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"Christianity" is diverse and a Christian may have varying set of beliefs...
Some ex-Christian converts have stated that they always believed in "One God" and never paid attention to/or understood the Trinity when they were Christian.....
Maybe a better question might have been...Is the Nicene creed polytheistic?
Here is a version of it....
"We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds (æons), Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father;
By whom all things were made;
who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man;
he was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried, and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father;
from thence he shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead. ;
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spake by the prophets.
In one holy catholic and apostolic Church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
"Christianity" is diverse and a Christian may have varying set of beliefs...
Some ex-Christian converts have stated that they always believed in "One God" and never paid attention to/or understood the Trinity when they were Christian.....
Maybe a better question might have been...Is the Nicene creed polytheistic?
----I'd say that is polytheistic.
I really didn't want a "Maybe" category, but I agree that my question should have been:
"Is the Christian belief in the Trinity polytheistic?"
Since I'm clarifying this so early in the thread, maybe future posters will see it and understand what I was actually getting at. I hope that, based on this clarification, you will go back and vote. Thanks!
I really didn't want a "Maybe" category, but I agree that my question should have been:
"Is the Christian belief in the Trinity polytheistic?"
Since I'm clarifying this so early in the thread, maybe future posters will see it and understand what I was actually getting at. I hope that, based on this clarification, you will go back and vote. Thanks!
That would be a better choice.
As the Question Stands I can not answer yes or no.
I believe some , probably most Christians are polytheistic, but not all Christian are.
I do not Believe Jesus(a.s.) taught Trinitarian beliefs nor do I believe his followers are Trinitarian..
The Trinity was a later false teaching that was added in response to justify false teachings.
The non-Trinitarian Christians are much closer to the actual Teachings of Jesus(a.s.)
For the Poll I am answering in terms of considering Christians as being Trinitarians
Yes, we would say the trinity is polytheistic as we don't accept Jesus (ra) to be anything more than a divinely guided *man*. To divide God in to three parts, one being the father, another the son and another the Holy Ghost has never been fully explained by Christian theologians outside of naming such convention of God as a mystery... In other words they can't logically bridge three distinct beings as being one God, so one must accept this notion out of belief. Since as a Muslim I don't believe in that, I view it as polytheistic.
Yes, we would say the trinity is polytheistic as we don't accept Jesus (ra) to be anything more than a divinely guided *man*. To divide God in to three parts, one being the father, another the son and another the Holy Ghost has never been fully explained by Christian theologians outside of naming such convention of God as a mystery... In other words they can't logically bridge three distinct beings as being one God, so one must accept this notion out of belief. Since as a Muslim I don't believe in that, I view it as polytheistic.
Thank you. I sincerely appreciate your input and your vote.
Thank you. I sincerely appreciate your input and your vote.
No problem! It's a matter of a difference in belief and you certainly have your right to yours.
As the great Ethiopian Christian King when approached by a group of Muslims whom told him their thoughts about Jesus (ra)... He drew a line in the sand and said, "the difference between you and us is like the width of this line."
No problem! It's a matter of a difference in belief and you certainly have your right to yours.
Actually, I'm not a trinitarian Christian. I'm just a Christian whose beliefs trinitarian Christians say are polytheistic, while claiming that they aren't.
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As the great Ethiopian Christian King when approached by a group of Muslims whom told him their thoughts about Jesus (ra)... He drew a line in the sand and said, "the difference between you and us is like the width of this line."
Oddly the same Christians that claim Trinitarian beliefs are not polytheistic are quick to say the virtually identical Hindu Trimudi is polytheistic although the Hindus claim it is not
Same argument for claiming the Trimurti is not polytheistic.
From a Hindu site
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The Hindu trinity is of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. They are respectively the creator, preserver and destroyer of the universe. They are also aligned as the transcendent Godhead, Shiva, the cosmic lord, Vishnu and the cosmic mind, Brahma. In this regard they are called Sat-Tat-Aum, the Being, the Thatness or immanence and the Word or holy spirit. This is much like the Christian trinity of God as the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The trinity represents the Divine in its threefold nature and function. Each aspect of the trinity contains and includes the others.
Each God in the trinity has his consort. To Brahma is Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge. For Vishnu is Lakshmi, the Goddess of love, beauty and delight. For Shiva is Kali (Parvati) , the Goddess of power, destruction and transformation. These are the three main forms of the Goddess, as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the three main forms of the God. The three Goddesses are often worshipped in their own right as well as along with their spouses.
I can not comprehend how a Trinitarian Christian can say the Trinity is not Polytheistic, but the Hindu Trimurdi is. They are virtually identical and both use the same logic to claim they are not polytheistic.
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