A different theology.

[traillius]

It almost seems to me that some protestants and fundamentalists ride a slippery slope, from christ alone into christ only. Praying in Jesus’ name, while certainly sufficient is not complete. Why “eat” only enough to survive, when you can have so much more. Why do they seem to reject the trinity, and instead seem to view God the Father, Jesus, and the holy spirit as separate individuals. If I am wrong, feel free to correct me with facts( please limit yourself to only facts ) Treating Jesus like he is “by himself” seems almost like blasphemy against the other members of the trinity.

 

[hansard]

One fundamentalist faith I looked into some years ago (can’t recall their name–something Hebrew) believed in God the father (as the leader, the mastermind, the creator), and also the Son, (Jesus, as the connection with mankind, dying for sins when he didn’t really deserve to, and putting his existence on the line).
The holy spirit was seen to be the power of both these entities, sent from above, and (make no mistake) very powerful–but not a separate entity within the deity.

The fundamentalist faiths differ significantly in many aspects of basic theology. (As, I suppose, the mainstream Christian faiths do.)

Thanks
Chris

 

[traillius]

I guess they go on " I and the father are one ", assuming that if they address Jesus, the Father hears. I suppose that is true, but IMHO its not appropriate. Address Jesus, but also talk directly to the father. Why not talk to all 3 persons of God. ( father, son, spirit ). to use and analogy, my family consists of 3 members: me, my wife, and our son. When people send or give christmas cards, they don’t send 3 separate ones, They send one addressed to all 3 of us. Even though we are 3 persons, we are a unit. In the same way, when you address God the Father, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit, you should address all 3, since they are a unit.

 

[JonNC]

It almost seems to me that some protestants and fundamentalists ride a slippery slope, from christ alone into christ only. Praying in Jesus’ name, while certainly sufficient is not complete. Why “eat” only enough to survive, when you can have so much more. Why do they seem to reject the trinity, and instead seem to view God the Father, Jesus, and the holy spirit as separate individuals. If I am wrong, feel free to correct me with facts( please limit yourself to only facts ) Treating Jesus like he is “by himself” seems almost like blasphemy against the other members of the trinity.

The very first symbols in the Lutheran Confessions are the Apostles, Nicene and Athanasian Creeds.
www.bookofconcord.org

Lutherans believe in the Trinity. So do most protestants. If you have facts to the contrary, please correct me.

Jon

 

[neploho]

It almost seems to me that some protestants and fundamentalists ride a slippery slope, from christ alone into christ only. Praying in Jesus’ name, while certainly sufficient is not complete. Why “eat” only enough to survive, when you can have so much more. Why do they seem to reject the trinity, and instead seem to view God the Father, Jesus, and the holy spirit as separate individuals. If I am wrong, feel free to correct me with facts( please limit yourself to only facts ) Treating Jesus like he is “by himself” seems almost like blasphemy against the other members of the trinity.

That cannot be applied to the “high” orders of Protestants. I do know what you mean with certain generic evangelical sects, particularly in less educated and affluent communities where the preacher is likely to be less educated. It’s an interesting phenomenon I’d be willing to bet some sociologists of religion have studied it if you care to read further into it.