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To: Springfield Reformer

You can’t put out an unqualified title of “God” without implying the full Trinitarian Godhead to the average Christian.


This statement does not show much confidence in the average Christian having a good understanding of the Trinity.


697 posted on 04/22/2015 7:31:20 AM PDT by rwa265
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To: rwa265
...does not show much confidence in the average Christian having a good understanding of the Trinity.

That's because, as this sub-par Christian can testify, most Christians do not nor can they ever admit to fully understanding the makeup of Almighty God. I question ANY person who says they do.
700 posted on 04/22/2015 7:37:31 AM PDT by Resettozero
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To: rwa265; Springfield Reformer

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>> “This statement does not show much confidence in the average Christian having a good understanding of the Trinity.” <<

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The “Trinity” is something from the mind of man. It is not found anywhere in scripture.

The phrase “the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit” was not in any of the original writings of the NT, but was added in centuries after the original writings.

Luke’s original Acts of the Apostles said only “in the name of Yeshua.”

All that we do must be done in the name of Yeshua, or we have no authority to do it. It was Yeshua that paid the price, and opened the door to the Father, and sent his Holy Spirit to us to comfort us.

If the Father wanted us to babble about a “Trinity” he would have told us to do so in his word. The fact that he didn’t says volumes about this feckless diversion from the word.

Springfield is correct, that the word “God” implies all of the essence of “Elohim.” The power of “God” is the power of the Father. The power to judge was given by the Father to the Son. The Son sent us his Holy Spirit. These are what we need to know, and thus are all we are given to know.

Paul indicates that someday we will know more, but we will have to wait until we “know as we are known.”
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707 posted on 04/22/2015 7:52:36 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: rwa265; Springfield Reformer; daniel1212
This statement does not show much confidence in the average Christian having a good understanding of the Trinity.

Considering how "poorly catechized" FRoman Catholic elitists claim that everyone but them is, that is hardly a surprise.

Besides, have you seen dan's stats on how the average Catholic comes into alignment with RCC yteachings?

737 posted on 04/22/2015 11:57:16 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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