There is only one God but he plays three different roles, like having one actor do three different parts in a play. The three roles are distinct and independent from each other but is also fundamentally the same entity. This is why Jesus speak to the Father on the cross like they are two different people or how the Holy Spirit can touch people on Earth even though the Father and Son are wholly in Heaven, like they might appear seperate but it's all the same guy. How this is possible is one of the great mysteries of the faith.
Which is to say, this is all convoluted bullshit to keep Christianity monotheistic like Judaism even though they worship a real guy that lived and died and the early apostles kept talking about being touched by God.
Oops, forgot 'roles' was not the preferred terminology, it should be 'persons' which indicates a higher degree of indiviualness. Although the word 'person' originally comes from the Greek 'persona' which is a mask or character in a play.
In any case, it's just a much easier explanation of the Trinity than the 10 page non-explanation in the Catechism, and functionally there is no difference.
Personally I would have wanted the early church to adopt docetism, which is obviously the correct doctrine since that is the one used in Islam (aka upgraded Christianity).
I think the official explanation is that Jesus was quoting one of the Psalms and he was fulfilling the prophecy, the Psalm was about the enemies of God mocking the faithful. And, becuase he was taking on all of humanity's sins at that moment, so he was giving a lament as a genuine sign that he was a fully corporeal human undergoing this trial. Also, saying that God had forsaken him isn't a loss of faith, just like the Psalm isn't losing faith in God, it's more like being a weepy baby and being overly dramatic whenever something goes wrong in your life.
The real explanation is that Jesus was a crazy white boy who talked mad shit and got executed by the Romans while all his bros stood by and watched. He thought he was the reincarnation of King David and he would kick all the Romans out of Jerusalem but ended but on a cross, so he probably did curse God as he was dying for all the bullshit that happened to him. Whoever wrote the Book of Mark then substituted in a quote from the Pslams because he didn't want Jesus' last words to be "Fuck you God". As a result the early church had to justify why Jesus would be talking to God when he was also God and ended up going with the Trinity.
There is only one God but he plays three different roles, like having one actor do three different parts in a play. The three roles are distinct and independent from each other but is also fundamentally the same entity. This is why Jesus speak to the Father on the cross like they are two different people or how the Holy Spirit can touch people on Earth even though the Father and Son are wholly in Heaven, like they might appear seperate but it's all the same guy. How this is possible is one of the great mysteries of the faith.
Which is to say, this is all convoluted bullshit to keep Christianity monotheistic like Judaism even though they worship a real guy that lived and died and the early apostles kept talking about being touched by God.
Modalist heresy.
Oops, forgot 'roles' was not the preferred terminology, it should be 'persons' which indicates a higher degree of indiviualness. Although the word 'person' originally comes from the Greek 'persona' which is a mask or character in a play.
In any case, it's just a much easier explanation of the Trinity than the 10 page non-explanation in the Catechism, and functionally there is no difference.
Personally I would have wanted the early church to adopt docetism, which is obviously the correct doctrine since that is the one used in Islam (aka upgraded Christianity).
Yeah if you don't say 'persons' at some point you're fucked. Might get away with "people," but then you're on thin ice.
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I think the official explanation is that Jesus was quoting one of the Psalms and he was fulfilling the prophecy, the Psalm was about the enemies of God mocking the faithful. And, becuase he was taking on all of humanity's sins at that moment, so he was giving a lament as a genuine sign that he was a fully corporeal human undergoing this trial. Also, saying that God had forsaken him isn't a loss of faith, just like the Psalm isn't losing faith in God, it's more like being a weepy baby and being overly dramatic whenever something goes wrong in your life.
The real explanation is that Jesus was a crazy white boy who talked mad shit and got executed by the Romans while all his bros stood by and watched. He thought he was the reincarnation of King David and he would kick all the Romans out of Jerusalem but ended but on a cross, so he probably did curse God as he was dying for all the bullshit that happened to him. Whoever wrote the Book of Mark then substituted in a quote from the Pslams because he didn't want Jesus' last words to be "Fuck you God". As a result the early church had to justify why Jesus would be talking to God when he was also God and ended up going with the Trinity.