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I would like another go at understanding the "Gods" of the Bible. I have just read a book where the author explains it like this:
The word, "one" has two meanings. One in unity and one in number.
The Bible says the husband and wife are one. (Matthew 19:5). Obviously a husband and wife are made up of two people. One in unity in this sense.
Old Testament Hebrew even has two separate words translated "one".
When Abraham went up to offer Isaac, his one son, the Hebrew word indicates an absolute one in number.
It is an entirely different word used than that used in Deuteronomy 6:4: "Hear oh Israel the Lord our God is one Lord. In this passage, the Hebrew indicates not one in number but one in unity.
Jesus was not practicing ventriloquism when he prayed and the Father answered. (John 10).
Taken from the book, Freedom To Choose by Ernest J Gruen.
Also Genesis 1:26:
26 God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.
So you are right Shunydragon the Bible mentions 3 Gods. Christianity therefore has 3 Gods. This is what is called the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is more difficult to understand.
I would like another go at understanding the "Gods" of the Bible. I have just read a book where the author explains it like this:
The word, "one" has two meanings. One in unity and one in number.
The Bible says the husband and wife are one. (Matthew 19:5). Obviously a husband and wife are made up of two people. One in unity in this sense.
Old Testament Hebrew even has two separate words translated "one".
When Abraham went up to offer Isaac, his one son, the Hebrew word indicates an absolute one in number.
It is an entirely different word used than that used in Deuteronomy 6:4: "Hear oh Israel the Lord our God is one Lord. In this passage, the Hebrew indicates not one in number but one in unity.
Jesus was not practicing ventriloquism when he prayed and the Father answered. (John 10).
Taken from the book, Freedom To Choose by Ernest J Gruen.
Also Genesis 1:26:
26 God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.
So you are right Shunydragon the Bible mentions 3 Gods. Christianity therefore has 3 Gods. This is what is called the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is more difficult to understand.
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