TRIUNITY - FATHER, JESUS, & HOLY SPIRIT

OVERVIEW OF TRIUNITY - FATHER, JESUS, AND HOLY SPIRIT

By Dennis Schmidt 1/2007

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This paper discusses the Triunity of God - The Father, The Son of God - Jesus, and The Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost. The Mormons & the Jehovah Witnesses have three categories of created beings: humans, angels and Jesus (a god). Judaism believes in one God as do Christians who believe Jesus is that one God & creator. All scriptures are from the King James' Version Bible.

INDUCTIVE COMMENTS:

THEME: The Bible speaks of the Triunity Godhead as both in heaven and on earth doing things from Himself in both places at the same time.

Genesis 19:24 Jesus, as the angel of the LORD, is on earth calling for fire from the Father which is in heaven.

Psalms 45:6-7 God the Father calls Jesus God then says He is God to Jesus. Hebrews 1:8 shows one God who is both the Father & Jesus.

Hebrews 1:8-9 The Father speaks of Himself and Jesus as God.

Psalms 110:1 God the Father calling Jesus His Lord.

PURPOSE: God shown in both the New and Old Testaments that He is a one plurality Triunity Godhead.

Isaiah 48:16 Jesus is speaking. The Father and Holy Spirit have sent Jesus. Presented is the united one God in His three manifestations.

1 John 5:4-8 Three are one

KEY VERSE: Triunity Godhead is shown in both the New and Old Testaments yet God is one plurality.

Isaiah 48:16 Jesus is speaking. The Father and Holy Spirit have sent Jesus. Presented is the united one God in His three manifestations.

Isaiah 63:8-10 The Father is calling them His children, who becomes their enemy, and fights against them. Jesus is the angel who saved and redeemed them. The Holy Spirit is vexed by them.

1 John 5:4-8 Three are one

1 Peter 1:2 The Apostle Peter gives equal authority to each manifestation of the Godhead.

WHO: God mainly by Bible authors Moses, Isaiah, David, Matthew, Luke, John, and Paul

TO WHOM: Elected Christians

WHAT: The words Trinity and Triunity are not found in the Bible. However, the Triunity theological doctrine or teaching is found in the Bible to support one God, one essence, one being, one nature, and one divine Spirit who is indivisible which manifests Himself eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit three distinct equal substances. The three manifestations always act in unity and agreement, and they have an order of Father to Son to Holy Spirit. They are not divided since there is a qualitative unique oneness acting in three separate personalities. What is most important is God can not be divided into three persons (as humans) which is not found in the Bible. If you see Jesus, you see the entire Godhead bodily (see Colossians 2:9). He is one God eternally always Father, Son, & Holy Spirit who shows Himself in these three characteristic ways. God is seen in His creation as in Romans 1:19-20, but His unique oneness can not be compared to or conceived by observing the created or nature order. His oneness is seen by His word the Bible.

The Godhead should not be compared by earthly element. Nonetheless, to try to explain the Triunity to a Jewish person who thinks that Christians have multiple gods, I am going to try comparing the Triunity (Single one compound God) to water in its three states of gas (boiling), liquid, and solid (ice) at the same time and same place. The water could be equated with the Triunity Godhead. The three states of water could represent the Father (Liquid), Son (Ice), and Holy Spirit (gas) who are manifested together eternally. The water could be a liquid form in which heat is applied and its starts to boil emitting steam. These two states of water exist together. A cube of ice could be dropped into liquid which has the three states of water: liquid, gas, and solid in the same place at the same time. The Godhead always (eternally) exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit everywhere (Omnipresent) in the same time and same place.

Romans 1:19-20 Nature in the creation shows there is a God.

WHY: The Bible is God Word (Jesus) to man to know God and His character.

John 1:1-3 Jesus is the eternal God revealed by His Word: Bible

John 1:14 Jesus left His glory as human

1 John 1:1-2 Jesus is the eternal life of God

WAY: God is one divine Spirit who is indivisible which manifests Himself eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit three distinct equal substances. God is not divided since there is a qualitative unique oneness acting in three separate personalities. Each manifestation of the God has some differences in His personalities who shows Himself in these three characteristic ways. The only scripture reference to God as a person is shown in:

Hebrews 1:2-3 The word here person is defined with the same Strongs' Greek word defined as substance in:

Hebrews 11:1 God in Jesus was a person on earth. However, God is a Spirit.

John 4:24 "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

WHEREAS: The Triunity Godhead is shown in both the Old and New Testaments.

