My understanding is based on the Word, yes, but it also mirrors the fantastic mind of God, and the beauty and functional practicality of His plan. The Father is the creator and maintainer of the universe, His job is massive and strategic and He supplies all the power. The Son, Jesus, assumed the body of man so He could experience what humans go through in their lives. We are not all-powerful, we have to live in a world of need and injustice, and we have to develop faith. In this way, God is able to empathize with us. Why do we see the old testament God being somewhat more harsh than the new testament God? Because Christ lived among us and allowed Himself to be killed by humans. He faced sin and temptation and triumphed. And as He told the disciples before He died, it is for your good that I go back to the Father, for I will send the Holy Ghost who can be in far more places than one man. And it worked, the Holy Spirit is here now, in all believers who will accept Him. This is proof, number 1 time 10 to the billioneth, the God is a supreme genius with the most fantastic mind and bandwidth to hear all of our prayers. So God in three parts is the way He is, and we are so blessed by that. Thanks for posting this article, Pastor Sam.
Why is the Trinity not polytheism? And why is polytheism applied to Hinduism where the one God is just represented and explained by using different aspects of the one God?
Because the Trinity is one divine being, not three divine beings. Christians distinguish between being and person: God is one what and three whos. Polytheism teaches multiple divine beings.
Hinduism is more complicated because it isn’t a single belief system. Some forms are genuinely polytheistic, while others teach that the many gods are manifestations of one ultimate reality. But even those differ from the Trinity because the Father, Son, and Spirit are not merely different manifestations of God—they are eternally distinct persons in real relationship with one another. Christianity teaches one God with eternal interpersonal distinction, not one person appearing in different ways or many separate gods.
My understanding is based on the Word, yes, but it also mirrors the fantastic mind of God, and the beauty and functional practicality of His plan. The Father is the creator and maintainer of the universe, His job is massive and strategic and He supplies all the power. The Son, Jesus, assumed the body of man so He could experience what humans go through in their lives. We are not all-powerful, we have to live in a world of need and injustice, and we have to develop faith. In this way, God is able to empathize with us. Why do we see the old testament God being somewhat more harsh than the new testament God? Because Christ lived among us and allowed Himself to be killed by humans. He faced sin and temptation and triumphed. And as He told the disciples before He died, it is for your good that I go back to the Father, for I will send the Holy Ghost who can be in far more places than one man. And it worked, the Holy Spirit is here now, in all believers who will accept Him. This is proof, number 1 time 10 to the billioneth, the God is a supreme genius with the most fantastic mind and bandwidth to hear all of our prayers. So God in three parts is the way He is, and we are so blessed by that. Thanks for posting this article, Pastor Sam.
Why is the Trinity not polytheism? And why is polytheism applied to Hinduism where the one God is just represented and explained by using different aspects of the one God?
Because the Trinity is one divine being, not three divine beings. Christians distinguish between being and person: God is one what and three whos. Polytheism teaches multiple divine beings.
Hinduism is more complicated because it isn’t a single belief system. Some forms are genuinely polytheistic, while others teach that the many gods are manifestations of one ultimate reality. But even those differ from the Trinity because the Father, Son, and Spirit are not merely different manifestations of God—they are eternally distinct persons in real relationship with one another. Christianity teaches one God with eternal interpersonal distinction, not one person appearing in different ways or many separate gods.