Trinity Questions

  • Christian Chat is a moderated online Christian community allowing Christians around the world to fellowship with each other in real time chat via webcam, voice, and text, with the Christian Chat app. You can also start or participate in a Bible-based discussion here in the Christian Chat Forums, where members can also share with each other their own videos, pictures, or favorite Christian music.

    If you are a Christian and need encouragement and fellowship, we're here for you! If you are not a Christian but interested in knowing more about Jesus our Lord, you're also welcome! Want to know what the Bible says, and how you can apply it to your life? Join us!

    To make new Christian friends now around the world, click here to join Christian Chat.
Mar 22, 2022
64
2
8
#81
What is the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit seeing that they are one?

Can anyone of you tell me the name?
 

jb

Senior Member
Feb 27, 2010
4,940
591
113
#82
Is Jesus God, or [a] God?
John 17v1: "Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come....

The Scriptures clearly teach that the Lord Jesus in His Incarnation was praying to His Father and NOT (in ANY way) to Himself!

If you go down the road (by twisting the Scriptures) that He was praying to Himself, then you are into the destructive heresy of, "Modalistic Monarchian," which the early Church indeed did condemn as "destructive heresy."

Any person holding such views were excommunicated by the early Church, so maybe you might want to go and do an honest study on The Trinity!
 
Mar 22, 2022
64
2
8
#83
John 17v1: "Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come....

The Scriptures clearly teach that the Lord Jesus in His Incarnation was praying to His Father and NOT (in ANY way) to Himself!

If you go down the road (by twisting the Scriptures) that He was praying to Himself, then you are into the destructive heresy of, "Modalistic Monarchian," which the early Church indeed did condemn as "destructive heresy."

Any person holding such views were excommunicated by the early Church, so maybe you might want to go and do an honest study on The Trinity!
What is the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit seeing that they are one?
 

TheLearner

Well-known member
Jan 14, 2019
8,221
1,584
113
68
Brighton, MI
#84
It is not the same thing. God is Almighty and can do anything He wills. Lower beings are the ones that pray to Him because He is Supreme.

John 17: 3 " And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the ONLY TRUE GOD , and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent."
How important is it to understand the Trinity? To those that claim that the Trinity is a mystery beyond our understanding, from a brother who loves you, you had better do a better job of investigating before giving up and declaring " It's a mystery." Knowing the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is the basis for understanding Scripture. Jesus is the Christ. He is our Lord, our God, and our Savior, but the Father is the One God of all ( including Jesus).
Eph 1: 3 Blessed be the GOD and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ,
It is the Father who is the God of Jesus and who blesses us with spiritual blessings in Christ. We are in Christ when we become part of Christ's body. This happens when we receive the Father's Spirit which was given to Jesus when Jesus was glorified.
Revelation 1:8
King James Version
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

We know that Jesus is who is to come at the second coming. He is Almighty God.
 

2ndTimothyGroup

Well-known member
Feb 20, 2021
5,883
1,954
113
#87
John 17v1: "Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come....

The Scriptures clearly teach that the Lord Jesus in His Incarnation was praying to His Father and NOT (in ANY way) to Himself!

If you go down the road (by twisting the Scriptures) that He was praying to Himself, then you are into the destructive heresy of, "Modalistic Monarchian," which the early Church indeed did condemn as "destructive heresy."

Any person holding such views were excommunicated by the early Church, so maybe you might want to go and do an honest study on The Trinity!
Relax, champ. I'm just offering ideas.

The amount of Keyboard Warriors, here, is just staggering.

Now, do you ever talk to your body, saying something like, "Come on hands! Do what you're supposed to do!" Do you ever reference your body as you talk to others? When they ask, "How are you doing?" and you respond with, "Well, not so good. I've got a terrible headache."

When you're really happy, and someone asks, "How are you today?" Do you ever reply in reference to your mood and say, "I'm doing great! I feel so happy today!" Your mood is not your body.

So which one are you? Are you body, spirit, or mind? Right . . . you are all three, yet all three are totally, one hundred percent distinct from each other.

Like I said, I'm just offering ideas.
 
Mar 22, 2022
64
2
8
#88
Relax, champ. I'm just offering ideas.

The amount of Keyboard Warriors, here, is just staggering.

Now, do you ever talk to your body, saying something like, "Come on hands! Do what you're supposed to do!" Do you ever reference your body as you talk to others? When they ask, "How are you doing?" and you respond with, "Well, not so good. I've got a terrible headache."

When you're really happy, and someone asks, "How are you today?" Do you ever reply in reference to your mood and say, "I'm doing great! I feel so happy today!" Your mood is not your body.

