Reasoning on the Godhead ppt

“…REASON TOGETHER
ON THE
CONCEPT OF THE
GODHEAD

WHICH OF THESE ILLUSTRATIONS IS CORRECT?
IS THE
GOD
A
THE
HOLY
SPIRIT
THE
SON IS NOT
GOD
THE
HOLY
SPIRIT
THE SON IS NOT
THE
HOLY
SPIRIT
THE
SON
B C
GOD IS ONE,
ONE PERSON,
DIFFERENT NAMES
GOD IS ONE,
3 DISTINCT PERSONS,
DIFFERENT NAMES
GOD IS ONE,
FATHER AS THE GOD,
HOLY S. & SON NOT GOD
THE
FATHER
THE
FATHER
GOD THE
FATHER
GOD

INTRODUCTION
Since the late second
century A.D., controversy
has existed concerning the
nature of the Godhead.

INTRODUCTION
Around A.D. 190, Theodotus of
Byzantium advocated the
absolute personality of God.
Asserting that the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit were one person,
he sought to propagate his
views in the church at Rome.

INTRODUCTION
Later, however, the
“oneness” heresy found its
fullest expression in Sabellius
of Libya, who commenced the
publication of his errors
about A.D. 260.

INTRODUCTION
Sabellius denied the doctrine
of the Trinity, maintaining that
God is uni-personal and that the
names Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost merely designate the
same person in different
capacities.

INTRODUCTION
As the Father, God created the
world; as the Son, he redeemed it;
as the Holy Ghost, he sanctifies the
elect.
These three, he said, are no more
different persons than the body,
soul, and spirit of man are three
persons

INTRODUCTION
In modern times, this
doctrine are still taught
by some religious
groups, as well as some
of the members of CoC

INTRODUCTION
Is God a solitary person – simply
manifested in three forms?
Or do three separate personalities
exist, each of whom possesses the
nature of deity?
Is the popular doctrine of the
Godhead true or false?

PRESENTATION OUTLINE
1)Who is God?
2)Definition and explanation of Godhead?
3)The arguments of the Oneness heresies
4)The Biblical Monotheism
5)The Plurality of the Divine Beings in the
Godhead
6)Some common sense questions to ask the
“Oneness Heresies!

WHO IS GOD?
•Permit me to start with these words from
Bro. Charles J. Aebi (Dr.), Minister and a
Lecturer
“In the beginning matter created
the heavens and the earth.
Matter? No, that doesn‘t sound
possible; if it was the beginning,
where did the matter come

WHO IS GOD?
•Bro. Charles J. Aebi (Dr.) Cont’d:
“In the beginning two stars collided
and created the heavens and the
earth, and the earth was waste and
without life until a space rock
crashed into the earth and brought
with it some DNA. No, that doesn‘t
sound right either. . . .”

WHO IS GOD?
“In the beginning was a mixture of
hydrogen and oxygen, which a stray bolt
of lightning ignited with a Big Bang that
started a chain reaction that produced
all kinds of gas, radiation, dust, water,
planets (including the earth), the
heavens (including stars), and an ever-
expanding universe. Where did the
hydrogen and oxygen come from?”

WHO IS GOD?
“In the beginning oceans spawned all
sorts of microscopic life from hydrogen
sulfide, ammonia, and other gases
bubbling up through fissures or
fumaroles in the ocean floor. No, that
wasn‘t the beginning, for it assumes
that the oceans and the gases were
already there.”

WHO IS GOD?
Now all these theories sound like
the speculations of science falsely
so-called! …
The word science “means
knowledge gained by systematic
study of observable facts.”
None of the above can be observed
or established as fact.

WHO IS GOD?
Here‘s what really happened, as
recorded by Moses under inspiration:
“In the beginning GOD created
the heavens and the earth”
(Gen. 1:1)

WHO IS GOD?
God is not matter, not gas like
hydrogen or oxygen, not space
dust, not anything material.
Jesus said, “God is Spirit”
(John 4:24), which describes
his essence or nature

WHO IS GOD?
In an attempt to
define God, many list
His attributes or
characteristics as His
substance or essence.

