Do an update on your reading comprehension. When I say it is close to ludicrous to say that one is not saved because they don't understand trinity has no relation at all to what you have concluded.
First of all, trinitarians say that you have to BELIEVE trinity to be saved, not comprehend it. Most trinitarians know you cannot understand how 3 is one, though some will claim they do.
it appeared to me that you were saying that to truely believe that Jesus is lord and savior one has to believe in the trinity, and that you eventually found your way there. I do not believe one is a christian unless he makes Jesus his lord and savior, therefore it appears to me that you contradicted yourself by saying on the one hand trinity isn't necessary for salvation but one eventually has to get there to truely be saved.
gort said:
Yeah, like you'e been to almost every church service in the world. Get real. Right now, I'm seeing that you and some of your comrades are a skosh more congruent than I thought. Get my drift?
Can you name one church service that is alive in the spirit? Name one on TV so I can see it. I've never seen one. oh it's true God is moving in every chruch service, but not to the extent that God wants. To me they all look like watered down versions of what God wants.
gort said:
Reading comprehension, remember? I said to look up how philosophers used it. I don't recall saying anything how phlosphers used it at all in any kind of context you can dream up.
oh brother, splitting hairs . Do you have any point to this philospher stuff or am I to assume it is just some exercise of yours in futility.?
gort said:
Then you must think that what God says became flesh and tabernacled with men.
Uh no, you see here is where we fundamentally differ, I make sense out of scripture you don't. 3 is one and 2 is one is nonsesne not sense.
The word (of god) became flesh (Jesus).
The word (of Ralph, who says to a woman :"will you marry me:") became flesh (with the birth of thier first born)
Both sentences should be intepreted the same way. the words of Ralph ultimately culminated in the birth of a son, the words of God ultimately culminated in the birth of his son. same thing.
ONce again you imploy your reasoning that there is only one possible interpretation of certain scriptures you use for trinity. There are nonsense interpretations (yours) and there are interpetations that make sense (mine.) I don't make nonssense interpretations like 3 is one or 2 is one or what god said morphed into felsh. you make those kinds of illogical nonsenseical interpretaions of scripture, not me.
gort said:
You're the one who makes the determination if something is literal or figurative. And when you can't understand something to be literal it must be figurative. YOur description is more figurative than literal. Unless of course you visibly saw Jesus?
I explained how I believe Jesus reveals himself to us, call it what you want.
i determine that something is not literal if it makes no sense when taken literally. you determine that something is literal if it supports trinity, whether it makes any logical sense is irrelevant to you.
gort said:
My question does pertain to the current discussion. Your experiences limit you in your understanding.
Iow, if you can't understand something, then it just can't be.
If one can't understand it then how can you say it is true? God didn't say trinity, you do. So I'm suppose to accept trinity which can't be understood cause you say it's true. No way Jose/.
gort said:
I'll bet if I told you I've visibly seen Jesus and you never have, you'd might think me a liar.
Not knowing you my assumption would be that it is highly improbable but not impossible, If I knew you better , then I might have a more possitive opinon one way or the other.
gort said:
If I told you Jesus figuratively reveals himself to me countless times a day you might think me a liar.
No I think you most probably are born again christian and therefore are a christian. Trinity has nothing to do with whetheryou are saved or not the way I see it.
gort said:
Your belief/understanding in something is limited to your experiences.
So is yours, you jsut ignore your experiences. you ignore your expereines that tell you 3 is not one, and 2 is not one.
I don't. you accept your experiences with fellow trinitarians who tell you 3 is one makes sense, I reject my experiences with trintiarains who say 3 is one makes sense because it plainly and clearly is not. Can I be blunt on this point? Not trying to offend you but to me saying 3 is one is just plain goofy. Nonsense is not a strong enough word to describe correctly the idea of 3 being one, it comes short where as goofy hits the nail on the head,. If someone came up to you on the street and asked you how many blocks it is to such and such street, and you say 10 blocks then turn right for 2 blocks. and they guy says :"ok yea 10 is 13 so I go 13 blocks and turn left cause right is left, and go another 5 blocks cause 2 is 5, gottcha." you'd probably think "what a dufus this guy is.": That's how 3 is one appears to me. I'm not calling you a dufus or saying you are goofy. you just don't realize that 3 is one is in the same category or you would reject it if you did.
What God says requires no proof for me as to whether it is true or not. Anyone's doctrine, such as trinity, must be proven to me and must make sense. Trinity fails both tests. I will not accept, nor should I accept, any doctrine on faith. And I don't.
gort said:
John, near as I can tell, was prolly the closest apostle to Jesus. Jesus revealed Himself to John as the Word who was in the beginning, was with God and was God.
See that's your interrpretation, not what scripture says. and your interpretation makes no sense. you justify it by claiming that your interpretation is the only possible meaning, But it isn't. there are interpretations, such as mine, that make sense. If you or anyone says something that makes no sense, like Jesus existed before he existed as some fella whose name is word and word changed into a fetus in marys womb and you call that begatting and conceiving., then I ain't gonna believe it cause it is not only nonsencial but is also oh well nevermind.