Comments on: Linkage: SvigeLand on Evangelical Modalism (Dale) http://trinities.org/blog/archives/827 theories about the father, son, and holy spirit Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:44:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dale http://trinities.org/blog/archives/827/comment-page-1#comment-90557 Dale Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:23:40 +0000 http://trinities.org/blog/?p=827#comment-90557 Hmm... read it, but I don't see modalism. Just some really lame attempts at humor. And my standards on humor are low! Hmm… read it, but I don’t see modalism. Just some really lame attempts at humor. And my standards on humor are low!

]]> By: Scott http://trinities.org/blog/archives/827/comment-page-1#comment-90556 Scott Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:08:13 +0000 http://trinities.org/blog/?p=827#comment-90556 Is this Onion article modalist? http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=199261370456&h=iTP3E&u=QzKOp&ref=mf Is this Onion article modalist?

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]]> By: Dale http://trinities.org/blog/archives/827/comment-page-1#comment-90555 Dale Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:14:24 +0000 http://trinities.org/blog/?p=827#comment-90555 Hi BlueNight, I think you're right - when people are concerning to avoid polytheism, and uphold monotheism, they tend to go for modalism. Although many prefer obfuscation. Many apologetics materials I've seen actually seem to imply modalism, in the form that the Three of the Trinity are all one God and one being, and since God is a person, one person as well. Many apologetics works *say* we should stay away from modalism, but (1) they usually mean only Sabellianism, and (2) saying it and doing it are two different things, and (3) intending to avoid something and actually avoiding it are two different things. "God gave me to answer my personal questions on the doctrine of the Trinity" OK - I hope so. If I see this proposal, I'll test it by the two light God's given us: Scripture and reason. Hi BlueNight,

I think you’re right – when people are concerning to avoid polytheism, and uphold monotheism, they tend to go for modalism. Although many prefer obfuscation.

Many apologetics materials I’ve seen actually seem to imply modalism, in the form that the Three of the Trinity are all one God and one being, and since God is a person, one person as well. Many apologetics works *say* we should stay away from modalism, but (1) they usually mean only Sabellianism, and (2) saying it and doing it are two different things, and (3) intending to avoid something and actually avoiding it are two different things.

“God gave me to answer my personal questions on the doctrine of the Trinity” OK – I hope so. If I see this proposal, I’ll test it by the two light God’s given us: Scripture and reason.

]]> By: BlueNight http://trinities.org/blog/archives/827/comment-page-1#comment-90554 BlueNight Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:57:46 +0000 http://trinities.org/blog/?p=827#comment-90554 I would assume it's confusion from the incomprehensability of the doctrine and fear of committing the clear heresy of polytheism that leads people to retreat to modalism. "Which part of God are we talking about?" "I dunno, so we'd better just say God." If we're talking about the average layperson, I doubt he's read any apologetics texts. In addition, the Scriptural references to the actions or "duties" of each Person of the Godhead are rarely listed all in once place for easy study. I've gone to the brink of both tritheism and materialism myself, in my theological explorations. I have a theory that I believe God gave me to answer my personal questions on the doctrine of the Trinity; as I am a curious science-minded individual, I dislike being told something is simply unknowable; that's what my own blog is about. (I'll refrain from detail here, but your post has inspired a response; I should be posting it later today.) I would assume it’s confusion from the incomprehensability of the doctrine and fear of committing the clear heresy of polytheism that leads people to retreat to modalism. “Which part of God are we talking about?” “I dunno, so we’d better just say God.”

If we’re talking about the average layperson, I doubt he’s read any apologetics texts. In addition, the Scriptural references to the actions or “duties” of each Person of the Godhead are rarely listed all in once place for easy study.

I’ve gone to the brink of both tritheism and materialism myself, in my theological explorations. I have a theory that I believe God gave me to answer my personal questions on the doctrine of the Trinity; as I am a curious science-minded individual, I dislike being told something is simply unknowable; that’s what my own blog is about. (I’ll refrain from detail here, but your post has inspired a response; I should be posting it later today.)

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