BasilZero said:
babuks said:
sethnintendo said:
babuks said:
I would like to know about trinity and whether Jesus, God and the holy spirit all are God themselves. |
I am pretty sure that Christians believe they are all the same. That being said it doesn't seem that impressive to send your only son to Earth when it was really just you to be crucified. So if they are all the same then Jesus should have known he was going to die and be resurrected.
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I know their belief. I just wanted to know about how Bible say anything about it. On the other hand how does it sound that a son is the Father himself, or 3 persons are one person.
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Not really a debate nor do I want to, just wanted to share a personal belief of mine.
Well from what I personally believe, and this isnt something I read from the Bible but something I came to a conclusion upon my years of research and soul searching.
I see the Trinity as a representation of a human being, three main aspects (for those who believe in spirituality regardless of religion/practice).
Father = Mind
Son = Body
Holy Spirit = Soul
Mind creates thoughts/imaginations just like the father is the creator
Body is the physical representation similar to what Jesus was, physical representation of God.
Soul is the spiritual side of a person , although humanely impossible to describe imo, its like the presence of a person, the essence/aura.
Perhaps it was the only way they could describe the Trinity due to limited knowledge of the divine.
My explanation might be simple at best,but I hope you understand. Its just something I personally believe.
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Except that doesn't really work well at all. Any attempt to try to explain the Trinity results into falling into some logical or theological error. Best thing to do, though, if one wants to end up trying to come to peace over it, is to look towards what others wrote on it in the past, that is generally respected.
Like some of John of Damascus's writings would help:
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~moorea/john_damascus_trinity.html
You can also look at the Schism between the East and the West over whom the Holy Spirit proceeded from in the Creed.
That is one. Another one that gets overlooked is how Jesus is supposed to be fully God and fully man at the same time. That is nearly on part with the Trinity.
