The
study of the
Godhead or the Trinity is an important doctrine for the Christian to
understand. It is one of the major doctrines that orthodox
Christianity teaches. It is a doctrine that separates Christianity
from cults and so called Christian cults. It is considered a great
mystery in Scripture.
The question that arises concerning the Godhead, is how can God, who is
one God, be three persons? God in the Bible is shown to be three
distinct personalities: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy
Spirit.
1 John 5:7 For
there are three that bear witness in heaven: the
Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.
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.A Statement Of Faith Concerning The Godhead.
The Eternal Godhead is revealed as one God existing in three persons;
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. All three are
co-eternal, co-equal and co-existent in attributes, power, nature and
glory.
The Bible teaches very explicitly that God is one, but it also teaches
us that God is three. The study of the oneness of God must always
be in connection with the threeness of God, and the study of the
threeness of God must always be in conjunction with the revelation of
the oneness of God otherwise either extreme can become heresy.
God's revelation of Himself in the Scripture is One God in Three
Person, Eternal, Self-existent; Father, Son & Holy Spirit,
distinguishable but indivisible. The Father is the first Person,
The Son is the Second and the Holy Spirit is the Third person.
God Is Three - The
Tri-Unity Of God.
As clearly as the Scriptures teach that God is one, they also teach
that God is Three. There is one God manifested in three persons,
distinguishable, but indivisible. These three are spoken to us as
being "The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit, co-equal, co-eternal,
and co-existing in power, majesty, glory and essence. One God in
three persons.
The God of the Bible is always revealed as Triune in nature and
being. From Genesis to Revelation, whether it be by type or
symbol, pattern or created things, or whether it be by clear
declaration, Scriptures consistently show that God is always revealed
as One in Three and Three in One.
Genesis 1:26 Then
God said, "let us make
man in our
image."
The Bible Teaches
Jesus As God.
For the Bible to be consistent in showing that God is Triune then it
must also teach and show us that Jesus is referred to as God.
John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.
Jesus is the Word of revelation alive in human flesh. His revelation
did not begin at birth in Bethlehem. He has been actively revealing God
since creation in which He was active. He shows the nature of the life
God creates.
John 1:14 And
the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Jesus Christ--God's presence became a human being and revealed the
fullness of God's identity in flesh. The glory of God (Ex 33:22) became
visible as grace and truth which all people need. He is a greater
revelation than Moses' Law which revealed God's guidelines for life. He
shows those guidelines can really be lived out in human flesh on earth.
He is God in flesh letting us see what otherwise was impossible to see.
The Holy Spirit Is referred to as God.
The Holy Spirit took part In the creation of the world.
The Spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:2 The
earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the
deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Scripture came by
the inspiration of God or by the Holy Spirit.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
The Godhead In
Action.
All Three Persons of the Godhead were involved in the creation of the
world.
The Father's
Involvement.
Genesis 1:1-3 In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. {2}The earth was
without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And
the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. {3}Then God
said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
The Son's
Involvement in Creation.
Colossians 1:16 For
by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on
earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or
principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for
Him.
The
Holy Spirit's Involvement in Creation.
Genesis 1:2 The
earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the
deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Just as our body cannot exist without our soul and our spirit, the
Father cannot exist without the Son and the Holy Spirit. They are
all interdependent upon each other. This is why when Philip asked
Jesus to show him the Father, Jesus responded by saying, "He who has
seen Me has seen the Father."
John 14:8-9 Philip
said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."
{9}Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have
not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how
can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
There is only one God. There never has been any except
Him. Therefore God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit have always existed together, they are eternal.
The invisible
attributes and His eternal Godhead is seen in through creation.
Romans 1:20 For
since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal
power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
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