[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Somehere have asked the question of whether the Father, the son and theholy ghost form one God. Some have asserted that it is the doctrineof one God. So, since our understanding of God is based on thescriptures as well as should be, despite the fact that since we arenot God, our understanding of Him is not perfect, nonetheless 2Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God andprofitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and fortraining in righteousness...” And it is with that understandingthat we approach the question of a trinity operating as one.[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]TheGod we are talking about is the God who created the heavens and theearth and who led Moses and his people to the Promised Land. It isthe God whom Jesus as a rabbi extolled the virtues of faith andunderstanding in Him. Jesus came to earth long after the Creation,but that is not to say he didn't exist along with God long before.Jesus himself says in John 8:58, “...before Abraham was, I am.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]ButGod, Jesus and the holy spirit are separate and distinct, inasmuch aspassages in the Scriptures delineate them. Jesus makes thedistinction in Matthew 28:19 when he tells his disciples to “ Gotherefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in thename of the FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. “ Thethree may exist as a trinity, but the fact that Jesus names the threeseparate components would lead us to believe that each componentcould exist without depending on the others, inasmuch as a husbandand wife could exist without the other. [/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]AlthoughJesus has said that he and the Father are one, if you consider whathe said in John 8:58 as well as the rest of the Scriptures, he meantthat he and God are one in terms of what God wants. To be sure, 1Corinthians 8:6 says “...yet for us there is one God, the Father,from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, JesusChrist, THROUGH whom are all things and THROUGH whom we exist. Jesusis the conduit of what God wants.[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Andwhat is the Holy Spirit? Does it emanate from the Bible, or are weinfluenced by it through God's Grace? If it emanates from the Bible,that would imply that our works may contribute to our salvation whenwe have faith, but if it influences us through God's Grace alone,then it contributes to the assertion that it is by faith alone,without works, that we may attain salvation. [/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Passagesin the Old Testament refer to the Spirit, and in that context it isthe Spirit of God. Psalm 139:7 says, “Where shall I go from yourSpirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?” Psalm 104:30says, “When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]andyou renew the face of the ground.” [/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Itell you that the Trinity are physically different from eachother,but in terms of what God wants they are one and the same.[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]TheGod we are talking about is the God who created the heavens and theearth and who led Moses and his people to the Promised Land. It isthe God whom Jesus as a rabbi extolled the virtues of faith andunderstanding in Him. Jesus came to earth long after the Creation,but that is not to say he didn't exist along with God long before.Jesus himself says in John 8:58, “...before Abraham was, I am.”[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]ButGod, Jesus and the holy spirit are separate and distinct, inasmuch aspassages in the Scriptures delineate them. Jesus makes thedistinction in Matthew 28:19 when he tells his disciples to “ Gotherefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in thename of the FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. “ Thethree may exist as a trinity, but the fact that Jesus names the threeseparate components would lead us to believe that each componentcould exist without depending on the others, inasmuch as a husbandand wife could exist without the other. [/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]AlthoughJesus has said that he and the Father are one, if you consider whathe said in John 8:58 as well as the rest of the Scriptures, he meantthat he and God are one in terms of what God wants. To be sure, 1Corinthians 8:6 says “...yet for us there is one God, the Father,from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, JesusChrist, THROUGH whom are all things and THROUGH whom we exist. Jesusis the conduit of what God wants.[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Andwhat is the Holy Spirit? Does it emanate from the Bible, or are weinfluenced by it through God's Grace? If it emanates from the Bible,that would imply that our works may contribute to our salvation whenwe have faith, but if it influences us through God's Grace alone,then it contributes to the assertion that it is by faith alone,without works, that we may attain salvation. [/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Passagesin the Old Testament refer to the Spirit, and in that context it isthe Spirit of God. Psalm 139:7 says, “Where shall I go from yourSpirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?” Psalm 104:30says, “When you send forth your Spirit, they are created,[/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]andyou renew the face of the ground.” [/FONT]
[FONT=Calibri, sans-serif]Itell you that the Trinity are physically different from eachother,but in terms of what God wants they are one and the same.[/FONT]