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1 | Trinity vs. Modalism | John 6:56 | sharp | 5041 | ||
Hi Tim, I do know by scripture that God is a Spirit. Paul speaking to the Athenians in Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein,seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times beforeappointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also ofyour own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. For in him we live, and move, and have our being. Nature, essence or what ever we may use to convey the thought of God's being, he is Spirit. Why not go to Revelations chapter 3 where it says the seven Spirits of God and make God seven persons; it would be way out. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost always adds up to three Gods, scripture always requires the return to one. I realize,just as I am sure you do, Oneness and Trinity doctrine cannot be reconciled. In the third and fourth centuries there was much debate and fighting about which trinity doctrine to use. sharp |
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2 | Trinity vs. Modalism | John 6:56 | Morant61 | 5068 | ||
Hi Sharp! Thanks for your response and thanks for a very polite debate. I agree with you that Modalism and Trinitarinism can never be reconciled. However, I am concerned that Modalists cannot seem to accept the definition of trinity actually used by those who believe the doctrine. Saying that we believe in three gods, would be like me saying you don't believe that Jesus is God. This ruins the possibility of a productive debate, simply because we are not even debating the same thing. I have enjoyed our debate, but I think we are at an impasse. So, I think now would be a good time to conclude this thread. If you come up with something in the future, I would be more than happy to discuss it with you. And, I'm sure that we will be interacting on other threads. God Bless, Tim Moran |
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