Judy, rightly IMO, has oft spoken of the
disconnect that may take place between theologizing and godliness. Conversely,
as illustrated in this post by Bill, a more thoroughgoing teaching, along with
the apprehension, of the Trinitarian Nature of God ought to issue in that
which Jt speaks of. (i.e. godliness)
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Sent: January 14, 2006 07:18
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] love and trinity
BillT wrote: The oneness of God is therefore not a
number nearly so much as it is a unity: the unifying
love of God in koinonia -- Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.
DAVEH responds: Any room for individuals in that
equation?..........The oneness of God is
therefore........Father, Son, Holy Spirit &
Bill.
Well, yes and no, DH. I am included in that circle
of love in the way that Christ's humanity is included in that
relationship. But as the humanity of Christ is not divine,
neither am I divine. What I am is included in the humanity of the divine
Christ and thus included in the eternal fellowship and community of the Son
with the Father in the Holy Spirit. And because of the inseparable
union of the person of Christ, his humanity with his divinity, I
will forever be included in the loving union of the Trinity, the oneness of
God.
Good question, though,
Bill
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:41
PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] love and
trinity
.........Does that work in your theological
paradigm?
Taylor wrote:
Moreover, John, if God is love and God is also
a singularity, like many people think of "one" in the statement "God
is one," then the greatest human _expression_ of that love would be
narcissism: extreme self love; for that would be to exemplify the love of
God. Instead, God is "one" -- and has been from eternity -- precisely
because of the other-centered love which exists between the Father
for the Son and the Son for the Father in the Holy Spirit. The
oneness of God is therefore not a number nearly so much as it is a unity:
the unifying
love of God in koinonia -- Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.
Good insight, Dude, I mean Bish; you're on a
roll.
Bill
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