Post by ResLight on Sept 16, 2013 8:59:43 GMT -5
One of the methods that trinitarians often use to allegedly support their triune God philosophy is by claiming the Hebrew word transliterated as "echad" (one) in Deuteoronomy 6:4 means "compound unity", or "composite unity". The claim is that such usage allows that God be more than one person, and yet still be one God.
Several scriptures may be presented to demonstrated the idea of compound or composite unity, such as Genesis 2:24. The claim is that since Genesis 2:24 shows that two persons are one flesh, likewise, God is three persons yet one God.
The usage of "one flesh" in Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5,6; Mark 10:8; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:31 is speaking of the marriage bond. The man alone is not fully, or wholly, the marriage bond, nor is the woman alone fully, or wholly, the marriage bond. If this should be appplied to the trinity doctrine, it would mean that the Father is not wholly, or fully God, but only a part of God; the same with the other two alleged "persons" of the triune God.
Any compound unity or composite unity consists of parts that make up the whole. No one part of the unity is wholly the full unit, as is often claimed for the triune God philosphy. In other words, trinitarians usually claim that the Father is "fully" or "wholly" God, thus not a "part" of God. Likewise, they claim that the Son if "fully" or "wholly" God, thus not a part of God; the same with the alleged third person of the trinity. Thus, to apply composite or compound unity analogies to the "one Yahweh" of Deuteronomy 6:4 would mean that "one Yahweh" is three parts, none of whom are fully Yahweh.
Forms of the Hebrew word transliterated as "echad" and forms of the Greek word translitertated as "heis" means "one" in the same way that the English word means "one". The Hebrew word transliterated as "Yachiyd" corresponds with the English word "only" (or, in some cases it could indicate "unique").
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Several scriptures may be presented to demonstrated the idea of compound or composite unity, such as Genesis 2:24. The claim is that since Genesis 2:24 shows that two persons are one flesh, likewise, God is three persons yet one God.
The usage of "one flesh" in Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5,6; Mark 10:8; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:31 is speaking of the marriage bond. The man alone is not fully, or wholly, the marriage bond, nor is the woman alone fully, or wholly, the marriage bond. If this should be appplied to the trinity doctrine, it would mean that the Father is not wholly, or fully God, but only a part of God; the same with the other two alleged "persons" of the triune God.
Any compound unity or composite unity consists of parts that make up the whole. No one part of the unity is wholly the full unit, as is often claimed for the triune God philosphy. In other words, trinitarians usually claim that the Father is "fully" or "wholly" God, thus not a "part" of God. Likewise, they claim that the Son if "fully" or "wholly" God, thus not a part of God; the same with the alleged third person of the trinity. Thus, to apply composite or compound unity analogies to the "one Yahweh" of Deuteronomy 6:4 would mean that "one Yahweh" is three parts, none of whom are fully Yahweh.
Forms of the Hebrew word transliterated as "echad" and forms of the Greek word translitertated as "heis" means "one" in the same way that the English word means "one". The Hebrew word transliterated as "Yachiyd" corresponds with the English word "only" (or, in some cases it could indicate "unique").
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