Vol. 22, No. 10 — Oct 2020
Scriptures show that the Godhead consists of three separate beings. The description in John 1:1-2 of the relationship between the “Word” (which is Jesus) and God (the Father) shows that the two are separate beings. John 1:1-2 reads, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” The word “with” indicates alongside of or in the company of. Therefore, the Word and the Father are indicated as separate beings. A plural noun was used in the creation account, showing involvement of more than one being. Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.” The Hebrew name used here for God (Elohim) is a plural noun indicating that the word God represents more than one being. The plural pronouns used in the following Scriptures show that there is more than one being in the Godhead. In Genesis 1:26, “God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.’” Genesis 3:22 reads, “Then the Lord God said, ‘Behold the man has become like one of Us.” In Genesis 11:7, the Lord said, “Come let Us go down.” In Isaiah 6:8, the Lord said, “…who will go for Us?” The Father, Son and Holy Spirit were manifested as being separate at Jesus’ baptism. Matthew 3:16-17 records that after being baptized, “Jesus came up immediately from the water,·and behold, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, ‘This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.” Here we see, at one