Eastern Orthodox Trinity Thought?

[Israelarb]

Can anyone help explain a bit exactly what the Eastern Orthodox view of the trinity is? From what I understand they only believe in the economic trinity and not the ontological trinity... I don't remember where but I read from an Oneness author that the economic trinity without the ontological belief is pretty close to what we believe or that we can define the three manifestations or modes as an economic trinity... Can't remember exactly what he wrote.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Israelarb

Can anyone help explain a bit exactly what the Eastern Orthodox view of the trinity is? From what I understand they only believe in the economic trinity and not the ontological trinity... I don't remember where but I read from an Oneness author that the economic trinity without the ontological belief is pretty close to what we believe or that we can define the three manifestations or modes as an economic trinity... Can't remember exactly what he wrote.

Eastern Orthodox believe exactly as expressed by the Councils of the first seven Ecumenical Councils, the Nicean Creed, and the writings of the 'Church Fathers'. John of Damascus wrote his 'De Fide Orthodoxae' ('The Orthodox Faith') as a clear exposition of the Orthodox doctrine, and it is definitely an ontological trinity which he presents.

It is the Eastern Orthodox who, in their holy icons, represent the Triune God as three guys sitting around a table.

They are more classically trinitarian than most Roman Catholics.

[Israelarb]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Eastern Orthodox believe exactly as expressed by the Councils of the first seven Ecumenical Councils, the Nicean Creed, and the writings of the 'Church Fathers'. John of Damascus wrote his 'De Fide Orthodoxae' ('The Orthodox Faith') as a clear exposition of the Orthodox doctrine, and it is definitely an ontological trinity which he presents.

It is the Eastern Orthodox who, in their holy icons, represent the Triune God as three guys sitting around a table.

They are more classically trinitarian than most Roman Catholics.

Ahh ok thanks!
Just asking because there are many articles about Sabellius having the concept of an economic trinity... That God is numerically one and how each of the 3 modes were a different function or role which is not an immanent trinity but only an economic trinity. Would be be accurate?

Not saying he was a trinitarian but that Orthodox trinitarians would describe him as having a trinity without the ontological part of it....
Aaaaaaand.....I'm not trying to mix trinitarian ideology with oneness by the way, hope that's not what anyone's thinking lol

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Israelarb

Ahh ok thanks!
Just asking because there are many articles about Sabellius having the concept of an economic trinity... That God is numerically one and how each of the 3 modes were a different function or role which is not an immanent trinity but only an economic trinity. Would be be accurate?

Not saying he was a trinitarian but that Orthodox trinitarians would describe him as having a trinity without the ontological part of it....
Aaaaaaand.....I'm not trying to mix trinitarian ideology with oneness by the way, hope that's not what anyone's thinking lol

Tertullian was an Economic Trinitarian

The Economic Trinity does not necessarily not include the idea of three persons

http://www.gotquestions.org/economic-Trinity.html

[shazeep]

[Israelarb]

Originally Posted by shazeep

Sorry for my ignorance bro! Honestly just trying to learn even if what I ask sounds or is dumb :P

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Israelarb

Sorry for my ignorance bro! Honestly just trying to learn even if what I ask sounds or is dumb :P

oh, not at all--the "trinny" thing at the end just struck me funny.

i think Eastern Christianity is interesting, myself; it helped reveal to me the reason for not worshipping icons.

[Israelarb]

Originally Posted by shazeep

oh, not at all--the "trinny" thing at the end just struck me funny.

i think Eastern Christianity is interesting, myself; it helped reveal to me the reason for not worshipping icons.

Oooh haha ok I see

[Jermyn Davidson]

One of these days I am going to visit an Eastern Orthodox Church, just to look around.