Comments on: Book Review – Delighting in the Trinity (Tim Chester) http://www.wordandspirit.co.uk/blog/2008/07/18/book-review-delighting-in-the-trinity-tim-chester/ pursuing faithfulness to the Word of God and fullness of the Spirit of God Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:08:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tim Thornborough http://www.wordandspirit.co.uk/blog/2008/07/18/book-review-delighting-in-the-trinity-tim-chester/comment-page-1/#comment-29374 Tim Thornborough Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:48:30 +0000 http://markandsteph.plushost.co.uk/blog/?p=317#comment-29374 Hi Mark, as your lovely review here comes out as the top hit for Delighting in the Trinity on Google (in the UK at least), I thought I'd get in touch to let you know that we have picked up this title and have just published a second edition that is now available. Happy to send you a copy for review - as well as some other stuff for review if you are interested. New book cover and info here: http://www.thegoodbook.com/delighting-in-the-trinity do get in touch Tim Hi Mark,

as your lovely review here comes out as the top hit for Delighting in the Trinity on Google (in the UK at least), I thought I’d get in touch to let you know that we have picked up this title and have just published a second edition that is now available. Happy to send you a copy for review – as well as some other stuff for review if you are interested. New book cover and info here:
http://www.thegoodbook.com/delighting-in-the-trinity

do get in touch

Tim

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]]> By: Mark Heath http://www.wordandspirit.co.uk/blog/2008/07/18/book-review-delighting-in-the-trinity-tim-chester/comment-page-1/#comment-636 Mark Heath Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:42:46 +0000 http://markandsteph.plushost.co.uk/blog/?p=317#comment-636 Hi Tom, Your comments seem to indicate that you have not really understood what Christians believe about the Trinity. In particular, did you notice the statement above that we do not assert that God is one in the same sense that he is three? Have you noticed that on the first page of the Old Testament, God speaks of himself in the plural? "Let us make man in our image after our likeness..." I do not believe I have put reason, logic and critical thinking in the bin. I believe that a responsible thinker makes an attempt to fully understand a point of view before evaluating its truthfulness. I do not blindly accept everything that Christians claim, nor do I reject out of hand the arguments of those from other worldviews. Hi Tom,

Your comments seem to indicate that you have not really understood what Christians believe about the Trinity. In particular, did you notice the statement above that we do not assert that God is one in the same sense that he is three?

Have you noticed that on the first page of the Old Testament, God speaks of himself in the plural? “Let us make man in our image after our likeness…”

I do not believe I have put reason, logic and critical thinking in the bin. I believe that a responsible thinker makes an attempt to fully understand a point of view before evaluating its truthfulness. I do not blindly accept everything that Christians claim, nor do I reject out of hand the arguments of those from other worldviews.

]]> By: Tom http://www.wordandspirit.co.uk/blog/2008/07/18/book-review-delighting-in-the-trinity-tim-chester/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Tom Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:06:44 +0000 http://markandsteph.plushost.co.uk/blog/?p=317#comment-702 How can a book like this speaks of the Biblical foundations of the Trinity? The truth is that the Old Testament forcefully states many times that God is only One. The New Testament then at several places states that (something like) not a single word can be changed from or added to the Old Testament and that the message of the Old Testament is still valid for the very recent believers of the New Testament at the time this New Testament was first available to readers. But, at the same time, this Trinity idea is invented in the New Testament! How can any logical explanation could manage to reconcile the inexplicable that is that the unicity of God is no more true and that now God is a three-part entity being still one!! You, the software programmer, rational I assume, how can you accept this idea of the Trinity when the Old Testament is so clear on this matter?!! Does it not show you that the New Testament has not reliable at all? How can any rational human being accepts such an illogical concept of a God in three parts being nevertheless one when the Old Testament is very clear on this matter that God is only One? Faith I suppose is the medecine for those who accepts these completely irrational explanations on the Trinity abomination! I am always amazed how people put reason, logic, and critical thinking in the dustbin just to accept the unacceptable, this idea of a God who would be in three parts and three being nevertheless one! How can such a Trinity concept can be defended without being illogical?!!! Sorry, not the best book on the matter will reconcile the completely illogical idea of the Trinity when the Old Testament clearly states MANY TIMES that God is only ONE! Anyway, just a remark. At the end of the day, if you want to believe in the unbelievable, no matter how illogical it is, no one will be able to change your irrationality on this matter!! How can a book like this speaks of the Biblical foundations of the Trinity? The truth is that the Old Testament forcefully states many times that God is only One.
The New Testament then at several places states that (something like) not a single word can be changed from or added to the Old Testament and that the message of the Old Testament is still valid for the very recent believers of the New Testament at the time this New Testament was first available to readers. But, at the same time, this Trinity idea is invented in the New Testament!

How can any logical explanation could manage to reconcile the inexplicable that is that the unicity of God is no more true and that now God is a three-part entity being still one!!

You, the software programmer, rational I assume, how can you accept this idea of the Trinity when the Old Testament is so clear on this matter?!! Does it not show you that the New Testament has not reliable at all?

How can any rational human being accepts such an illogical concept of a God in three parts being nevertheless one when the Old Testament is very clear on this matter that God is only One?
Faith I suppose is the medecine for those who accepts these completely irrational explanations on the Trinity abomination!

I am always amazed how people put reason, logic, and critical thinking in the dustbin just to accept the unacceptable, this idea of a God who would be in three parts and three being nevertheless one!

How can such a Trinity concept can be defended without being illogical?!!! Sorry, not the best book on the matter will reconcile the completely illogical idea of the Trinity when the Old Testament clearly states MANY TIMES that God is only ONE!

Anyway, just a remark. At the end of the day, if you want to believe in the unbelievable, no matter how illogical it is, no one will be able to change your irrationality on this matter!!

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