Who is Jesus Christ?
God? The Son of God? Both?
People who call themselves Christians cannot agree on this point. Whoever he is, I think its important we realize the Truth for ourselves. Flesh and Blood should not reveal it to you, but the Father in Heaven. I think I am factual when I say that the predominate belief among people who call themselves Christians is that He is God.
Im putting up a link to the Unitarian site which discusses the verses that Trinitarians use to support the idea of the Trinity. Im not a Unitarian. But I think
what they have written here is worth reading, whether you or a Trinitarian or not.
Even if you subscribe to the belief in the Trinity, I think its good to know what others are saying.
I never heard of free and open discussion among people of good will ever hurting anyone.
Here is the link below.
www.biblicalunitarian.com
posted by Anon at 7:30 AM
2 Comments:
Just because most people who call themselves Christians believe Jesus is God doesnt make it so.They could be wrong. Why couldnt he be the Son of God,the promised Messiah? Why does he have to be God for his death on the cross to have sin-cleansing power? The thief on the Cross believed in Jesus but knew nothing of the intricacies of Trinitarian Theology.
9:34 AM
In "The New Catholic Encyclopedia" (Bearing the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur, indicating official approval) we get a glimpse of how the concept of the Trinity was not introduced into Christianity until close to four hundred years after Jesus (pbuh):
".......It is difficult in the second half of the 20th century to offer a clear, objective and straightforward account of the revelation, doctrinal evolution, and theological elaboration of the Mystery of the trinity. Trinitarian discussion, Roman Catholic as well as other, present a somewhat unsteady silhouette. Two things have happened. There is the recognition on the part of exegetes and Biblical theologians, including a constantly growing number of Roman Catholics, that one should not speak of Trinitarianism in the New Testament without serious qualification. There is also the closely parallel recognition on the part of historians of dogma and systematic theologians that when one does speak of an unqualified Trinitarianism, one has moved from the period of Christian origins to, say, the last quadrant of the 4th century. It was only then that what might be called the definitive Trinitarian dogma 'One God in three Persons' became thoroughly assimilated into Christian life and thought ... it was the product of 3 centuries of doctrinal development" (emphasis added).
"The New Catholic Encyclopedia" Volume XIV, p. 295
11:38 AM
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