Me too! I am a Catholic and the doctrine is somewhat difficult to understand. The early church discussed such challenges and came to understand such a concept of God as Trinity. The word Trinity is not found in Sacred Scripture, but neither is the word Sacrament. The word Trinity attempts to explain one of the fundamental doctrines of the majority of Christians. Am I right-and you wrong?-who knows?-I sure don't. I do not make such a judgement on matters of faith. I guess we will all find out someday.
As a Catholic Christian-I am Trinitarian in my belief-but the doctrine can be difficiult to understand. We spend much time learning about it in our Church Sacred Scripture Study and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is the base of some of the ancient creeds of my Church.
My faith does not depend on a deep understanding of the Trinity. My faith is rooted in how I understand the teachings of my Church as related to Christ's death and resurrection and how I view such an event in my life-and the changes that have occured in my life as a result of that event.
Like you-I accept the teachings of my church as being true.
To do otherwise, I would not call myself a Catholic nor you a member of the LDS Church.
It is good to try to understand the teachings of other faith traditions-which is one reason why I am here-to be challenged, to grow in my own faith and to learn of the faith traditions of other wonderful Christians like yourself.
-Carol
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Originally Posted by Misshalfway
I am sorry if I misunderstood the purpose of your post. You bet. I would love to understand. Frankly, there isn't any other doctrine from mainstream Christianity that confuses me more than the Trinity.
And don't worry if I like the answers or not.  I am ONLY seeking to understand. I will be looking for the new thread. |