2006-10-17 11:36:20 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why deny their real nature? They are God.
The term "one" in the Hebrew is "echad." It is pronounced ekh-awd', and is Strong's Ref. # 259. It is a numeral which, properly, means united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first.
In Genesis 2:24, we see that God says that Adam and Eve will become "one" (echad) flesh. Now, we know that they were two people, yet God says they become one.
This is the same concept of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit being "one." And they are all God.
2006-10-17 11:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many Christians begin to learn about the Trinity through knowledge of Baptism. This is also a starting point for others in comprehending why the doctrine matters to so many Christians, even though the doctrine itself teaches that the being of God is beyond complete comprehension. The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are structured around profession of the Trinity, and are solemnly professed by converts to Christianity when they receive baptism, and in the Church's liturgy, particularly when celebrating the Eucharist. One or both of these creeds are often used as brief summations of Christian faith by mainstream denominations.
Scriptural texts cited as implicit support for the doctrine of the Trinity
This is a partial list.
Matthew 28:19: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (see Trinitarian formula).
John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." together with John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." and John 1:18 "No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known."
John 8:23-24: "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am [the one I claim to be], you will indeed die in your sins."
John 8:58 "'I tell you the truth', Jesus answered, 'before Abraham was born, I am[13]!'"
John 10:38: "But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father."
John 12:41: "Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him." - As the context shows, this implied the Tetragrammaton in Isaiah 6:1 refers to Jesus.
Colossians 2:9: "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form"
Revelation 1:17-18: "When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades." This is seen as significant when viewed with Isaiah 44:6: "This is what the LORD says - Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God."
"Through the Son we have access to the Father in one Spirit" (Ephesians 2:18)
2006-10-17 19:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its the three forms that God comes in. When we are in church or anywhere privately with our God an we sing to Hima dn we automatically feel the presence of the Holy Spirit near us adn it fills us. Thats God in spirit form.
The Son was Jesus and He was God in human form. God is not allowing anyone see His image until we go to heaven and so teh way that God was able to bring Himself to the peopel down here on Earth was by Jesus which is Him in human form, or by having a Son named Jesus. Jesus and God is the smae even though they are different names and it says that He is the Son. But u have to understand, God had to find a way to be down here on this evil Earth so he came in human form.
Now God is the Father. He is the ruler and we will forever worship Him. Im sorry but i can't stop sometimes and i always have to metnion His name and why He is good and worhty of all praise. But God is the Father, the Creator of all universe. He is the almighty and i love Him.
Hopefully i helped.
2006-10-17 11:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mia 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's difficult to understand, but I was taught many years ago in church that God is "eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit--the same in substance, equal in power and glory." So somehow God is three-in-one. It's not something the finite human mind can easily comprehend, like heaven. But that's another issue.
2006-10-17 11:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The teaching of a triune God was fused into apostate Christianity in the fourth century CE.It is not a Bible teaching.
The Bible clearly teaches there is one Almighty God,whose name is Jehovah.
Jesus is God's only begotten Son.
The Holy Spirit is not a person,but God's active force,what he uses to accomplish his purposes.
2006-10-17 11:58:57 · answer #5 · answered by lillie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Biblical trinity is the only plausible Biblical explanation of the relationship between each of them. It all hinges on the proposition that Jesus is the Son of God and carried all the authority of the Father himself. If you believe that, that is basically all the trinity really is.
2006-10-17 11:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because the bible says Jesus says 'I and my Father are ONE' but while Jesus was here on earth, God the Father was sitting at the Throne in heaven. so they were ONE in Spirit, hope this helps
2006-10-17 11:41:08 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is GOD .then there is the spirit of GOD. then there is a soul in each of us.Jesus was the son of GOD.All separate. but one in the spirit.
2006-10-17 11:43:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just some suggestions.
Read:
Revelation 19:13
1John 5:7
John 1:1
Genesis 1:1....
and go from there.
2006-10-17 11:39:34 · answer #9 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Three Terms, Not Three Persons
FATHER IS A TERM of relationship. When we speak of God as the Father, we are speaking of Him in terms of our relationship to Him as His children. When we pray, we may speak to God as our Father, but we would not usually say, “The Father is really moving in this service.” Or, “He was filled with the Father.” Instead we would say, “The Spirit is moving.” Or, “He was filled with the Spirit.”
The Spirit is not a third divine person, distinct from the Father and the Son. The Spirit is God is action. Think of these terms this way:
The Father is God in relationship.
The Son is God in flesh.
The Holy Spirit is God is spiritual action.
As Father, God is the One who gives anointing. As Son, God is the Anointed One, the Christ. As Spirit, God is the anointing. These are not three distinct divine persons; they are simply three descriptive titles showing us the way God works in our lives to bring salvation.
For salvation to come to man, there had to be a sinless man for the sacrifice. For the Son to be a genuine man, He had to be born of a woman. But for the Son to be a sinless man, He had to be conceived by God. Therefore, to bring salvation God had to become the Father. But once the Son had died and been raised, God had to begin operating in the world as Spirit. Therefore, to bring salvation, the Spirit had to begin moving, just as it did when God brought order to His creation in Genesis 1:2.
As the Spirit, God is able to be all places at the same time. 1 Corinthians 15:45 says, “And so it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being.’ The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.” It is perfectly correct to say that Jesus is the Spirit, Jesus is the Son, or that Jesus is the Father. As Acts 4:12 affirms, “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
When a person is filled with the Spirit, who is it that comes to dwell within him? 1 Corinthians 3:16 says, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 2 Corinthians 13:5 says, “Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?” And Ephesians 4:6 says, “One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Are there three divine persons living in us? No. Jesus is in us by His Spirit.
God is not three distinct divine persons. Neither does He have three identities, three personalities, or three centers of consciousness. God is not three at all, GOD IS ONE!
The doctrine of the trinity was developed by philosophers attempting to explain the God of the Bible using the ideas of Greek philosophy. But in Colossians 2:8-9 Paul warns, “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily....”
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one!”
– Deuteronomy 6:4 –
2006-10-17 11:38:24 · answer #10 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