Comment on If God (or any creator of the universe) exists would he be made out of atoms?
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 11 hours agoRoman Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity. They believe the Bishop of Rome is a supreme pontiff over the Church. The Trinity is accepted in Protestantism, and also in the Eastern churches (Greek, Russian, Oriental, Coptic Orthodox, etc)
The Prophet Isaiah wrote of a Child who will be called “Almighty God”.
Isaiah 9:6-7
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Jesus also claimed to be YHWH that Isaiah wrote about:
Isaiah 44:6-8
Thus says the LORD(YHWH), the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD(YHWH) of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen. Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.”
Revelation 22:12-13
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I appreciate the effort because at the very least it shows you believe in something, which is rare in some parts of the world and certainly on Lemmy… but it’s not a dumbing down, it’s literally what it is. And any Trinitarian variant comes from the same Roman core, let’s not split hairs here, it literally started being dogma after the Council of Nicea, prompted and led by Constantine, the Roman emperor! It’s quite literally imperialistic appropriation. Regardless, it makes no sense and it never will. And belief in the unseen necessarily has no evidence to support it, but by itself, Trinitarianism is not internally consistent, things don’t follow nor fit.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 9 hours ago
The Council of Nicæa was in modern-day Türkiye, not Rome. Jesus preached that He is God and that the consciousness of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said “In the Name (singular) of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Spirit”. The Old Testament also has Christophanies- where God appears as a man, like He did to Abraham.
Genesis 18:1-5