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Questioning the Roman Catholic faith

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NatureHoldsAnswers

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Lately I have come up with a confusing question about my faith (Roman Catholic).

If the Holy Trinity consists of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, then how did God send his only son to earth if they're the same person? Also, how can Jesus be seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven if they're the same person? It is just quite confusing.
 
Todd

Todd

Rajun Cajun
NatureHoldsAnswers said:
Lately I have come up with a confusing question about my faith (Roman Catholic).

If the Holy Trinity consists of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, then how did God send his only son to earth if they're the same person? Also, how can Jesus be seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven if they're the same person? It is just quite confusing.
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Welcome to the forum.

My understanding is that since God is omnipresent he can be in all places at once. Are there any Catholic brethren out there right now that can help him out with this answer?
 
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A. Leaf

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Jesus Christ was the represenative of God at that time in history upon the physical world upon which we live. God is in everything as in all of us, also all around us, Intelligent energy is the best way I have of describing God from my own personal point of view. Jesus,as he admitted was no different to any other man or woman at the time, just had a very, very strong connection, being God's right hand man on earth. So in heaven you would have God as the Master form of Intelligent Energy, with the Intelligent energy of Jesus and the prophets around God. But love Jesus if you are a Christian through the bible, and dont forget he was taken off the cross, wrapped in white linnen and raised in the name of Love, did he go to heaven or did he go to pastures new?
 
michel

michel

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NatureHoldsAnswers said:
Lately I have come up with a confusing question about my faith (Roman Catholic).

If the Holy Trinity consists of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, then how did God send his only son to earth if they're the same person? Also, how can Jesus be seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven if they're the same person? It is just quite confusing.
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It is confusing; the Trinity is a difficult concept to understand. I think I have it straight in my mind, but explaining it is a different matter altogether.

From: http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/trinity.html

Trinity
There is only one God; but He consists of three distinct persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The word "trinity" is not found in Scripture. It is a word used by Christians to express the doctrine of the unity of God as consisting of three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Greek word trias, first used by Theophilus (A.D. 168-183), or from the Latin trinitas, first used by Tertullian (A.D. 220), to express this doctrine.

The propositions involved in the doctrine are these:

  1. That God is one, and that there is but one God (Deut. 6:4; 1 Kings 8:60; Isa. 44:6; Mark 12:29, 32; John 10:30).
  2. That the Father is a distinct divine Person (hypostasis, subsistentia, persona, suppositum intellectuale), distinct from the Son and the Holy Spirit.
  3. That Jesus Christ was truly God, and yet was a Person distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit. (John 20:30-31)
  4. That the Holy Spirit is also a distinct divine Person.
Notice the use of the words "us" and "our" when the Son of God ("The Word") created Man (Gen. 1:26).

Although equal in divinity, the Father is in a position of authority or hierarchy over Jesus Christ, incarnate Son of God (John 14:28, 13:16; 1 Cor. 11:3; Phil. 2:6-8).

In addition,
Jesus be seated at the right hand of the Father
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essentially means that Jesus has 'Authority of God'

Like I said, not the easiest of concepts...........;)
 
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may

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NatureHoldsAnswers said:
Lately I have come up with a confusing question about my faith (Roman Catholic).

If the Holy Trinity consists of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, then how did God send his only son to earth if they're the same person? Also, how can Jesus be seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven if they're the same person? It is just quite confusing.
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my answer to that would be, i think you are right to question the trinity doctrine, for me i find the more i keep to the bible the less sense the trinity makes but eveyone to their own;)
 
Terrywoodenpic

Terrywoodenpic

Oldest Heretic
If you don't mind a heretical view point,
Think of the trinity as three aspects of God.
He is both each and all of them.

may be the Catholics or Orthox will reply as they have the mystery of the trinity down pat.
But I still prefer my version.

God is all about love and you can live your life as a Christian with out ever understanding the Trinity, or indeed not believe in it as such , like the LDS.

I expect people who only believe the actual words in the Bible would find it hard to believe in the trinity as it is not mentioned


Terry_______________________
Blessed are the pure of heart, they shall behold their God.
 
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may

Well-Known Member
Terrywoodenpic said:
If you don't mind a heretical view point,
Think of the trinity as three aspects of God.
He is both each and all of them.

may be the Catholics or Orthox will reply as they have the mystery of the trinity down pat.
But I still prefer my version.

God is all about love and you can live your life as a Christian with out ever understanding the Trinity, or indeed not believe in it as such , like the LDS.

I expect people who only believe the actual words in the Bible would find it hard to believe in the trinity as it is not mentioned


Terry_______________________
Blessed are the pure of heart, they shall behold their God.
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yes i agree the teaching of the trinity is not found in the bible
 
Scott1

Scott1

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NatureHoldsAnswers said:
Lately I have come up with a confusing question about my faith (Roman Catholic).
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It happens to everyone of every faith and those with no faith.... it is good that you are looking to educate yourself instead of just giving up.
If the Holy Trinity consists of The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, then how did God send his only son to earth if they're the same person? Also, how can Jesus be seated at the right hand of the Father in heaven if they're the same person? It is just quite confusing.
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Yes, it is confusing.... God is so much more than our human minds can comprehend. The Trinity is a mystery of faith in the strict sense, one of the "mysteries that are hidden in God, which can never be known unless they are revealed by God". To be sure, God has left traces of his Trinitarian being in his work of creation and in his Revelation throughout the Old Testament. But his inmost Being as Holy Trinity is a mystery that is inaccessible to reason alone or even to Israel's faith before the Incarnation of God's Son and the sending of the Holy Spirit (CCC 237).

I pray you study the Catechism and wade deeper into the mystery of God... and the mystery of our life on this earth...

Immaculata, pray for us,
Scott
 
Todd

Todd

Rajun Cajun
I just wanted to make sure yall are aware that I moved this to the Roman Catholic forum.
 
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