Understanding The Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations


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Monday, February 7, 2011

When Stephen was dying, did he call Jesus God?

(Acts 7:59)

This scripture lets us see again that the apostles knew that Jesus was the Only True God. Stephen knew that all spirits go back to the God who made them.

Therefore, as he was being stoned, the scriptures says that he was calling upon God, saying Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. Jesus Christ is the only manifestation of God that was seen by Stephen. Therefore, Stephen called God by his name (Lord Jesus) and asked Jesus (God) to receive his spirit.

Then, before he died, he asked Jesus not to lay this sin on the Jews. This same Jesus (God) that Steven recognized in his glorified form was the same God (Jesus) who spoke to Paul on the road to Damascus. There were no other gods nor personalities mentioned in any of these scriptures. Jesus Christ was called God because He is the one and only true God. There are no other persons in the Godhead. Jesus is the only Person in the Godhead(See Acts 9:4,5, Colossians 2:8-9).

This excerpt with changes is from my book, "Understanding the Trinity,Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. www.google.com will daniels understanding the trinity.