Comments on: The Holy Trinity http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2008/03/05/the-holy-trinity/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:23:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Sharon http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2008/03/05/the-holy-trinity/#comment-26098 Sharon Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:42:44 +0000 http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2008/03/05/the-holy-trinity/#comment-26098 Hi Katleen, Just discovered your website. Was encouraged to read this article about the Trinity - all the Scriptures were right-on. Since you did such a marvelous work defending the Trinity, I wondered if you might have mistakingly made the error of saying, "The Holy Trinity lives with us today, three persons, three Gods that are one: The Father, The Son Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit." The Trinity is one God in three persons, all equally God. You will never find the Bible stating that there are three Gods that are one. The three members of the Trinity are, like you said, one substance. That one substance or essence is divinity - God - one God. Your analogy of an egg is a good example of what I believe you meant, for it is one egg with three parts, not three eggs that are one with three parts. That doesn't make sense. You also said, "The Trinity was with Jesus always." This makes it sound like Jesus is outside of the Trinity and not part of it. But throughout your post, you support the fact that Jesus is indeed part of the Trinity. I do not think you have a misunderstanding of the Trinity, but rather misworded some sentences that are not consistent with what you have said in the bulk of the post. Perhaps you could change the wording in those two sentences. As a sister in Christ I would truly appreciate if, had I misworded a teaching on an important doctrine such as the Trinity, another sister brought my attention to it. I am praying that this will be the case for you. May God be glorified! And may Christ be exalted, Sharon Kaufman Hi Katleen,
Just discovered your website. Was encouraged to read this article about the Trinity - all the Scriptures were right-on. Since you did such a marvelous work defending the Trinity, I wondered if you might have mistakingly made the error of saying, “The Holy Trinity lives with us today, three persons, three Gods that are one: The Father, The Son Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit.”

The Trinity is one God in three persons, all equally God. You will never find the Bible stating that there are three Gods that are one. The three members of the Trinity are, like you said, one substance. That one substance or essence is divinity - God - one God. Your analogy of an egg is a good example of what I believe you meant, for it is one egg with three parts, not three eggs that are one with three parts. That doesn’t make sense.

You also said, “The Trinity was with Jesus always.” This makes it sound like Jesus is outside of the Trinity and not part of it. But throughout your post, you support the fact that Jesus is indeed part of the Trinity.

I do not think you have a misunderstanding of the Trinity, but rather misworded some sentences that are not consistent with what you have said in the bulk of the post. Perhaps you could change the wording in those two sentences.

As a sister in Christ I would truly appreciate if, had I misworded a teaching on an important doctrine such as the Trinity, another sister brought my attention to it. I am praying that this will be the case for you. May God be glorified!

And may Christ be exalted,
Sharon Kaufman

]]> By: Kathleen Marie http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2008/03/05/the-holy-trinity/#comment-26110 Kathleen Marie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:47:06 +0000 http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2008/03/05/the-holy-trinity/#comment-26110 Sharon, Thank you so much for commenting. You have made some very valid points. On the first point I do think of Jesus as God, the Holy Spirit as God,...but not separate God as they are one but they are also separate. It is part of that mystery but you are right. It does sound confusing. And you are also right about Jesus being with us always - The point I was trying to make is that Jesus was in the OT. Some people seem to think he came later and is just in the NT. So, you are right, I have some clarifying to do. Thank you for pointing this out to me and thank you for taking the time to comment! God Bless! Sharon, Thank you so much for commenting. You have made some very valid points. On the first point I do think of Jesus as God, the Holy Spirit as God,…but not separate God as they are one but they are also separate. It is part of that mystery but you are right. It does sound confusing.

And you are also right about Jesus being with us always - The point I was trying to make is that Jesus was in the OT. Some people seem to think he came later and is just in the NT. So, you are right, I have some clarifying to do.

Thank you for pointing this out to me and thank you for taking the time to comment!

God Bless!

]]> By: Sharon http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2008/03/05/the-holy-trinity/#comment-26128 Sharon Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:47:37 +0000 http://www.5minutesformom.com/faithlifts/2008/03/05/the-holy-trinity/#comment-26128 Thank you, Kathleen, for receiving my comment so graciously. I am encouraged and God - the Triune God - is glorified. Keep up this good work (Ephesians 2:10). "The good woman, out of the good treasure of her heart brings forth what is good." (paraphrased from Luke 6:45) I look forward to reading more of your posts here. Your sister in Christ, Sharon Thank you, Kathleen, for receiving my comment so graciously. I am encouraged and God - the Triune God - is glorified. Keep up this good work (Ephesians 2:10). “The good woman, out of the good treasure of her heart brings forth what is good.” (paraphrased from Luke 6:45) I look forward to reading more of your posts here.

Your sister in Christ,
Sharon

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