Some more arguments to think about, from a Christian point of view...
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Argument 5:
God has the essence of divinity.
Divinity is One, rather than being a type that is reduplicated among multiple Persons.
Divinity can involve multiple persons.
Persons involved in Divinity, may have some of the same characteristics.
Persons involved in Divinity, may have some characteristics that are not shared by other Persons involved in divinity.
Jesus had 2 natures/essences: one human, and one divine.
The Incarnation involves one Person, 2 essences, and multiple characteristics distributed among the 2 essences of “Jesus”.
The man Jesus, does not know all things.
Therefore, the man Jesus cannot be involved in the essence of divinity.
X
Considerations...
The Person Jesus, is able to do miracles.
Does this ability come through Jesus’ human nature, or his divine nature?
Therefore, the Person Jesus is all divine.
X
Therefore, the Person Jesus is all human.
X
The essence of being Human, involves many limitations.
Therefore, the man Jesus exhibits many limitations, in the gospels.
The Essence of divinity (biblically) share in the essence of One God.
(True)
Jesus had a divine Essence.
Therefore, Jesus was a separate god.
X
Jesus had a human essence, also.
Therefore, Jesus shares the Essence of all other humans.
X. (The Essence of “human” is a reduplicated characteristic, not One that has a numeric quantification of 1.)
Because “Jesus” had 2 different Essences/natures, with many different characteristics, we see the reason for orthodox Christian theologians to assert that the human nature of Jesus, and the divine nature of Jesus, are separate and “unmixed”.
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Argument 6:
I identify with being God.
Therefore, I have the Essence of divinity.
X
Consideration:
Regardless of how the younger generations in America think that whatever
they identify with, as being, is what they are,
the Bible presents regular human beings as being simply "human".
Note that there is a theological complication, in that the Holy Spirit may "dwell in"
a Christian.
Note that in the New Testament, we have texts that assert that the both Christ,
and regular Christians, somehow, share in divinity. But the doctrine of the
Trinity carefully avoids saying that a regular Christian, is divine.
8 See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophy according to human tradition, according to the elemental powers of the world and not according to Christ.
9 For in him dwells the whole fullness of the deity bodily, 10 and you share in this fullness in him, who is the head of every principality and power.
New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), Col 2:8–10.
4 Through these, he has bestowed on us the precious and very great promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature, after escaping from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.
New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), 2 Pe 1:4.
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Argument 7:
I am a human being.
God adopted me, and now I am divine.
X
Note that the biblical language of adoption is often used , referring to the
People of God. But this does not mean that they become divine. That is
why the Conclusion does not follow from the premises.
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Argument 8:
I am a human being.
Somehow, the Holy Spirit lives in me.
Therefore, I am now divine.
X
Therefore, I know that I have 2 Persons.
X
Therefore, I no longer have free will as a human being.
X
Note that the Bible presents Christians as having the Holy Spirit
living in them. But this does not mean that they are divine.
"Persons" in the vocabulary of the trinitarian debates, involves
a separate mind and identity. There is no reason to argue that
having the indwelling Holy Spirit, makes us into 2 different
Persons.
Paul talks quite a bit about getting a renewed mind. But, he uses
the language of choice, regarding this. Paul does not present this
reality as some sort of divine determinism, that determines which
choices we will make, with regard to getting a renewed mind.
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As an exercise, try putting these arguments and Conclusions
into logical notation.