Retweet. I donât believe rejecting the Trinity has anything to do with salvation. I Don't Understand the Trinity: No Surprise There Especially if I feel like Iâm expected to do something or fix something and I donât know how â I may not even know whatâs wrong. Ballard talked about the arrogance of thinking that we can ever fully grasp the Trinity but said that poetry can sometimes helps us get close. We sacrifice, we make our lives about more than us. When I first learned about the Holy Trinity, I thought I knew it all, as kids often do. Sheila mumbled something swiftly and softly. I’ve thought a lot about this and checked out a lot of sources, and it seems to me that the clearest official explanation comes from The Council of Toledo in 675 AD. The Holy Trinity will be a mystery to all of us until the end of the age. Well, I I don't know I don't think that's really a fair position to put the Trinity in. Like Proverbs 3:5 I let my faith and not my own knowledge or understanding guide me as I surrender myself to the beautiful mystery of the Holy Trinity. ( Log Out / I don't get why people make the concept of the holy trinity out to be so difficult to understand from a religious perspective. Think of it this way: when two people attempt marriage, they are attempting to become one; not figuratively, but literally. Point to Jesus speaking to the Father about sending the Holy Spirit," he says. God is one in essence, three in Person. Report Save. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Was it miraculously restored when after the resurrection? Guess what.. no more confusion; until I entertain those espousing trinitarianism or modalism. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Even with that, it comes down to the idea that the Trinity is: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit – three distinct persons that are one. Creationists are right: It's either the bible or evolution, they can't both be true.. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a mystery. I've heard a number of explanations, including the one about how God is like water -- the same thing in three different forms. As I learned more about theology, I finally realized that I didn’t know as much about the Trinity as I thought. 4:07 PM - 15 Apr 2021. Well, that’s a tall order, but I assure you, I will do my best! It is so outside of our experience that we don’t really have a means to describe it. ( Log Out / We who hold to this ancient belief understand that we must imitate the Trinity in all our brokenness. So, let’s start with an official definition. The Trinity Applied. While the words 'trinity' and 'oneness' are not found in the Bible, this truth doesn't mean anything in determining the veracity, or lack thereof, of either teaching. (Side note: this is why marriage is a sacrament that occurs in a sacred place!). Rev. The word âtrinityâ is derived from the Latin word âTrinitasâ which is actually a compound word; âtriniâ means three, and âunitasâ means unity. By Robin Bates | Published: June 2, 2013. "The Trinity is important, but the question of 'threeness-in-oneness' isn't, necessarily...The current best way to explain the Trinity is to reach for the gospel narrative. God is infinitely greater than we are; therefore, we should not expect to be able to fully understand Him. During the recent debate with Kwaku of the 3 mormons youtube channel Kwaku insisted that he understands what the doctrine of the Trinity teaches. I don't understand how that works. Thus the term: "Tri" meaning three, and "Unity" meaning one, Tri+Unity = Trinity. Saint Augustine he bothered Saint Augustine didn't let the mysterious of the Trinity get in his way he worked on it, He worked really hard on it He was. If we were to use math, it would not be, 1+1+1=3. OK. That’s a lot. Yes, one can lose their salvation, but not by that way. The simplicity of Christâs doctrine is clean and easy to understand. I would write them here, but many of them are so abstract that I can’t describe them as efficiently as I’d like to. The Bible teaches that the Father is God, that Jesus is God, and that the Holy Spirit is God. Enjoy inspiring witness stories, insightful advice for daily living, clear and accurate teaching about the Catholic faith, and news from around the world and across the Diocese of Lansing with FAITH, our award-winning publication. there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct Persons--the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. [CDATA[// >
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