WHO IS GOD?
God has many attributes; for example,
God is love (1 John 4;8,16)
God is just or righteous (Ps. 89:14; Rom.
3:26)
God is holy (1 Peter 1:15)
God is faithful (2 Tim. 2:13)
God is patient (1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 3:9)

WHO IS GOD?
•Like Roy H. Lanier, Sr. says:
“While the attributes of God are
distinguishing characteristics of the
divine nature,‘…we must be careful to
view them as something apart from the
essence of that divine nature. To view
the sum of the attributes as God is to
deny the personality of God . . .
ESSENCE:
The basic nature of a thing
The individual or real nature of a thing

WHO IS GOD?
•Roy H. Lanier, Sr. Cont’d:
. . . So we conclude that the divine essence of
God is that infinite, eternal, self-existent
Spirit Being, who is the source, support, and
end of all things, but that the attributes of
this Spirit Being are those characteristics, or
qualities, of his nature which set him apart
from and above all other beings, human or
spirit, and which cause him to deserve our
love and trust.”

DEFINITION AND EXPLANATION OF
GODHEAD?
• Ted J. Clarke opened his article titled “Answering False
Doctrines Relating To The Gospel Of John, No. 1 with
these words:
“The fundamental meaning of “Godhead” is . . . that
of “Godhood,” the state, dignity, condition, quality. .
.of God. As manhood is that which makes a man a
man, and childhood that which makes a child a child,
so Godhead is that which makes God, God. When we
ascribe Godhead to a being, therefore, we affirm
that all that enters into the idea of God belongs to

GODHEAD?
The term “Godhead” is a form of “Godhood.”
It is defined as divinity, deity, the divine
nature or essence.
It denotes the quality or state of being God;
the sum total of the attributes and
characteristics that are common to deity.
It is used in the same sense as “manhood,”
“childhood,” etc.

GODHEAD?
“Trinity” is another word for three
persons in the one Godhead.
“Tri” means three and “unity” means one;
thus, as one of our songs reads, “God in
three persons, blessed Trinity.”
It is argued that, if this is a true doctrine,
the word would surely be used in the
Bible.

GODHEAD?
•The term “Godhead” is found
three times in the KJV (Acts
17:29; Rom. 1:20; Col. 2:9)
Three different Greek word are
used in these passages, yet all
of them are derivations of theos.

GODHEAD?
Theos can be defined as deity,
divinity, the divine nature, the
divine majesty, that which pertains
to God, godhead.
Therefore, the Godhead is made up
of such Beings as are of divine
nature and possess divine majesty.

THE ARGUMENTS BY
THE ONENESS HERESIES

Deut. 6:4 – God is said to
be “One” in this passage
So God can’t be three
divine beings
THE ARGUMENTS BY THE ONENESS
HERESIES

1)“One” is the Hebrew word echad
which means a collective, unified,
or united one
2)The same is in Gen 2:24 “man
and wife are one (echad)
HERESIES

Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; cf. Rev. 1:8,17; 2:8
No god was formed before or after God.
He is “first and last.” But it is argued that, if
another person is also God, then that
person must have been formed before or
after God.
HERESIES

Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; cf. Rev. 1:8,17; 2:8
One or the other must have come “first.”
However, the answer is that all three Beings
are eternal (cf. Micah 5:2).
Hence, none was formed before or after the
other. All three have existed eternally.
HERESIES

Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; cf. Rev. 1:8,17; 2:8
So any “god” formed later surely would
not be the true God.
But all three Beings of the Godhead are
separate individuals, none of whom were
formed later than the others.
HERESIES

Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; cf. Rev. 1:8,17; 2:8
“First and last” simply refers to eternal
existence.
All three are eternal and together they
form one God, besides whom there is no
God
HERESIES

John 3:13
Jesus came down from heaven,
yet He said He is in heaven.
So it is argued He is both the
Son on earth and the Father in
heaven at the same time.
HERESIES

John 3:13
For Jesus to say He was “in”
heaven did not mean that He was
the same individual as the Father.
While He was physically on earth,
He continued a unique spiritual
relationship with the Father.
HERESIES

1 Timothy 3:16
Jesus was God who manifest in
the flesh. So it is argued He is
not really a separate individual
from His Father, but is just a
manifestation of the Father.
HERESIES

