ONE GOD = ONE GODHEAD)
There is ONE God or ONE Godhead.
One God is the same as One Godhead
(the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit)
The Word for God in Hebrew Elohiym is a plural word. Thus the word God and Godhead can often be used synonymously. Thus the word God can be used to describe them singularly or collectively.
Deu 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
The eternal Godhead—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost—is involved in the action required to make assurance to the human agent.”—Upward Look, 148.
God (Elohiym plural word) in this case is the Godhead – The Father, Christ and The Holy Spirit.
The Godhead is exactly what it says. It is not the angel-head or the human-head. It is the Godhead: Only God.
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1. The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4)
– Verse: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!”
– Explanation: The Shema is a foundational declaration of monotheism, emphasizing the oneness of God. In the context of the New Testament revelation, this oneness is understood to encompass the unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit within the Godhead.
2. The Great Commission (Matthew
28:19)
– Verse: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
– Explanation: Jesus commands baptism in the singular “name” (not
“names”) of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, implying a unified identity within the Godhead.
3. Jesus’ Divinity (John 1:1, 14)
– Verses: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”.. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
– Explanation: Jesus (the Word) is explicitly called God, indicating that the oneness of God includes Jesus as a divine person within the Godhead.
4. Unity in the Godhead (John 10:30)
– Verse: “I and My Father are one.”
– Explanation: Jesus speaks of a profound unity with the Father, suggesting a shared divine essence that goes beyond mere agreement or purpose.
5. The Fullness of Deity in Christ (Colossians 2:9)
– Verse: “For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”
– Explanation: This verse emphasizes that all the fullness of the divine nature resides in Jesus, affirming His inclusion in the one true God.
6. The Holy Spirit’s Divinity (Acts
5:3-4)
– Verses: “But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?
You have not lied to men but to God.'”
– Explanation: Equating lying to the Holy Spirit with lying to God demonstrates that the Holy Spirit is fully divine, part of the one true God.
7. Pauline Benediction (2 Corinthians
13:14)
– Verse: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.”
– Explanation: Paul includes Jesus, God (the Father), and the Holy Spirit in a single benediction, reflecting the early Christian understanding of the triune nature of the one true God.
Conclusion
These scriptural passages collectively support the understanding that references to the “one true God” encompass the entire Godhead-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They affirm the unity and distinct personhoods within the Godhead, each fully sharing in the divine essence.
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