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The word “Godhood” does not mean “trinity,”
but simply “Godhood” — that is,
the nature of God, God as He has revealed Himself
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He is one God, invisible, omnipresent Father and as visible, approachable Son, and also as indwelling, guiding Spirit. This remarkable structure of God, like His eternal power, is clearly reflected in His physical creation, which could almost be said to be a model of the Godhead. That is, the created universe is actually a tri-universe of space, matter and time, with each permeating and representing the whole.
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Thus the universe is all space, all time, and all matter (including energy as a form of matter); in fact, scientists speak of it as a space-matter-time continuum.
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The physical universe is a great “Trinity of trinities,” with the inner relationships of each element beautifully modeling the relationships of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is an amazing effect that can be explained on the assumption that God is a triune God, and has made His creation to reflect Himself, but it is very hard to explain any other way.
The Institute for Creation Research (ICR)
“For the invisible things of him
from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things
that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without
excuse:” - Romans 1:20 King James
Version
The “Godhead” has always been understood by
Christian theologians to refer to the divine Trinity — Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, one God manifest in three Persons.
The word itself
does not mean “trinity,” but simply “Godhood”
— that is, the nature of God, God as He has revealed Himself.
But that is the
point; He has revealed Himself as a triune God.
He is one God (Deuteronomy 6:4;
James 2:19), yet not as the ineffable, unapproachable unitary God of the
Muslims but as invisible, omnipresent Father and as visible, approachable Son,
and also as indwelling, guiding Spirit.
This remarkable
structure of God, like His eternal power, is clearly reflected in His physical
creation, which could almost be said to be a model of the Godhead.
That is, the
created universe is actually a tri-universe of space, matter and time, with
each permeating and representing the whole.
However, the
universe is not partly composed of space, partly of matter, partly of time
(like, for example, the three sides of a triangle).
A trinity is not a
trio or a triad, but a tri-unity, with each part comprising the whole, yet all
three required to make the whole.
Thus the universe
is all space, all time, and all matter (including energy as a form of matter);
in fact, scientists speak of it as a space-matter-time continuum.
Furthermore, note
the parallels between the tri-universe and the divine Trinity in terms of the
logical order of the three components.
Space (like the
Father) is the invisible, omnipresent background of everything.
Matter (like the
Son) reveals the universe (like the Godhead) in visible, understandable form.
Time (like the
Spirit) is the entity by which the universe (like the Godhead) becomes
applicable and understandable in events and experience.
But that is not
all. Space is a tri-unity comprised of three dimensions, with each dimension
permeating all space.
The reality of any
portion of space is obtained by multiplying the three dimensions together (the
“mathematics of the Trinity” is not 1 + 1 + 1 = 1, but rather 1 x 1 x 1 = 1).
Further, space is
identified in one dimension, seen in the second dimension, experienced in the
third dimension.
Similarly, time is
future, present and past. The future is the unseen source of time, manifest
moment-by-moment in the present, experienced and understood in the past.
Finally, matter is
unseen, omnipresent energy, manifesting itself in various forms of measurable
motion, then experienced in corresponding phenomena.
For example, light
energy generates light waves which are experienced in the seeing of light.
Sound energy
generates sound waves which we experience when we hear sound.
Thus the physical
universe is a great “Trinity of trinities,” with the inner relationships of
each element beautifully modeling the relationships of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
All of this does
not prove that God is a Trinity, but it certainly is a remarkable fact.
It is an amazing
effect that can be explained on the assumption that God is a triune God, and
has made His creation to reflect Himself, but it is very hard to explain any
other way.
Two other references to the “Godhead” occur in Acts 17:29 and Colossians 2:9.
The Institute for
Creation Research
(ICR) wants people to know that God’s Word can be trusted in everything it
speaks about—from how and why we were made, to how the universe was formed, to
how we can know God and receive all He has planned for us.
After
50 years of ministry, ICR remains a leader in scientific research within the
context of biblical creation. Founded by Dr. Henry Morris in 1970, ICR exists
to conduct scientific research within the realms of origins and Earth history,
and then to educate the public both formally and informally through professional
training programs, through conferences and seminars around the country, and
through books, magazines, and media presentations. Click here for more
information about ICR founder Henry M. Morris.
https://www.icr.org/books/defenders/7106
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