God no Longer 'Heavenly Father' for United Church of Christ (Prefers the term 'Triune God')

Christian Post ^ | 07/16/2011 | Anugrah Kumar

[Olog-hai]

There's nothing Christian about the concept of a "triune god" . . . that concept exists/existed in Hinduism, Chinese folk religion, Egyptian paganism, etc., and of course Babylonian paganism.

God the Father is peculiar to Christianity, and of course Judaism (Deuteronomy 14:1).

[SeekAndFind]

concept of a “triune god”

Is the Hindu Concept of God exactly the same as the Christian TRINITY? One God in 3 Persons?

Not sure if the Chinese have anything close to this concept, if there is, which one?

[Farmer Dean]

These people are adrift....

[the invisib1e hand]

protestants-hurtling-toward-irrelevance alert. This is NOT news.

[seowulf]

Luke 11:2
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

Liberals don't pay any more attention to the Bible than they do the Constitution.

Why let some dusty, old documents get in the way of their better non-judgmental judgement.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Somehow I can’t seem to get use to : ‘ Our Triune God which art in heaven,’

[Dilbert San Diego]

This reminds me of how the liberals do not use the term “Founding Fathers”. They prefer the term “Framers” of the constitution, because “Founding Fathers” is said to be offensive to feminists. Even though all of our Founding Fathers were actually men, it’s considered offensive to make note of that fact.

And while it sounds like there’s debate about the gender as relates to God, Jesus himself was a male. That’s an inconvenient truth with this “Triune” genderless diety concept.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I don’t know what to say, if political correctness infects churches.

But, if there’s good news about that, I’ve heard that as religious faith overall has declined in America, that some of the fastest growing faiths are more traditional in their outlook. These politically correct denominations may think they will halt the slide in membership by trying to be in tune with the modern world and all that, but the ones which are growing are adhereing to traditional values, not going PC.

[Mrs. Don-o]

There's nothing exclusively Christian about a triune God, just as there's nothing exclusively ("peculiarly") Jewish/Christian about God the Father, who is called thus in Bahá'í, Krishnaism, Vaishnavism and I think also in some of the Brahmin philosophies.

As St. Paul points out, the pagans of Athens could "seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'"

Here Paul is quoting Epimenides and Aratus, pagan philosopher/poets who wrote of the Fatherhood of God -- and he says they are correct.

So the ideas of a "triune God" and also of a "Father God" are found in non-Judeo-Christian religions. At their best.

[HangnJudge]

I AM works

[cameraeye]

“...concept of a “triune god”

Don’t want to go to “triune” when I die. n/s

[sr4402]

Liberals/Progressives want to get away from the Authority of Scripture. As far away as possible.

Gay Ministers, active Gay marriage, and Women over men that is what they want. That is the brave new world they want.

Heaven Help US!

[madison10]

“2And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

3Give us day by day our daily bread.

4And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.” Luke 11:2-4 (KJV)

No, it does NOT say Triune God. The words of Christ Himself...what part didn’t they get?

[GreenLanternCorps]

The “United Church of Christ” is not united, not a true church , and not of Christ.

[InvisibleChurch]

Christianity is the only place where a triune (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) God exists. Though "Heavenly Father" is a term that exalts God, we can not exalt Him enough to be worthy of Him. Noting Him as a 'triune God" might even be better as an awareness method to bring the "Father-Son-Holy Ghost" concept to the forefront. That they have gone back to using the term "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" in baptisms suggests that maybe there are people praying that this Synod will move back towards conservative roots. The best way to determine this is by the reaction of its liberal members. If they get cranky then it is most likely true.

[Poison Pill]

There's nothing Christian about the concept of a "triune god"

The term seems dry and uninspiring but not technically incorrect.

[alexander_busek]

Is the Hindu Concept of God exactly the same as the Christian TRINITY? One God in 3 Persons? Not sure if the Chinese have anything close to this concept, if there is, which one?

Is "Chinese" a religion?

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

This reminds me of how the liberals do not use the term “Founding Fathers”. They prefer the term “Framers” of the constitution [...]

I may be mistaken, but I've always assumed that the "Founding Fathers" and the "Framers of the Constitution" were two separate groups (albeit with a lot of overlap).

Thomas Paine, Paul Revere - lots of well-known patriots were not directly involved in the creation of the Constitution, but could nonetheless be regarded as "Founding Fathers," no?

Regards,