(Genesis 1:26)
In Hebrew Elohim, is translated "God" in Genesis 1:26 and in many other places in the Old Testament. Elohim’s meaning has nothing to do with persons. The word Elohim can be translated one of two ways. Elohim may be translated "God" or "gods"
1. Elohim is translated "God" when referring to the one true God.
2. elohim is translated "gods" when referring to human rulers or false gods – small “e”
The plural Elohim was used for the true God to denote God’s various attributes of greatness and majesty, not to indicate more than one God nor three persons in the Godhead.
In the Old Testament, plurals were used even if the reference was about one person. For example, Abraham is referred to in the plural (master). The angel of the Lord with whom Jacob wrestled is called Elohim (Genesis 32:30). The golden calf was referred to by the Israelites as elohim (Exodus 32:1-31). Individual pagan gods were often referred to as elohim (Judges 8:33; 11:24, 16:23). Therefore, in the scriptures when there is a reference to the many attributes of the one true God, the name Elohim is used which is plural even though God is one God.
There are some who would want to use certain scripture and vain philosophy to try to prove that there is more than one person, but that philosophy is a philosophy of ignorance and deceit. The Trinity or three persons in God is an assumption that can't be proven.
Make no mistake about it, there is only one God. God doesn’t know of another person, in the Godhead, other than himself (Isaiah 42:8, 43:10-11, 44:6-8, Luke 2:11, Colossians 1:14-19, 2:9, Hebrews 1:3, Revelation 1:8). God's highest name is Jesus Christ (John 1:10, Acts 4:12, Acts 9:5, Revelation 1:8). This excerpt is from my book; "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Can anyone understand the Trinity?
Understanding the Trinity is beyond human comprehension given the true meaning of the word and concept. Most people who believe in the Trinity, can't explain it. Not only can they not explain it, it is scripturally unexplainable. However, there is an explanation of the three manifestations of God. One must believe in the oneness of God in order to understand God's main attributes and how the three manifestations of God were used for salvation (Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38, Colossians 2:8-12, I Timothy 3:16).
By understanding the Godhead, we will see that everything will line up with scripture and all the scriptures will be inter-connected and prove that Jesus Christ is the One God of heaven and earth (John 1:1-14 (God was made flesh and the world was made by him and we beheld his glory-Isaiah 42:8, 43:10-12), Colossians 2:8-12 (the fullness of the Godhead is in the body of Jesus Christ), Rev. 1:8 (Jesus Christ is the Almighty), Jesus Christ is the everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6, John 14:7-9). If you find your mind drifting and if you start seeing more than one Person, then you must realize, you are falling into error. It doesn't matter what scripture you are reading, you must see one Person and the oneness of God in what you are reading.
To understand why people believe in the Trinitarian concept, one must understand why people are convinced of the idea of three persons in one God (study where the Trinity came from and who started it. Hint: The Catholic Church started the Trinitarian Doctrine at the Council of Nicaea 325AD). On the surface it does seems like there are three separate and distinct persons to the human mind.
On the other hand, you must realize what God has said about his oneness. Hear O Israel the Lord Our God is one Lord.(Deuteronomy 6:4, Luke 2:11). Never let the thought of more than one Person enter your mind (Hebrews 1:3). If the thought of three persons comes into your mind, it is a trick of the enemy because God has spoken, he is One God and he doesn't know of any other gods nor persons in Him. God is absolutely One God, One Lord, and One Person who has appeared to us in three manifestations (I Timothy 3:16)
There will be some who will say, I still can’t see it. What about this, and what about that? Give me a scripture for this or give me a scripture for that.
In this blog, you will find some common questions concerning Jesus Christ, the Oneness of God and the falling away of the Christian Church. In addition, we will address some of the concerns about whether God is One Person and Three Manifestations (which is scriptural) or if God is three persons (which is paganistic and not scriptural).
The Trinity can not be understood and can't be proven by the Word of God. The Word Trinity is not in the Bible and the Trinitarian Doctrine was not taught by Paul nor the Apostles (Galatians 1:8-9). The Trinitarian doctrine was formulated in 325AD by the Catholic Church. Paul didn't know anything about the Trinitarian Doctrine nor the Trinity and he didn't write about it nor teach it. (The Trinity of God is an assumption and it can't be proven by the Word of God).
