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How do you understand the role of the Son of the Holy Trinity? What is its purpose?
Thank you for the link. I admit, I can't fully understand the role of the Son. I keep searching.Jesus is the 'Son of God' an exalted desgnation that assists us understand His unique and special relationship to His Father God.
https://www.religiousforums.com/threads/a-bahai-perspective-on-jesus-as-the-son-of-god.195386/
The Holy Spirit animated the lives of the apostles as with the true believers. The term has several meanings in the NT and OT. In another sense it is closely aligned with the Spirit of Christ and His Return.
All three entities enable us to understand a different aspect of the nature of Christ and the nature of God. The essential reality of all three are beyond human our capacity to full comprehend so just keep praying, meditating, and asking the right questions.
How do you understand the role of the Son of the Holy Trinity? What is its purpose?
The trinity (three united) is the relationship
How do you understand the role of the Son of the Holy Trinity? What is its purpose?
My opinion is likely to be very different than most here, but I think it has to do with Jesus' message of reform that's based on love ("agape"), justice (fairness), and compassion towards all.How do you understand the role of the Son of the Holy Trinity? What is its purpose?
How do you understand the role of the Son of the Holy Trinity? What is its purpose?
Is this regular Christians belief? I never really understood it, but this really brings home the polytheistic nature of the religion (as well as raises the question whether the existence of a savior as an integral element of the trinity requires that there inevitably be someone who needs saving and then a bunch of questions into culpability).The Father is the creator
The son is the savior
The holy spirit is spirit
The core of the trinity circles around the creator
To which, in christianity, christians look to him to be saved
However, they feel because they have sined they need a human sacrifice to take their sins and die to them so they can be saved by the creator
Once they believe they are saved through christ, they have, in his name, the relationship with the creator. They feel they cant talk to the creator unless its through the name of his son.
Once they are saved, the spirit (of god) talks to them so they can be closer to the creator through their savior
The trinity (three united) is the relationship between creator, savior, and spirit. Since they work as a unit, creator->savior->spirit, they are inseperable. Although they have different functions because they work as a unit they are perceived as the same.
Without the trinity, the creator, savior, and spirit have no relationship with each other. Without a relationship, the savior has no importance-anyone can be a savior. The spirit only comes in christians as a result of their salvation.
The son is the key to this. He is a medium between the creator and the spirit (of god) of their salvation. Through the spirit (love and all of that), they are closer to christ thereby, closer to his father.
Is this regular Christians belief?
I don't think it is the "regular Christian belief". I'm not really sure anyone can adequately explain it since we are talking about YHWH... and who can really explain G-d?Is this regular Christians belief? I never really understood it, but this really brings home the polytheistic nature of the religion (as well as raises the question whether the existence of a savior as an integral element of the trinity requires that there inevitably be someone who needs saving and then a bunch of questions into culpability).
I'm pretty sure I can explain my G-d without getting into any sort of polytheistic conundrums.I don't think it is the "regular Christian belief". I'm not really sure anyone can adequately explain it since we are talking about YHWH... and who can really explain G-d?
I think you are going to have a wide and varied explanation of this one. Much like explaining the look of a diamond at different angles. Ultimately, to fully explain it, an impossibility IMO.How do you understand the role of the Son of the Holy Trinity? What is its purpose?
I tip my hat off to you in your capacity. Although I'm not into polytheism myself.I'm pretty sure I can explain my G-d without getting into any sort of polytheistic conundrums.
Is this regular Christians belief? I never really understood it, but this really brings home the polytheistic nature of the religion (as well as raises the question whether the existence of a savior as an integral element of the trinity requires that there inevitably be someone who needs saving and then a bunch of questions into culpability).
I read somewhere that paganism helped a lot the christian formation.The trinity is pagan nonsense. Ancient Babylonian teachings introduced to Christianity through Greek philosophers like Plato. They don't call it Platonic for nothing.
I read somewhere that paganism helped a lot the christian formation.