The three monotheistic religions-- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--
all purport to share one fundamental concept: belief in God as the
Supreme Being, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. this concept of the Oneness of God was stressed by
Moses in a Biblical passage known as the "Shema", or the Jewish creed of
faith: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord." (Deuteronomy
6:4)
It was repeated word-for-word approximately 1500 years later by Jesus
when he said "...The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel;
the Lord our God is one Lord." (Mark 12:29)
Muhammad came along approximately 600 years later, bringing the same
message again: "And your God is One God: there is no God but He, ..."
(The Qur'an 2:163).
Christianity has digressed from the concept of the Oneness of God,
however, into a vague and mysterious doctrine that was formulated during
the fourth century. This doctrine, which continues to be a source of
controversy both within and without the Christian religion, is known as
the Doctrine of the Trinity. Simply put, the Christian doctrine of the
Trinity states that God is the union of three divine persons-- the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit-- in one divine being.
"...we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity...for there is
one Person of the Father, another of the Son, another of the Holy Ghost
is all one...they are not three gods, but one God...the whole three
persons are co-eternal and co-equal...he therefore that will be saved
must thus think of the Trinity..." (Athanasian Creed)is a Christian statement of belief focused on Trinitarian doctrine and Christology.
Let's
put this together in a different form: one person, God the Father + one
person, God the Son, + one person, God the Holy Ghost = one person, God
the What? Is this English or is this gibberish?
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