Bishop's Epistle: How is God One

The Crux of the Matter

In a study of the Godhead there must first be a clear definition of the terms being used. This becomes especially important in any kind of discussion, but particularly when the Godhead is in view. A classic example of this is found in the understanding, or I should say the different understandings of the term, MONOTHEISM. The dictionary defines monotheism as the doctrine or belief that there is but one God. Of all the religions of the world only three proclaim themselves monotheistic: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For the purpose of our study we will discard Islam and consider only the first and the second, Judaism and Christianity.

Since the Christian faith sprang from the cradle of the Hebrew faith it would only seem logical that Christianity would maintain the monotheistic teachings of her spiritual Hebrew forefathers. While we hold this to be the fact in true Christianity, we must recognize a mutated form of monotheism that has appeared and spread through the ranks of Christendom to the point that it is today considered by the vast majority as being orthodox. This corrupted form of monotheism, unlike the true Monotheism of the Hebrew prophets of the Old Testament, declares God to be a compound One.. By "compound" is meant: composed of, or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, of parts.

This teaching, called the Trinity confesses to believe in One God made up of three separate and distinct elements; namely, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These different elements are freely termed by the Trinitarian as Persons, or even Beings. Today when the Trinity is being expressed, one often hears the phrase: God is one in Unity. Here the term ONE has been redefined to no longer refer to the cardinal numeral, but instead to a compound one.

Thus, any discussion on the subject of the Godhead, in order to be fruitful, must include an investigation of the legality of the definition of the term 'ONE.' Thus, the CRUX of the mater: Do the Scriptures which teach that God is One mean to say God is One in a SOLITARY sense? Or, do the scriptures which teach that God is One intend to teach God is One in a COMPOUND sense?

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Sunday, February 17, 2013

How is God One

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