Originally posted by VoidSpiritThis may be a similiar idea, however, in God's case there is order
dissociative identity disorder.
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder
verses disorder and there is no mental illness or amnesia since
each person is completely aware of the others and thus they
work in harmony.
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Once you get into pressing too far words like "persons" there is liable to be misunderstanding concerning the Triune God.
There is simply a limitation of human language here. We can borrow words like "Persons". But shouldn't forget that we simply have to borrow the word to express what the human language is limited in expressing.
Invariably, if I press "three persons" too far it cannot but lead someone to think of "three Gods".
Three Gods is Tritheism. I don't believe in three Gods.
I believe the Bible reveals that God is three _______. The one God is in three ________. Human language fails me. But experience does not.
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Not separate = ONE. God is one. Anything else is denominational interpretation designed to help people who struggle with the mystery?
When we talk about it too much we get into debates. I think this is because of the limitations of human language.
When we experience and enjoy the Father, Son, and Spirit there is oneness.
Some talk can be helpful. I mean I have my illustrations which I use to try to assist the inquiring mind. But I know those illustrations are imperfect.
This, I think, has been the case with the Trinity for many centries. The Trinity is primarily for experience and enjoyment. It is not for man to have a doctrine just for a doctrine's sake.
Originally posted by RJHindsAn interesting read, RJ.
The folowing link is much shorter and explains in an easier way to
understand and explains why it is not a contradiction:
http://home.earthlink.net/~mysticalrose/trinity.html
I hope it is more helpful to you.
It covers a few angles I hadn't thought about.