Trinity

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John Hamilton

>Can God the Son will something differently than God the Father?

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>BRIDEAN

>If the Bible is to be taken seriously, yes.  I base this conclusion on the

>fact that Jesus said, (paraphrasing) "If it be your will let this cup pass

>from me.  But your will and not mine should be done."  I know this is

>probably not the exact quote, but he does make a distinction between

>his will and the "Father's" will, so yes, they can "will" two different

>things.

>

John Hamilton
Then how can they be one deity?  Can one deity have two opposing wills?


BRIDEAN
The only argument I heard for this is that the trinity is "three persons,
one
God, it's that simple".  In other words, they are the same god merely
because I can form a simple sentence saying that they are the same
god.

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