I am very confused

[ephraimanesti]

In looking for truth, I suggest you try abandoning the "ask for advice" tactic, for inevitably, the blinkered response will always be determined by the agenda governing the respondee.

Might i point out that your post is a good case in point. i have read it through several times in a state of wonderment--out of all the verbage rendered, i could not find a single accurate statement. Congratulations on setting some kind of new record!

JESUS' MUCH YOUNGER BROTHER,
ephraim

 

[Sinful2B]

Hi and welcome

Might i point out that your post is a good case in point. i have read it through several times in a state of wonderment--out of all the verbage rendered, i could not find a single accurate statement. Congratulations on setting some kind of new record!

Oh dear ephraimanesti. How much you demeen your position by openly admitting that even after several reads, you could not find a single accurate statement.
However, I am sure that should you so persist, enlightenment will duly arrive.
If however, after great determination, you still are not able to find truth, then may I suggest that you select one of my points, and offer your alternative interpretation.

If this is perhaps not to your liking, then let us focus upon Pharoah Akhenaten, who was the first to worship a single God - Monotheism - proclaiming that the only way to his God, was through Akhenaten himself. He did this of course, 1,350 odd years before Jesus was even born, so it is obvious that even this aspect of Christianity is not original to the faith, being a pure regurgitation of an earlier pagan facet.
As an alternative to hot air, are you able to offer some factual rebuttals?

 

[jellybean99]

After looking through the bible I found something on the 2nd page of the bible.
"And God said, I created man in our image.
Part of Genesis 2:26
Our means more than one person. So if I understand this correctly the bible states that their is more than one god.

What you refer to is called a "mystery" (a hidden truth that will be revealed). The children of Israel probably wondered the same thing, but for a different reason (Elohim - "God" is a word that is expressed in plural form. "im" is like an "s" in English - it implies more than one).

You must realize that the God we worship is greater than we are, so we cannot completely fathom the concept that though God is known as 3 separate entities, they are 1 God.

The closest our limited understanding can come to realizing this mystery in our lifetimes on earth is to examine the properties of water. Though on a molecular level water is one single compound, it regularly takes the form of ice and steam as well as water. Though physically they are 3 distinct forms that react very differently in our environment, they are all, nonetheless, H2O.

The Hebrew understanding of the word "good" also sheds light on the subject. "Good" comes from the Hebrew TOVE (rhymes with grove) and refers to the quality and desirability of someone or some deed. This can refer to morals, character, strength, purity, etc. Only God is good, meaning perfect and complete in every way.

This is as close as humans will ever come to explaining the oneness of the Trinity in this lifetime--it's bigger than all of us!