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Pendrench

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33. Hi Cartoonist - Sorry for the late response!

Sun May 13, 2018, 10:08 AM

May 2018

And thank you very much for taking the time to reply to my post..

You make a very good point that most of the time we who consider ourselves to be Christians profess our beliefs in the safe confines of our churches, so I think that it is very healthy for us to reflect and examine our beliefs.

That being said, here is how I view the concept of the trinity:

The father is that aspect of god that created all things.
The son (Jesus) was the physical manifestation of god on Earth.
The spirit is that aspect of god that remained after Jesus left.

So when I pray for strength or guidance during tough or troubling times, I believe that it is the spirit of god that comforts me. And I also believe that it is the spirit that encourages me to reach out to those in need, so I can bring comfort and support to others.

Anyway, that's just my take on this. I see my faith as continually evolving, so I greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss this with you.

Wishing you well and peace!

Tim

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What Do Most Christians Believe? [View all] MineralMan May 2018 OP

I don't know about that stuff there. yallerdawg May 2018 #1

So, you've never recited either of those two creeds? MineralMan May 2018 #2

Those are very particular "creeds" to particular Christian churches. yallerdawg May 2018 #8

Says the guy who desperately tries to pigeonhole atheists so as to apply generalities Major Nikon May 2018 #18

Pigeonhole Atheists? yallerdawg May 2018 #21

Funny how you ridicule atheists, yet take offense to those who ridicule theists Major Nikon May 2018 #24

I don't take offense at what you say about "theists." yallerdawg May 2018 #25

There's a difference between disparaging an idea and disparaging a person or people Major Nikon May 2018 #31

I mean, you did post that article stating there were acceptable varieties of atheists Lordquinton May 2018 #30

Please at least try to do a little research. Voltaire2 May 2018 #27

Most Protestant churches aren't going to teach those. Mariana May 2018 #9

Actually, most do, in one form or another, use one of those MineralMan May 2018 #15

Thank you. nt. Mariana May 2018 #29

Not complicated Cartoonist May 2018 #6

As a member of the United Methodist Church, I grew up reciting the Apostles' Creed Glorfindel May 2018 #3

Yes, there are different versions of both creeds. Denominations MineralMan May 2018 #4

It seems like they believe in the teachings of tRump over Jesus njhoneybadger May 2018 #5

Hi MineralMan - Here is the recent translation (2011) now being used in the Catholic Church Pendrench May 2018 #7

Who is the Holy Ghost? Cartoonist May 2018 #11

You won't find much reference to it in the scriptures Major Nikon May 2018 #17

So why do the clueless post this shit? Cartoonist May 2018 #26

Most Christians have very little idea where their doctrine originated or why Major Nikon May 2018 #32

Demonstrating your beliefs? guillaumeb May 2018 #40

Validating them? Major Nikon May 2018 #41

Hi Cartoonist - Sorry for the late response! Pendrench May 2018 #33

Two was an unacceptable division, so it had to be three. Voltaire2 May 2018 #28

2 statements Christians believe - Runningdawg May 2018 #10

That's true of all groups. Igel May 2018 #13

Most Christians believe whatever they want to believe. Mariana May 2018 #12

I'm not sure most are even that consistent Major Nikon May 2018 #16

Well, my reason for posting this is that I want to let Christians MineralMan May 2018 #34

Here's what I think I've observed: Igel May 2018 #14

Both of those are trinitarian beliefs Major Nikon May 2018 #19

As you say, and as I said, most Christians. MineralMan May 2018 #20

The best part is there's no support for it in the bible Major Nikon May 2018 #22

Yah, well, it's irrelevant to me, really. MineralMan May 2018 #23

I've had the Trinity explained to me a few times... edhopper May 2018 #35

That's OK. It's really fuzzy. MineralMan May 2018 #36

I was shown this graph edhopper May 2018 #37

I don't see how it could. MineralMan May 2018 #38

That puts me in mind of better books, by Alexandre Dumas. Pope George Ringo II May 2018 #39