1 Timothy 3:16
But to manifest means to
reveal or make known.
A person can manifest or
reveal the character or will of
another person – 2 Cor. 4:10.
HERESIES

The case in John 1:1
The JW “New World Translation” of the
Holy Scriptures renders John 1:1:
Clause “a” – “In [the] beginning the Word was,
Clause “b” – and the Word was with God,
Clause “c” – and the Word was a god.”12
HERESIES

The case in John 1:1
1a Greek: En arche en ho logos,
1a Eng.: In beginning was the Word
HERESIES

The case in John 1:1
1b Gk: kai ho logos en pros ton theon,
1b Eng: and the Word was with the God,
HERESIES

1c Gk: kai theos en ho logos.
1c Eng: and God was the Word.
PoS. Conjunction Nominative Verb Def. Article Subject
|___________|
Predicate
HERESIES

•You will note that in 1b the word “God” has
the definite article “the” in front of it, but in 1c
God does not have the definite article. JW say
that because God in 1c does not have a definite
article in front of it, it must be indefinite and
mean “a god” of lesser significance
HERESIES

A noteworthy fact is that in the Greek text of
John 1:6, 12, 13, and 18 the word “God” also
appears without the definite article before it.
Yet, JW did not translate those verses as “a god.”
So they do realize that “God” without the definite
article before it can and most often does mean God
with a capital “G.”
HERESIES

•John 1:1 affirms three things:
The pre-existence of the Word, 1a
The fellowship of the Word with God, 1b
The Word shares in the very being of
God, or Godhead
HERESIES

BIBLICAL MONOTHEISM
Monotheism is the belief in one
God, in contrast to polytheism,
the notion that numerous gods
exist
Unquestionably, the Bible
affirms the concept of
monotheism

1)Exodus 20:3 In the first
commandment of the
Decalogue, Jehovah
charges, “You shall have
no other gods before me”
BIBLICAL MONOTHEISM:
OLD TESTAMENT EVIDENCE

2) Deut. 4:35,36 "the
Lord is God; there is
none else besides
him“

3) Isa. 43:10,11: "before me
there was no God formed,
neither shall there be after
me. I even I, am Jehovah,
and there is no savior.“

4) Isa. 44:6: "I am the
first, and I am the
last; and besides me
there is no God.“

5) Isa. 45:5: "I am God,
and there is none else;
besides me there is no
God.“

1) Mark 12:29:
“the Lord our God,
the Lord is one“
NEW TESTAMENT EVIDENCE

2) Rom. 3:30:
"God is one."

3) 1 Cor. 8:4,6: "there
is no God but one. .
.yet to us there is one
God.“

4) Galatians 3:20 -
Paul says that
“God is one”

5) James 2:19 – “You
believe that God is one;
you do well: the demons
also believe, and
shudder”

CONCLUSIONS ON BIBLICAL MONOTHEISM
Bible is not
saying that one
God is three Gods

It is saying that there is but
one infinite Spirit Being, but
within that one Spirit
essence there are three
personal distinctions, each
of which is called God

WHAT IS THIS?
EGG
 How Many Elements
Do You See?
 Can it still be called
Egg?

END OF PART 1
We have looked at:
Who God is
The Definition and explanation of
Godhead
The Arguments by the Oneness Heresies
The Biblical Monotheism

WHO IS GOD?
God is not matter,
not gas like hydrogen
or oxygen, not space
dust, not anything
material.

WHO IS GOD?
Jesus said, “God is
Spirit” (John 4:24),
which describes his
essence or nature

WHO IS GOD?
•Like Roy H. Lanier, Sr. says:
. . . So we conclude that the divine essence of
God is that infinite, eternal, self-existent
Spirit Being, who is the source, support, and
end of all things, but that the attributes of
this Spirit Being are those characteristics, or
qualities, of his nature which set him apart
from and above all other beings, human or
spirit, and which cause him to deserve our
love and trust.”

GODHEAD?
The term
“Godhead” is a form
of “Godhood.”

GODHEAD?
It denotes the quality or
state of being God; the
sum total of the attributes
and characteristics that
are common to deity.

