(October 22, 2011 at 7:46 pm)Strongbad Wrote: There are a few things I've always wondered about the "trinity". Since it is allegedly comprised of the father, the son, and the holy spirit, what was it before Jesus came along? Was it the two-nity (or is is bi-nity)? If the father and the son are one and the same, and the father has supposedly always existed, hasn't the son also always existed? How could Jesus have been born if he always existed?
How do Christians think about these things without their heads exploding? Oh, maybe they just exercise their "free will" and choose NOT to think about these things.
Naturally, this is one of many intellectually forlorn topics of discussion that the early church wasted tremendous time fighting over. I think the final consensus was that Jesus had always existed even before becoming incarnate.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
