[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":364},["ShallowReactive",2],{"footer-links":3,"content-\u002Fshema\u002Fconcerns":12},[4,9],{"path":5,"title":6,"type":7,"isExternal":8},"\u002Fabout","About","link",false,{"path":10,"title":11,"type":7,"isExternal":8},"\u002Fdisclaimer","Disclaimer",{"id":13,"title":14,"body":15,"description":355,"extension":356,"meta":357,"navigation":359,"path":360,"seo":361,"stem":362,"__hash__":363},"content\u002Fshema\u002Fconcerns.md","Concerns from Trinitarians",{"type":16,"value":17,"toc":351},"minimark",[18,22,26,29,32,72,75,118,121,150,153,173,180,184,215,344],[19,20,14],"h1",{"id":21},"concerns-from-trinitarians",[23,24,25],"p",{},"For some Christians, questioning the Trinity feels dangerous rather than merely difficult. They fear dishonouring God, losing salvation, or making Jesus' death seem small.",[23,27,28],{},"The following concerns have a major impact on the Christian faith.",[23,30,31],{},"It influence how we understand salvation:",[33,34,35,47,56],"ul",{},[36,37,38,46],"li",{},[39,40,41],"strong",{},[42,43,45],"a",{"href":44},"concerns\u002Fprice","Price of the sacrifice",": Can one man's death save billions of people, or must the sacrifice be divine to be sufficient?",[36,48,49,55],{},[39,50,51],{},[42,52,54],{"href":53},"concerns\u002Fsalvation","Salvation",": If believing in Jesus requires believing he is Almighty God, could denying that cost someone salvation?",[36,57,58,64,65,71],{},[39,59,60],{},[42,61,63],{"href":62},"concerns\u002Fknown-by-jesus","Known by Jesus",": Jesus warns in ",[66,67,70],"span",{"className":68,"dataReference":70},[69],"bible-ref","Matthew 7:21","–23 that he never knew some who called him Lord. If Jesus is human, how can believers communicate with him and be known by him across the world?",[23,73,74],{},"How we understand sin:",[33,76,77,86,95,109],{},[36,78,79,85],{},[39,80,81],{},[42,82,84],{"href":83},"concerns\u002Funforgivable-sin","Unforgivable sin",": If someone calls the Holy Spirit a force instead of God, could that be blasphemy against the Holy Spirit?",[36,87,88,94],{},[39,89,90],{},[42,91,93],{"href":92},"concerns\u002Fblasphemy","Blasphemy",": If Jesus is God, would saying he is human but not Almighty God insult him?",[36,96,97,103,104,108],{},[39,98,99],{},[42,100,102],{"href":101},"concerns\u002Fantichrist","Antichrist",": Do we have the spirit of the antichrist if we deny ",[42,105,107],{"href":106},"..\u002Fdivine\u002Fpreexistance","the preexistance of Christ","?",[36,110,111,117],{},[39,112,113],{},[42,114,116],{"href":115},"concerns\u002Fworship","Worship",": If Jesus is God, could refusing him worship and honouring another lord become idolatry?",[23,119,120],{},"How we understand God's character:",[33,122,123,132,141],{},[36,124,125,131],{},[39,126,127],{},[42,128,130],{"href":129},"concerns\u002Feternal-love","Eternal Love",": If love requires an object to love. How can the loving God be loving before Creation?",[36,133,134,140],{},[39,135,136],{},[42,137,139],{"href":138},"concerns\u002Flove-of-god","God's love for His son",": Would it be cruel for the Father to send His Son to die rather than die Himself?",[36,142,143,149],{},[39,144,145],{},[42,146,148],{"href":147},"concerns\u002Fmediation","Mediation",": If Jesus is human, how can he mediate between the Father and billions of humans?",[23,151,152],{},"How we view fellow Christians:",[33,154,155,164],{},[36,156,157,163],{},[39,158,159],{},[42,160,162],{"href":161},"concerns\u002Ffellowship","Fellowship",": If Jesus remains a human person, how can he be close to believers across the world?",[36,165,166,172],{},[39,167,168],{},[42,169,171],{"href":170},"concerns\u002Fmajority","Majority",": If so many Christians have confessed Jesus as Almighty God for centuries, how could they all be mistaken? 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