The doctrine of the three-personhood of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; who, though existing in three distinct persons and work towards different arenas, are the same God, of the same mind, and the same purpose.
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What is the doctrine of the Trinity?
What is the doctrine of the Trinity as defined by Christianity?
Obviously there are three entities involved: God the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, but is there more to the definition?
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What was Isaac Newton's view of the Trinity?
The Trinity is a complex topic and I know Isaac Newton studied deep into it, and that his views were somewhat contrary to mainstream doctrines taught today. So I was curious what his view is, and what is different about it from mainstream Protestant…
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Who compared the Trinity to a triangle with three right angles?
Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464), wrote in part 1, chapter 12 of his De docta ignorantia (1440):
Others who are very talented compared, to the Super-blessed Trinity, a triangle consisting
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Alii peritissimi Trinitati…
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Did the cross permanently affect the intra-trinitarian relationship?
I have heard a religious definition of death as separation from God. This makes the death of Christ--God himself--a matter of incomprehensible existential crisis. Adding to this the imputation of sin on the Son, and the wrath of the Father poured…
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Where did the phrases "God the Son" and "God the Holy Spirit" came from?
We find the term "God the father" in the new testament. But we don't find "God the Son" nor "God the Holy Spirit."
There is no part which talks about the Son and the Holy Spirit in the old testament.
Can we say it is because Jesus wasn't born…
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If God is one then why is belief in God insufficient?
The title is a bit misleading since it's limited in characters so I'll try my best to explain:
Christianity teaches (at least many forms do) that one must attain salvation through acceptance of Christ. Furthermore, there is only 1 God - Christ and…
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Why did the Apologists adopt Stoic Philosophy of the λόγος?
The Greek word λόγος is a prevalent concept in the first century Greco-Roman world. It has many meanings like divine principle, reason, word and revelation. All of these views regards the λόγος as impersonal but Christians went beyond this age-old…
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Is the ICOC trinitarian?
ICOC is the "International Church of Christ". They are mainly charismatic.
Knowing their faith a little bit, I can't decide if they are. I can't remember the mention of the Trinity in their views.
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According to Trinitarian theology, how is Jesus God when he sits at the right hand of the true God?
Jesus claimed a lot of times that he was God and am going to quote some verses inexplicitly in the Holy Bible where he claimed that title.
John 8:57:
He was with the Pharisees and the Sadducees and they asked Jesus, "You are not yet fifty years old…
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According to the Trinity doctrine was the Son created by the Father?
According to the Trinity doctrine was the Son created by the Father at some point? …
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Request for an update on views about the Trinity doctrine as now held by the groups below
In 1986 the man who was the public face of the Worldwide Church of God, Herbert W. Armstrong, died. He wrote for its journal, The Plain Truth, but thereafter the new leadership saw various errors and decided to change them primarily in then…
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What is the emotional appeal of the trinity?
I have spoken to many who believe in the Trinity. I many times try to present the view the Jesus is the second greatest being in the universe and that he was created by his father Jehovah God. I also say that we should have faith in Jesus and his…
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Can you refer to the Trinity as "Others"
Is it theologically correct to refer to the Trinity as "Others" when speaking about them in a particular sentence.
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You cannnot change yourself without the help of the Others
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Is it orthodox to abandon the concept that God of the Bible is person, but say that He is spirit?
Should I abandon the concept that God of the Bible is person, but say that He is spirit?
I would mean that God the Father, God the son and God the spirit are persons, but God means different qualities in the Bible that make it one essence. So God…
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The origin of the Trinity
Where and when was the concept of the Trinity first conceived? Was it modeled after the Romans Triune pagan Gods? Who implemented the teaching of a Christian triune
god? When and where was it first taught? How long did it take for the doctrine that…
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