Godhead On May 20, 325 AD the world was forever changed. Emperor Constantine called a meeting of the 318 Bishops at Nicea and on that day they instituted one of the greatest flaws of American religion today. This is the doctrine of the Trinity, suggesting the view of the Oneness doctrine, believing on one God and His name being Jesus, is no longer correct. The Trinity doctrine cannot be proven by simply reading the scriptures; it has to be described and explained in detail, before you can begin
Reflection 3 While reading the book of Mormon I realized there are a lot of principles applicable to my everyday life. Even though the book of Mormon was written during ancient times, gospel principles have remained with us through the work of the prophets and God’s guidance. We have also being able to see how contention between brethren has stop us from following God’s plan, but we also learn through their mistakes how to create a better future and avoid vicious cycles. It is true that, sometimes
Two people who have influenced me and my worldview are my mother and father. To begin, my mother’s worldview is very inconsistent, but in a good way. She is very open to ideas and thoughts, so her worldview is always changing when she learns something new and likes the idea of it better than her last belief. For example, for a long time, my mother’s intuition was to be against the idea of legalizing marijuana in Washington state. But as she learned more empirical information, she was able to realize
Patriarch before the Caliph Madhi the way in which the Trinity ought to be understood is made clear: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are not three separate gods but three persons. "We believe they are three…not in Godhead, but in persons, and that they are one not in persons but in Godhead" (63). Timothy says quite clearly that the Trinity is not three gods but "God, his Word and his Spirit" (65). Thus there is no confusion concerning what Timothy actually believes; according to his own word he does
The Godhead is the most powerful force known to man. The Godhead is commonly known as the "Trinity". The Latin word is "trinnatos" meaning three-fold. The Godhead is one entity with three different functions. God, the Word (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit make up the Godhead. We will discuss the Godhead: God, the Word (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. The Godhead is hinted at, but does not specifically mention the Godhead in the Old Testament. The closest the Old Testament does stated "Let us" in Genesis
INTRODUCTION In commenting on Heaven in his book Theology for Today, Dr. Elmer Towns writes that, “…human understanding is necessarily limited by two things - human language and limited revelation.” Too often the limitations and constraints of human language make it difficult for us to fully articulate those things that pertain to God. As well, similar constraints on our knowledge make it seem impossible to fully grasp and understand what has been revealed and is to be known about God. Understanding
Deuteronomy 4:35; 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-11; 44:8; Nehemiah 9:6; 1 Timothy 1:17; James 2:19), declaring all other gods are mere idols (cf. Psalm 96:5). However, multiple attestations throughout the Old Testament provide indications of plurality within the Godhead. Initial indications of multiplicity occur as God refers to Himself in the plural (cf. Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Isiah 6:8), first manifesting during the creation account as God says, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness” (Genesis
live their life. Do they live a life of selfless love or do they live a life that do not serve others? Hindus teach their believers of the Godhead which is like the Christianity Trinity. The Godhead in the Indian culture is due to the philosophical lessons of the Upanishads. The third part of the Indian’s Godhead includes a destroyer whereas Christian’s Godhead includes the Holy spirit. In addition, to the lessons of the Upanishads the Indian culture believe in Karma yoga. Which is a term used to
allegorical exegesis or a concern for the wholeness of Christ's manhood. They allegorized the Scripture and held firm to the fact that the human side of Christ was of less significance. They embraced the "hypostasis union" or the "nature union" of the Godhead and manhood to emphasize the oneness of Jesus Christ. The theologians of Antioch also discarded both Docetism and Apollinarianism. (Docetism: Christ only "appeared" or "seemed to be a man, born, to have lived and suffered and Apollinarianism: A
The doctrine of election has been one of the key subjects discussed by various influential theologians throughout the two thousand years. Many have attempted to understand and embrace the enigma of election presented in the bible. It is important to realize that there are many views pertaining to the doctrine of election ranging from prominent theologians such as Augustine and Pelagius, Calvin and Arminius, Barth and Brunner and various other theologians and their respective counterparts. Karl Barth
church. This led to many debates, not for its validity but on the way, the Trinity was supposed to be understood. This was very important because Christianity is a monotheistic religion, but the Trinity is accepted as having three members of the Godhead. Fundamental things like this needed to be settled in order for Christians to be able to spread the religion confidently. Consequently, the debates led to two different approaches to how the Trinity is to be interpreted. The split was between eastern
better understanding as to why I believe there is only One God and not a duplicity or triune God. Many believe that all trinitarians still believe that there are three separate co-equal gods acting together in unity to make up a trinity in the Godhead. This was for the most part what was formulated at the council of Nicaea and was the first trinity. However today as the Oneness Pentecostal Movement has grown, the reality of the scriptures can not be denied and the trinitarians as whole have had
The trinity is perhaps one of the more complicated, and possibly confusing, doctrines found in Scripture concerning Deity (the Godhead). It is a doctrine that is fully embraced by some who claim to be Christians, while others deny it whole heartedly. Islam, which claims to worship Yahweh (they do not), vehemently denies the idea of the trinity; they claim that to believe such is to embrace polytheism (the belief in multiple gods). With much confusion in the religious world regarding this matter,
. THE DISPENSATION OF TIME – SPACE (i) Chapter 3 THE DISPENSATION OF TIME – SPACE (contd.) THE HOLY SPIRIT Now, we are going to examine the “third person” of the Trinitarian Trinity – The Holy Spirit. Between the three “components” of the godhead, the easiest to comprehend and the least misunderstood is The Holy Spirit. The original “three hypostases “ of God (by hypostases I mean essence) are God the Father, His Word (spoken word), and His (Holy) Spirit (the latter two are Gods inasmuch as they
would raise up His own body from the dead in resurrection glory (Horton, 2007). The apostle Paul also asserts that through the Holy Spirit God raised up Christ from the dead (Rom. 8: 11) (Horton, 2007). Jesus Christ places the three Persons of the Godhead on the same divine level in encouraging His disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit’”
The Trinity is the Christian Godhead as one God in three persons. The three beings are God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. They are three beings in perfect relationship in one essence. Each member of the Godhead are equally important, but serve different positions in authority. [5 The three beings are uncreated beings without beginning. The three different names are not separate parts of God, but one name for God because the three beings coexist as one entity. They are inseparable and
Contesting traditional Trinitarian doctrines, Modalistic Monarchianism (i.e., Modalism) offers a Unitarian theological framework, seeking to maintain a strict monotheism and eliminate any model postulating intra-Trinitarian distinctions within the Godhead. Despite receiving acceptance among contemporary organizations, modalistic interpretations represent a significant departure from orthodox Christology—failing to render a biblically faithful theological framework, while proving explanatorily impotent
the `cycle' when he meets Ralph who reminds him strongly of Mrs Moore. The Hindu voice reminds us that the dead (Mrs Moore) as well as the living (Aziz and Fielding) are making their passage, and one day their souls will be accepted by the Supreme Godhead and they will not have to return to the earth and its miserable cycle. In he meantime, all must make their own passage to India. The om echoes in the last line of the novel, "...the earth didn't want it...the temples...the birds...the guest house
there are two points in Apologists' writings that are common within many of them: the referral to God as just one Godhead or hypostases, and the dating of the generation and expression of the Logos. The first of the two recurring themes J.N.D. Kelley speaks of, the first one where the Apologists teach of "'God the Father' connoted, not the first Person of the Trinity, but [as] the one Godhead considered
Yet whatever the Son is, he is.”[1] He explains that they are distinct and yet whole in their singleness. In other words, the three are equal but have different properties. These properties are paternity, sonship and sanctification; each of the Godhead, with a unique characteristic.[2]