Bible Discussion Thread

Genesis 1:26 clearly says: And God said, Let us make man in our image; after our likeness. There is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. When the first humans were created there was no sin in the earth, the likeness that is referred to is not visual but is the character of God..meaning perfect..

God made man in HIS IMAGE and the Bible says man has
1. BODY, (is not your)
2. SOUL (is not your)
3. SPIRIT (is not your Body)
3 parts = 1 man so why would the Lord not be similar?

1 Thess 5:23 - And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole SPIRIT and SOUL and BODY be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
God was manifest in the flesh,

Bob Hilt Yes, you are correct I too believe that Jesus created humans just like it says in the Bible "after our likeness"...I was focusing on the character of God..Yes He did create Adam/Eve with the same character and we too can have the same character but when sin happened it all changed.

I was taught all through my life in the Pentecostal church of the TRINITY
Father, Son and Holy Ghost
3 individuals but working in unity together.
I now am attending Apostolic and they teach
1 God 1 Faith- Jesus being fully man and fully God, God manifested in the flesh.
I am praying and studying to understand ... I struggle , asking God for wisdom and understanding and leading...

The Father, the Son and Holy Spirit are one.

The Bible says there's one God and it says God has 3 persons or entities. It sounds like the question is: to what degree is God one and to what degree is God 3 separate entities. That is hard to answer exactly to what degree which is why different churches will emphasize one side or the other. It's not a salvation issue and just a difference in interpretation so in my opinion we not let it divide us should feel united with others who interpret it differently- we will find out in the end. For now all we have are these Bible verses like John 10:30 and more: Link

Christ is Gods only begotten son . This doctrine may not seem important but the Holy trinity cannot be separated. Otherwise we serve man instead of God.Yes indeed it would be nice, but the church because of this has opened its gates and is today under more attack in these last days.God is Divine, so is the Christ, and also the Holy Spirit. In Him we live and move and have our being.Preaching the gospel is a calling from God. understanding how Satan works and his tools can be intimidating. As long as there is division in the church,Satan will always attack the truth of Gods word. Some say its a matter of semantics, those are the ones that are yet blind to spiritual darkness.