Alot of scriptures make me wonder if Jesus is the same person as identified as the Father. I have trouble not seeing Jesus as also the Father and Holy Spirit. Couldn't he be the son and Father since he is Omnipresent? There is only one God why is it wrong to think that he was just performing different roles and using different names to identify his mission. I was raised to believe in the trinity but have trouble breaking them into three in one godhead, I see Jesus as being the one that created everything, died for us and will return to reign with us. Can someone tell me why this is wrong?
2006-06-09 00:43:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God is a little "bigger" than we are. We don't understand everything about Him and most of us go through life recognizing that there are things that our human minds cannot comprehend. We just accept the simple teaching of the Bible and wait until we will see clearly as I Cor 13 tells us,"12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.
2006-06-09 00:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely nothing wrong to ponder and wonder...infact, understanding God fully is never to be an achieveable target, as God is eternal and we are finite...so keep going, you are doing well.
as to understanding the Trinity, as I said earlier, you may never FULLY conceptualise it...but we must try to somehow allow the spirit of God guide us.
God is a Trinity...Trinity meanting that He is 3 'persona' in one Godhead...not 3 separate entities, but destinct...if we say that Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirirt, then there is no Trinity...for example, when Jesus praid to the Father, how would he be talking to someone if He is the father...and the same time, we cannot separate Him from the Father as He said "I and the Father are One" and Jn1:1 "..the Word was God". Thus there must be a union and destinction??
How you ask? I cannot describe the mechanics of it, no one can, because its God we are talking about...But St. Athanasius described it beautifully...he said
"The trinity are destinct but not separate, for if we separate them or say that there is one older than the other, He are no longer God.
Just like is Fire is a flam, radiating heat and emitting light and all these 3 are equal and unseprable and are 3 unbreakable in 1, so is God the Father, Begetting the Son, and of whom the Holy Spirit proceeds from...3 in 1."
I dunno if I confused you even more. But have faith in the Holy Spirit and ask Him to revele to you His Mysteries. in Christ Jesus and the Love of His Father.
And yes, Jesus did create the World. So did the Father, and so did the Holy Spirit. Because all three are One God, the creator of all. Might be hard to conceptualise 3 men being one, but that is because we are try to use our own knowledge...let us not forget that this is the almighty God we are talking about, and He is not limited by flesh and bone, but is pure spirit and source of life and light.
e-mail me if you wanna discuss it more.
2006-06-09 01:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by copticphoenix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude, Jesus anticipated the many questions that you had on the Holy Trinity or Christianity in general. It isn't wrong to do so, and we can find the answer from the Bible.
After Jesus' crucifixion, the disciples were afraid that they would, too, be prosecuted. They hid in a room and locked the door. All of a sudden, Jesus appeared. Thomas, one of the disciples, did not believe that it was Jesus. In response, Jesus did not ask Thomas to shut up or just believe, in fact, he asked Thomas to feel for the hole in his nail pierced hands.
We need not look for the answer. Jesus will reveal it to us when the time comes.
Jesus does not reject the doubters. He seeks to convince them. Interact with the Lord by praying and seeking him for advice and help. As Jesus once said. He came to this world to bring salvation to the sinners.
God bless.
2006-06-09 00:52:38 · answer #3 · answered by smashingly.smashing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is the father, Christ Jesus is the son who God sent to bridge the gap between heaven and Earth by sacrificing him on the cross, and the Holy Spirit is the force that Jesus referred to on the cross when he said he was leaving something far greater when he left. It is the spirit that flows through the believers that open their hearts and allow it to work. It guides your words when you pray, it opens your eyes to how God works in your life, for some it is what inspires them to do good deeds. It sort of works like a conscience. I am currently learning about this myself in our bible study group.
2006-06-09 00:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by HD-Bikerin Fla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is considered wrong to wonder if Jesus is the same as the Father and Holy Spirit?
You are not wrong. you are on the road to Revelation & understanding. God transends time, space, matter.
Many Believers have trouble with understanding God. but try this on for size:
we are created in God's image, yes?
we made up of.............................. Spirit-Soul-Body
we live in a 3D world..................... Hieght-width-Depth
we construct things by .........Square-Level-Plumb
we measure Elec. By .................. OHms-Amps-Volts
we fly an aircraft by contolling ...... Yaw-Pitch-Roll
all matter is classified as ..............Gas-Liquid-Solid
Electricty also defined by ......Positive-Neutral-Negitive
we understand many aspect of our world and own being as a trinity. if we are created in God's image its not so hard to understand God also to be a triune God.
You do well keep the faith and study to show thyself approved.
peace & blessings.
2006-06-09 01:04:26 · answer #5 · answered by lewbiv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus? Use your brain for just a few seconds.
If Jesus died, he could NOT have been God.
Do Gods die? Do they?
If Jesus 'died' on Friday and 'undied' on Sunday, what else besides a few hours was sacrificed?
What's the BIG deal?
David Blaine can almost do that.
Why be a Christian who has to accept this type of thinking?
2006-06-09 00:46:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not wrong, nor a sin to ponder the mystery of the Holy Trinity. We humans can contemplate on this matter for as long as we want, but with our given finite reasoning ability, we will NEVER understand the mystery until such time as when God sees fit to reveal it to us.
2006-06-09 00:48:54 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a very difficult thing to understand. I have been to many teachings about it. We r not meant to understand everything, all we know is that the Trinity is real and does exist, at least u have faith, many don't, just be happy u know where you're going. Don't worry about it too much. God bless.
2006-06-09 01:07:07 · answer #8 · answered by snowflake7777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not wrong to consider, knowing that we really do not know what is really true.
Who is god, do we really know and understand?
Who is holly spirit?
Who is the son?
We just have concepts and we build other concept on that, etc... You can now imagine how wrong we probably are?!
Even that we do not know we still jump in to presumptions that something is in one way or another. This do not means that he is not the same and it does not means that he is different. It means that we really do not know!
2006-06-09 00:53:55 · answer #9 · answered by PINKO P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is the three head.
Three in one
Father, Son Holy Spirit.
your right.
God Bless
2006-06-09 00:45:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