So which one are you? Are you body, spirit, or mind? Right . . . you are all three, yet all three are totally, one hundred percent distinct from each other.

Like I said, I'm just offering ideas.
What is the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit seeing that they are one?
 
Feb 24, 2022
1,346
288
83
#89
In citing this verse, you're only further proving my point.

Allow me to explain...

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:" (Deuteronomy 6:4)

The underlying Hebrew word which is here translated as "God" is 'ĕlōhîm which is the PLURAL form of the Hebrew word 'ĕlôha:

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h430/kjv/wlc/0-1/

Transliteration
'ĕlōhîm

Pronunciation
el-o-heem'

Part of Speech
masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)
Plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (H433)

In other words, throughout the Old Testament, beginning with the very first verse of the Bible, God is presented to us in the PLURAL or as a PLURALITY.

How then can this PLURALITY be "one"?

Well, again, the answer is quite simple.

As I rightly mentioned in a previous post, there are many times in the Bible where the word "one" does NOT mean a "singularity", but instead it refers to some sort of "unity".

Before I cite you some examples, let's first look at the underlying Hebrew word which is translated as "one" in Deuteronomy 6:4.

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h259/kjv/wlc/0-1/

The underlying Hebrew word which is translated as "one" in Deuteronomy 6:4 is 'eḥāḏ, and there are clearly instances where this Hebrew word is used in the Old Testament where it is NOT describing a "singularity", but rather a oneness as in "unity".

Here are a couple of examples:

"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one H259 flesh." (Genesis 2:24)

Here, TWO PEOPLE are said to be "one" (eḥāḏ) flesh.

Again, we read:

"And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, H259 and they have all one H259 language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." (Genesis 11:6)

Here, we have an example where the underlying Hebrew word eḥāḏ appears twice within the same verse, and where it clearly has TWO DIFFERENT MEANINGS within a single verse of scripture.

in the first instance, God describes A GROUP OF PEOPLE who were gathered together to build the tower of Babel as being "one", as in "united" in purpose.

In the second instance, God mentioned how this GROUP OF PEOPLE had "one" language, as in a SINGULARITY, before he confounded their speech.

Seeing how this same underlying Hebrew word can mean TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, context is very important.

Going back to our opening text, we read:

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: " (Deuteronomy 6:4)

Again, here, a PLURAL "God" ('ĕlōhîm), or PLURALITY, or Godhead is said to be "one" (eḥāḏ) as in "united".

I hope that this helps.
Yeah, it definitely does. I think this is just a matter of semantics, as “Trinity” and “three PERSONs” cause confusion. Compared to that, “godhead” and “three aspects” are much better. I wrote a thread about the godhead in the first three verses of the whole Bible. Unfortunately, in history many Jews and also Muslims couldn’t wrap their heads around the concept of incarnation, that the word could ever become flesh, therefore you can see this attitude even during Jesus’s ministry, that He was widely revered by the Pharisees and the multitude as a prophet from God, but never the son of God, because “son of God” was blasphemy to them.
 
Mar 22, 2022
64
2
8
#90
Yeah, it definitely does. I think this is just a matter of semantics, as “Trinity” and “three PERSONs” cause confusion. Compared to that, “godhead” and “three aspects” are much better. I wrote a thread about the godhead in the first three verses of the whole Bible. Unfortunately, in history many Jews and also Muslims couldn’t wrap their heads around the concept of incarnation, that the word could ever become flesh, therefore you can see this attitude even during Jesus’s ministry, that He was widely revered by the Pharisees and the multitude as a prophet from God, but never the son of God, because “son of God” was blasphemy to them.
What is the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit seeing that they are one?
 

2ndTimothyGroup

Well-known member
Feb 20, 2021
5,883
1,954
113
#91
What is the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit seeing that they are one?
I've seen you post this question to multiple people and I don't understand it. I'm sorry, but I cannot answer your question.
 
L

Live4Him2

Guest
#96
Is Jesus your God?
Sigh...

I'm not playing games with you.

If you believe that Jesus disobeyed any of God's commandments, which was your initial question that you asked, then just simply say so.

If not, then you can continue to waste your time here listening to yourself talk.

I took the bait (and fearlessly, I might add)...hurry before I swim back out to sea.
 
Mar 22, 2022
64
2
8
#97
Sigh...

I'm not playing games with you.

If you believe that Jesus disobeyed any of God's commandments, which was your initial question that you asked, then just simply say so.

If not, then you can continue to waste your time here listening to yourself talk.

I took the bait (and fearlessly, I might add)...hurry before I swim back out to sea.
You think you can bait me?
Not a chance.
I am good leaving you right here with what you said.

Jesus is my God.