pt. 2 the godhead acts 17:29 “forasmuch then as we are the offspring of god, we ought not to think...
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Pt. 2The Godhead
Acts 17:29 “Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.”
Godhood
How many are there in the Godhead? What does the Bible teach? Is the word “trinity” found in the Bible? Is the Godhead really triplets? Is there one God or three?
Tritheism
Arianism
Sabellianism
Trinity
- There are three gods - Deut.6:4
- God is eternal - Christ was created - then Christ created Holy Spirit - called Modalism - God manifests himself in three different modes-Latin word - three-fold - triad-God is one person but exists eternally in three persons
Acts 17:29 “Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.”
Rom. 1:20 “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.”
Col. 2:9 “For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”
Matt.28:19 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”
I Cor. 12:3 (ESV) “Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit.”
II Cor. 13:14 “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”
God Spiritual being “Our Father who art in heaven” Almost always at head of the list Creator, Jehovah, Almighty, Lord God, Father Masculine Gender Supreme in wisdom, power, love, mercy,
justice Great planner and designer and creator of the
universe
Christ Second member Many names and titles “Son of Man” - relation to man “Son of God” - relation to God Only member clothed in the flesh Incarnation = God in the flesh John 1:1-2 “in the beginning was the Word” John 1:14 “and the Word was made flesh” Savior man
Holy Spirit
Generally put third
Has same nature and essence as God & Christ
Called the Comforter
Other titles
Other Names for Godhead
The Divine Family
The Trinity
The Sacred Three
The Divinity - Rom. 1:20 asv
Divine nature - Rom.1:20 esv
Deity
Old TestamentDeut. 6:4 “hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:”
Isa. 44:6b “...I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
Ex. 20:3-4 “Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:”
New TestamentMark 12:29 “hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:” quote of Deut. 6:4
1 Tim. 2:5a “for there is one God”
Monotheism Polytheism
Gen. 1:1 “God” - is plural
Gen. 1:26 “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”
“us” is pluralGodhead was co-operating in creation of manMan is the product of all persons of Godhead
How can the “one” God be a Trinity ?
Subordination All partake of the Divine Nature
Jesus said “the Father is greater than I” Jn.14:28
John 5:30 “…I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”
Subordination He who sends is greater than he who is sent.
God sent ChristChrist sent the Spirit
Jn. 13:16 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.”
John 14:26 “But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,…
Subordination He who sends is greater than he who is sent.
God sent ChristChrist sent the Spirit
Jn. 16:7 “Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I go, I will send him unto you.”
Subordination He who sends is greater than he who is sent.
God sent ChristChrist sent the Spirit
Jn. 16:13-14 “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come. 14 He shall glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and shall declare it unto you.”
Word TrinityMeans three-foldThree fold manifestation of God.Triune God
Baptism of Christ - Matt. 3:13-18God the Father speaks from HeavenJesus the Son is being baptizedSpirit descends in the form of a dove
Great Commission - Matt. 28:19Father, Son and the Holy Spirit
The Father is not God as such, for God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Son is not God as such, for God is Father, Son and Holy spirit. The Holy Spirit is not God as such, for God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The three are equal. There is one God and he is the one and only God (undivided and indivisible). God is not three and one, but three in one.
Sense in which members of Godhead are one.Another sense in which they are three.
OneEach share traits of deityOne-ness of natureJn. 10:30 “I and the Father are one”
ThreePersonalityPlural pronounsTheir roles
Pt. 2The Godhead
Father is the ArchitectSon is the ExecutorHoly Spirit is Revealer
= provider= word= organizer
BodySoulSpirit
Over 20,000 references to God and Godhead
Pt. 1 Introduction
Pt. 2 The Godhead
Pt. 3 Inspiration
Pt. 4 Baptism of Holy Spirit
Pt. 5 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Pt. 6 Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
Pt. 7 Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit
Sermon by Arthur Pigman
Evans Church of Christ
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Sunday Evening April 22, 2012