Three Manifestations of one God

The word manifestation is one of the key words that is used throughout this book. One would have to understand manifestations and how those manifestations were used in the Bible to understand the oneness of God. God has used more than three manifestations to communicate with man. However, God used three major manifestations of himself for the salvation of man (I Timothy 3:16).

God manifested himself as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These manifestations of God aren’t more than one person as we have been led to believe. God is one Person. We will address how God used some of these manifestations to communicate with man (Hebrews 1:3).. The Random House Webster’s College Dictionary helps us understand manifest and manifestation;

1. Manifest – Readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident.
Manifestation - Outward or perceptible indication: materialization.

To start, I would like to give you a brief overview of the titles that God has used. Titles are a major area of concern for Christians in terms of the manifestations of God. The main issue is that most Christians who have erred - have also mistakenly taken the titles of God to mean the names of God (Matthew 28:19). God did not say to baptize in his titles, rather, God said to baptize in the name. Therefore in our research, we should look for a name, wherein we should be baptized rather than titles. The name in Matthew 28:19 is revealed in Acts 2:38, and the entire book of Acts.

Let’s take each of these manifestations and give you an understanding of how they were used in the liberation of Israel from Egypt and the overall plan of salvation for man. God has manifested himself in the midst of a burning bush. (Exodus 3:2-6). God had appeared as a cloud by day and fire by night (Exodus 13:21-22, 33:9-11,40:34-38). God has appeared in a thick cloud, smoke, thunder and lightning (Exodus 19:16). God has appeared as the Father in the Old Testament scriptures and Ephesians 4:6. God has appeared as a Man - the Son (Matt 1:21, Ephesians 4:4). God has appeared as the Holy Ghost with the phrase “in you all” (Ephesians 4:4-6).

Let’s look at it another way. God the Father begot himself a body and became a person in the form of Jesus Christ whom He referred to as his Son, the anointed flesh of God - The Messiah (John 14:8-9, John 1:10, II Corinthians 5:19). After Jesus was crucified, this same God, changed and glorified himself in the body of Jesus Christ. God glorified himself. He would not give his glory to another (Isaiah 42:8). God's glorified body was received up into heaven, and this same God changed himself again and came back to earth in the form of the Holy Spirit. "The Spirit of Christ or The Spirit of God,” both are correct because Jesus Christ is God - The Spirit of God. Understanding this fact, one can understand 1Timothy 3:16. “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of Angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” This is another strong scripture that proves that Jesus Christ is a manifestation of God himself and there is no other God or persons in the Godhead. Let’s look at how God our Saviour and Our Lord Jesus Christ fully satisfies this scripture. (Isaiah 43:10-12, Luke 2:11).

1. Jesus Christ is the God who was manifested in the flesh (John 1:1, 10, 14, II Corinthians 5:19, Revelation 1:8).

2. Jesus Christ is the God who was justified in the Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17, 28:18).

3. Jesus Christ is the God who was seen of angels (Psalms 148:2 (Spirit), Matthew 4:11 (Flesh), Hebrews 1:6-8.

4. Jesus Christ is the God who was preached unto the Gentiles (Mark 16:15-16, Acts 9:15-16).

5. Jesus Christ is the God who was believed on in the World (Matthew 28:17, Acts 2:36-47).

6. Jesus Christ is the God who was received up into glory (Mark 16:19)


In summary, in the book of Timothy, we can see that there is no question that the manifestation of Jesus Christ is God himself. God can change himself into any form He chooses, to communicate with man, to save man, and still be the same God - one God. God tells us in Hebrews 1:1-3 that at different times and in various ways He has spoken to the prophets. But in these last days he has spoken to us through his fleshly body – Jesus Christ – his Son. Therefore, we should not be confused (Hebrews 1:3,8). There are not, two gods, three gods, nor three persons of God. One God changed himself into many forms to communicate with man. However, for salvation, God changed himself into the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (I Timothy 3:16, Colossians 2:8-12).

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. To order call 1-888-280-7715

Understanding The Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations: The Three Persons of one God

Understanding The Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations: The Three Persons of one God: "There is a Trinitarian belief that states that there are three persons in the Godhead and those three persons make One God. God The Father,..."

