Incarnation" is considered the best source by most:

On the Incarnation

Thanks for your reply..

190 posted on 04/27/2007 3:25:27 PM PDT by D-fendr
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To: restornu
I forgot to point out another major difference: The Trinity does not have a specific - using the scientific term - location. We cannot say, for example, "God the Father is right there, and not over here." In fact, we cannot say where "God is not." :)

I think this is a different definition/description than in Mormonism.

191 posted on 04/27/2007 3:28:31 PM PDT by D-fendr
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