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Trinitarianism. Is “your” Triune God 3 selves or only 1 self? As I’ve pointed out several times now, some trinitarians say the Trinity is 1 self, some say the Trinity is 3 selves and some say they don’t know if the Trinity is 1 self or 3 selves. Does it matter to “you” which position is true...

So say the 1 self trinitarians and the 3 selves trinitarians. I take it from your response that you see no problem with either position. A 1 self Trinity and / or a 3 selves Trinity is still the Trinity.

So, if I understand you correctly, you’re a 3 selves trinitarian. Is that right? Why do some trinitarians believe the Trinity is 1 self? Do you view it is a problem that they do?

“I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him. It shall come about that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him. But...

Is the Trinity 1 self and 3 selves? Some trinitarians believe the Trinity is 1 self. Some trinitarians believe the Trinity is 3 selves. Some trinitarians have told me they don’t know whether the Trinity is 1 self or 3 selves, but I’ve not yet had a trinitarian tell me that the Trinity is 1...

Scripture speaks of “God himself”. Is “self” any different than “himself”? Is “self” in there, in your comment, anywhere?

How many selves? Some trinitarians say 1; some trinitarians say 3. Are you a 1 self trinitarian or a 3 selves trinitarian?

Is the Trinity 1 self or 3 selves?

Would you obey the state if/when it requires you to do something evil? (I wouldn’t, didn’t and won’t.) Do you think what Paul wrote (see your post #316) requires us to? (I don’t.)

It had it and still acted without virtue and unjustly on occasion.

“And the Lord said to Moses, Lo! I have made thee the god of Pharaoh …” (Exodus 7:1, WYC) “What more shall I say? Has he not also enjoyed an even greater communion with the Father and Creator of the universe, being thought unworthy of being called by the same appellation? For he was also...

I don’t think you would last very long in China, North Korea … I worked for the state for over thirty years. It is a mixture of good and evil. I was occasionally asked / ordered to do evil. I refused all such requests. The deeds were carried out by others.

What about abortion? Do you support that too?

Yes, but the state doesn’t always execute justice.

Do you support it? I’m tangentially involved with Catholic clergy and laymen who oppose it.

In the name of the Messiah’s God, I implore Catholic and Protestant alike to stop killing one another, and others.

I don’t use the torture devices that were used in the Inquisition. I condemn them. En garde

Yes. On that we agree.

How do we know who will refuse to believe and who will, or might, believe before we speak with them? I’ve worked with people for years who initially refused to believe but eventually did. I’ve also worked with people for years who initially refused to believe and died without ever believing...