ok now i understand that christians believe that God takes 3 forms, the father, son and the holy spirit. Jesus is the son of God, yet Jesus is God. so, is it like saying that Jesus is the father of his own?
2006-07-03 05:59:42 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is like a last name ..............Father God Jesus God and Holy Spirit God......................Like man and woman when they get married are one ...............The trinity is three in one but three and each is God....................
2006-07-03 06:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by ginny3282 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well God is everywhere,when he took the form of a human and was born from virgin Mary,this was the son,she was filled with God's spirit and then she gave birth to Jesus,our lord,yet still the born child Jesus is the soul of God (the Father) which filled virgin Mary,that means that the father and the son has the same soul which is the holy spirit...
2006-07-03 06:12:07 · answer #2 · answered by AB 4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all three seperate entities within one being. All are different, yet are one. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, yet they are not three seperate gods, but one God. None of these should be confused, they are all seperate entities within God. This is a mystery of God the church calls the "Trinity". It is not possible to understand this aspect of God, it must be believed through faith.
Take a look at my source. It's called the Athanasian Creed, and it explains the Trinity in great detail.
2006-07-03 06:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Fathers name is Jehovah, the Sons name is Micheal (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of the Father, not a separate entity, there are only TWO in the God head, not three. The teaching of the trinity is purely pagan and comes down to us from the Catholics.
2006-07-03 06:08:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like having a mouse connected to a laptop but still being able to just use the keyboard and touch pad. Jesus and God are the SAME. He and His Father are ONE and the Holy Spirit is part of them both, making a tripartyte God. The doctrine of the Trinity teaches that each of the three persons is the only true God because each of the three Persons is the same God. Got it?
2006-07-03 06:07:03 · answer #5 · answered by Sleek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like an egg. You have a shell, a white, and a yolk. The three parts are all separate, but they make up the egg. God is like an egg. You have God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Each added together make up the Trinity, which is God. This is how the new believers book in the pre-baptism class described it, anyway. It makes sense to me.
2006-07-03 06:05:54 · answer #6 · answered by crazyallie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Questions like this having not been answered logically, the stress was laid by the Church on stressing upon 'Love' as the only or the sole basis of Faith. Again, why not Love God the Father, and God the Holy Spirit. All the hymns are for God the Son only. Persistent questions like this one shall unfold the mysteries in the mind of many. So, thanks to the Asker.
2006-07-03 06:16:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Trinity, the Hypostatic Union, and the Communicatio Idiomatum
The Bible says that there is only one God in all existence at all time, (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; 45:5, etc.). But, what exactly is the nature of God? Is He a Trinity or not? The answer to this question has been debated for hundreds of years, especially since the non-Christian cults (Jehovah's Witnesses, the Mormons, Christadelphians, etc.) have arisen. In spite of their attacks on the Trinity, and others in the past, the Christian church has discovered what the Bible says about God and the person of Jesus. Therefore, following is a presentation of three very important Christian doctrines that, in total, answers most every objection raised by the anti-orthodox, false teachers that have arisen in these last days. When I say "most every objection" I actually mean "most every objection" because most of them fall into only a few categories and they are answered with the same basic Christian teachings.
Unfortunately, many in the cults, because they have been taught the Trinity is false, will not accept standard answers to their objections. Instead, many of them continue to raise the same questions, often ignoring answers, and staying willingly ignorant of Christian doctrines that affect the discussion of the Trinity and person of Jesus. This paper, then, is an attempt to list three important biblical teachings and then apply them to the different objections raised by the critics. This way, Christians and cultists alike might be better informed on the Biblical positions held by the historic Christian Church since its inception.
The Trinity
The Trinity is the teaching that there is only one God who exists as three simultaneous and eternal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. By "person" is meant the characteristics of self awareness, speech, having a will, emotions, etc. Therefore, there are three persons. The Father is not the same person as the Son; the Son is not the same person as the Holy Spirit; and the Holy Spirit is not the same person as Father as each of them have a will and speak to each other and to people. They are not three separate gods and are not three separate beings. They are three distinct persons; yet, they are all the one God. They are in absolute perfect harmony consisting of one substance. They are coeternal, coequal, and copowerful. If any one of the three were removed, there would be no God.
The Hypostatic Union
The Hypostatic Union is the teaching that the Word of God became flesh and we call Him Jesus. Therefore, Jesus is God in human flesh. He is not half God and half man. He is fully divine and fully man. That is, Jesus has two distinct natures: divine and human. As the SCripture says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God...14and the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us..." (John 1:1,14). This means that in the divine word became flesh in the single person of Jesus who is, then, both human and divine in nature. The divine nature was not changed. It was not altered in this union. Rather, the divine holy nature of the Word remains as it is.
Furthermore, Jesus is not merely a man who "had God within Him" nor is he a man who "manifested the God principle." He is the second person of the Trinity. "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word," (Heb. 1:3, NIV). Jesus' two natures are not "mixed together," nor are they combined into a new God-man nature. They are separate yet act as a unit in the one person of Jesus. This is called the Hypostatic Union.
Also, in the incarnation, Jesus was made for a while lower than the angels (Heb. 2:9) and under the law (Gal. 4:4). This means that Jesus cooperated with the limitations of being a man (Phil. 2:5-8). In other words, He really was a man and as a man exhibited the proper restrictions of His humanity such as growing taller, eating, growing in wisdom, etc., which would be expected of a real human being.
The Communicatio Idiomatum
The communicatio idiomatum (Latin for "communication of properties") is the teaching that the attributes of both the divine and human natures are ascribed to the one person of Jesus. This means that the person of Jesus could rightfully claim for Himself the attributes of both the divine and the human natures. Therefore, He could say He had glory with the Father before the world was made (John 17:5). He could claim that He descended from heaven, (John 3:13) and He could also claim omnipresence (Matt. 28:20) even though Jesus, the man, began His existence on earth when He was conceived in Mary's womb.
This is vitally important when we look at the atonement. Jesus' sacrifice was divine, as well as human, in nature. Jesus died. But, we know that God cannot die. So, if the divine nature did not die, how can it be said that Jesus' sacrifice was divine in nature? The answer is that the attributes of divinity, as well as humanity, were ascribed to the person Jesus. Therefore, since the person of Jesus died, His death was of infinite value because the properties of divinity were ascribed to the person in His death.
2006-07-03 06:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by Billy B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the way we as human beings can understand a father to be. Jesus was sent to earth by God to show us that it is possible to live a sinless life. He knew this would be the only way we would truly understand, so he phrased it in a way that we can understand by using Jesus as the Son and God as the Father. Some people refer to it as the "GodMan".
2006-07-03 06:10:05 · answer #9 · answered by GoingOnVacation 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know that is a good question. I've always believed that Jesus is his own person and GOD is his father because when Jesus was in the Garden of Gesthimite he said,IT IS NOT MY WILL BUT YOUR WILL BE DONE. Therefore I don't believe he was talking to himself. And he also stated that a person must come through him to his Father. I really hope that helps
2006-07-03 06:09:47 · answer #10 · answered by wthmassage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God makes it possible to separate Himself from things of this world. God is the only one who can become Jesus Christ. Remember Jesus was born to do something that no man will ever do. That is to reconcile us to God through the blood of the lamb.
God is the lion of the tribe of Judah and Jesus is the lamb that was slain for all of us.
Jesus is not the Father of His own. Jesus was born. Now, I am heading into something I do not know at all and God has not revealed anything to me at all.
2006-07-03 06:06:00 · answer #11 · answered by waeyeaw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