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By Ariella Mburani 17.06.

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Pathfinder Report

Explaining the Trinity

1. Matthew 3: 16-17

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water:
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and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven,
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased

This whole chapter is about the baptism of Jesus Christ. He was baptised by
John the Baptist, thought also to be his cousin, in the River Jordan. In the verse,
it explains that all three of the Trinity were present at the event. The Father
spoke, and The Holy Ghost alighted on The Son who was in the river. Here you
can see that all three are independent separate beings.

2. Genesis 1: 2,26-27

2 
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the
face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
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And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over
the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth
upon the earth.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him;
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male and female created he them.

Verse 2 says that ‘ the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters ‘, which
is one of the three co-eternal beings that make up the Holy Trinity. Then verse
26 says, ‘ Let us make man in our image ‘. Why would God say let US make
man in OUR image? This implies that there is obviously more than one is
present, yet these three co-eternal beings are under the one name God. It
doesn’t say and the gods said. 27 says GOD created man in HIS OWN IMAGE,
suggesting that the three beings are one since we humans are not like a
Cerberus with 3 heads but with one form.

SDA DOCTRINE

We have to remember that God is not confined by time, space, or matter. God
is beyond our human comprehension. God is the “High and Lofty One Who
inhabits eternity” (Isaiah 57:15).  This is one of the mysteries of the Christian faith.
If we, as human beings, could explain the existence of God, He would not be
God. If we could totally understand the mysteries of God, He would not be
worthy of our worship.
The three divine persons are equal but not identical. There is no hierarchy or
subordination suggested by an unchangeable order in the presentation of their
names (1 Cor. 12:4-6; 2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 4:4-6). All three are involved in our salvation.
Thomas Oden is right: “If God were only one person, it could not be proclaimed
that God both sends and is sent; that God could be both lawgiver and obedient
to the law; that God could both make atonement and receive it; that God could
both reject sin and offer sacrifice for it.” 1

There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal
Persons. God is immortal, all-powerful, all-knowing, above all, and ever
present. He is infinite and beyond human comprehension, yet known through
His self-revelation. He is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by
the whole creation. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14; Eph. 4:4-6; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Tim.
1:17; Rev. 14:7.)

The word persons used must be understood in a theological sense. If we equate


human personality with God, we would say that three persons means three
individuals. But then we would have three Gods, or tritheism. But historic Chris
tianity has given to the word person, when used of God, a special meaning: a
personal self-distinction, which gives distinctiveness in the Persons of the
Godhead without destroying the concept of one ness. This idea is not easy to
grasp-or to explain! It is part of the mystery of the Godhead.

The Hebrew word for God in this passage is Elohim, a plural form. Yet the
verb bara, "created," is in the singular form. God speaks; that is, He uses the
Word, in Creation. (See John 1:1.) And the Spirit of God "moved upon the face of
the waters." Here there seems to be an indication of at least more than one
person. Note also the use of us and our in this pronouncement, "Let us make
man in our image" (Gen. 1:26). "The plural 'us' was regarded by the early church
theologians almost unanimously as indicative of the the three persons of the
Godhead."—SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 1, p. 215.

"There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in the name of these three
great powers-the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit-those who receive Christ
by living faith are baptized, and these powers will co-operate with the
obedient subjects of heaven in their efforts to live the new life in Christ. "

In conclusion, the Godhead is something mere humans will probably never be


able to fully grasp and understand. However, the bible does support the belief.
Because of our inferiority, our minds don’t have to capacity to fully fathom it.

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