Coexistent modalism...the true Trinity.

[Free]

NO it does not.

Yes, it does, and here is how: There is one being who is God, who exists as three co-eternal, coequal, consubstantial persons.

1. There is one being who is God--represented by the center, "God."
2. who exists as three . . . consubstantial persons--represented by "The Father," "The Son," and "The Holy Spirit."

Together, those are saying each of the three persons of the Trinity is truly and fully God, of one indivisible substance, yet there is only one God.

3. co-eternal, coequal--the "co" in each instance means that all three persons have always existed (there was never a time when they did not exist), and are all equally God.

In other words, all three have always existed and have always been distinct. So, the Father is not the Son nor the Holy Spirit, nor is the Son the Holy Spirit.

It makes God non-existent.
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It absolutely does not. You would have to ignore everything else in the diagram, essentially taking those statements out of context.

 

[Cooper]

Yes, it does, and here is how: There is one being who is God, who exists as three co-eternal, coequal, consubstantial persons.

1. There is one being who is God--represented by the center, "God."
2. who exists as three . . . consubstantial persons--represented by "The Father," "The Son," and "The Holy Spirit."

Together, those are saying each of the three persons of the Trinity is truly and fully God, of one indivisible substance, yet there is only one God.

3. co-eternal, coequal--the "co" in each instance means that all three persons have always existed (there was never a time when they did not exist), and are all equally God.

In other words, all three have always existed and have always been distinct. So, the Father is not the Son nor the Holy Spirit, nor is the Son the Holy Spirit.


It absolutely does not. You would have to ignore everything else in the diagram, essentially taking those statements out of context.

I will have to find a forum where Free "IS NOT."
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[Free]

I will have to find a forum where Free "IS NOT."
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Do you want to address anything I actually stated? The diagram fully agrees with what I said, which you agreed with.

 

[Cooper]

So, you cannot say God is not Cooper?

That would be true, but to say God IS NOT Father, God IS NOT the SON, God IS NOT the Holy Spirit is a total lie.
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[Free]

That would be true, but to say God IS NOT Father, God IS NOT the SON, God IS NOT the Holy Spirit is a total lie.
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But that is NOT what the diagram shows. You're totally changing the wording.

 

[Cooper]

Do you want to address anything I actually stated? The diagram fully agrees with what I said, which you agreed with.

Done that.

 

[Free]

Done that.

No, you didn't.

 

[Cooper]

But that is NOT what the diagram shows. You're totally changing the wording.

The word NOT makes God nothing. Rubbed out, erased, gone.
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[Cooper]

No, you didn't.

Not now, but over months, and I am sick and tired of all this blindness.
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[Free]

The word NOT makes God nothing. Rubbed out, erased, gone.
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No, it absolutely does not. You're changing the wording, which is a big problem. Do you change the words in the Bible to get a proper understanding?

What you said, "to say God IS NOT Father, God IS NOT the SON, God IS NOT the Holy Spirit is a total lie," is completely and utterly different from saying, "the Father is not the Son nor the Holy Spirit, nor is the Son the Holy Spirit."

Not now, but over months, and I am sick and tired of all this blindness.
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Well, I'm trying to help you see. You seem to really not understand the doctrine of the Trinity and seem intent on changing wording, which is leading you to a very wrong conclusion about what the doctrine of the Trinity states.

 

[Free]

The word NOT makes God nothing. Rubbed out, erased, gone.
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Again, it absolutely does no such thing. Stop changing the wording of the diagram. It says the exact same thing that I stated and you agreed with.

 

[justbyfaith]

To say that the Son is the Father, and that the Father is without flesh, is to say that the Son is without flesh.

Don't be ridiculous. The Father and the Son are distinct Persons. The Son is the Father come in human flesh. The Father, who is a distinct Person from the Son, is a Spirit without flesh (John 4:23-24) inhabiting eternity (Isaiah 57:15). The Son is the same Spirit (John 4:24, Ephesians 4:4) come in flesh (1 John 4:1-3, 2 John 1:7).

Please, try to understand what I am saying to you.

Jhn 8:43, Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.

 

[justbyfaith]

Then draw such a diagram with a pen and a sheet of paper, scan it, and post it online. You say that Trinitarianism is illogical, and that your doctine is logical. Well, Trinitarianism has a diagram:

So, if something you say is illogical is represented by a diagram, then how is it that something you say is logical cannot be diagrammed?

No, that diagram is not of the Trinity; but of the mormon concept of the Godhead.

I do not have a "scanner".

I'm certain that my concept can be diagrammed; I just don't have the resources technologically to be able to do it.

 

[justbyfaith]

Together, those are saying each of the three persons of the Trinity is truly and fully God, of one indivisible substance, yet there is only one God.

If they are of one indivisible substance, then it would not be true that "the Father IS NOT the Son IS NOT the Holy Ghost".

Such a statement divides God into three separate Persons (rather than distinct as my doctrine will tell you); and as such it makes God divisible.

 

[for_his_glory]

1. God is Spirit, John 4:24, not flesh and blood and in the OT either spoke directly to the prophets or by angels and also various objects like a burning bush or an ass for example. Between the OT and NT God was silent towards Israel as when they returned to Israel from the Babylonian captivity they came back as merchants and not shepherds as they were disobedient to God going after other gods, Book of Malachi.

