Fw: THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY :-( oops it wasn't all sent !!!

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Dear H-F Friends and Family , 
Please excuse me . All of my previous message was not sent . I don't know
why . Here it is in it's entirety .
Thanks For Your Understanding , 
John B.Labas  <jlabas@avsia.com>

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> From: John Labas <jlabas@avsia.com>
> To: higher-fire@prairienet.org
> Subject: THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY  :-(
> Date: Wednesday, May 14, 1997 12:19 PM
> 
>  Dear H-F Friends & Family,
> I feel it is important to have a reference for our discussion of the
> Trinity so here is the Doctrine of the Trinity taken from "the Creed of
> Athanasius ."--Vol.7 page 366 , Anti - Nicene Fathers . Enjoy !
> 
> 1) Whosoever will be saved , before all things it is necessary to hold
the
> Catholic faith . 
> 2) Which faith except everyone do keep whole and undefiled , without
doubt
> he shall perish everlastingly .
> 3) But this is the Catholic faith : that we worship one God in trinity ,
> and trinity in unity ;
> 4) Neither confounding the persons ; nor dividing the substance . 
> 5) For there is one person of the Father ; another of the Son; another of
> the Holy Ghost .
> 6) But the Godhead of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost
> is all one : the glory equal , the majesty co - eternal .
> 7) Such as the Father is , such is the Son , such is the Holy Ghost . 
> 8) The Father is uncreated ; the Son is uncreated ; the Holy Ghost is
> uncreated .
> 9) The Father is incomprehensible ; the Son is incomprehensible ; the
Holy
> Ghost is incomprehensible .
> 10) The Father is eternal ; the Son is eternal ; the Holy Ghost is
eternal
> .
> 11) And yet there are not three eternals ; but one eternal .
> 12) And also there are not three uncreated nor three incomprehensible ;
but
> one uncreated , and one incomprehensible .
> 13) So likewise the Father is almighty ; the Son is almighty ; and the
Holy
> Ghost is almighty.
> 14) And yet there are not three almightys , but one almighty . 
> 15) So the father is God ; the Son is God ; and the Holy Ghost is God .
> 16) And yet there are not three Gods , but one God .
> 17) So the Father is Lord ; the Son is Lord , and the Holy Ghost is Lord