What is the Godhead, and where in Genesis is the Eternal Godhead revealed?
The book of Colossians tells us the fullness of the Godhead dwells in Jesus bodily (Colossians 2:9 kjv), and we read in Romans 1:20 that the invisible things of God are clearly seen from the creation of the world…even His eternal power and Godhead.
People may argue whether or not there is such a thing as the trinity, because the word trinity does not appear in scripture, but what about the Godhead?
Since scripture assures us the Godhead is revealed in the creation, the logical question would be to ask where in the creation is it revealed? That naturally takes us to the book of Genesis. In the very first chapter of Genesis (1:26), God said let “us” make man in “our” image.
Was God communing with the angels when he said this? He could not have been as there is no indication in scripture that angels are made in the image of God. God reserved that incredible privilege for humanity alone.
Was the conversation recorded in Genesis 1:26 an example of what is known as “plurality of majesty” used by royalty when referring to themselves alone as “we” and “our?”
The answer is, No. God does not imitate man. The plurality of majesty came about from royal persons imitating the way God referenced Himself in Genesis 1:26, and not the other way around.
Genesis 1:26, records a conversation between the members of the Godhead. Other scriptures shed more light on this. Jesus, the Son of God (also called the “Word” in John 1:1), is a member of the Godhead. We understand that from the language of Colossians 2:9.
Genesis 1:26, records a conversation between the members of the Godhead. Other scriptures shed more light on this. Jesus, the Son of God (also called the “Word” in John 1:1), is a member of the Godhead. We understand that from the language of Colossians 2:9.
The Holy Spirit is a member of the Godhead. In Acts chapter five, the apostle said that lying to the Holy Spirit was the same as lying to God.
And nowhere in scripture is there a clearer statement concerning the Godhead than in 1 John 5:7-8, where we read that there are three in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and that these three are one. And yes, the "Comma" is found in texts earlier than the 16th century.
There is no doubt 1 John 5:7-8 (also called the Johanneum or Johannine Comma) is authentic. Detractors cannot account for early references.
The eternal Godhead was revealed in the creation of humanity. God created mortals in his image, and that is a triune image—a composite unity.
There is no doubt 1 John 5:7-8 (also called the Johanneum or Johannine Comma) is authentic. Detractors cannot account for early references.
The eternal Godhead was revealed in the creation of humanity. God created mortals in his image, and that is a triune image—a composite unity.
Every human is a composite unity, a spirit who has a soul and lives in a body. In every person, exists three, and these three are one. Humans, like the God in whose image we are created, are three in one beings.
Even if the existence of the soul is denied and only the spirit and body acknowledged, the fact that mortals are composite unities does not change.
The revelation of the Godhead in the creation of humanity, is but one of the ways the invisible things of God are revealed in creation.
The revelation of the Godhead in the creation of humanity, is but one of the ways the invisible things of God are revealed in creation.
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