RE: The Trinity
January 16, 2021 at 4:02 pm
(This post was last modified: January 16, 2021 at 4:02 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
Gradizer gave a good summary. Some variation exists of course. My denomination tends to side with the narrative that although Christ was fully God he nevertheless became fully human. He is divine in title but not nature.
Regardless, the concept of the trinity seems internally coherent. There are similar metaphors everywhere we look: we talk about a single atom although we know its three separate particles, we use 2-in-1 body wash, and the list goes on. I think where the concept becomes incoherent for some is when they try to make it fit into some external category. For example, wanting Christianity to be strictly either monotheistic or polytheistic.
Regardless, the concept of the trinity seems internally coherent. There are similar metaphors everywhere we look: we talk about a single atom although we know its three separate particles, we use 2-in-1 body wash, and the list goes on. I think where the concept becomes incoherent for some is when they try to make it fit into some external category. For example, wanting Christianity to be strictly either monotheistic or polytheistic.
