OnceConvinced wrote:Recent debate about God being a spirit being got me thinking about the trinity. The father, the son and the Holy Spirit. Many Christians believe all three are parts of one entity - God.
I for one always went along with the concept of the Trinity as a Christian and never thought about this until now. If God is a spirit then why does he have another part of himself called the Holy Spirit? In fact, why does he need that part at all?
My questions:
If God the father, is a spirit, why would he have a seperate part of himself called the Holy Spirit? Is it possible that God is not a spirit being at all, but only part of him is spiritual? (or maybe God the father is not Holy at all?
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Please do feel free to quote scripture if you wish.
"The Spirit of God" was used a few times in the old testament to indicate some special movement By God on the face of the earth, starting from gen 1:2. The Holy Spirit, also referred to as The Comforter, by Jesus, was not to come until Jesus died, indicating that it was the "Spirit of Christ," God's Son. Jesus made it clear that unless He died, the "comforter" would not come. The trinity is" God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit. God, the eternal "I Am.", Jesus, the son of God come in the flesh, and the Holy Spirit, the comforter, the spirit of Jesus sent after Jesus' ascension. To say they are "one" is so, in the sense that they are all connected together. But they each have a different function in man's creation and redemption. I am not very good at remembering Bible chapters and numbers, but could tie it together if necessary.
