RE: Scripture for Trinitarians
October 26, 2011 at 12:37 pm
(This post was last modified: October 26, 2011 at 1:32 pm by DeistPaladin.)
(October 26, 2011 at 12:16 pm)Rhythm Wrote: They got softhearted and called jesus a prophet,
I'd say they were politically savvy in doing so.
In fact, they did to Jesus EXACTLY what the early Christians did to the followers of John the Baptist.
The followers of John the Baptist didn't (and still don't) think he was some kind of self-effacing forerunner of Jesus, having come only to proclaim that he was coming. They thought JtB WAS the messiah. These followers, called Mandeans, were rivals of the early Christian church. The Christians prevailed by assimilating JtB into their faith. The Muslims were trying the same approach.
(October 26, 2011 at 12:35 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Tristos "chess with a pigeon" applies.
At least I got a great new signature quote out of this thread.
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