The Three Persons of one God

There is a Trinitarian belief that states that there are three persons in the Godhead and those three persons make One God. God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit, who are three separate and distinct persons. In my reasoning, you have told me you believe in either three gods, three persons or both. Even if you think of three persons in the Godhead, that is untrue. Is there a scripture which challenges Job 13:7-8, Hebrews 1:1-3, II Corinthians 5:19, John 14:9 and Colossians 2:8-9, which clearly states that God is in one person? Based on God’s Word, the Trinitarian doctrine is very confusing, unsound, and doesn’t make sense.

One thing we must not forget is that there is only one Person in the Godhead, and that one Person is Jesus Christ. (Malachi 1:6-10, Hebrews 1:3, Philippians 2:6, 10-11, Colossians 1:13-19, Colossians 2:8-10). The other two manifestations, the Father and The Holy Spirit are manifestations of a Spiritual, one Person God and not persons in the classic sense of the word. When we read about the attributes of the manifested Spirit of God in different contexts, we believe they are persons, but they are not; they are and always will be one Spirit and one Person in a different form. (I Corinthians 10:4, 12:13, Ephesians 4:4).

God tells us that He has communicated with us in many forms but He is one Person and He speaks to us through Jesus Christ (Hebrews 1:1-3). There is not a scripture in the whole Bible which specifically identifies God as Persons. “Persons” is a manmade concept and “tradition of men” which tries to explain the Deity of God. The Trinity is “an assumption” that God is three persons. Colossians 8-12, explains that the Deity of God is in the one body of Jesus Christ and we are complete in him. This scripture also makes it clear that we are buried with Jesus Christ by baptism (Acts 2:38).

Again, look at Hebrews 1:2-3, God tells us that in the last days, He has spoken unto us by his Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds. (John 1:10, I Corinthians 8:6, Colossians 1:14-19). Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. The “Right Hand of the Majesty on high” means the highest position of power in the realm of God. In addition, the person referred to in this scripture is Jesus Christ, the express image of God. If you would notice that the word “person” is singular.

There is only one person in the Godhead, not three as we have been taught through our traditional Trinitarian philosophy. If God wanted us to know He was more than one person surely, God is wise enough to identify himself as persons without us making an assumption that He is three persons. And because of the wisdom of God, He identified himself as “one person” in Job 13:6-9 and Hebrews1:3.

If we believe that God is true, He only has to speak one time and that makes His Word true. We don’t need any other scripture to verify his Word unless we didn’t understand what God said the first time. God has always maintained that He is one person, which is consistent with his Words in the Old Testament. The Old Testament Words are now revealed in the New Testament.

Jesus stressed the oneness of God with the phrase, “The first of all commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord. (Mark 12:29). It is biblically incorrect to speak of God as a trinity of persons. “Persons” in reference to God is not in the Bible, nor is there a commandment to worship three persons. This makes the doctrine of the Trinity an unsound doctrine because it can’t be proven. There is no man on this earth who can prove the existence of a Trinity in God. We can use human logic and traditions to think that God is three persons but the Trinity is unscriptural. The Trinitarian doctrine should never be associated with the Christian faith. True Christians are strictly monotheistic (Deuteronomy 6:4, Luke 2:11, Mark 12:29, Philippians 2:6, 10-11, Colossians 2:8-10).

How is it that Trinitarians will tell God that He is three persons? If I were a Trinitarian, I would read these scriptures over and over until I get it. Let’s do an experiment which will tell you immediately whether God is three persons or one person. If you know your Bible, find a scripture anywhere in God’s Word where He refers to Himself as three persons. Then let me show you where God has spoken of himself as one Lord and one person (Deuteronomy 6:4, Job 13:7-8, Luke 2:11, I Corinthians 10:4, II Corinthians 5:19, Colossians 1:14-19, 2:9, Hebrews 1:3).

God will not contradict himself. God is one Lord and one person and He has revealed himself as one person in the face of Jesus Christ. (Deut. 6:4, Luke 2:11, II Corinthians 4:6).

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations." To order call 1-888-280-7715