Isaiah 48:16 Jesus is speaking. The Father and Holy Spirit have sent Jesus. Presented is the united one God in His three manifestations.

Isaiah 63:8-10 The Father is calling them His children, who becomes their enemy, and fights against them. Jesus is the angel who saved and redeemed them. The Holy Spirit is vexed by them.

2 Corinthians 13:14 The Apostle Paul gives equal authority to each manifestation of the Godhead. Note placement of Jesus 1st then God Father & Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 2:18 The Apostle Paul shows the way God's manifestations provide a Christian's access to the Godhead.

1 John 5:4-8 Three are one

WHERE: Everywhere – heaven and earth

WHEN: God is a Triunity before His creation. God is eternal: He always existed, exists now, and will exist forever.

Exodus 3:13-14 God is telling about His eternal existence in His character.

John 8:58 Jesus made a clear reference to the Exodus 3:14 statement by God's I AM scripture.

John 14:6 Jesus is the I AM, and He is God's only way.

PAPER OUTLINE:

I) HOW IS THE TRINITY EXPLAINED?

II) THE BIBLE SHOWS GOD IS A COMPOUND ONE, NOT THREE:

III) GOD AS A PLURALITY:

IV) GOD SPEAKS OF HIMSELF AS MORE THAN ONE:

V) GOD IS NOT THREE PERSONS, BUT THREE PERSONALITIES:

VI) TRIUNITY GOD IN THE BIBLE:

A) TRIUNITY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT:

B) TRIUNITY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT:

VII) THE ETERNAL I AM GOD:

A) GOD CALLS HIMSELF I AM:

B) JESUS CALLS HIMSELF I AM:

VIII) GOD THE SON JESUS:

A) JESUS HAS HIS FATHER'S NAME:

B) THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD. TO SEE JESUS IS TO SEE THE FATHER:

C) JESUS IS THE CREATOR:

D) JESUS CLAIMED HIMSELF TO BE GOD:

E) PEOPLE CLAIMED JESUS IS GOD:

F) JESUS IS WORSHIPPED:

G) JESUS FORGIVES SINS:

H) JESUS THE WORD:

I) ONLY BEGOTTEN SON:

J) JESUS EQUAL OR LIMITED TO GOD:

IX) GOD THE FATHER:

A) CREATOR:

B) FATHER OF MANKIND:

C) GOD IS FATHER OF JESUS HIS UNIQUE SON:

D) ORDER WITHIN GODHEAD:

E) PROVIDER OF THE SPIRIT TO US WHO HE MADE BELIEVERS:

F) WITHIN A CHRISTIAN:

X) GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT/GHOST:

A) THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD:

B) CREATOR:

C) RELATIONSHIP TO THE LORD:

D) HOLY SPIRIT WORKING IN OLD TESTAMENT:

E) LOSE THE HOLY SPIRIT:

F) BLASPHEME HOLY SPIRIT

G) GODHEAD ORDER:

H) WITHIN A CHRISTIAN:

I) AN ACTIVE FORCE:

I) HOW IS THE TRINITY EXPLAINED?

The words Trinity and Triunity are not found in the Bible. However, the Triunity theological doctrine or teaching is found in the Bible to support one God, one essence, one being, one nature, and one divine Spirit who is indivisible which manifests Himself eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit three distinct equal substances. The three manifestations always act in unity and agreement, and they have an order of Father to Son to Holy Spirit. They are not divided since there is a qualitative unique oneness acting in three separate personalities. What is most important is God can not be divided into three persons (as humans) which is not found in the Bible. If you see Jesus, you see the entire Godhead bodily (see Colossians 2:9). He is one God eternally always Father, Son, & Holy Spirit who shows Himself in these three characteristic ways. God is seen in His creation as in Romans 1:19-20, but His unique oneness can not be compared to or conceived by observing the created or nature order. His oneness is seen by His word the Bible.

Romans 1:19-20 Nature in the creation shows there is a God.

II) THE BIBLE SHOWS GOD IS A COMPOUND ONE, NOT THREE: Main God oneness verse for plurality.

Deuteronomy 6:4

The Hebrew is within ( ): "our God" (Elohim) is a plural word meaning our Gods; "one" (echad) is a compound one shown also in one flesh in Genesis 2:24.

Genesis 2:24 The man and his wife are two people yet one together.

III) GOD AS A PLURALITY: Plural pronouns are used for God such as us, we, and our.

