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This places you within the tradition (or trend if you prefer) of religious scholars like Louis Massignon and Thomas Merton. Every religion expresses something deep about the human condition, one can find goodness and beauty across the board.
The Trinity is a conundrum indeed. It's doctrine would have us believe that God impregnated Mary, with himself, was born, then killed on a cross, only to ascend to himself in heaven, but leave behind himself in the form of a ghost. It's all very confusing and illogical, and only makes sense with a healthy dose of special pleading.
While it's true that this verse, amongst many others contributed to the emergence of Trinitarian orthodoxy it doesn't strictly lend itself to trinitarianism: Jewish interpretations have suggested that it implies a divine/regal plurality, other interpretations suggest that it is a remnant of a pre-biblical polytheistic background to the text.
As someone who believes much the same as Theatreguy18 I'll jump in here.
Ratzinger said:
Idolatry who said any thing about that Hindus don't worship statues instead they worship the God that it represents Hinduism is in fact monotheistic Buddhism for the most part has no divinity unless ur a Tibetan Buddhist I believe Christ manifest in many ways for many people
Explain how this relates to the discussion.
Nothing I said contradicts Jesus being the only way to God. Everyone, to be saved, must accept Jesus, either in this life or the next, and the sooner the better. But not everyone knows that yet, and other religions do have some teachings that will help people do what is right.
