THE FATHER THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Mystery of the Holy Trinity

God is the only eternal Being. Beyond time, space and all limitations, He abides without a beginning and without an end. “Thou hast no beginning,” says in prayer the Ethiopian priest who celebrates the Anaphora of St. John, “but Thou bringest all things to their end. Infinite art Thou, but for all things Thou didst set bounds.”

TrinitySongs of trinity
Here is the first orthodox description of the Trinity, produced by the Council of Nicaea in 325. this confession has stood as foundation of all true Christian churches since then.

The Nicea Creed

I believe in one GOD, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible. and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Begotten Son of GOD, born of the Father before all ages.
GOD from GOD, Light from Light, true GOD from true GOD, begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father; through Him all things were made for us men and for
our salvation  He came down from heaven and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the
Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontus Pilate,
He suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with
the Scriptures He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His kingdom have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the
Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic* and apostolic church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of
sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

*Catholic here is taken in the sense of “universal,” not
uniquely that church whose head is the Roman Pope.




le départ de Abraham

The departure of Abraham.

Abrahamfound that there is a Real God and became the choosen to host Him as three person at his shelter and received the Patriachic convenant and became a multitude or father of all nation.

The Ethiopian Christian Tewahedo hymn and belief is a 1500 years old canonial style witch survived  many cultures and attempts of reforms.

THE MEANING OF TRINITY

Many are wondering, "Do Christians believe in one God? Or do they believe in three gods? And if they believe in one God, then what is the meaning of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit?
Because of their misunderstanding, some people accuse Christians of Polytheism. They do so by thinking that the term "Trinity" means three gods. This is not true, for Christianity rejects any kind of polytheism.
Athanasius stood contra mundum ("against the world") in defense of the biblical doctrine of Christ. He opposed Arius when it seemed all the world would follow Arius's heresy.
We acknowledge the Trinity, holy and perfect, to consist of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In this Trinity there is no intrusion of any alien element or of anything from outside, nor is the Trinity a blend of creative and created being. It is a wholly creative and energizing reality, self-consistent and undivided in its active power, for the Father makes all things through the Word and in the Holy Spirit, and in this way the unity of the holy Trinity is preserved. Accordingly, in the Church, one God is preached, one God who is above all things and through all things and in all things. God is above all things as Father, for he is principle and source; he is through all things through the Word; and he is in all things in the Holy Spirit.
Athanasius's work remains even today the definitive statement of orthodox Trinitarianism.
Writing to the Corinthians about spiritual matters, Paul traces all reality back to one God, the Father, saying: Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of service but the same Lord; and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in everyone.

The divinity and nature of Christ
The Divinity of Christ is one of the most important and vital subjects in the Christian doctrine. Many heresies rose against it in various eras, and the Church confronted them and replied to them.
The Lord Jesus Christ is God Himself, the Incarnate Logos Who took to Himself a perfect manhood. His Divine nature is one with his human nature yet without mingling, confusion or alteration; a complete Hypostatic Union. Words are inadequate to describe this union. It was said, that without controversy, "Great is the mystery of godliness, God was manifest in the flesh. " (1 Tim. 3:16)

There are two most influential Christian theologians we can learn from:
- St. Augustine and St. John Chrysostom.
- St. Augustine is one of the most influential and important Christian thinkers of all time. In addition to reprinting his most popular two works--the Confessions and the City of God--these volumes also contain other noteworthy and important works of St. Augustine, such as On the Holy Trinity, Christian Doctrine, and others.
- St. John Chrysostom was an eloquent speaker and well-loved Christian clergyman. St. John took a more literal interpretation of Scripture, and much of his work focused on practical aspects of Christianity, particularly what is now called social justice. He advocated for the poor, and challenged abuses of authority. This particular volume contains Augustine's On the Holy Trinity and treatises on morality and doctrine. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers is comprehensive in scope, and provide keen translations of instructive and illuminating texts from some of the greatest theologians of the Christian church. These spiritually enlightening texts have aided Christians for over a thousand years, and remain instructive and fruitful even today!

St. Augustine searches for an analogy to help his listeners comprehend the oneness of the Trinity but the distinct works of each Person (though it’s important to remember that all Trinitarian analogies fall short). He talks about the mind's ability to remember, to understand, and to will.

- When you remember a story, you had to have understood the words that were being said and you need to will yourself to recall that story.

- When you seek to understand a concept, you have to remember what the concept is and will yourself to understand it.

- When you will or desire something, you must understand what you are willing, and you must remember what you are willing.

Thus, while a certain act like remembering might be more visible or tangible, it necessarily depends on understanding and will.As these acts can never be fully separated, so too with God: “The divine Persons are also inseparable in what they do. But within the single divine operation each shows forth what is proper to him in the Trinity, especially in the divine missions of the Son's Incarnation and the gift of the Holy Spirit”

. While we might see the work of the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit more distinctly in particular situations (the Father in Creation, the Son on the Cross, the Spirit at Pentecost), you can never divorce one from the other: “Because it does not divide the divine unity, the real distinction of the Persons from one another residsolely in the relationships which relate them to one another”. The Father reveals the Son, the Son reveals the Father, and the Father and the Son are revealed by the Holy Spirit.Though the mystery is difficult to comprehend, and requires an act of faith to believe it, we should be thankful that we live in an age where we have concrete doctrine (or teaching) on the Trinity. There was a time when many theologians argued over what we should or should not believe—whether or not Jesus and the Holy Spirit were divine, whether or not the Holy Spirit could be included in the Trinity . . . and so on. It sounds exhausting! I’m just grateful that now, rather than having to formulate a teaching, we have the privilege of trying to understand one that has been revealed to us by God and developed by many holy people over many years.

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