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The Essential Unity of The Father and Jesus Christ
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AndyMartin
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"How shall we define the term “person”? As it is used in modern Psychology it means an
intelligent, free, moral agent. But in setting forth the doctrine of the Trinity the Church has
used the term in a sense different from that in which it is used anywhere else. The word
“Person” as it is applied to the three subsistences within the Godhead, like the more important
word “Trinity,” is not found in Scripture itself; yet the idea which it expresses is Scriptural,
and we do not know any other word that expresses so well the idea we have in mind. In the
science of Theology, as in all other sciences, some technical terms are an absolute necessity.
When we say there are three distinct persons in the Godhead we do not mean that each one is
as separate from the others as one human being is from every other. While they are said to
love, to hear, to pray to, to send, and to testify of each other, they are, nevertheless, not
independent of each other; for as we have already said, self-existence and independence are
properties, not of the individual persons, but of the Triune God. The singular pronouns I,
Thou, He and Him are applied to each of the three Persons; yet these same singular pronouns
are applied to the Triune God who is composed of these three Persons. Hence too much stress
must not be laid on the mere term. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit can be distinguished, but
they cannot be separated; for they each possess the same identical numerical substance or
essence. They do not merely exist alongside of each other, as did Washington, Jefferson and
Franklin, but they permeate and interpenetrate each other, are in and through each other."
(Dr L Boettner; Studies in Theology, p.109)
AndyMartin
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Now who sounds like a Jehovah's witness?
You are the one denying that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are "distinct", which makes you a "oneness" or "modalistic", which is a false teaching on the Godhead. I have already shared about "Persons".
As you deny the trinity then?
All I know is I'm glad we're not in Geneva
But you go on philosophizing, and I'll go on reading scripture
He has anotherJesus, and another Gospel, neither which saves!
AndyMartin
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Yes, we are wasting time which this James guy, who is not being honest with us. I have shown very clearly from Matthew 28:19, that the Holy Trinity of Three distinct Persons, Who are essentially united in One, and he simply ignores it, and posts more nonsense replies. I will not bother any more with him.
Whatever God is, jesus is also!
I am surprised he can post here, with another jesus and another gospel!
AndyMartin
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I could be wrong, but I think that member "Happy" also does not believe in the distinct Persons in the One Godhead.
To deny that would be having another/false Jesus though, as that would be either Jesus only, or a high Arian view!