Godhead Study Cotinued
The Son - came to do the Father's will and is coming again. Acts 1:11
The Holy Spirit - came to convict the world and bring us closer to God.
John 16:7 - 13. The Holy Spirit does what Jesus tells him to do.
In the Godhead the 3 have different responsibilities but all in union.
In Genesis 1:1 God introduces himself as plural by using the Hebrew word 'elohim'.
Check #430 in Strong's concordance.
It means God is uniplural. Many but One.
Check also Isaiah 6:8 'who will go for us?'
Genesis 11:6 'one' Genesis 2:24 'one flesh' Hebrew word (Echad)
Genesis 3:22 'become like one of us'
We can see the unity of God coming together as one.
It's interesting that so many things are 3 in 1.
E.g. We have earth, sea and sky.
Matter is solid, liquid and gas ...... and many more examples.
1John 5: 7-8
Greek word 'Alohem'
Englishman's Concordance
Strong's Hebrew: 430. אֱלֹהִים (elohim) — 2598 Occurrences
Genesis 1:1
HEB: בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם NAS: In the beginning God created KJV: In the beginningGod created the heaven INT: in the beginning created God the heavens the earth http://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-oneness-unity-yachid-vs-echad.htm Trinity: Oneness in unity not in number: Yachid vs. Echad
"Hear, O Israel! Yahweh is our God, Yahweh is one [Echad]!" Deuteronomy 6:4
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