With much joy, I posted a new video on Friday.
I am planning to post the next video, which is done, on April 12. It will be The Invisibility of God the Father.
This got me thinking. The first mini-series I did was on the Divinity of God. I didn't expect those videos to be a big deal. But apparently, I forgot about the Oneness churches. A received a lot of comments from them about how ridiculous the idea of the Trinity is.
In my second video (on Monarchianism), I stated that the early Christians believed that Monarchianism was heresy. Personally, I would not go that far. While I believe the Scriptures show the idea of the Trinity, the Scriptures do not condemn someone for having a different idea about the nature of the Persons of God. So I will fully stand behind the doctrine of the Trinity, but I also believe that Christians should be mindful of their doctrine and think twice before condemning someone over a belief. After all, I began that whole series with a video about Understanding God. The main goal of that video was to establish a foundation of humility and open-mindedness.
And so with the upcoming video on the Invisibility of God, it has got me thinking about "triggering" viewers. Well, it is something that will happen more often. With this upcoming video, I'm wondering if it will trigger a particular Christian group.
Yet, with the Pre-Nicene Christians, I believe there will be some doctrine or some practice that might trigger every Christian. Christianity has changed so much since those early centuries. I remember some times when I was shocked when I learned about a couple of their beliefs and practices.
We all should be mindful about being open-minded. As Paul says, we test everything. I pray that as we test the faith and practices of the early Christians, we will choose to hang on to the good, as Paul also says.
Blessings and so forth!
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