do we worship 3 gods?

[lnknprkn]

the holy trinity

God, Jesus, and holy spirit

well we worship those three... but i thought we worshipped one God? and God and Jesus can't be the same thing, because Jesus is his son

[Leonard]

Please read the Athanasian Creed. Also study a little about the hypostatic union, and the early Church councils. You should find a very good and Scriptural explanation there.

[Botz]

Hi Inknprkn.

What Leonard said.

Also you will have to scratch the surface a little deeper I think.

Regards. Botz.

[Dad Ernie]

well we worship those three... but i thought we worshipped one God? and God and Jesus can't be the same thing, because Jesus is his son

Greetings Inknprkn,

Here is the tripartite Godhead (the Trinity) mentioned all together:

Matthew 3:16-17 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo (FATHER SPEAKING:) a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Here is YOU:

1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now when you can understand the following and be able to differentiate between "soul and spirit", THEN you may be able to understand the Holy trinity:

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Set to work on KNOWING THE WORD OF GOD, and not what some men may say.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[Anne]

Dear Ink,

There was a muslim man who ask a missionary to answer the very same question, the missionary thought for a moment and then answered.

The missionary pointed to the sun which was shining high in the midday sky, he said "Tell me friend, what do you see?"

The muslim replied, "I see the sun."

The missionary asked, "What else?"

The muslim thought for a moment and then replied, "Well, I see my village that the light from the sun lights up every day."

The missionary asked again, "What do you feel from the sun?"

The muslim replied, "I feel the warmth of the sun on my skin."

The missionary smiled, "But tell me friend which of those three are actually the sun?"

The muslim looked at him a bit confused and said, "Well they all are!"

"But how is that possible? Wouldn't that make them three different suns?" Asked the missionary.

The muslim thought long and hard and insisted, "They are one sun."

The missionary smiled and explained the trinity, "Our Heavenly Father is just like that, you know God is there even though you cannot see him, just like the sun burns in the sky, just because you cannot see the body behind the fire does not mean it is not there, it must be there. The light of the sun, is just like God's only begotten Son, Christ Jesus, who came to shine the light into the darkness of this world."

The muslim asked, "But what of the warmth?"

The missionary replied, "The warmth from God is that of the Holy Spirit, which was left to comfort us in times of need, to lift us up when we are feeling low, it is the warmth of God that touches our heart."

The muslim smiled finally understanding, "God the father, God the Son and God the Holy spirit, yes, they are one!"

Your Sister in Christ Jesus

Anne

[O'Dannyboy]

Thats great story Anne. Thank you for sharing it with us. God has blessed us that you would share it with us so that we migh use it to his glory.

[Trinity]

If we worshiped three Gods then it would be a Triad which means Three Gods one perporse. But we have a Trinity Three persons one God.

Deuteronomy 6:4 proves God is a Trinity, because God is one.

Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one Lord." In Hebrew there are two words for the word one, the word (Echad) meaning united group, and the second word for one is (Yachiyd), which means alone and single. Deuteronomy 6:4 states, "The LORD our God is one-(Echad) Lord." GOD one in a united Group.

[angelkade21]

Thanks for sharing that with us. I used to have a hard time trying to figure out how to understand the Trinity. Thats a good story to help explain it.

Amber

Edited January 19, 2005 by angelkade21

[dwinkjr]

Anne,

Thank you so much for that story, that is one I am sure to use time and time again.

God Bless,

Dave

[Joe@actsii]

Has anyone here even listen to a Oneness/Triniy Debate. If you have please let me know. Also if it is avalible online I would love to know where.

Do any of you have a favorite teacher of the Trinity, that you have heard before? I like to listen to other peoples view of the subject? I try not to be closed minded on things. Thank you in advance for your responses.