David Miller wrote:
> DaveH wrote: > > I would be curious to know if most all TTers agree > > with the separate entities belief. At this point... > > few may want to offer their opinions. I'll ask > > some Christians I know how they believe and report > > back. > > Part of the problem here is that if they know you are Mormon, they will > want to make sure that you do not think that they agree with you. DAVEH: Yeah......I know. Kinda sad, ain't it. I hope none feel as though I am out to trap them as Dean has expressed his fears. I think some may be more afraid of the reaction from other TTers if they agree with anything I say. I appreciate you taking heat for some of the stuff you've agreed with me about. > Therefore, when you say "two entities" it is not the same idea that they > have when they say "two persons." The unique concept in the Trinity is > that they are distinct persons who are of the SAME SUBSTANCE. > Therefore, the idea of "separate entities" per se can be misleading, > especially if a polytheistic or henotheistic view is in mind. DAVEH: I don't understand why that is so, DavidM. It is quite obvious there are 3 persons/entities in the Godhead, just as there are 3 separate people in a family of two parents and a child. From what I've observed, a lot of folks get hung up on the "oneness" of God. I don't see why that confuses people, because I believe John pretty well explained it in ch 17 to mean that their oneness implies a oneness of purpose. > Nevertheless, the relationship between a husband and wife exactly > mirrors the relationship between the Father and the Son. DAVEH: Hmmmmm......I guess I should have read further before commenting above! :-) > Therefore, in > those ways in which you say that the husband and wife are separate > persons or separate entities, so also you can say that the Father and > the Son are separate. The husband does not exist without the wife, and > likewise the wife does not exist without the husband. So it is with the > Father and the Son. DAVEH: Agreed. You and I see this similarly DavidM, But I wonder how many others agree. > Peace be with you. > David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain Five email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF and MOTORCYCLE. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
