(Acts 20:28)
Some might say this scripture refers to the blood of Christ. That’s true. However let’s look at it from another angle. What I’m trying to get you to see is that Jesus Christ and God are one in the same. God shed His blood. God Himself came in a body so that He could die and shed His own blood for man's sins. John 1:14 and I Tim 3:16 tells us that God was manifested in the flesh.
Therefore, even though, God is a Spirit, He transformed Himself from a Spirit into a man. This body of God (Jesus) could bleed and die. Therefore, according to this scripture, God became a man for the shedding of his own blood. Thus God can say by the shedding of his own blood.
Zechariah 12:10 is an amazing revelation. Look at this. God shows us He is Jesus Christ. God says that the house of David will look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as a manifestation separate from the Spirit.
God is telling us in this scripture that He is Jesus Christ because God says they pierced me. Then God says, they shall mourn for him, which means his Sonship or the flesh of Jesus. God makes a distinction between his manifestation as the Spirit and his manifestation as the Son and brings it together to prove the oneness of God. If God was pierced and Jesus was pierced, then Jesus must be the God who was pierced (simple algebra).
God is a mystery and I love the way God communicates to the Christians who love and know him as the God who made heaven and earth by his glorious and wonderful name of Jesus Christ (John 1:10, Colossians 1:10-20). This excerpt is from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations" by Will Daniels
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.
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.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
If there are not three persons in God, why is Elohim plural?
(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.
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.
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