Understanding The Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations


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Monday, January 24, 2011

Doesn't God prove that He is three persons at the baptism of Jesus?

At the baptism of Jesus, how Could God Speak Out Of Heaven, be on earth, and be in the form of a dove? Doesn’t this prove that there are three persons in one God? (Mark 1:9-11, Luke 3:21-22)

No it doesn’t. Remember God has no limitations. He made the world and his presence fills the Universe. This is one of the times where we can see God and the three manifestations working in concert. The Deity/Spirit speaks out of heaven, the Son is on earth, and a manifestation of the Holy Spirit like a dove descending upon Jesus, verifying and anointing Jesus as “the Christ.” God is unlimited, God can be on one end of the universe and on earth at the same time. God shows his majesty in this scripture.

In other words, God is in fact, in heaven, he sends his Spirit down in the form of a dove, and He is on earth in Jesus at the same time. We see God’s dual nature of being both God and man at the same time. This verifies Colossians 1:19, 2:8-10.

Look at the scripture closely. Thou art my beloved Son, in-in-in whom I am well pleased - dual nature. God was showing us that not only is He in heaven but He's in Christ at the same time. You see, God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself (Colossians 1:27, II Corinthians 5:19). These scriptures match because God always says the same thing more than once, in a different context, and He doesn't contradict Himself.

The baptism of the fleshly body of Jesus is the only scripture that I know of where we see the complete operation of the Godhead at the same time. We hear the voice of the Father (Deity-Spirit), we see the body of Jesus (Son) and we see the representation of the (Holy Spirit) in the form of a dove which was sent down from the Deity (Spirit) to anoint the flesh of Jesus. Refer to: the aforementioned Pitcher of water and the glass.

Think about this, God is not a dove in a natural sense, yet He used a dove to represent himself as the Holy Spirit. The dove was used so that we could see the operation of the Spirit and how it was used to anoint Jesus. It only proves that God is sovereign and He can manifest his Spirit in any way He chooses. This manifestation doesn’t prove that He is more than one God, nor does it proves that God is showing pieces of himself.

This whole process was handled by one God and it proves that He can change and manifest Himself in any manner He chooses. This is the one God who used his Holy Spirit (Dove) to verify that He (God Himself) is in the body of Christ (Colossians 1:14-19, 2:9) and that we should listen to and follow Jesus Christ because Christ is the full embodiment of God himself. God in these last days has spoken to us through his Son, Jesus Christ, who is the express image of one Person, God himself. (Hebrews 1:1-3). This excerpt is from my book; "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels.

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