Christian Understanding of Trinity3
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TRINITY : M. M. NINAN<br />
2. Philosophical and Logical Reasons<br />
any properties and is nonexistent for all purposes. So a real God<br />
will have to coexistent with a complex structure within himself<br />
which gives God his characteristics.<br />
4. Argument From Person<br />
Now we go a step further. God is the first cause <strong>of</strong> all creation.<br />
Creation implies purpose. God had and/or has a purpose.<br />
Purpose implies Personality. We therefore consider God as the<br />
first cause - not a principle- not a Force but as a person.<br />
The very fact that God wants to create implies something<br />
desirable outside <strong>of</strong> him. If we define God as self-existent,<br />
omnipotent and complete in every way there is nothing outside <strong>of</strong><br />
God, which he can desire or want. So God cannot be the creator<br />
God and be a unique single person.<br />
Again we will have a problem defining the concept <strong>of</strong> Person.<br />
Person is something, which has a direction and purpose. This<br />
property is usually termed as Freedom <strong>of</strong> will. A person will have<br />
freedom <strong>of</strong> will. He can make choices. Making choices implies<br />
that he can make a choice either A or B. If he is all knowing<br />
(Omniscient), he knows what he is going to choose at every<br />
step. Then he himself is predestined and therefore has no<br />
freedom to choose. So if we want a free Omnipotent Person as<br />
God, this property <strong>of</strong> omniscience cannot be resident on one<br />
person. God cannot be a single person and be a sovereign.<br />
Omniscience and Sovereignty cannot go together. They are<br />
mutually exclusive if they reside in one person. This problem is<br />
solved if we assume plurality <strong>of</strong> persons in Godhead in exactly<br />
the same way <strong>Christian</strong>ity define trinity - each independent<br />
person with an organic unity forming One God.<br />
If God contains three persons, and if they have the same<br />
purpose and and are united as an organic unity, their nature has<br />
to be Love. Jesus used this argument when he was accused <strong>of</strong><br />
driving the evil spirit by the power <strong>of</strong> Beelzeboob.<br />
Mark 3:22-26 And the teachers <strong>of</strong> the law who came down from<br />
Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub ! By the prince<br />
<strong>of</strong> demons he is driving out demons." So Jesus called them and<br />
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