What is the Godhead?
The heavens and the earth were created by the Godhead. There is nothing in this world or universe that can begin to compare to the Lord and all of His glory. There are many questions about the Godhead and they require honest answers. God is the only uncreated being, which means that nothing ‘created’ can fully compare to Him.
There is no one or nothing exactly ‘like God’ and so we cannot take something ‘created’ to fully describe the ‘uncreated’ One. This word ‘One’ has different applications: one nation has many people, one family has different members, one hand has five fingers, and we serve only one God. So this word also has a connection with plurality, which we see with the Godhead throughout both Old and New Testaments. Now, does the Bible ever say the words, ‘three persons’? No. But does the Bible ever say the word ‘omnipresent’? No, but we do believe that the Godhead is omnipresent.
This means that we can interpret the scripture and use words of our own language to describe the context, which is exactly what English theologians and translators did by using the word ‘Godhead’ in scripture. But when there is misunderstanding, there is often misinterpretation. For example, Jesus our Messiah is referred to as the ‘Everlasting Father’ in Isaiah 9:6. Yet, Jesus frequently spoke and prayed to His heavenly Father while here on the earth, and ascended to meet the Father after the resurrection. Jesus said in John 20:21 that the Father sent Him. So, how can we as believers have two Fathers?
Is there a contradiction? Does Isaiah 9:6 prove the oneness viewpoint? Now, we do know that the Bible does not contradict itself. So, did anyone refer to Jesus as ‘God the Father’ within the gospels or the epistles? What does Isaiah 9:6 mean in this context? Here is the answer: a father is either biological or metaphorically referred to as a ‘leader’. All throughout scripture, males (as well as the devil) are described as being the ‘father of’ something. This dual meaning shows us that being called a father is a substitute for ‘leader’ or the ‘head of’ something.
We could clearly see in Colossians 1:18 that Jesus Christ is the ‘head of’ the church (His body on the earth). So to correctly interpret Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is the Everlasting Father of His church. Although the human mind cannot fully comprehend the eternal God, the Bible provides great knowledge about His deity, or divine nature. We are created beings and God is uncreated. Nothing even compares. This lesson seeks to provide a greater understanding of the eternal Godhead.
The heavens and the earth were created by the Godhead. There is nothing in this world or universe that can begin to compare to the Lord and all of His glory. There are many questions about the Godhead and they require honest answers. God is the only uncreated being, which means that nothing ‘created’ can fully compare to Him.
There is no one or nothing exactly ‘like God’ and so we cannot take something ‘created’ to fully describe the ‘uncreated’ One. This word ‘One’ has different applications: one nation has many people, one family has different members, one hand has five fingers, and we serve only one God. So this word also has a connection with plurality, which we see with the Godhead throughout both Old and New Testaments. Now, does the Bible ever say the words, ‘three persons’? No. But does the Bible ever say the word ‘omnipresent’? No, but we do believe that the Godhead is omnipresent.
This means that we can interpret the scripture and use words of our own language to describe the context, which is exactly what English theologians and translators did by using the word ‘Godhead’ in scripture. But when there is misunderstanding, there is often misinterpretation. For example, Jesus our Messiah is referred to as the ‘Everlasting Father’ in Isaiah 9:6. Yet, Jesus frequently spoke and prayed to His heavenly Father while here on the earth, and ascended to meet the Father after the resurrection. Jesus said in John 20:21 that the Father sent Him. So, how can we as believers have two Fathers?
Is there a contradiction? Does Isaiah 9:6 prove the oneness viewpoint? Now, we do know that the Bible does not contradict itself. So, did anyone refer to Jesus as ‘God the Father’ within the gospels or the epistles? What does Isaiah 9:6 mean in this context? Here is the answer: a father is either biological or metaphorically referred to as a ‘leader’. All throughout scripture, males (as well as the devil) are described as being the ‘father of’ something. This dual meaning shows us that being called a father is a substitute for ‘leader’ or the ‘head of’ something.
We could clearly see in Colossians 1:18 that Jesus Christ is the ‘head of’ the church (His body on the earth). So to correctly interpret Isaiah 9:6, Jesus is the Everlasting Father of His church. Although the human mind cannot fully comprehend the eternal God, the Bible provides great knowledge about His deity, or divine nature. We are created beings and God is uncreated. Nothing even compares. This lesson seeks to provide a greater understanding of the eternal Godhead.