A Comparison

[unit]

Hey Unit & Teh_Curious, how's it going? Are you boys from Sydney?

indeed we are..

The doctrine of the most Holy & Blessed Trinity made simple: (Sarah A. Keith)

that was actually informative.. i just wonder if it's factual? hehe

The doctrine of the most Holy & Blessed Trinity from a theological perspective: (St Justin Martyr 150AD)

i was already thinking of "the word was god/the word was with god" and here it is mentioned.. it does not add much to my understanding..

(St Augustine 354-430 AD)

hmm.. with what i already know of esoteric matters.. this sends a chill up my spine.. hearing some guy from over 1000 years ago using the words


'will' and 'knowledge' does not bode well with me.. according to job 28:28 "the beginning of wisdom is the fear (or reverence) of the Lord, and to depart from evil, that is understanding" -- hearing a bible person talk to me of will and knowledge just don't sound right??

Here the mystery deepens.

i don't understand this psychobabble at 1:43 in the morning..


EG)

Three Distinct Persons & only One God. How is this possible? Reason understands that there is no contradiction, because it is a Trinity of Persons & a Unity of Divine Nature.

wha?? trinity of persons??

But the difficulty remains. Each of the Persons is the same God.

you're losing me, doc

The reply which our reason stammers is based on the concept of relation. The Three Divine Persons...

i see.. it's my fault? :P

(Pope John Paul II 1985)

ah if i knew this divine person was involved i would have ignored the paragraph.. did PJP2 do anything worthwhile apart from getting shot?

This is a mystery that none can explain, & which of us would presume to assert that he can?

heh.. you said it..

God - Father Son Holy Spirit - have one nature or substance; one power & authority. There is a consubstantial Trinity; one deity to be adored in three subsistences or persons.

:55:

There is only one God the Father from whom all these come. There is one Lord Jesus Christ through whom all things are. There is one Holy Spirit in whom all things come to be.
(2nd Council of Constantinople 553AD)

2nd council? didn't they screw it up enough in the 1st council (you know.. where they edited the bible to suit their needs)

God bless.

..and thine also