Origen's doctrine of the Trinity is an attempt to maintain the monotheistic nature of God in the light of the existence of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The influence of middle Platonism upon his teachings forces Origen to emphasise the totally transcendent nature of the Father and explains that the existence of the Son the incarnate word and the Holy Spirit are his means for interaction with the earth. However, the "necessary" limitations upon the …
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…to the real substance of his being" It is thus possible to see the difficulties of moving away from a sense of inferiority between personages within Origen's treatment of the Trinity. This essay began by calling Origen a heretic, but perhaps it would be best to describe the teachings of Origen concerning the Trinity as careless; For the reason that he fails to emphasise the fact that God is all three persons of the Trinity.