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Tom said:
I thought I made myself clear that I am not afraid to say the truth. In fact, unless he is a complete idiot (he isn't) he should understand the implications of what I am saying. To deny the Trinity, is to deny what I believe is the number one essential doctrine in Christianity.
If the Trinity is not the true representation of the one true God, then every Trinitarian is still lost in their sin.

I just sent an e-mail to my friend this morning and it included some of the quotes (such as the one by Boettner) that Wes had in his post.

Tom

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If you find this to be inadequate, please be more specific.
Yes, I think that is inadequate. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> It is disputable whether or not IF the doctrine of the Trinity is not biblical nor essential to the faith then "every Trinitarian is still lost in their sin". For to establish this supposition, then it must be proved that Trinitarianism is gross heresy; which is the opposite of what Trinitarians submit, that to deny the Trinity is gross heresy.

Secondly, IMHO, even if this were true, which I deny it is, it still doesn't deal with the real issue. That issue is, to deny the Trinity is to deny biblical Christianity and thus any profession made upon that basis is spurious and thus the one making such a profession is liable to judgment and has not been genuinely converted. (cf. The Athanasian Creed: "This is the catholic faith, which except a man shall have believed faithfully and firmly he cannot be in a state of salvation.")

To tell a non-Christian that they are not as good as they should be is a far cry from telling them the TRUTH, i.e., that in their current state, they stink in the nostrils of Almighty God and without the grace of regeneration, repentance and believing wholly upon the Lord Christ they shall surely perish, living forever in eternal torment. Surely the Lord Jesus spoke many things to people which broke off further communication with them. (Jh 6:65, 66; 8:40-45) Yet, He never shrunk back from "telling it like it is". And the Apostle Paul testified of himself likewise. (Acts 20:27)

In His grace,

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