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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
There certainly are things that can be said about each that cannot be said about the others (no matter how you define "others" and "each") hence, yes, there are distinctions between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover
U376977 said,
"In answer to your question about the diagram, I can see where one could argue both oneness and trinitarian. But I would say primarily trinity because it reminds me of the phrases (non biblical) of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit."
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Originally Posted by rgcraig
But are they distinct from?
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There are really two big problems with the diagram. The part where HG is called "God the HG," is no where in the Bible. Do a word search and try to find it. And the biblical language is "Son of God," not "God the Son.
Secondly is what most are posting about. The "is not." "Is not" is what "distinct" means. And folks if you have "distinctions" then you have the Trinity. It is confusing because obvisously the Father is not the Son is not the Holy Ghost. Oneness allows for that--that is where we use our "role" and "manifestation" terminology. But at the same time we say that Jesus is the Father, Son and Holy Ghost all at the same time.
My q. is why use the diagram? It is confusing at best and requires a lot of explanation to convey what is acutally meant.
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