2. Jesus being the very Spirit of God before the foundation of the world as He and the Father are one was prophesied by the Prophets in the OT and spoken of by John the baptist in the NT as John being the forerunner of Christ calling all to repent. As foretold Christ did come as the word of God made flesh (skin, bone, blood) to be that light that shines in darkness. He came as redeemer Savior through Gods grace as Christ is our faith that all can repent of their sins and have eternal life with the Father to all who will believe in Him as Lord and Savior. John 1:1-4; 1 Peter 1:13-21

3. After the sacrifice of Christ God raised Him from the grave and as He had to ascend back up to heaven the promise was that He would never leave us or forsake us as when He ascended He sent down the Holy Spirit (Spirit of God) to indwell all who will believe in Christ and His finished works on the cross. In the OT Gods Spirit fell on them for a time and purpose under heaven. Now we are indwelled with that power and authority through Gods grace that the Holy Spirit now works in us and through us teaching all things God wants us to learn. All three are Spiritual and Spiritual awakenings in us to know the will of God and walk in His statures. John 16:7-15

Ephesians 4: 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

1 John 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit as all three coequal Gods Spirit.

Jesus being the right arm of God who knew no sin. Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Jesus is the word of God. John 12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.

Jesus is word, light and life that is God come in the flesh. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Gods Holy Spirit has come to indwell us and teach us. John 14: 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.


Just like the word Trinity you are not going to find the exact words "God Holy Spirit" written in scripture, but scripture explains there is only one God, not three, as God exist in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All three are each God, meaning equal in power, nature and attributes and worthy of the same praise. This doesn't mean there are three gods as there is only one true God. It also doesn't mean that these are different forms of God as each is its own person. It's hard to wrap our heads around this as we can not fully understand God.

The Holy Spirit appears in both the OT and NT. In Genesis 1:2 the Spirt of God was hovering over the waters. In Genesis 1:26 Let us make mankind in our image. The word "us" means God, Son Jesus and Holy Spirit (Trinity=3) all being before the creation of the world.

The Holy Spirit has power and emotions and is active among His people. Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit (God Holy Spirit). Nehemiah 9:20 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, (God Holy Spirit). Now under the dispensation of God's grace we have God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit dwelling in us as we are all one in Him and He in us through that of the Spiritual rebirth from above, John 3:5-7; Acts chapter 2; 1 John 4:12-17.


Scriptures that reference Jesus being referred to as God:
John 1:1-14; John 10:30; Romans 9:5; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:8, 9; 1 John 5:7, 8, 20; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 13:14; Isaiah 9:6; 44:6; Luke 1:35; Matthew 1:23; 28:19; John 14:16, 17; Genesis 1:1, 2 (cross reference John 1:1-14); 1 Corinthians 12:4-6; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 1:15-17; John 14:9-11; Philippians 2:5-8; Rev 1:8

Scriptures that reference the Holy Spirit as being God:
Psalms 139:7, 8; John 14:17; 16:13; Isaiah 40:13; 1 Corinthians 2:10, 11; Zechariah 4:6; Luke 1:35; Ephesians 4:4-6; Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Ephesians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:5; Titus 3:5; 2 Peter 1:21; Jude 1:20

 

[JLB]

@justbyfaith claims that the Father became flesh

The Word, the Son became flesh.

Not the Father.

 

[Free]

If they are of one indivisible substance, then it would not be true that "the Father IS NOT the Son IS NOT the Holy Ghost".

Such a statement divides God into three separate Persons (rather than distinct as my doctrine will tell you); and as such it makes God divisible.

No, it does not.

 

[justbyfaith]

God is Spirit, John 4:24, not flesh and blood

Jesus is God (Hebrews 1:8-9) and He is of flesh and blood (1 John 4:1-3, 2 John 1:7).

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

You quoted that and inserted your own thought. Now I will do the same.

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one (Person).

It's hard to wrap our heads around this as we can not fully understand God.

Nevertheless, I declare to you that I understand the doctrine of the Trinity.

So that I can give you this exhortation:

Eph 3:3, How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
Eph 3:4, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

The Word, the Son became flesh.

Not the Father.

Consider.

1Co 8:6, But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Eph 4:6, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Jas 3:9, Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

Here we find the exclusivity of God being the Father.

So, if we interpret the scriptures algebraically, we can determine the meaning of John 1:1...

Jhn 1:1, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with <the Father>, and the Word was <the Father>.

Which indicates that the pre-incarnate Word was the Father and that He was with the Father in that the same Person descended into time and then ascended again to exist Omnipresent and outside of time; thus, there is a 2nd Person in heaven who is the same Person (the Father) as the 1st. And the Word (being the Father) was with the risen and ascended Christ (who is also the Father) in the beginning.

 

[justbyfaith]

No, it does not.

denying it, huh?

It ain't just a river in Egypt.

 

[Free]

So, if we interpret the scriptures algebraically, we can determine the meaning of John 1:1...

Jhn 1:1, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with <the Father>, and the Word was <the Father>.

Which indicates that the pre-incarnate Word was the Father and that He was with the Father in that the same Person descended into time and then ascended again to exist Omnipresent and outside of time; thus, there is a 2nd Person in heaven who is the same Person (the Father) as the 1st. And the Word was with the risen and ascended Christ in the beginning.

I have addressed John 1:1 ad nauseam and you have yet to address the finer points. Here you are repeating the same errors. Your exegesis is simply not based on what John actually wrote but on what you want it to mean.

The grammar of John makes it utterly impossible that the Word was the Father. You need to address what John actually writes.