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Cal · 10-23-2012, 08:00 AM

I think a key to insight into the Trinity is to consider it from the standpoint of conscious beings and relationships, rather than from the standpoint of numbers and substances.

In other words, the reality of the Trinity finds its source in the fact that God is a self-conscious personality who has a relationship with himself and wants to share that relationship with others (us).

God (Father) in eternity past shared a relationship with his image of himself (Son). On the one hand that image was himself, and on the other hand it was distinct from himself. The relationship itself was a third entity (Spirit).

God thought, This is such a good experience, why not share it with others? So he created us.

10-23-2012, 08:00 AM	#10
Cal Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,333	Re: 1 Cor. 15:45 - what does it really mean? I think a key to insight into the Trinity is to consider it from the standpoint of conscious beings and relationships, rather than from the standpoint of numbers and substances. In other words, the reality of the Trinity finds its source in the fact that God is a self-conscious personality who has a relationship with himself and wants to share that relationship with others (us). God (Father) in eternity past shared a relationship with his image of himself (Son). On the one hand that image was himself, and on the other hand it was distinct from himself. The relationship itself was a third entity (Spirit). God thought, This is such a good experience, why not share it with others? So he created us.