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Originally Posted by Misshalfway
Modalism is considered heresy. Thank you. That was the missing piece.
How can three persons be the exact same God or the exact same being and not be modalism or the Godhead?
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That is the divine mystery. We don't know. There is no way for us mortal beings to fathom God's ultimate nature. And, because of this mystery, Jews and Muslims join in condemning our theology as polytheism. But we insist that the three persons of the Godhead, distinct in their personality, are nevertheless one essential being--truly one God.
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Is the Son the literal son of God the father? Or is that just a title?
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Yes and No. Jesus surely is the Son of God, and this is more than a title. Yet, they are both Co-eternal, as is the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it would not be proper to say that the Father created or in any way "started" the Son.
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For those of you who believe the word of God is only to be found in the bible, why are creeds such as the Nicean, used as the measuring stick for proper understanding of God? It seems to be a huge contradiction to me. (I say so with as much respect as I can.)
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You are fine. God has given some to be te[achers. And, though we do not accept the strongly hierarchical nature of church governance found in either the Catholic or LDS churches, we do nevertheless recognize that church teaching that spans centuries carries significant weight, compared to the novel little twist I might have found in a passage during my devotional reading this week. And, in reality, we do not heavily study those creeds. Rather, we've distilled the basics and kept that which is true and relevant.
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Do you all believe that we humans will all receive a resurrected body as part of salvation?
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Yes.