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[Serious] The Trinity
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RE: The Trinity
(January 19, 2021 at 12:59 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Christianity had been plugging along for three centuries before the first trinitarian christians existed.  Jesus wasn't even a god for the first two.

False. The Gospel According to John already had Jesus be some sort of divine figure, and even Paul saw Jesus as divine in some sense.

And I think it's misleading to imply the Trinity came about just like that a few centuries after Christianity first emerged. There was a gradual process occurring during first few centuries of Christianity in which Jesus was sort of vaguely divine and then became more prominently divine to the point of being God ultimately. Similar thing with the Holy Spirit: Spirit of God (so sort of the same thing as God) then becoming God in its own right.
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The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 15, 2021 at 1:11 pm
RE: The Trinity - by arewethereyet - January 15, 2021 at 1:25 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 15, 2021 at 1:44 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Ranjr - January 15, 2021 at 1:46 pm
RE: The Trinity - by brewer - January 15, 2021 at 1:54 pm
RE: The Trinity - by HappySkeptic - January 15, 2021 at 3:34 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 15, 2021 at 5:06 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Ranjr - January 15, 2021 at 5:26 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zebo-the-fat - January 15, 2021 at 6:23 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 15, 2021 at 9:47 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Duty - January 15, 2021 at 10:07 pm
RE: The Trinity - by arewethereyet - January 15, 2021 at 10:36 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Duty - January 15, 2021 at 10:51 pm
RE: The Trinity - by arewethereyet - January 15, 2021 at 11:07 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 15, 2021 at 11:38 pm
RE: The Trinity - by arewethereyet - January 16, 2021 at 12:01 am
RE: The Trinity - by Duty - January 16, 2021 at 1:41 pm
RE: The Trinity - by arewethereyet - January 16, 2021 at 1:46 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 16, 2021 at 4:02 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 16, 2021 at 9:39 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 16, 2021 at 10:36 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 16, 2021 at 11:17 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 16, 2021 at 11:14 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Belacqua - January 18, 2021 at 7:21 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 18, 2021 at 8:37 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Belacqua - January 18, 2021 at 9:32 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 18, 2021 at 10:33 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Belacqua - January 18, 2021 at 11:24 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 18, 2021 at 7:24 pm
RE: The Trinity - by HappySkeptic - January 18, 2021 at 7:34 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Belacqua - January 18, 2021 at 7:53 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 18, 2021 at 9:24 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Nay_Sayer - January 18, 2021 at 11:55 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 12:59 am
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 19, 2021 at 7:05 am
RE: The Trinity - by Belacqua - January 19, 2021 at 7:32 am
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 19, 2021 at 10:44 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 9:41 am
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 19, 2021 at 10:05 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 10:06 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 10:51 am
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 19, 2021 at 10:49 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 19, 2021 at 11:43 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 11:53 am
RE: The Trinity - by tackattack - January 19, 2021 at 12:47 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Drich - January 19, 2021 at 12:50 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 1:02 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Drich - January 19, 2021 at 1:31 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 19, 2021 at 1:25 pm
RE: The Trinity - by tackattack - January 20, 2021 at 1:10 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 1:36 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 19, 2021 at 1:38 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 1:41 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Drich - January 19, 2021 at 1:50 pm
RE: The Trinity - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 19, 2021 at 1:57 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Drich - January 21, 2021 at 12:48 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 1:55 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Drich - January 19, 2021 at 2:33 pm
RE: The Trinity - by Drich - January 19, 2021 at 1:55 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 2:04 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 19, 2021 at 2:38 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 20, 2021 at 12:08 am
RE: The Trinity - by Grandizer - January 20, 2021 at 6:15 am
RE: The Trinity - by Ranjr - January 20, 2021 at 10:06 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 20, 2021 at 9:13 am
RE: The Trinity - by Gwaithmir - January 20, 2021 at 9:26 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 20, 2021 at 9:42 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Architect Of Fate - January 20, 2021 at 10:18 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 20, 2021 at 10:18 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 20, 2021 at 11:44 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 20, 2021 at 1:23 pm
RE: The Trinity - by tackattack - January 21, 2021 at 12:17 pm
RE: The Trinity - by no one - January 21, 2021 at 10:57 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 21, 2021 at 11:17 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 21, 2021 at 12:27 pm
RE: The Trinity - by tackattack - January 21, 2021 at 5:20 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 21, 2021 at 1:13 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 21, 2021 at 5:33 pm
RE: The Trinity - by tackattack - January 21, 2021 at 6:50 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 9:27 am
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 22, 2021 at 9:51 am
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 11:14 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 9:56 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 11:30 am
RE: The Trinity - by Fake Messiah - January 22, 2021 at 12:03 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 2:28 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 2:36 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 2:53 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 3:03 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 3:15 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 3:19 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 3:31 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 3:45 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 3:55 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 4:10 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 4:36 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 4:52 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 5:32 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 5:45 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 5:52 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 5:54 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 22, 2021 at 8:43 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 9:39 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 22, 2021 at 10:32 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 22, 2021 at 11:08 pm
RE: The Trinity - by zwanzig - January 23, 2021 at 12:06 am
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 12:32 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 12:42 am
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 1:15 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 1:21 am
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 1:38 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 1:51 am
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 2:13 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 2:14 am
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 2:34 am
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 2:47 am
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 12:30 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 12:54 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 1:13 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 1:28 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 2:03 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 2:24 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 2:47 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 2:50 pm
RE: The Trinity - by John 6IX Breezy - January 23, 2021 at 2:56 pm
RE: The Trinity - by arewethereyet - January 23, 2021 at 10:11 pm
RE: The Trinity - by arewethereyet - January 23, 2021 at 10:31 pm
RE: The Trinity - by The Grand Nudger - January 23, 2021 at 4:11 pm

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