of Nicaea by the first ecumenical council‚ which met there in the year 325. At that time‚ the text ended after the words "We believe in the Holy Spirit"‚ after which an anathema was added. The doctrine of the Trinity is commonly expressed as: "One God‚ three Persons”‚ but this word "Trinity" does not appear in the Bible. So the doctrine is formally defined in the Nicene Creed‚ which declares Jesus to be: "God of God‚ Light of Light‚ very God of very God‚ begotten‚ not made‚ being of one substance
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in The Confessions‚ On the Trinity‚ and The literal Meaning of Genesis‚ Augustine of Hippo shows his model of what it takes to live a mystical path and become one with God. Through my mediation‚ Centering of Prayer‚ Church sermons and growth through this course‚ I became to believe Augustine of Hippo work as the most important in the mystical path. As presented in Light to Light‚ Augustine of Hippo believed in “mysticism of the image‚ specifically‚ the image of the Trinity which he finds in the minds
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latter half of his grand exposition on the Trinity the Church Father attempts to draw from things here knowable an analogy befitting of God. Yet in his pursuit for an analogy depictive of the true God both the precondition from which he begins and the conclusion with which he closes is that one cannot say anything truer nor more expressive of God than that he is Love personified. Love is an elementary theme in Augustine’s De Trinitate‚ because the Trinity speaks to us of the miracle of love. We cannot
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Holy Spirit The “Person” of the Holy Spirit Of the three “persons” to the concept of the Trinity‚ the Holy Spirit is often shrouded in more mystery than the other two. While the person of God the “Father” as the creator and sustainer of creation is well established in the scripture and the history of Judaism and Christianity‚ and while the person of Jesus the “Son” as an actual person in the course of human history is well documented in history and scripture‚ the person of the Holy Spirit
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was and if it still relates to Christians today. The first major theme that the book addresses is to describe the attributes of God. Hill looks at the various aspects of God the Father‚ Son and Holy Spirit. Within discussing the parts of the Holy Trinity‚ Hill shows the various thinking the early church had concerning the three‚ what each of their roles are‚ and discusses how each of the three had equality together without either being subordinate to another. The second theme addressed by Hill is
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Sanders in his arguments is explaining how the trinity is the gospel and all three persons are involved in the work of salvation. However‚ many people‚ in their Christian lives‚ tend to forget the Father and the Spirit because it was Jesus who died on the cross and brought forgiveness and salvation. Sanders is pointing out that Christians need to understand that being fully united with Christ is always being united with the Trinity God‚ not just the Second person (Sanders 172). For the fuller‚ richer
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Since they had different opinions they decided to come up with the new sight of the Trinity as three modes of being. Rahner reflects the Triune God’s that is self- communication as Word and Spirit; the word is the Father’s self- communication in Jesus as it was said in the scriptures and the Spirit is a powerful person who helps us to accept
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and what he strongly believes in. Therefore the usage of biblical allusions encourages the trio (Guthera Muriuki and Matagari) to pursue justice and act as the Christian Trinity‚ and functions as a way for citizens to revolt against the government. Matagari functions as the Father in Matagari and represents a part of the Trinity. Matagari started the story fighting an internal battle: whether to fight the government with words or weapons. During his pursuit for truth and justice‚ he meets Guthera
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The Doctrine of God the father The essay will focus upon the first person of the trinity‚ God the Father. There is a presupposition that God is knowable‚ yet not discoverable by human reason. God is known only by divine revelation and‚ although the works of creation and Providence reveal the existence of God‚ the ultimate source of divine revelation is the Word of God. God is best known in Jesus Christ as John 14.19 which states that he who has seen me has seen the Father that is reveal through
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control over the people and the Trinity and how other religions do not think we are Christians because we do not believe in the Trinity; I will be breaking down how God‚ Jesus Christ‚ and Hitler all want power‚ but in different ways. “The Only True God and Jesus Christ Whom He Hath Sent”‚ by Jeffery R. Holland is an article of how The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aren’t considered a Christian religion because the Latter Day Saints do not believe in the “Trinity”. The religion is somewhat
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