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1 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | John Reformed | 37450 | ||
Dear Preacher, You made reference to the multiple roles you fulfill regarding work and your family. " When I visit my parents' house with my family I act in all three capacities at once; I speak to my children as their father, to my parents as their son, and to my wife as her husband.) I am also comprised of a body, soul, and spirit--still just one person. I am a computer programmer, a preacher, and a writer; but I am only one person". Father, son, husband etc. are titles that define your relationship to your family. But none of them is your name. I am sure that you are known to the world by your name alone! No matter what you are doing you are always Tim D. Cormier.It is what identifies your personhood. The essence of who you are. It is a mistake in logic to use a name and title interchangeably. (my name is Tim, My name is father). You see the difficulties your example causes. Could your arguement be stated better, by describing your doctrine of the Godhead as: God is one in essence and relates to man in the roles of Father, Son and Holy Ghost? What say ye? John Reformed |
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2 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | 10ECPreacher | 37489 | ||
Greetings, John Reformed. You are indeed correct--Father, son and husband are titles that define relationships. And they would never be mistaken for a proper name. This is essentially the way I understand the terms Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These are "titles" that show Divine relationships, purpose and function; but the name of God is Jesus Christ. I absolutely concur with your statement "It is a mistake in logic to use a name and title interchangeably." Hence, the correct interpretation of the words of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 (baptizing in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost) is given by Peter in Acts 2:38: "be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ". In fact, you have stated the only Biblical doctrine of the Godhead that I have found: God is one in essence, and relates to man in the roles of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Thank you for your refreshing remarks. Kind regards, Tim D. Cormier Tennessee Preacher |
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3 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | armygrunt | 37494 | ||
the only way I have been able to understand is like I am one person but I am also a father son husband nephew grandpa on and on but I am 1 person but many positions or roles you know what I mean | ||||||