Guide to the Gods

[annie]

If I had to point to a human equivalent of the Trinity, I would look first at my body and mind, then the part of me that is transmitted to my children, and then my soul (if I have one). These are separable from me, yet are unique to me.

The "Trinity" is the Christian God that is referred to in three separate ways depending on the context of the "need" of the person. He is the "Father" for comfort, support and love. He is the "Son" for the granting of forgiveness and grace. He is the "Holy Spirit" for the understanding, guidance and direction. God is "perfect" and therefore fills all needs through the "Trinity."

The founders of the Catholic Church, in trying to imbue divinity on Christ, had to somehow simultaneously make Jesus the Son of God while at the same time BEING God. Plus they had to account for the impregnation of a virgin while avoiding the Greek and Roman problem of the gods consorting with humans. AND they had to try to reconcile the vengeful, destructive, demanding Jehovah from the Old Testament with the new view of a merciful, caring, loving God.

And maybe it is just me because it is late... but it looks like in some ways we all agree on the trinity in a broad fashion....

body/mind ~ Father ~ BEING God.

Transmitted to children ~ Son ~ Jesus the Son of God

Soul ~ Holy Spirit ~ Old Testament Jahovah/New Testament merciful, caring, loving God.

[Thorne]

And maybe it is just me because it is late... but it looks like in some ways we all agree on the trinity in a broad fashion....

body/mind ~ Father ~ BEING God.

Transmitted to children ~ Son ~ Jesus the Son of God

Soul ~ Holy Spirit ~ Old Testament Jahovah/New Testament merciful, caring, loving God.

I think I agree, except I believe you should move Jehovah up to the Father. My feeling is that the concept of the Holy Spirit was developed to make God more loving, more in line with the New Testament. The Old Testament God was a nasty sumbitch, visiting plagues and floods and all manner of nasty surprises on people.

Hmm... kind of like what's happening now.

[annie]

I think I agree, except I believe you should move Jehovah up to the Father. My feeling is that the concept of the Holy Spirit was developed to make God more loving, more in line with the New Testament. The Old Testament God was a nasty sumbitch, visiting plagues and floods and all manner of nasty surprises on people.

Hmm... kind of like what's happening now.

I'm flexible (in more ways then one ) so feel free to move Jehovah up to Father...

Either way the point was, even in my tired befuddled brain, that we all had the same basic concept of the "Trinity" just a different way of stating it....

At least I think that was the point....