The Logic of the Logos!
by Robert Schmid, December 2003

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 send 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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