GODHEAD?
The term “Godhead” is found
three times in the KJV
Acts 17:29
Rom. 1:20
Col. 2:9)

GODHEAD?
Theos can be defined as
deity, divinity, the divine
nature, the divine majesty,
that which pertains to
God, godhead.

GODHEAD?
Therefore, the Godhead is
made up of such Beings as
are of divine nature and
possess divine majesty.

Bible points to the fact
that there is ONE GOD
Bible is not saying that
one God is three Gods

It is saying that there is but
ONE infinite Spirit Being, but
within that one Spirit
essence there are three
personal distinctions, each
of which is called God

THE PLURALITY
OF THE BEINGS IN
THE GODHEAD
PART 2:

THE OLD TESTAMENT EVIDENCE
OF DIVINE PLURALITY OF BEINGS
1. GENESIS 1:1
The Hebrew word Elohim is a
plural form of Eloah (which,
incidentally, in Arabic is Allah)

a)Its plural meaning: “the
gods.”
b)Its singular meaning:
“the deity.”

2. The Use of “US” in the
following Passages:
a)Gen. 1:26
b)Genesis 3:22
c)Genesis11:7
d) Isaiah 6:8:

1)The baptismal
scene in
Matt. 3:16-17
THE NEW TESTAMENT EVIDENCE

2. Baptism is
administered in the
name of the three.
(Matt. 28:18-20)

3. All three are
listed in
Eph. 4:4-6

4. The benediction of
the saints was in the
name of the three
(2 Cor. 13:14)

5. Two of the Godhead are
mentioned in 2 Jn. 9 should
one does not abide in the
teachings of Christ?

Some Common Sense
Questions To Ask The
“Oneness” Heresies

COMMON SENSE QUESTIONS TO ASK THE
“ONENESS” HERESIES
John 17:18; 20:20,21:
?Does a person send
himself elsewhere?

John 14:28:
?“How could Jesus be
greater than Himself?”

1 Cor. 11:3:
?Are man and woman the same
individual or different individuals?
?Are Jesus and man the same or
different individuals?
?Then likewise Father and Son are
different individuals.
?Is Jesus His own head?

1 Timothy 2:5 (cf. 1 John 2:1)
?If God is one person and its
Jesus, then who is Jesus
between?
?Is He between Himself and
man?

John 6:46:
?How then could
Jesus be the Father?
(Cf. John 5:37.)

Philippians 2:5,6:
?Is He equal
with Himself?

1 Corinthians 15:23,24:
?Whom will He
deliver it to —
Himself?

VISITORS
RULE #1:- He
would establish a
church – In Mat.

RULE #2:- Requirements
Would Be Need For Entrance
You need to hear a message
(Gospel) – Mark 16:15-16
You need to believe in that
message (Gospel) – Mark 16:15-16
VISITORS

RULE #2:- Requirements For
Entrance:
You need to repent – Acts 2:38
You need to make public
declaration of Christ as the Son –
VISITORS

Entrance:
Then finally, your sins have
to be washed through
Baptism of immersion – Col.
VISITORS

Entrance:
Then you must continue
serving God faithfully, and
add to your faith the graces
VISITORS

CONCLUSION
1)There is ONE divine being
which consists of three distinct
persons:
i.The Father
ii.The Son, and
iii.The Holy Spirit

THE THREE PERSONS OF THE
GODHEAD AND TEIR WORKS
Each person of the Godhead
has distinct works He does
(though it is sometimes
difficult to know all the
distinctions)

GODHEAD – FATHER
1. The Father is the architect or
planner of what has and will
occur. (Eph. 1:5; 3:10).
Though an equality exists
between the Father and the Son in
some respects (Phil. 2:5-11)

GODHEAD – SON
2. The Son or “Word,” Jesus
Christ, in the beginning was
creator and today is the
sacrificial Savior. (John 1:1-3;
Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:1-2)

GODHEAD – THE HOLY SPIRIT
3. The Holy Spirit’s work
seems mainly to have been
revelator both in the Old and
New Testaments. (2 Pet. 1:21;
Eph. 3:5)

EXAMPLES WHERE ALL THE THREE MEMBERS
OF GODHEAD ARE MENTIONED

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