Friday, January 20, 2006

Same God?

People often say that Christians, Jews, and Muslims all worship God; the same one that is told of in the Bible, Torah, and Qu'rahn. With a little theological commentary on the issue, I hope to be able to illustrate to you mainly the fact that the true God of Christianity is indeed not the same one worshipped by Judaism and Islam. I will not in this entry attempt to explain the differences between the god of the Jews and the god of the Muslims, I will only explain their respective differences in regards to Christianity. To begin, I would like to examine the doctrinal statement of the Trinity. This is a Christian doctrine that I believe is essential to salvation. The Bible says that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and no man cometh unto the Father but through Him. The doctrine of the trinity basically states that God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit are all one God, but yet at the same time three distinct beings. They are one, but three. I will not get into the issue of defending belief in the trinity in this article, but surely I will in a future composition. Modern day "theists" tend to disregard the Trinity because it is something they do not understand. I expect nothing less from such a post-modern and narrow minded viewpoint. Just as an ant does not understand the ways and attributes of man, man cannot understand the ways and attributes of God. Do you really want someone to be God who has the intelligence level of the average human being? I would be frightened of the thought, personally. Well to get back on topic, the doctrine of the trinity is critical to salvation and the Christian faith. God is not just God the Father, He is the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Jews and Muslims alike both believe Jesus was only a teacher; just an ordinary man with no supernatural or divine attributes. Therefore, they obviously disregard the doctrine of the trinity. If one does not believe that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are also God in addition to the Father, then they are not worshipping God. While it may be argued as to whether or not they are worshipping one third of God when they praise the Father, I do not believe they do, because, keep in mind that God is one complete being at the same time. Check back often as I will research and post a topic about the issue of the trinity and its biblical evidence.
~Tribal~

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