03-01-2007, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Chan
The original Creeds do not use the word "person." Those who formulated the early Creeds (the Nicene, Constantinopolitan and Chalcedon Creeds, not the Athanasian Creed) used the Greek word "prosopon" or the Latin word "persona" to distinguish Father, Son and Holy Spirit individually. Cyril, trying to create a clear division between his doctrine and Sabellianism, insisted that the Church stop using prosopon or persona and start using hypostasis (which is the word used in Hebrews 1:3 in reference to God and is translated "person" in the KJV).
There are different versions of the trinity doctrine and I've even heard some trinitarians define "persons" as "beings" while others, in describing their doctrine, say the same thing oneness folks would say. |
Yep. 
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