The Trinitarian Doctrine is a philosophy and a tradition of men (Colossians 2:8-9). Again, God is absolutely One Lord and his name is The Lord Jesus Christ (Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1-14, Colossians 2:9, Revelation 1:8) This excerpt is from my book; "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels.
By understanding the Godhead, we will see that everything will line up with scripture and all the scriptures will be inter-connected and prove that Jesus Christ is the One God of heaven and earth (John 1:1-14 (God was made flesh and the world was made by him and we beheld his glory-Isaiah 42:8, 43:10-12), Colossians 2:8-12 (the fullness of the Godhead is in the body of Jesus Christ), Rev. 1:8 (Jesus Christ is the Almighty), Jesus Christ is the everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6, John 14:7-9). If you find your mind drifting and if you start seeing more than one Person, then you must realize, you are falling into error. It doesn't matter what scripture you are reading, you must see one Person and the oneness of God in what you are reading.
To understand why people believe in the Trinitarian concept, one must understand why people are convinced of the idea of three persons in one God (study where the Trinity came from and who started it. Hint: The Catholic Church started the Trinitarian Doctrine at the Council of Nicaea 325AD). On the surface it does seems like there are three separate and distinct persons to the human mind.
On the other hand, you must realize what God has said about his oneness. Hear O Israel the Lord Our God is one Lord.(Deuteronomy 6:4, Luke 2:11). Never let the thought of more than one Person enter your mind (Hebrews 1:3). If the thought of three persons comes into your mind, it is a trick of the enemy because God has spoken, he is One God and he doesn't know of any other gods nor persons in Him. God is absolutely One God, One Lord, and One Person who has appeared to us in three manifestations (I Timothy 3:16)
There will be some who will say, I still can’t see it. What about this, and what about that? Give me a scripture for this or give me a scripture for that.
In this blog, you will find some common questions concerning Jesus Christ, the Oneness of God and the falling away of the Christian Church. In addition, we will address some of the concerns about whether God is One Person and Three Manifestations (which is scriptural) or if God is three persons (which is paganistic and not scriptural).
The Trinity can not be understood and can't be proven by the Word of God. The Word Trinity is not in the Bible and the Trinitarian Doctrine was not taught by Paul nor the Apostles (Galatians 1:8-9). The Trinitarian doctrine was formulated in 325AD by the Catholic Church. Paul didn't know anything about the Trinitarian Doctrine nor the Trinity and he didn't write about it nor teach it. (The Trinity of God is an assumption and it can't be proven by the Word of God).
The Trinitarian Doctrine is a philosophy and a tradition of men (Colossians 2:8-9). Again, God is absolutely One Lord and his name is The Lord Jesus Christ (Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1-14, Colossians 2:9, Revelation 1:8) This excerpt is from my book; "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
God said, Let us make man. Was God talking to Jesus?
(Genesis 1:26, Malachi 2:10).
We should not be so presumptuous as to believe we know what God meant by this statement.
However, we do know, based on his Word, that He is not talking to Jesus or some other God.
The Word is not clear on this matter, therefore, we shouldn’t assume that we know the answer.
There are a number of theories about the mind of God and what He meant when He created the
world.
There are some scholars and theologians who believe that God, in his infinite wisdom, is
counseling within himself which includes his future manifestation as the Lord Jesus Christ and
the Holy Spirit, the plurality of the nature of God. This is not to assume that there is another
God, rather, it could be a matter of self talk about future events. God as the Spiritual Father of all creation-created the world by his name Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 10:4, Ephesians 3:9-12).
In other words, at the time of creation, the name of God, Jesus Christ, had not been manifested in the flesh, neither had the Holy Ghost of the resurrected Christ returned to the earth to dwell in the hearts of men. These were all future events.
Therefore God is not speaking to his fleshly manifestation nor his manifestation as the resurrected Spirit of Christ. God is speaking in his Spiritual form as the Father of all creation.
There are those who believe that there were always angelic beings with God. When God said, let us make man in our image, and after our likeness, God was speaking to his whole heavenly hosts (Genesis 1:26). What comes to mind is the story of Lucifer and the angels which were mentioned later. The scriptures tell us that God threw Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels out of heaven.