Genesis 1:26 The us & our can not be angels since: God created man, not angles, and made him in His image not the image of an angel.

Genesis 3:22 LORD God (singular) and one of us (plural). The angels did not know good from evil.

Genesis 11:6-7 Three angels (one being the pre-incarnate God - Jesus) went down to Abraham. Abraham negotiated with the angel of God, if ten righteous people are in Sodom, God would save the city from being destroyed. The angel of the Lord, Jesus, continued on to Sodom and Gomorrah where there were not ten righteous people. Genesis 19:24 below shows that the angel is the LORD who was on the earth and in heaven at the same time. Only God is omnipresent (everywhere at the same time).

Isaiah 6:8 I send, not we send. I & us show a Triunity Godhead.

Isaiah 41:21-22 The LORD, show us & we is the Godhead manifestation.

IV) GOD SPEAKS OF HIMSELF AS MORE THAN ONE: LORD on earth while also in heaven.

Genesis 19:24 Jesus, as the angel of the LORD, is on earth calling for fire from the Father which is in heaven.

Psalms 45:6-7 God the Father calls Jesus God then says He is God to Jesus. Hebrews 1:8 shows one God who is both the Father & Jesus.

Hebrews 1:8-9

Psalms 110:1 God the Father calling Jesus His Lord.

Hebrews 10:12-13

V) GOD IS NOT THREE PERSONS, BUT THREE PERSONALITIES:

God is one divine Spirit who is indivisible which manifests Himself eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit three distinct equal substances. God is not divided since there is a qualitative unique oneness acting in three separate personalities. Each manifestation of the God has some differences in His personalities who shows Himself in these three characteristic ways.

The only scripture reference to God as a person is shown in:

Hebrews 1:2-3

The word here person is defined with the same Strongs' Greek word defined as substance in:

Hebrews 11:1

God in Jesus was a person on earth. However, God is a Spirit.

John 4:24

VI) TRIUNITY GOD IN THE BIBLE: Several Biblical scriptures clearly shown a compound Godhead.

A) TRIUNITY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT: What does the Bible Prophet teach about the Triunity?

Isaiah 48:16 Jesus is speaking. The Father and Holy Spirit have sent Jesus. Presented is the united one God in His three manifestations.

Isaiah 63:8-10 The Father is calling them His children, who becomes their enemy, and fights against them. Jesus is the angel who saved and redeemed them. The Holy Spirit is vexed by them.

B) TRIUNITY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT: What does Jesus & apostles teach about the Triunity?

Matthew 28:19 Jesus gives equal authority to each manifestation of the Godhead showing that they are equal & each the single God.

Acts 20:28 God has purchased with His own blood. Jesus blood is that of God, because Jesus is God.

Romans 15:30 Prayer to Godhead.

1 Corinthians 12:3-6 The Apostle Paul shows the Triunity Godhead in dispensing the gifts by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 13:14 The Apostle Paul gives equal authority to each manifestation of the Godhead. Note placement of Jesus 1st then God Father & Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 2:18 The Apostle Paul shows the way God's manifestations provide a Christian's access to the Godhead.

1 John 5:4-8 Three are one

1 Peter 1:2 The Apostle Peter gives equal authority to each manifestation of the Godhead.

Revelation 1:4-6 The Apostle John shows the eternal Godhead with more information of the Holy Spirit (see Isaiah 11:2) & the manifestation's of the Godhead.

VII) THE ETERNAL I AM GOD: Many scriptures refer to God as the I AM: always exists.

A) GOD CALLS HIMSELF I AM: God is eternal: He always existed, exists now, and will always exist.

Exodus 3:13-14 God is telling about His eternal existence in His character.

B) JESUS CALLS HIMSELF I AM: Jesus is eternal: exist forever & He was not created or made.

Micah 5:2 Everlasting is eternal or always existed & not created.

John 8:58 Jesus made a clear reference to the Exodus 3:14 statement by God's I AM scripture.

John 14:6 Jesus is the I AM, and He is God's only way.

Revelation 1:18 Jesus in heaven, saying He died in His human existence, as God He is eternally alive.

VIII) GOD THE SON JESUS: If God is the Father, why not God is the Son & God the Holy Spirit?

A) JESUS HAS HIS FATHER'S NAME: The Son of God is the one & only God named Jesus.

Galatians 4:14 The Old Testament Angel of the Lord is Jesus.

Exodus 23:20-21 The Angel of the Lord is the pre-incarnate Jesus. Many other scriptures that show that the Angel of the Lord is divine.

