| March 2, 2004 Theological Logic 101 --Take these verses into consideration: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” –John 1:1-3, 14 Let’s identify some of the nouns in the previous text: 1. beginning- the origin of length, width, depth, and time 2. the Word- “he” in the context 3. God- the monotheistic Judeo-Christian God governing the universe and dimensions beyond 4. him/his (interchangeable) 5. all things- Creation...length, width, depth, time, and everything in it 6. flesh- aka “Jesus”, the only person that John “dwelt among” that could fit the bill 7. us- John and the other apostles and disciples 8. glory (divinity manifested?) 9. Son- Son of Man...coincidentally the same phrase Jesus used to describe himself 10. Father- Father in Heaven...God 11. grace and truth- components that define Christianity and God’s devices used to reconcile humanity Using simple logic tools, let’s quantify certain proper nouns and see their logical relation to one another in the text to simplify the author’s relational intent: • the Word = A • God = B • flesh (Jesus) = C “In the beginning was the Word” *In the beginning was A A = A = ? “and the Word was with God” *and A was with B A ? B (subsistence) “and the Word was God” *and A was B A = B (essence) “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” *And A became C and dwelt among us A = C Therefore, because A = B and A = C, then B = C (God = Jesus, they are the same essence) Wait a second Keith, what about that A ? B part...that proves the Word, or Jesus, isn’t equal to God!? Good point, but you’re failing to realize that phrase deals with their subsistence (their position in relation to one another, not their character essence). This statement merely defines “God” as existing within two distinctly different persons (minus the third being the Holy Spirit). But in terms of persona “essence”, they are equal (“the Word was God”). This empirically proves Christian theology as saying God exists as one entity operating as three different persons (see Genesis 1:26) with distinct qualities. Oh well. This is just one of many instances describing the Triune nature of God. I thought I’d cater to the intellect concerning this one. As always, make you’re own conclusions. And by Hell, don’t let someone else tell you what to believe if it don’t make no sense (Oh Brother Where Art Thou?) to you...please don’t. Make your own conclusions...you got a brain...you got a heart...you got a soul...get serious with it. Well written, argued, piece on the Trinity |