trinity, godhead, or neither (Jesus Christ, translation, Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, bible)

[Aqualung]

which is supported by the Bible? A trinity, of three facets of one God, which are the same in everything; a godhead of three seperate and distinct personages; or neither?

[Green Gaia]

Well, the Unitarian is going to say neither.

Isn't the Trinity and the Godhead the same concept?

[Jensen]

I'd say neither...God is one.

[Mister Emu]

The trinity is fully supported by the Bible.

[Aqualung]

Originally Posted by Maize

Well, the Unitarian is going to say neither.

Isn't the Trinity and the Godhead the same concept?

I'm not really a big trinity authority, but I think the concept is just different views of the same god, not three seperate things. some people may refer to that as a godhead, but godhead in my view is a concept of three seperate beings. They are not just three views of one god. They are seperate and distinct, though united it purpose.

Originally Posted by Jensen

I'd say neither...God is one.

If you say that God is one, isn't that the trinity? Doesn't that make you beleive that God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost are one God, but just different views or facets of the same God?

[Aqualung]

Originally Posted by Mister Emu

The trinity is fully supported by the Bible.

give the support, and tell how that means it's a trinity, and not a godhead.

[Green Gaia]

Originally Posted by Aqualung

I'm not really a big trinity authority, but I think the concept is just different views of the same god, not three seperate things. some people may refer to that as a godhead, but godhead in my view is a concept of three seperate beings. They are not just three views of one god. They are seperate and distinct, though united it purpose.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

In Christianity, the Godhead is a unit consisting of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Though often used interchangeably with the concept of Trinity, the word Godhead is itself a word that simply means "godhood" and, thus, it is erroneous to use it as synonymous with the English word "trinity." In those English translations of the Bible that use "Godhead," such as the King James Bible, there are only three passages of scripture where it is used - Acts 17:29; Romans 1:20; and Colossians 2:9 - and each time it is used, it is translated from a different Greek word: theios (godlike, divinity), theiotes (divinity, divine nature), and theotes (deity, divinity), respectively.

The nature of the Godhead is defined differently among different Christian denominations. In most branches of Christianity, including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and most of Protestantism, trinitarianism prevails and the Godhead is viewed as the Holy Trinity, and so the word Godhead is often used interchangeably with Trinity.

So it is but it isn't.


I think I'll go back to my unitarian corner and sit quietly.

[michel]

Originally Posted by Aqualung

give the support, and tell how that means it's a trinity, and not a godhead.

We like to use the word, Triune, or Triunity, instead of Trinity. I don't like that word myself. As I see it, Trinity deals with 3 Gods, while Triunity deals with 3 Gods as 1 God.