tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post2651729354250282771..comments2022-11-09T07:21:50.273-05:00Comments on Godfather's Panorama: What Is "The Holy Trinity"?Godfatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452702344814424402noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post-48964597825323669612015-07-03T20:53:07.897-04:002015-07-03T20:53:07.897-04:00Rose:
The fact is that a great number of pastors ...Rose:<br /><br />The fact is that a great number of pastors around the world did not have the benefit of a formal pastoral or ministerial education. They did not take any special classes that would deeply enrich their understanding of Bible exegesis, Church History or even Textual criticism. Furthermore, even if they could not take formal classes, it is even further disappointing to learn that many of them scoff at Philosophy or Theology and a great many pastors do not even have the desire to read highly illuminating books or articles concerning some of these thorny concepts or doctrines of the Christian faith. <br /><br />So they essentially rely on what they may have heard preached to them from the senior pastors of the denominations or the churches they find themselves in. Others claim they would simply let the Holy Spirit direct them as to what the sound Christian doctrines should be.The result is that a lot of well-meaning pastors through their short-sightedness and/or intellectual laziness unknowingly imbibe ideas or doctrines that are not entirely accurate--some of which are actually borderline heretical. If they had been willing to do some investigations, and search out the truth like the Bereans of old, they may have discovered that some of the things they uncritically believed about the Christian Faith had been rigorously trashed out philosophically, theologically or otherwise. <br /><br />This is exactly true especially concerning the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. Many Christians believe in it, but they cannot really explain this belief to others, nor can they answer questions posed by people who have a Unitarian concept of God (like Muslims and Jews). If they were to start explaining their understanding of the Trinity, they unwittingly wind up stating things that are heretical as far as the Christian faith is concerned--and the weird thing is that they may not know that what they have stated is error; and in many cases, they are not eager to learn the difference.<br /><br />Godfatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452702344814424402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post-79034804205758698572015-07-02T18:15:44.638-04:002015-07-02T18:15:44.638-04:00GREAT GREAT GREAT POST!!!! It is truly ironic that...GREAT GREAT GREAT POST!!!! It is truly ironic that Christians today still do not understand this concept and may even have an argument for this.. my question to you is do you think that bible schools are not educating the pastors enough about the holy trinity? because I questioned my pastor about this topic and half of the points you made he didn't fully know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463301705535501265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post-36311662083119217962015-05-26T12:52:46.253-04:002015-05-26T12:52:46.253-04:00The knowledge of the Holy Trinity is very necessar...The knowledge of the Holy Trinity is very necessary but unfortunately some christians do not understand this. It would be wonderful if this topic is further expanded on with some relevant biblical citations. Some readers might find some information useful. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post-35575324759556816492015-05-25T08:53:48.730-04:002015-05-25T08:53:48.730-04:00I am not surprised because even among people who c...I am not surprised because even among people who call themselves Christians, there is still a great deal of ignorance or confusion regarding this subject. In the end, it is the Holy Spirit that will ultimately convince or persuade anyone as to its veracity when one's intellect seems to have reached a limit.Godfatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452702344814424402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353337185578030295.post-41785216515418275282015-05-25T08:10:35.750-04:002015-05-25T08:10:35.750-04:00I was talking to a friend some months ago about th...I was talking to a friend some months ago about the Holy Trinity. He doesn't believe in it. I honestly wish I could have that conversation over and use some of your analogies. I'm not sure if he would actually believe at the end of it, but it would have been a more interesting chat. Currently it stands here: he doesn't believe and I do. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07043279158439974080noreply@blogger.com