There is only one
God, but He consists of three distinct persons,
Father,
Son and
Holy Spirit.
The word “trinity” is not found in
Scripture. It is a word used by
Christians to express the doctrine of the unity of
God as consisting of three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Greek word trias, first used by
Theophilus (A.D. 168-183), or from the Latin trinitas, first used by Tertullian (A.D. 220), to express this doctrine.
The propositions involved in the doctrine are these:
- That God is one, and that there is but one God (Deut. 6:4; 1 Kings 8:60; Isa. 44:6; Mark 12:29, 32; John 10:30).
- That the Father is a distinct divine Person (hypostasis, subsistentia, persona, suppositum intellectuale), distinct from the Son and the Holy Spirit.
- That Jesus Christ was truly God, and yet was a Person distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit. (John 20:30-31)
- That the Holy Spirit is also a distinct divine Person.
Notice the use of the words “us” and “our” when the
Son of God (“
The Word”)
created Man (
Gen. 1:26).
Although equal in divinity, the Father is in a position of authority or hierarchy over
Jesus Christ,
incarnate Son of God (
John 14:28,
13:16;
1 Cor. 11:3;
Phil. 2:6-8).
Ok, that's my last posttil tonight, I must go do some work of the Lord's for me in this sinful fallen world that is good for me to do
, but, what do you mean 'confusing,' xianconsult? This makes no sense. By making Jesus seperate from God in being you are the one who confuses things, brother
Who are you woshipping? Jesus or God ? You are worshipping one or the other, can't be both, with your way of viewing the Deity? It's Deity 'plural' too for you, but not for me, it's VERY simple: Deity . And, that Deity= God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, who are One