If you're like me the doctrine of the Trinity has always befuddled you. The idea that God is one Being that exists in three Persons is confusing, to say the least. It also always seemed a little contradictory to me. How can Christians be monotheists yet believe that three separate beings are God? How can three be one? I've finally hit upon a way to explain the Trinity that works; an explanation that's both spiritually and intellectually satisfying, at least to me. I've come to think of the Trinity as a set of divine identical triplets. Before you accuse me of blasphemy or stupidity, hear me out.
My main sticking point with the doctrine and concept of the Trinity has always been that three is more than one. When you have two or more of something you can't call it one, unless you're dealing with identical multiples. The doctrine of the Trinity says that the members of the Godhead--Father, Son, and Holy Ghost--are three beings who are one in essence. And it's that "oneness of essence" that makes them one God. But they're still three Persons, so how could they be one in any way? Answer: they're identical triplets.
Think about it. Identical multiples are called that NOT because they look exactly alike, but because their DNA is 100% the same. Thus, while identical multiples consist of two or more separate people, their genetic essence is the same making them, genetically speaking, one person. This is how you can have two, three, or four separate individuals who, beneath the skin, are actually the same person. This is how you can have the Trinity. This is how Christians can believe that three persons are God while remaining true monotheists. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are all God because their "genetic essence" is the same. This essence is what defines them, not their existence as separate beings.
This is how I understand the Trinity. An image of God as a set of divine, identical triplets may offend some people. I understand that. But I think it's more offensive to be unable to give a reasonable explanation of a key Christian doctrine. Pratically every church I've ever attended did a terrible job of explaining the Trinity. This contributed significantly to my divine discontents. Realizing that there are instances in the physical world where two or more beings are really one helps me to grasp this fact in the spiritual realm. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost really are one God. They are triplets. Understand?
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Greetings Seane-Anna
Hmmm! I have another suggestion.
How about simply dropping the doctrine of the Trinity altogether. That would solve the problem of confusion straightaway!
That is, neither Jesus nor any of his disciples believed in or taught the doctrine of the trinity!
Jesus identified his Father
as the only true GOD.
[John 17.3]
Paul, one of Jesus' many followers concurred ...
(1 Cor 8:4) ... that there is none other God but one.
(1 Cor 8:6) But to us there is but one God, the Father ...
To us i.e. the early church believed GOD to be solely ONE Being, ONE Person,
viz. the Father.
That is why, biblical Christianity is monotheistic.
Because there is solely ONE Being,
ONE Person, who is GOD;
the Father!
GOD the Father is also the GOD & Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
[2 Cor 11.31, Eph 1.3, Col 1.3, 1 Pet 1.3]
The Lord Jesus the Messiah
is the Son of the Father,
the human Son of the ONE GOD.
[2 John 3, Matt 16.16, John 20.31]
The holy spirit is the operational presence of GOD and Christ in believers, in the church.
[John 14.23]
So, there is no need for talk of triplets, DNA or essence?!?
GOD is simply ONE!
ONE Person.
Therefore Seane-Anna,
On the subject of the trinity,
I recommend this video:
The Human Jesus
Take a couple of hours to watch it; and prayerfully it will aid you to reconsider "The Trinity"
Yours In Messiah
Adam Pastor
Hello Adam! And thanks for stopping by my humble blog. I understand your view of "dropping the doctrine of the Trinity altogether". It's an idea that I'm not adverse to. However, the point of my post was to give a reasonable explanation of a doctrine that, for better or worse, is accepted as true by the bulk of Christendom.
Too often I was told by churches that the Trinity was a "mystery" I had to accept on faith. While I'm certainly not against faith, that "explanation" of the doctrine was simply unacceptable to me. I wanted to UNDERSTAND how three separate beings could make one God. Viewing the triune Godhead as a set of identical triplets, separate in being but one in essence, helped me to achieve that understanding.
Of course, this doesn't prove that the doctrine of the Trinity is true. But for those who do believe in it the triplet theory provides a rational explanation of it. At least I think so.
Hello Seane-Anna
I understand what you are saying; nevertheless, you are attempting to give a reasonable explanation of a doctrine that neither Jesus nor any of his disciples ever believed in, taught or endorsed!
So, in that regard, the bulk of Christendom are very much mistaken. :-(
Seane-Anna, please watch the video to find out why.
And let me know your thoughts.
Thanks.
Yours In Messiah
Adam Pastor
The Human Jesus
Hello Adam! Just so you know, I've tried to watch the movie The Human Jesus but a two hour movie online is just too long. Is there some place I can get the movie on dvd?
Hello Seane-Anna
DVDs of The Human Jesus ($12) are available from Atlanta Bible College at 800-347-4261
or 404-362-0052.
Or email
anthonybuzzard@mindspring.com
Hope this helps :-)
I am new here...i followed you through another blog.
remember...God created all of the things we consider to be fact or forever: gravity, orbit, time, cells, oneness, etc
the creator can step outside of any box he created...even the one that says 3 cannot be one.
no big deal for him. if you believe God is God, these things that go against our natural laws are doable.
just my thought...
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