Enemy Within [Theological Rationalism, Part 3]

Throughout the history of world we observe that the temptation for man to put his own mind as the highest authority, is not something that is reserved for only those outside of Christ's Church.

As we look back into Church history we can see the ugly heads of heretics popping up from within the ranks of the godly.

Teachers who denied the Deity of Christ, and who denied the doctrine of the Trinity.

The Church went to the Scriptures and authoritatively showed these men to be false teachers.

Today we have those in the cults [Jehovahs Witness and Mormons] who still believe these lies!

When you talk to them about the Trinity you can hear where their problems stem from.

Their minds can not grasp how God could be One [Being] and yet three [Persons], it just doesn't make sense.

Some will say that this teaching is not only foolish but it is illogical and contradictory.

The doctrines of the Trinity and the Deity of Christ [Incarnation] are mysterious but they are not contradictory.

For the doctrine of the Trinity to be contradictory the Bible would have to teach that God is One, and then teach that God is NOT One.

Or that Jesus Christ is God, and that He is not God.

But the Bible does not do this. Instead it teaches us truthes that go beyond what our finite minds can grasp.

There is One God who has existed for all eternity in three Persons [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit]

Jesus Christ was [Fully] God and [Fully] man.

But should this surprize us? Our God is Infinite! He has no bounds!

He reveals things to us that we can not fully grasp but by faith we hold them true.

And it is to our peril that we place our minds as ultimate judge over His word.