Proverbs 30:4 Jesus

Isaiah 9:6

John 17:11 (NIV Bible translation) The Father gave Jesus His name.

B) THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD. TO SEE JESUS IS TO SEE THE FATHER: There is one indivisible God.

John 12:44-45 To see Jesus is to see God.

John 14:8-10 Jesus can not lie. Jesus told His disciple to see Him is to see the Father.

John 17:21-23 Jesus is the one & only God since God can not be divided.

2 Corinthians 4:4

2 Corinthians 5:19 =

Colossians 1:15 Jesus

Colossians 1:19 Complete God

Colossians 2:9 Jesus is the Godhead

Hebrews 1:3

C) JESUS IS THE CREATOR: Jesus is the one God who created everything.

John 1:3 Jesus, as God, created all things within the Godhead.

Colossians 1:16-17

Hebrews 1:2 Jesus created the universe.

D) JESUS CLAIMED HIMSELF TO BE GOD:

Mark 14:61-64 The people and religious leadership knew that Jesus claimed Himself to be God.

John 5:17-18 Jesus claimed God equivalent.

John 10:30-33 The Jews knew Jesus was saying that He is God in the statement: The Father and Jesus are one.

John 17:5-6 Jesus had the glory from before time and showed God name, Jesus, to mankind.

E) PEOPLE CLAIMED JESUS IS GOD: His Apostles professed Jesus as God.

Matthew 16:16-17 God revealed.

John 20:28-29 Thomas saw & touched Jesus. We do not have that advantage.

Titus 2:13 Looking for the great God who is also our Saviour Jesus.

F) JESUS IS WORSHIPPED: Only God is to be worshipped. Jesus accepted worship.

Revelation 19:10 Angels are not to be worshipped, only God.

Matthew 4:10 God's commandment stated by Jesus.

Matthew 2:2 Earthly kings came to worship the baby Jesus.

Matthew 9:18 This man had resurrection faith that Jesus would bring his daughter back to life.

Matthew 14:33 Jesus had just walked on water.

Matthew 28:17 This is an amazing scripture in that the disciples were with Jesus 3 years & saw Him raised from the dead.

Luke 24:52 Jesus ascended

John 9:35-38 Blind man healed.

G) JESUS FORGIVES SINS: Only God can forgive sins against God.

Acts 7:59-60 Stephen called for God His Lord Jesus to forgive.

Luke 5:20-24 Jesus as God has authority to forgive.

H) JESUS THE WORD: The Bible is God Word (Jesus) to man to know God, & what is His character.

John 1:1-3 Jesus is the eternal God revealed by His Word: Bible

John 1:14 Jesus left His glory as human

1 John 1:1-2 Jesus is the eternal life of God

I) ONLY BEGOTTEN SON: The unique Son of God came from heaven in the fulness of the Holy Spirit..

John 3:16 God's only unique Son.

J) JESUS EQUAL OR LIMITED TO GOD: Jesus in His humanity limited Himself.

Matthew 11:27 Only the Son knows the Father & determines who to reveal the Father to.

Matthew 28:18 Jesus has all power in heaven and earth.

Mark 13:32 The Son limited Himself as a man. As God, He knows.

John 10:28-29 Pluck out of hand equivalent. Jesus gives life.

Philippians 2:5-8 Jesus is God, but limited Himself to manhood with its limitations.

IX) GOD THE FATHER:

A) CREATOR: The Father is the creator.

Genesis 1:1 God is the creator.

Psalms 100:3 God has made us & not ourselves.

Malachi 2:10 Father God

1 Corinthians 8:6 God created all things.

B) FATHER OF MANKIND: (My) God is our personal (my) Father and we call Him Dad (Abba)

Deuteronomy 32:6 Lord, Father & creator

Psalms 89:26 We have both a earthly father and heavenly father who is our personal God.

Matthew 6:9 God is our personal Father in heaven.

Galatians 4:6-7 We have a Father who made us a son and heir with Jesus.

C) GOD IS FATHER OF JESUS HIS UNIQUE SON:

Mark 1:10-11 God is Jesus beloved Son. Triunity shown

John 3:16 God's "only" Unique Son.

D) ORDER WITHIN GODHEAD: God the Father to God the Son to God the Holy Spirit

John 10:29 The Father is greater than human Jesus. Jesus is the same as God.

