The Logic of the Logos!
by
Robert Schmid
In the beginning was Logic,
and Logic was with God,
and Logic was God.
Then, il-logic took over - but, Logic will prevail.
Millions of people are turned-off on religion because of
il-logic.
Millions of people are turned-on to religion in spite of
il-logic.
Have you ever asked yourself why people believe what they
believe?
Most people would not know and most people have never asked
themselves. Most likely they believe what their parents believed,
or what the going religion was in whatever community they
lived. Conformity to the prevailing system is the most likely
reason for whatever the majority believes.
This then becomes the reason why people accept some very
illogical religions and believe some very illogical doctrines.
Without addressing some of the illogical non-Christian religions,
lets look at some examples of illogical Christian religious
teachings:
Trinitarianism, defined as “Three
divine persons – Father, Son and Holy Ghost - in one
divine nature”. Formulated by a doctrinal committee,
it sounds good and is accepted by millions, but what does
it mean? Since ONE God in THREE persons is incomprehensible
it means nothing, it is illogical.
Twinitarianism, defined by Herbert W. Armstrong
as, “Long before anything else existed, there did exist
two Supreme Beings, immortal, who ALWAYS had existed”.
“So here we find revealed originally two Personages.
One is God. And with God in that prehistoric time was another
Personage who also was God – one who later was begotten
and born as Jesus Christ.”. But, how can this be and
where does it say that in the Bible? How can one existing
God become begotten and born of the other existing God and
become His son? Not only is this incomprehensible, it is very
illogical.
Monotheism, defined as “ONE divine
being - ONE God – from and into all eternity. On the
surface this is a very logical and straightforward concept,
except for the fact that this ONE God had a Son! Jewish Monotheism
which relies on Deut. 6:4, rejects the deity of Jesus Christ,
rejects Jesus as the Son of God. Very illogical considering
the many O.T. prophecies, and all the N.T. fulfillments that
Jesus is indeed the Son of God.
Then there is a type of Monotheism that
states that God is “ONE in every way”, and at
the same time acknowledges that Jesus is Savior, Messiah and
the Son of God – but not God. Some
even claim that Jesus is divine – but not God! Let each
reader decide if it is logical to claim a “Savior”
and “Messiah” who is not “God”! Let
each reader decide if it is logical for Jesus to be the “Son
of God” but not be a “God being”! Let each
reader decide if it is logical for Jesus to be “divine”
but not be “God”!
Unitarianism/Universalism, similar to Monotheism,
subscribes to the “oneness of God”, rejecting
the “deity of Christ”, emphasizing the “strict
humanity of Jesus”. Where is the logic in “rejecting
the deity of Christ”, but “believe in his divinity
as all men are divine as the sons of God”? Where is
the logic in claiming that Jesus is “a son of the eternal
and universal God” – but not God?
What then is the logic of the Logos?
The logic of the Logos is that the Logos
was the Word of God (nothing more and nothing
less).
The logic of the Logos is that the Logos,
that was the Word of God, became flesh.
The logic of the Logos is that the Logos,
that was the Word of God, became flesh,
and was named Jesus.
The logic of the Logos is that the Logos,
that was the Word of God, became flesh,
was named Jesus, who called Himself the Son
of man.
The logic of the Logos is that the Logos,
that was the Word of God, became flesh,
was named Jesus, who called Himself the Son
of man, was pronounced to be the Son of God
by none other than God the Father.
God reproduced Himself by taking a part of Himself, His Word,
that became His Son.
Procreation, that is true Fatherhood and Son-ship, is from
within, not from without.
As the Son (of God) Jesus Christ had a beginning.
As the Word (of God) He existed with God
from all eternity.
God so loved the world that He sent Himself by sending His
Word, and His Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of
grace and truth, and we beheld His glory as of the only Son
from the Father. That is the logic of the Logos.
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