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Old 07-09-2007, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by FourthTrumpet View Post
As I said I'm not clear on everything OP believe or do not believe.

BTW I just finished listening to a long debate someone linked to with Matt Slick and a oneness guy (there's a continuation of it somewhere - anyone got a link?) and the oneness guy was constantly putting words into Matt's mouth. It was annoying to listen to, and it was clear both were confused about the others position.

Well, I'm not up for a debate on this subject. I believe simply believe my only true living and almighty God eternally exists in three persons, co-equal in glory and power: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Some how that doesn't violate God's will, and I believe only in Heaven can such a truth be articulated for us adequately - whereas on earth we simply have a limited capacity/vocabulary to wrap our heads around something we've yet to fully experience - so I don't need to be able to articulate all the fine details that only lead to endless strawman arguements and confusing debates, for others to suffer through (anyone got that link BTW ).

Somehow at the end of such a perfect non-confusing explanation I'd be vindicated as someone who is NOT worshipping multiple "gods" like the pagans do.

FT
I believe Trinitarians confuse us often by speaking of the Almighty God as if God is a HE (person) , but then tell us He exists or has existed eternally as three other HEs (persons)

I believe God is one HE who exists eternally as HE, the I AM, Yahweh and that He became the Son when HE added a Human nature to His own person and Divine nature to come to exist (being) as a Human in addition to His continued existence (being) as God transcendent without or external to the Human nature
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