The Trinity
During the last theology class, we discussed the Trinity. The Trinity is a pretty basic part of Christian theology, so I never have really thought about it too in-depth. The author of the book pointed out that many people are guilty of regarding the Trinity as a being that has submissive parts, and it hit me like a ton of bricks in that I have always just seemed to regard "God the Father" as the highest part of the Trinity, and "God the Son" and "God the Spirit" as the lower parts. So for the past few days I have been trying to consciously work myself out of it.
The book also says that when masculine words such as "Father" and "Son" are used, it is "using analogical language from human experience to talk about the kind of relationship that exists between the members of the Trinty". But usually we consider a son to be submissive to his father, right? So wouldn't that make "God the Son" submissive to the Father? I guess we just have to say that when the son grows up he can become like his father's equal.
On that note, the book's discussion of the "gender of the Trinity" is as follows, which is such a GREAT explanation!
"...both male and female beings are created in the image of God. But it has also known that according to the Second Commandment, we are forbidden to make God in the image of any earthly creature: women and men are made in the image of God, but God is not made in the image of men or women."
The book also says that when masculine words such as "Father" and "Son" are used, it is "using analogical language from human experience to talk about the kind of relationship that exists between the members of the Trinty". But usually we consider a son to be submissive to his father, right? So wouldn't that make "God the Son" submissive to the Father? I guess we just have to say that when the son grows up he can become like his father's equal.
On that note, the book's discussion of the "gender of the Trinity" is as follows, which is such a GREAT explanation!
"...both male and female beings are created in the image of God. But it has also known that according to the Second Commandment, we are forbidden to make God in the image of any earthly creature: women and men are made in the image of God, but God is not made in the image of men or women."