Does the Bible say that
there are three persons in the Godhead? No.
Does the Bible speak of
the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost? Yes.
Do these titles as used
in Matthew 28:19 mean that there are three separate and
distinct persons in the Godhead? No, they refer
to three offices, roles, or relationship to humanity.
Does the Bible use the
word three in reference to God? Only one verse
in the entire Bible does so-I John 5:7. It speaks of the
Father, the Word (instead of Son), and the Holy Ghost,
and it concludes by saying, "These three are one."
Does the Bible use the
word one in reference to God? Yes, many times.
For example, see Zechariah 14:9; Malachi 2:10; Matthew
23:9; Mark 12:29, 32; John 8:41; 10:30; Romans 3:30; I
Corinthians 8:4; Galatians 3:20; I Timothy 2:5; James
2:19.
Can the mystery of the
Godhead be understood? Yes. Romans 1:20; Colossians
2:9; I Timothy 3:16.
Has the Christian only
one Heavenly Father? Yes. Matthew 23:9.
Then why did Jesus say
to Philip, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father"
(John 14:39)? Because Jesus is the express image
of God's person. Hebrews 1:3. The Greek word for personin
this verse literally means "substance."
Does the Bible say that
there are two persons in the Godhead? No.
Does the Bible say that
all the Godhead is revealed in one person? Yes,
in Jesus Christ. II Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:19;
2:9; Hebrews 1:3.
Is the mystery of the
Deity hidden from some people? Yes. Luke 10:21-22.
Who is the Father?
The Father is the one God, particularly as revealed in
parental relationship to humanity. Deuteronomy 32:6; Malachi
2:10.
Where was God the Father
while Jesus was on earth? The Father was in Christ.
John 14:10; II Corinthians 5:19. He was also in heaven,
for God is omnipresent.
Did the prophet Isaiah
say that Jesus would be the Father? Yes. Isaiah
9:6; 63:16.
When God said, "Let us
make man in our image" (Genesis 1:26), was He speaking
to another person in the Godhead? No. Isaiah 44:24;
Malachi 2:10.
How many of God's qualities
were in Christ? All. Colossians 2:9.
How may we see the God
who sent Jesus into the world? By seeing Jesus.
John 12:44-45; 14:9.
Does the Bible say that
Jesus is the Almighty? Yes. Revelation 1:8
Whom do some designate
as the first person in the trinity? God the Father.
Whom do some designate
as the last person in the trinity? The Holy Ghost.
But Jesus said that He was the first and last. Revelation
1:17-18
How many persons did John
see sitting on the throne in heaven? One. Revelation
4:2.
If Jesus is the first
and the last, why did God say in Isaiah 44:6 that He was
the first and the last? Because Jesus is the God
of the Old Testament incarnate.
Did Jesus tell Satan that
God alone should be worshipped? Yes. Matthew 4:10
Does the devil believe
in more than one God? No. James 2:19.
Does the Bible say that
God, who is the Word, was made flesh? Yes John
1:1, 14.
For what purpose was God
manifested in the flesh? To save sinners. Hebrews
2:9, 14.
Was Jesus God manifested
in the flesh? Yes. I Timothy 3:16.
Could Jesus have been
on earth and in heaven at the same time? Yes. John
3:13.
Does the Bible say that
there is but one Lord? Yes. Isaiah 45:18; Ephesians
4:5.
Does the Bible say that
Christ is the Lord? Yes. Luke 2:11.
Does the Bible say that
the Lord is God? Yes. I kings 18:39; Zechariah
14:5; Acts 2:39; Revelation 19:1.
How could the church belong
to Jesus (Matthew 16:18) and yet be the church of God
(I Corthians 10:32)? Because Jesus is God in the
flesh.
Will God give His glory
to another? No. Isaiah 42:8.
Was there a God formed
before Jehovah, or will there be one formed after?
No. Isaiah 43:10.
What is one thing that
God does not know? Another God. Isaiah 44:8.
What is one thing that
God Cannot do? Lie. Titus 1:2.
How many Gods should we
know? Only one. Hosea 13:4.
How many names has the
Lord? One. Zechariah 14:9.
Is it good to think upon
the name of the Lord? Yes. Malachi 3:16.
Does the Bible say that
God alone treads upon the waves of the sea? Yes.
Job 9:8
Why, then, was Jesus able
to walk upon the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 14:25)?
Because He is God the Creator. Colossians 1:16.
Is God the only one who
can forgive sin? Yes. Isiah 43:25; Mark 2:7.
Why, then, could Jesus
forgive sin in Mark 2:5-11? Because He is God the
Savior.
Is Jesus the true God?
Yes. I John 5:20.
If God and the Holy Ghost
are two separate persons, which was the Father of Christ?
Matthew 1:20 says that the Holy Ghost was the Father,
while Romans 15:6, II Corinthians 11:31, and Ephesians
1:3 say that God was the Father. There is no contradiction
when we realize that God the Father and the Holy Ghost
are one and the same Spirit. Matthew 10:20; Epheasians
4:4; I Corthians 3:16.
When Paul asked the Lord
who He was, what was the answer? "I am Jesus."
Acts 9:5.
When Stephen was dying,
did he call God Jesus? Yes. Acts 7:59.
Did Thomas ever call Jesus
God? Yes. John 20:28.
How could Jesus be the
Savior, when God the Father said in Isaiah 43:11, "Beside
me there is no Savior?" Because "God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself." II Corinthians 5:19.
Does the Bible say that
Jesus was God with us? Yes. Matthew 1:23.
Did Jesus ever say, "I
and my Father are one?" Yes. John 10:30.
Can it be proved scripturally
that Jesus and the Father are one in the same sense that
husband and wife are one? No. The Godhead was never
compared to the relationship of a husband and wife. Jesus
identified Himself with the Father in a way that husband
and wife cannot be identified with each other. John 14:9-11.
Does the Bible say that
there is only one wise God? Yes. Jude 25.
Does the Bible call the
Holy Ghost a second or third person in the Godhead?
No. The Holy Ghost is the one Spirit of God, the one God
Himself at work in our lives. John 4:24; I Corthians 3:16-17;
6:19; 12:13.
Can Trinitarians show
that three divine persons were present when Jesus was
baptized by John? Absolutely not. The one, omnipresent
God used three simultaneous manifestations. Only one divine
person was present--Jesus Christ the Lord.
Then what were the other
two of whom Trinitarians speak? One was a voice
from heaven; the other was the Spirit of God in the form
of a dove. Matthew 3:16-17.
What did the voice say
at Jesus' baptism? "Thou art my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased." Mark 1:11. As the Son of God,
Jesus was the one God incarnate.
Does the Bible say that
God shed His blood and that God laid down His life for
us? Yes. Acts 20:28; I John 3:16. God was able
to do this because He had taken upon Himself a human body.
The Bible says that God
is coming back with all his saints (Zechariah 14:5) and
also that Jesus is coming back with all his saints (I
Thessalonians 3:13). Are two coming back? No. Only
one is coming back--our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Titus 2:13.
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