This gives us an indication that there were other beings of whom God could have been speaking to at the time of creation. God used angels to help us and show us the way. Angels told God’s people what God wanted, they gave great proclamations as in the case of Mary when Jesus was born. Angels also freed Peter from jail. The Heavenly Hosts were intimately involved in the making of man physically when they spoke to us, gave directions, helped create events for us, and emotionally, when they told us not to fear. We were made in the image and likeness of these heavenly beings. Do you remember the angels whom were seen in the form of men?
Let’s look at the 27th verse, it says, so God created man in his own image. Thus, we find that One God created us in his image, which is the image of a man. Here is another example; God appeared as a man in the form of a pre-incarnate Jesus, “The Son of Man.” – Daniel 3:25. In II Corinthians 5:19, Colossians 1:14-16, Colossians 1:14-19, 2:9, and Hebrews 1:1-3, 8, God tell us that Jesus Christ, “The Son of Man,” is in his image and that he, God, is in one Person.
Therefore, we find that we were created in God’s own image and the likeness of his heavenly hosts. In conclusion, one would have to address this scripture and the meaning of God’s Word for himself/herself. However, if we try to make God’s Word fit our traditional beliefs by stretching the Word to include another God or other persons, we are in error. Remember, one God created us in his own image and God was not talking to some other mysterious secondary god or some other person in the Godhead. This excerpt is from my book; "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels.
We should not be so presumptuous as to believe we know what God meant by this statement.
However, we do know, based on his Word, that He is not talking to Jesus or some other God.
The Word is not clear on this matter, therefore, we shouldn’t assume that we know the answer.
There are a number of theories about the mind of God and what He meant when He created the
world.
There are some scholars and theologians who believe that God, in his infinite wisdom, is
counseling within himself which includes his future manifestation as the Lord Jesus Christ and
the Holy Spirit, the plurality of the nature of God. This is not to assume that there is another
God, rather, it could be a matter of self talk about future events. God as the Spiritual Father of all creation-created the world by his name Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 10:4, Ephesians 3:9-12).
In other words, at the time of creation, the name of God, Jesus Christ, had not been manifested in the flesh, neither had the Holy Ghost of the resurrected Christ returned to the earth to dwell in the hearts of men. These were all future events.
Therefore God is not speaking to his fleshly manifestation nor his manifestation as the resurrected Spirit of Christ. God is speaking in his Spiritual form as the Father of all creation.
There are those who believe that there were always angelic beings with God. When God said, let us make man in our image, and after our likeness, God was speaking to his whole heavenly hosts (Genesis 1:26). What comes to mind is the story of Lucifer and the angels which were mentioned later. The scriptures tell us that God threw Lucifer and 1/3 of the angels out of heaven.
This gives us an indication that there were other beings of whom God could have been speaking to at the time of creation. God used angels to help us and show us the way. Angels told God’s people what God wanted, they gave great proclamations as in the case of Mary when Jesus was born. Angels also freed Peter from jail. The Heavenly Hosts were intimately involved in the making of man physically when they spoke to us, gave directions, helped create events for us, and emotionally, when they told us not to fear. We were made in the image and likeness of these heavenly beings. Do you remember the angels whom were seen in the form of men?
Let’s look at the 27th verse, it says, so God created man in his own image. Thus, we find that One God created us in his image, which is the image of a man. Here is another example; God appeared as a man in the form of a pre-incarnate Jesus, “The Son of Man.” – Daniel 3:25. In II Corinthians 5:19, Colossians 1:14-16, Colossians 1:14-19, 2:9, and Hebrews 1:1-3, 8, God tell us that Jesus Christ, “The Son of Man,” is in his image and that he, God, is in one Person.
Therefore, we find that we were created in God’s own image and the likeness of his heavenly hosts. In conclusion, one would have to address this scripture and the meaning of God’s Word for himself/herself. However, if we try to make God’s Word fit our traditional beliefs by stretching the Word to include another God or other persons, we are in error. Remember, one God created us in his own image and God was not talking to some other mysterious secondary god or some other person in the Godhead. This excerpt is from my book; "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations by Will Daniels.
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