Subject: Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form |
Bible Note: Greetings, Aixen7z4; You said "But please do not believe them when they say 'the Bible describes God as one single being'. It does not. If they had seen it in the Bible they might quote the verse. They cannot." I'm not sure what you mean by "God as one single being", but if you doubt the Bible states there is only one God (not two or three or more), that's easy: "Have we not all one Father? Did not one God create us?" (Malachi 2:10) In Mark 12, Jesus confirmed the Old Testament teaching that there is one God: "Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one." James also affirmed one God: "You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that – and shudder" (James 2:19) But of course the Bible states equally clearly that God is more than one person. Who is this one and only God? Is he the Father or the Son? Do Genesis 1:1 and Malachi 2:10 contradict John 1:3? Or are the Creator - God the Father and God the Son - one God? They must be one, the one and only one. Did Jesus contradict Genesis when he said "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am!"? (John 8:58) Who is "I am"? God the Father who spoke to Abraham or God the Son whom John quoted? The answer is clear: both. One God, at least two persons; I'll leave it to others to make the case for the Holy Spirit. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |