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Originally Posted by InChristAlone
The phrase is beyond my understanding. To literally translate it into my native language is one thing. To grasp and comprehend the meaning of these words is another thing. And to know God and the Living Reality of God behind the words and concepts, in our living union with Him, is something else.
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Originally Posted by aron
Certainly the "very nature of the Godhead" is something that I don't get. If I got it I probably wouldn't be posting here! I'd probably be doing something more profitable!
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Originally Posted by Ohio
I honestly find no attempt in scripture to properly and adequately explain to us all the theology of the Trinity. Then why should I be discontent if I or others cannot properly and adequately explain the theology of the Trinity?
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Originally Posted by awareness
Hey, we can fight, argue, and disagree on the trinity. We can even reject brothers over it ... and call them serpents and vipers, and anti-Christs. But personally, I draw the line when bloodletting results over disagreements over God. To me, just hostility over God, without blood, is against what God, Jesus, and the Bible, stands for, ultimately.
To me, fighting over the nature of God is like fleas fighting over the dog.
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Neither do I claim to understand "all the theology of the Trinity" nor do I intend to argue about the Trinity.
Even Witness Lee said "My answer is that He is the Triune God and that the Trinity is a mystery. If you can understand the Trinity and define it adequately, it is no longer a mystery. In the realm of mathematics or chemistry, things can be scientifically analyzed by the human mind. That is science, not mystery. If you can use your supposedly clever mind to understand the Triune God, He is no longer a mystery. Because none of us can understand the Trinity adequately, it remains a mystery. Do not ask me why. I do not know why. I can only say, ‘The Bible tells us so.’ Do not argue; just take the pure Word of God. […] This one unique God is Triune. I do not know how to explain this, although for many years I tried. During the past fifty years, I spent a great deal of time analyzing and trying to understand the Trinity. Since I could find no way to resolve it, I gave up long ago. I said to myself, ‘Little man, you are too small. You can never understand the Trinity adequately’” (8-9). ~from
The Truth Concerning the Trinity – Two Answers by Witness Lee (copyrighted 1976)
Witness Lee also said, "This matter of the Trinity has been a subject of great argument and strong disputation among Christians ever since the second century. During the last eighteen or nineteen centuries, the argument has never ceased. It has been utilized by the enemy to destroy the unity of the saints. Do not get caught in the snare of endless debate. We must come back from the traditional terms sayings, and teachings to the pure Word of God. The controversy concerning such a mystery as the Trinity is endless. Be on the alert to avoid this trap” (7). ~from
The Truth Concerning the Trinity – Two Answers by Witness Lee (copyrighted 1976)
Works Cited
Lee, Witness.
The Truth Concerning the Trinity – Two Answers by Witness Lee. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1994. Print.