John 14:28

1 Corinthians 11:3 From the Father to the Son.

E) PROVIDER OF THE SPIRIT TO US WHO HE MADE BELIEVERS:

John 15:26 Jesus->Father->Spirit

John 17:2 The Father is sovereign to give eternal life through the Son.

F) WITHIN A CHRISTIAN: Provides life, guidance, relationship, etc.

John 14:23 Full God

X) GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT/GHOST: Evil spirits/demons exist as intelligent beings, so does God in Spirit

A) THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD: The Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is clearly shown as God.

Acts 5:3-4 Apostle Peter in presents of apostles - Spirit is God.

Hebrews 9:14 The eternal (always exists) Spirit is God. This scripture also shows the Triunity.

B) CREATOR: God and Holy Spirit as creator in one verse.

Job 33:4

Genesis 1:1-2 Spirit of God is eternal: In the beginning/involved in creation.

C) RELATIONSHIP TO THE LORD: Jesus and the Holy Spirit are the one God.

Matthew 1:18

Luke 1:35 Both God the Father & Holy Spirit are Jesus father.

2 Corinthians 3:17 Jesus is Lord and the Holy Spirit are one God. Jesus is Lord (see Acts 2:23 below).

Acts 2:36 Jesus is Lord. God called Lord many times.

Acts 19:2-6 Spirit is real.

D) HOLY SPIRIT WORKING IN OLD TESTAMENT: God, the Holy Spirit, had inspired written scripture.

1 Peter 1:11-12 Much interest.

2 Peter 1:20-21 Holy Spirit moves or inspires man to write.

E) LOSE THE HOLY SPIRIT: David was very concerned he could lose the Holy Spirit.

Psalms 51:10-12 David sinned & feared losing Spirit.

F) BLASPHEME HOLY SPIRIT: Commit the unpardonable sin against Holy Spirit (God not a force).

Matthew 12:31-32 This is were the person knowingly rejects truth & calls truth a lie.

Hebrews 6:4-6 Partaker of Holy Spirit in relationship. Last step of a person experience of: sin - > hell

G) GODHEAD ORDER: Father -> Son -> Holy Spirit

John 14:16-17 Jesus->Father->Spirit "He/Him" From heaven to be another Comforter (Isaiah 9:6 earlier).

John 15:26 Jesus->Father->Spirit

H) WITHIN A CHRISTIAN: Provides life, guidance, relationship, etc.

Luke 12:12

John 20:22 Holy Spirit is a real manifestation of the Godhead who came into Christians.

Acts 1:5 Baptism is a complete filling of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 2:4 The Spirit performs the words through the person who talks.

1 Corinthians 12:11 See verses 3-11. The Holy Spirit, as God Himself, makes the decision.

I) AN ACTIVE FORCE: The Spirit is not a force as He as characteristics like intellect, emotion & will.

Exodus 31:3 Given to man. See also Isaiah 11:2 below.

Numbers 11:25 Spirit gifts-1 Cor 12 /Eph 4

Isaiah 11:2 The seven fold Spirit of the Holy Spirit which Jesus had in His fullness for His ministry.

Isaiah 61:1 Quoted by Jesus for His ministry in Luke 4:18-19. The Holy Spirit fulness in Isaiah 11:2.

1 Corinthians 2:10-12 God revelation to saints.

Finally, this paper has shown many scriptures to support the Triunity of God. God is a qualitative unique one, eternally indivisible manifested as the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit. To believe in three Gods when scripture shows one God or to divide God into three persons is wrong. Scripture teacher: To see Jesus is to see the fullness of the Godhead bodily (John 14:8-10; Colossians 2:9).

1 Corinthians 12:3 Spirit is from God. The Spirit of God/Holy Ghost are one in the same to call Jesus Lord.

God is omnipresent or everywhere at the same time. A Christian can't curse Jesus or call Him Lord, but he have the Holy Spirit within him. If Christians have the Holy Spirit within them, are there many Holy Spirits? No. There is only one Holy Spirit and as God He is omnipresent in all believers at the same time. God is one, and He is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in each believer in fulness (John 14:16-17 Note He/Him).

Ephesians 4:4-6 The Godhead is one, but He is a plurality oneness.

God's word says there is one God and Father of all who is above all, through all, and in us all; both in heaven and earth; electing us into one body by one faith (Christianity) by one baptism (into Christ) who is our one Lord (Jesus) in one hope of our calling by one Spirit (Holy Spirit) in His fulness. May the Fullness Godhead, Jesus open our eyes to the Triunity.

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