Russell Haffner
The Godhead means three distinct Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit in one distinct God. Although the word “trinity” is used by some in describing God it is nowhere found in the Bible. It is a word invented by men to mean: “the unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead”. We do find the word “Godhead” in the Bible which has a much deeper spiritual meaning. In the Bible the word Godhead is used three times in the KJV and twice in the NKJV, see Acts 17:29, Romans 1:20, Colossians 2:9. Other versions, NIV, NASB, NRSV, ESV, etc., substitute the words Deity, Divine, Divine Being, Nature or Divine Nature for Godhead in these verses. Nearly all versions including KJV use Divine Nature in 2 Peter 1:4.
Godhead means three distinct Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in one distinct God. We must not view the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as "attributes" of God, for each of these three Persons in the Godhead "are called God." So, you see the three Personages in the Godhead are not attributes of God, but rather they each have all the attributes of God. The Bible tells us there is only one God, and yet there is distinctly God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit.
I know this can be confusing. It's hard to understand what we have never seen. We can understand one person in one body, but we cannot understand three distinct Persons in one Godhead that is the one and only true God. We cannot fully understand the essence of God, we can only know what He reveals to us in His Word, the Bible.
Now I will give you some of the Scriptures to read and study:
Scripture verses where we see there is one God, one Father, one Son, one Spirit: Romans 3:30, "there is one God"; Ephesians 4:4-6, "there is one body and one Spirit; one Son (Lord), one faith, one baptism; and one God and Father of all"; 1 Timothy 1:17, the only God, eternal, immortal, invisible; 1 Timothy 2:5, there is one God, one Mediator (the Son); Genesis 1:1/ John 1:1/ Hebrews 3:4, there is one Maker, the Word (the Son), God; and 1 John 5:20, He is the true God and eternal life.
Scripture verses where the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all mentioned in one passage: Matthew 28:19, John 6:62-65, Philippians 2:5-11, 1 Peter 1:2. In others, two but not all three are mentioned, such as in Acts 1:4-5, 7-8 where we see the Father and Holy Spirit, in 1 Corinthians 12:3-11 where we see the Holy Spirit and God, and in 1 Timothy 2:3 where we see God our Savior.
What can we conclude from these verses? There is only one essence of God (Deity), but there are three Persons within that essence. The Godhead means three distinct Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit in one distinct God.
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- From the homepage of the School, select the "LOGIN" button on the blue menu bar at the school website, which will take you to the bottom of the page to the login form.
- Choose the "Lost Password" link below the form.
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