Christian Understanding of Trinity3
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TRINITY : M. M. NINAN<br />
2. Philosophical and Logical Reasons<br />
They are distinct Gods. In spite <strong>of</strong> the perversions in myths and<br />
common religions. The Shiva Sindhanta carried this concept to a<br />
greater extent. The question <strong>of</strong> sovereignty requires one God as<br />
the Supreme Being. In the Purana the inquirer therefore asks<br />
God," "O you three Lords!, know that I recognize only one God.<br />
Inform me, therefore, which <strong>of</strong> you is the true divinity that I may<br />
address to him alone my vows and adorations."<br />
The Hindu Trinity today consists <strong>of</strong> Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu,<br />
the incarnate sustainer and Siva the destroyer. The three Gods,<br />
Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva, replied, "Learn, O devotee, that there<br />
is no real distinction between us. What to you appears such is<br />
only by semblance. The single being appears under three forms<br />
by the acts <strong>of</strong> creation, preservation and destruction, but he is<br />
one."<br />
The thrimurthy <strong>of</strong> Hinduism consists <strong>of</strong> three fallen beings. They<br />
are selfish, they fight each other and hindu cosmos is the result<br />
<strong>of</strong> this evergrowing conflict between the three persons. Hindu<br />
Trimurthy is a dialectical God. God with contradictions within. It is<br />
a coherent philosophy as long as the whole universe is Brahman<br />
(Advaitic) himself and not its creation. The problem <strong>of</strong> fall and<br />
redemption does not arise as long as God himself is the creator<br />
<strong>of</strong> the fall and the enjoyer <strong>of</strong> the result. It is only a game <strong>of</strong> God.<br />
Hinduism when it emerged out <strong>of</strong> St.Thomas <strong>Christian</strong>ity did start<br />
with a trinity Brahma (Pita – Father, Creator), Vishnu (God <strong>of</strong><br />
heavens), Siva (one who sacrificed for the creation to be saved),<br />
However when the Gnostics took over (just as the New Age is<br />
taking over many Church goers) the trinity began to fight with<br />
each other according to their own myths and ceased to exist as a<br />
unified trinity. Even today Vaishnavites and Saivites still fight<br />
over whose god is superior, and who is Supreme Personality.<br />
The reason is simple. They were created into the image on the<br />
principle <strong>of</strong> power to create a hierarchy. And the power struggle<br />
will never cease.<br />
7. <strong>Christian</strong> Trinity<br />
<strong>Christian</strong>ity <strong>of</strong>fers a different picture. The trinity is forming one<br />
organic unity - one in essence. There is no conflict between the<br />
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