in the first chapter of john the logos refers to the trinity.
in the first chapter of john the logos refers to?
the trinity
in there is a distinction between god and the logos. trinitarians contend that the third part of the verse (john 1:1c) translates as "and the word was god", pointing to a distinction as subjects between god and the logos but an equivalence in nature. some nontrinitarians assert that the koine greek (""kai theos ên ho logos"") should be translated as "and a god was the word" (or "and the word was a god"). based on their contention that the article of "theos" is anarthrous, lacking a definite article, they believe the verse refers to jesus' pre-human existence as "a god" or a divine one as distinct from "the god". nontrinitarians also contend that the author of john's gospel could have written ""kai ho theos ên ho logos"" ("and the word was the god") if that were his intended meaning. others argue that the greek should be translated as "and the logos was divine" (with "theos" as an adjective), wherein the logos is interpreted as god's "plan" or "reasoning" for salvation. according to modalists, the logos 'becoming flesh' refers to the "plan" or "eternal mind" of god being manifested in the birth of the man jesus rather than the incarnation of a pre-existent jesus.
nontrinitarianism
according to fraternity history books, the university of illinois chapter claims to be the first chapter of the new fraternity, by an attempt to set the meeting during a time in which illinois was off on break, and michigan's chapter would still be in classes, leading to the anthemios chapter being the first chapter of the fraternity. iktinos (michigan) instead claims the first chapter out of pure virtue of their precursor organization existing before the one at illinois. both the iktinos and anthemios chapters are considered the founding chapters, and as such, share the same cadency mark.
alpha rho chi