In a presentation on the Trinity, Steven Anderson said to his congregation:
Hopefully, one can see the inconsistencies in just this opening statement which is reflective of a lot of the problems inherent within Trinitarianism.
Firstly, notice that for Anderson, "God" = the Father, Son, and Spirit, but this three [persons]-in-one God is said to be a single person ("he"; not "it" or "them"). Furthermore, ignoring the textual problems with 1 Tim 3:16 in the KJV (Anderson is a KJV-onlyist), if Jesus = God [in the flesh], then God = Jesus, and yet, "God" for Anderson is not "Jesus" but "Father, Son/Jesus, and Holy Ghost."
Furthermore, if one believes in the personal distinction between the Father and Son (as well as the Spirit), unless one allows either for polysemy for the use of (true) God(s) as one finds in LDS theology, one is reduced to a humpty dumpty style of language when claiming Jesus = God; Father = God; Spirit = God; and God = Father, Son, and Spirit, and yet there is one God.
Additionally, from a purely logical perspective, there has to be a plurality of Gods unless one wishes to embrace a form of strict Unitarianism:
I would urge Trinitarians to reconsider (1) their theology and (2) Latter-day Saint theology in light of logic and exegesis.
"God" consists of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost . . . We do not believe in three Gods but we believe in one God, but we believe that "God" is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, he is three-in-one . . . Even though Jesus Chris was God in the flesh, even though He said if you seen me you've seen the Father, even though he said I and my Father are one, there is a difference, listen to me now, between the Father and the Son (0:00-0:49)
Hopefully, one can see the inconsistencies in just this opening statement which is reflective of a lot of the problems inherent within Trinitarianism.
Firstly, notice that for Anderson, "God" = the Father, Son, and Spirit, but this three [persons]-in-one God is said to be a single person ("he"; not "it" or "them"). Furthermore, ignoring the textual problems with 1 Tim 3:16 in the KJV (Anderson is a KJV-onlyist), if Jesus = God [in the flesh], then God = Jesus, and yet, "God" for Anderson is not "Jesus" but "Father, Son/Jesus, and Holy Ghost."
Furthermore, if one believes in the personal distinction between the Father and Son (as well as the Spirit), unless one allows either for polysemy for the use of (true) God(s) as one finds in LDS theology, one is reduced to a humpty dumpty style of language when claiming Jesus = God; Father = God; Spirit = God; and God = Father, Son, and Spirit, and yet there is one God.
Additionally, from a purely logical perspective, there has to be a plurality of Gods unless one wishes to embrace a form of strict Unitarianism:
First Premise: There are three divine persons
Second Premise: Each divine person is "God."
Third Premise: If every "a" = "b," there cannot be fewer "b's" than "a's"
Conclusion: There are at least three Gods
I would urge Trinitarians to reconsider (1) their theology and (2) Latter-day Saint theology in light of logic and exegesis.
