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Date: Sep 18, 2013

RE: What does it mean that the one God has a holy trinity?

Whatsmyname · Member

Dear Anonymous Hinduism's Unique Va: Your form of Religion seems to be composed of FEAR. It seems that fear dominates or motivates its adherents to do as it says because of the retribution that might be forthcoming if one fails to adhere to it's teachings. Reincarnation is all about fear. Imagine if you led a bad life in this world, then ,supposedly, in the next life you will come back as a lower form of life. Who would want that? No wonder that people following that form of Religion are too scared to be anything short of 'good' in this life! That is not motivation from the heart to be a better person. Where is LOVE as a motivation?

RodMartinJr · Newbie

After a lifetime of study, starting with Christianity (Southern Baptist), and with comparative religion across many others, I have come to the following understanding.

Love is the first law and it brings us together. As Yehoshua of Nazareth said the he was "one" with the Father, we can also be "one" with the heavenly father.

Genesis 1:26 tells us that we were created in God's image and likeness, but one thing remains clear -- God is not Homo sapiens. God created us again in Genesis 2:7, but this time from the dust of the ground. The image of God is not one of dust. So, this tells us that we have a dual nature -- immortal spirit wrapped in Homo sapiens flesh. Genesis 6:3 emphasizes this point, making it clear that God will not always strive with the human race, because "man" is "also" flesh. Because he is "also flesh," he is something else, too. And that something else is the immortal spirit, soul, true self, or "Holy Ghost."

God is Source and the Whole.

Christ is the Son who came to rescue his siblings.

Each of us has within us a child of God which is the Holy Ghost -- the third part of the trinity.

Love will bring us all together as one. We are the trinity.

God has long wanted His children back, since they took the forbidden fruit. That fruit (product) is the matrix of dichotomies we know more commonly as "Ego" -- the heart of selfishness, ignorance and separateness. Ego is the spiritual blindfold that plunged us into darkness. Ego is the false self that we must let die in order to gain everlasting life. Humility is the antidote to ego. Responsibility, perfect confidence (faith) and love are the foundation for the path that leads back to God.

When you understand all of these things, you will know why Noah's Flood was only an act of Love.

hidden-truth · Member

I don't think this is what meant by :John the Apostle confirms this concept clearly saying “that bear record in heaven, are three of the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one" (John 5: 7) and

Prophet also are wards of god as well
And they are one because their speech are god wards

We don't see in whole bible jesus saying I am god

But read : 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a]

Deuteronomy 6:4

It is clear he said our. So they are not same person

Mark 12:29
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a]

Whatsmyname · Member

Hi, you quoted Gen.6:3 and you made your point: "making it clear that God will not always strive with the human race, because "man" is "also" flesh. Because he is "also flesh," he is something else, too."

Where did you get the notion that he is " the immortal spirit, soul, true self, or "Holy Ghost."? I draw your attention to Ezek.18:4 It says ,in part, that "the soul that is sinning, it itself will DIE"! (caps mine).

If a soul dies, clearly it cannot be Immortal. You also mention he, the man, is the Holy Ghost?
The Bible is clear in explaining that the Holy Spirit ( Ghost KJV) is God's active force--purely impersonal.

God uses his Holy Spirit simply to accomplish his purpose. A comparison of Bible usage of Holy Spirit shows that it moves people, is poured out on individuals,emboldens individuals to accomplish various feats,is used in providing visions,prophesying etc. etc.

When he created Adam he created a soul. Adam didn't HAVE a soul. Then 'God breathed' into Adam's lungs the life-giving spirit When God breathed spirit into Adam THEN he became a live soul. Adam was a soul with spirit ( or air) in his lungs.
At death there was no longer air in his lungs- he had no spirit in him so, he died and became a dead soul.
However, for the majority of people, there is a resurrection hope. If we are supposed to have an immortal spirit, why do we have any need for a resurrection??
But the fact that we do is one reason why Jesus came to earth to die faithfully ( unlike Adam). He truly died a sacrificial death,being the 'Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world' (John 1:29).

I agree with what you said about the EGO etc. our heart is treacherous as Jeremiah 17:9 points out.