What does it mean when the bible says "the Father and Son are one"?

Question

does "one" literally mean one personage?

or does it mean unified?...(or something to that affect)

For all of you who said they are all one being...

"That they may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou sent me."

So according to you... we are all to become one person.

"...that the world may believe that thou sent me."

The Father sent his Son... not himself.

Answer 1

Jesus Christ, God the Father and the Holy Ghost are not the same being.

At the baptism of Jesus Christ, God the Father spoke FROM HEAVEN, declaring that Jesus was his "beloved Son" in whom He was "well pleased". The Holy Ghost descended (from Heaven) in the form of a dove and rested on Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ never once said that He was God, He said He was the Son of God, not the Son of Himself.

The Trinity is a false doctrine that originated three hundred years after Jesus and His disciples lived on the earth. Unfortunately many Christians believe that is the deciding factor in whether someone is Christian or not.

Answer 2

The Trinity is a concept that is impossible for any human being to fully understand, let alone explain. God is infinitely greater than we are, therefore we should not expect to be able to fully understand Him. The Bible teaches that the Father is God, that Jesus is God, and that the Holy Spirit is God. The Bible also teaches that there is only one God. Though we can understand some facts about the relationship of the different persons of the Trinity to one another, ultimately, it is incomprehensible to the human mind. However, this does not mean it is not true or not based on the teachings of the Bible.
Keep in mind when studying this subject that the word "Trinity" is not used in Scripture. This is a term that is used to attempt to describe the triune God, the fact that there are 3 coexistent, co-eternal persons that make up God. Understand that this is NOT in any way suggesting 3 Gods. The Trinity is 1 God made up of 3 persons.
Each member of the Trinity is God: The Father is God: John 6:27; Romans 1:7; 1 Peter 1:2. The Son is God: John 1:1, 14; Romans 9:5; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:8; 1 John 5:20. The Holy Spirit is God: Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 3:16 (The One who indwells is the Holy Spirit - Romans 8:9; John 14:16-17; Acts 2:1-4).

Answer 3

This text, at John 10:30, is often cited to support the Trinity, even though no third person is mentioned there. But Jesus himself showed what he meant by his being "one" with the Father. At John 17:21, 22, he prayed to God that his disciples "may all be one, just as you, Father, are in union with me and I am in union with you, that they also may be in union with us, . . . that they may be one just as we are one." Was Jesus praying that all his disciples would become a single entity? No, obviously Jesus was praying that they would be united in thought and purpose, as he and God were.—See also 1 Corinthians 1:10.

At 1 Corinthians 3:6, 8, Paul says: "I planted, Apollos watered . . . He that plants and he that waters are one." Paul did not mean that he and Apollos were two persons in one; he meant that they were unified in purpose. The Greek word that Paul used here for "one" (hen) is neuter, literally "one (thing)," indicating oneness in cooperation. It is the same word that Jesus used at John 10:30 to describe his relationship with his Father. It is also the same word that Jesus used at John 17:21, 22. So when he used the word "one" (hen) in these cases, he was talking about unity of thought and purpose.

Right in the context of the verses after John 10:30, Jesus forcefully argued that his words were not a claim to be God. He asked the Jews who wrongly drew that conclusion and wanted to stone him: "Why do you charge me with blasphemy because I, consecrated and sent into the world by the Father, said, 'I am God's son'?" (John 10:31-36, NE) No, Jesus claimed that he was, not God the Son, but the Son of God.

Answer 4

Unified in purpose is the best way to describe the Godhead. Each of the Three Holy Entities are separate Beings. Only the Holy Ghost is a spirit; the other two have immortal, perfected bodies of flesh and bone and are male in every sense.

Answer 5

That Jesus is God in the flesh. It is the Trinity. Father, Son and Holy Spirit

The three persons of the Holy Trinity are distinct and separate: yet, they are one (Eph. 4:4–6). This gives us the mystery of the Godhead—we wonder how this can be? The Christian Church holds the doctrine of the Holy Trinity as one of their oldest beliefs (1 Pet. 1:2). As we look at the traditional teachings of the Christian Church and study the Bible, we should grow in our understanding and accept the Holy Trinity by faith (Luke 3:21, 22).

Holy Trinity—One God
The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit,
three separate Persons, and yet One.
Divine mystery beyond perception.
We look at One—We look at All.
We pray to One—We pray to All.
We love One—We love All.
One love’s us—All love us.
Father–Son–Holy Spirit—One God.

Answer 6

If you are a Christian, than I'm sorry to break the news .... God is not a Father ... HE is the Creator. God Created everything ...... and that includes the Holy Spirit and the Messiah Jesus son of Mary.

God is ONE their is no sharing of power, God gives power to some and takes away from some as He wishes. Any power vested in any being is a trust from God and can be taken away if God Wills, He has Power over ALL Things.

Jesus is a Messenger of God and His Word, He will return to try and set things right one more time before the end of Time or Day of Judgment or Day of Resurrection or THE DAY.

Answer 7

Do you understand the concept of the triple moon goddess? She is the maiden the mother and the crone all at once. She takes on each personage when that particular one is most appropriate: The mother for nurturing, the Maiden as the protector, and the Crone when wisdom is necessary. I think the christian trinity is just like this (probably got it from pagans, in fact....just like everything else).

Answer 8

It means they are in agreement. Jesus wholeheartedly believed in what his Father, Jehovah had planned. His Father's qualities are reflected in his son. This is true with most human fathers and sons.

Answer 9

God in three parts. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Jesus is God manifested in the flesh. All being one in 3 parts.

Answer 10

Jesus is God as the doctrine of the Trinity reveals.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph