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> > praying to someone who just isn't there,  (trinitarians)
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>  Most of my old friends who are trin. don't believe in three gods.  They 
> believe that there is One God with three manifestations.  Is that the same 
> thing as persons?  They deny the belief of believing in three gods.  
> Sis. Anne  
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Let's see.  Is there a nice way to tell your friends that they are not
Tritarians.  If you refer to God as three manifestations, three modes or
having three forms you are modalist (The number three is not vital for
being a modalist but to refer to Christ as as manifestation of God is
considered heresy by the Catholic church and people could be burned alive
for such a statement as recently as the Spanish Inquessition.

You may learn meaning of trinity either from Augustine's treatise on the
Trinity or from the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas.  These books
describe Jesus and the Holy Ghost as distinct entities from the Father.
The reason I accuse trinitarians of worshiping three Gods is it seems, to
me, impossible believe in three distinct beings yet claim they are not
seperate gods.  

The only mistake your friends made is thinking that they are Trinitarians.

		Grace and Peace in Jesus Name,


		Yeaton Clifton (yhclifto@oakland.edu)