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'''God''' names the one to whom [[Logos]] refers, whom [[Christ]] witnesses, and toward whom love is directed, without being defined, possessed, or subjected to human authority. | '''God''' names the one to whom [[Logos]] refers, whom [[Christ]] witnesses, and toward whom love is directed, without being defined, possessed, or subjected to human authority. | ||
God is understood to be one unchanging person revealed differently through humanity’s changing relation to the world and to God. | |||
The distinctions commonly described as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are therefore understood not as separate divine persons, but as differing modes of relation and revelation between the one God and humanity under changing historical and spiritual conditions. | |||
In this understanding: | |||
* the Father represents divine source, law, and origin; | |||
* the Son represents reconciliation, restoration, and renewed relation between humanity and God; | |||
* the Holy Spirit represents continuing guidance, truth, and spiritual awakening within human life and community. | |||
God Himself does not change. Rather, humanity and the world change, and therefore humanity encounters and understands God differently across time. | |||
This view preserves divine unity while allowing for historical revelation, incarnation, and spiritual guidance without requiring multiple eternal persons within God. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Glossary]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 23 May 2026
God names the one to whom Logos refers, whom Christ witnesses, and toward whom love is directed, without being defined, possessed, or subjected to human authority.
God is understood to be one unchanging person revealed differently through humanity’s changing relation to the world and to God.
The distinctions commonly described as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are therefore understood not as separate divine persons, but as differing modes of relation and revelation between the one God and humanity under changing historical and spiritual conditions.
In this understanding:
- the Father represents divine source, law, and origin;
- the Son represents reconciliation, restoration, and renewed relation between humanity and God;
- the Holy Spirit represents continuing guidance, truth, and spiritual awakening within human life and community.
God Himself does not change. Rather, humanity and the world change, and therefore humanity encounters and understands God differently across time.
This view preserves divine unity while allowing for historical revelation, incarnation, and spiritual guidance without requiring multiple eternal persons within God.