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=== User: The strict monotheistic shape of Trinitarian doctrine did not arise in a vacuum. === The strict monotheistic shape of Trinitarian doctrine did not arise in a vacuum. It bears the marks of Judaizing influence—formed in part by pressure to conform to post-Temple rabbinic theology rather than by simply following the teaching of Christ and His apostles. When Father, Son, and Spirit are acknowledged as distinct personal agents who speak, act, and relate to one another, yet are still called “one God,” the word one begins to carry a meaning far removed from the biblical and Jewish concept of divine singularity. This creates a vulnerability. Those who still hold to post-Temple strict monotheism can seize upon this tension. They can argue that the Christian Scriptures must be reinterpreted to preserve an artificial oneness, dismissing or re-framing clear apostolic teachings—especially in Revelation and Paul—about two powers in heaven: God enthroned, and His Christ exalted beside Him. By demanding that all passages fit a later Trinitarian mold, they are able to sidestep the plain force of these texts rather than face what they actually proclaim: a divine plurality under one supreme God.
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