Re: [TruthTalk] The Schizophrenic God

[Dave Hansen]

Slade Henson wrote: Scripture does have its paradoxes, Dave, no matter how small and no matter how "easily" explained they are (i.e. a simple one: a loving God who is wrathful). The Hebrew mindset easily accepts the dichotomies while the analytical mindset must explain them away. As you brought up in an earlier post, the Trinity is a perfect example. Since Christians have created such importance upon the acceptance of the Trinity and they have made it a dogmatic doctrine, they feel the need to explain "it." Once they begin to try to explain what it unexplainable, they [mostly] fall into heresy.   For me, YHVH is not a Trinity and nor is He NOT a Trinity. I see the Trinitarian concept merely a way to try to understand the Hand of God in our/the world's life. He is far FAR greater than the Trinitarian model.   What I find amazing is how the analytical western mind came up with an accepted the Trinity. DAVEH:  I see it as a political maneuver to encourage a diverse collection of contradictory theological elements to reside under a single umbrella.  IOW, it is easier to accept something if it draws people closer together.   -- slade -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Hansen Sent: Saturday, 27 November, 2004 02.06 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Schizophrenic God    DAVEH:  Do you find it easy to explain, Izzy?  It seems to me that Christians don't have easy explanations, hence they label it as a paradox. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.