quotable quotes (on the trinity)
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Athanasius [The
Trinity'sFounder]
&od "eca$e $an so that $en $ight "eco$e
gods.
Gregory of
Nyssa
*f in this city you ask a sho'kee'er for
change, he will argue with you a"out
whether the Son is "egotten or un"egotten. *fyou inuire a"out the uality of the "read,
the "aker will answer, %The 3ather is greater,
the Son is less.% 0nd if you ask the "athattendant to draw your "ath, he will tell you
that the Son was created ex nihilo.
Augustine 8ho understands the o$ni'otent Trinity
/et who a$ong us does not s'eak of it, if
indeed it is the Trinity he s'eaks of
Augustine 4ohn :72;
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ne!er let hi$ go out ali!e if $y authority has
weight. (Commentary on John). (Calvin toFarel, 3e". :;, :?@A).
John Calvin onour, glory, and riches shall "e the reward
of your 'ains= "ut a"o!e all, do not fail to ridthe country of those scoundrels, who stir u'
the 'eo'le to re!olt against us. Such
$onsters should "e eter$inated, as * ha!eeter$inated 1ichael Ser!etus the S'aniard.
(Calvin to the Marquis Paet, high
chamberlain to the King of Navarre, :?A:).
John Calvin et Baudouin a"use $e as long as he will,
'ro!ided that, "y the udg$ent of1elanchthon, 'osterity owes $e a de"t of
gratitude for ha!ing 'urged the Church of so
'ernicious a $onster.
i!hael
"ervetusTo kill a $an is not to defend a doctrine, "ut
to kill a $an ...
i!hael
"ervetus
The trinity< *t is an in!ention of the de!il, an
infernal falsity for the destruction of allChristianity.
i!hael
"ervetus
* do not se'arate Christ fro$ &od $ore than
a !oice fro$ the s'eaker or a "ea$ fro$ thesun. Christ is the !oice of the s'eaker. e
and the 3ather are the sa$e thing, as the
"ea$ and the light, are the sa$e light.
i!hael
"ervetus
ast words "efore "eing "urned at the
stake
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throne is &od.# 5ither $akes good sense.%
(%or Pictures in the Ne# &estament
%F% (est!ott e"rews :2D
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addressed "y hu$ans as %you,% in the
singular. This is no e$"arass$ent to theTrinitarian "elief, "ut it fits 'erfectly, since
Trinitarians "elie!e that the %three 'ersons%
are one divine being. (%hy *ou Shoul
+elieve in the &rinity, '. :@, e$'hasis $ine).
&obert o$man Christians who "elie!e in the Trinity andha!e studied the doctrine freely ad$it that
they cannot fully co$'hrend it "ut they deny
that it is confusing.(%hy *ou Shoul +elievein the &rinity, '. :7).
&obert o$man But in ;D: the e$'eror Theodosius, who
held to the Trinity, declared trinitarian
Christianity the official religion of the
e$'ire and con!ened the Council ofConstantino'le, where an e!en $ore e'licit
trinitarian creed was ado'ted. (%hy *ou
Shoul +elieve in the &rinity, '. @>).
&obert o$man Concerning e"rews G27, Bow$an insiststhat the ins'ired e"rews writer#s uotation
and understanding of Psal$ D2? is incorrect
and does not refer to angels