First :- General View
The brief code of The doctrine of The group of the colleges of Trinityabout the belief in Trinity (1* refer to http://www.trinitytheology.org ,Hand book, doctrinal stand,our statement of faith in brief .Trinity.) recorded that "We believe that God head eternally exists in the persons ,The Father,The Son,and The Holy Spirit ,and that these three are one God , having precisely the same nature ,attributes and perfections , and being worthy of precisely the same homage , confidence , and obedience (Matt28:18-19;2Cor13:13) .
Although the doctrine of Trinity was revealed in the Old and the New testament , where we find many verses assuring this doctrine , for example in I John 5:7 " for there are three that bear record in heaven ,The Father ,The Word , and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one " ,in spit of that The Trinity was not common popular used in theological codes before the days of "Turtullian" who revealed it from the Bible and explaining it during the 2nd, century A.D, this doctrine found a place formally in the theology of the church in the 4th, century A D .(refer to C.W.Lowry."The Trinity And The Christian Devotion " , 1946.) .
This doctrine is define the Subsistence of God by stating that God is one in his being , but that the divine essence sexists in three modes or forms , each constituting a person , the Divinity essence is wholly in each person .
In the book of Genesis the most bright name of God as "Eloheem" is an example of mentioning the Trinity in Genesis because "Eloheem" is a Hebrew name in the plural form , The plural form in Hebrew as in the Arabic expresses the existence of three persons at least .
Second :- The Mention Of The Trinity
In The Book Of Genesis
The Trinity is mentioned in the book of Genesis according to two types :-
In the first type We find that the work of the Trinity united together as one act clearly, the Trinity there , is a power active unite .
In the second type We find that the work of one person of the Trinity is more obvious than the two persons who completed the work in shadow or as a background image , or Visa Versa .
The clear example for the first type is in the act of "Eloheem" ,The acts of "Eloheem" is always related to the work of Trinity together .
From the first beginning of the book of Genesis, at 1:1 "In the beginning God ("Eloheem" as a plural name ) created the heaven and the earth" , the name expresses always that unity in completion of the work here he revealed the works of the Trinity [3* refer to B.B Warfield in ISBE ( c.v"Trinity") ] , and if you complete your readings to reach to the verse 3 you will find that "God
"Eloheem" said (the word ) , let there ( using effective element) be light .
Thus God as a creator (thinks) and (says) and(carried out ) using ( the effective element) .
In Genesis 1:26 " God "Eloheem" said , Let us make man in our image and after our likeness" , so God revealed himself as a trinity "Plural form" that he gave the man ( a creation) his image ( a creator) so the image of the man who is sacred and pure was in God "Eloheem" before he failed in the sin .
The clear example of the second type was in the story of God's dealing with "Abraham". God revealed himself to "Abraham" (Genesis 12) ( 4*refer to indus school of apologetics and theology text book No 124A1) .
He revealed himself in a form or a shape of man , and as a spirit accompanied the two angels( in the story of delivering "Lot" from "Sedom" ) in Genesis 19:17 where the bible said " when they ( the two angels) brought them forth ( "Lot" and his family) abroad, that he( refer to the accompanied spirit ,in a singular form) said , Escape for thy life (to "Lot" ) ....etc., .
The second person in the Trinity( the Word or the Son) was not named clearly although he has a real effective existence ,not only in God's word during the process of the creation , nor in creating the man on his image but also in God's promises in Genesis3:15 in concern of the seed of the woman , an d through the direct relation between the man and God because he is the mediator who releases this relationship
The Holy Spirit is not mentioned as a separated fixed person inside the book of Genesis , but he mentioned him in Genesis 1:2 "And the spirit was moved upon the face of the water " so the spirit of God as a person revealed himself in the beginning of the book of Genesis as an effective spiritual live element who prepare himself to give the life for the materialistic world .
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This doctrine is define the Subsistence of God by stating that God is one in his being , but that the divine essence sexists in three modes or forms , each constituting a person , the Divinity essence is wholly in each person .
In the book of Genesis the most bright name of God as "Eloheem" is an example of mentioning the Trinity in Genesis because "Eloheem" is a Hebrew name in the plural form , The plural form in Hebrew as in the Arabic expresses the existence of three persons at least .
Second :- The Mention Of The Trinity
In The Book Of Genesis
The Trinity is mentioned in the book of Genesis according to two types :-
In the first type We find that the work of the Trinity united together as one act clearly, the Trinity there , is a power active unite .
In the second type We find that the work of one person of the Trinity is more obvious than the two persons who completed the work in shadow or as a background image , or Visa Versa .
The clear example for the first type is in the act of "Eloheem" ,The acts of "Eloheem" is always related to the work of Trinity together .
From the first beginning of the book of Genesis, at 1:1 "In the beginning God ("Eloheem" as a plural name ) created the heaven and the earth" , the name expresses always that unity in completion of the work here he revealed the works of the Trinity [3* refer to B.B Warfield in ISBE ( c.v"Trinity") ] , and if you complete your readings to reach to the verse 3 you will find that "God
"Eloheem" said (the word ) , let there ( using effective element) be light .
Thus God as a creator (thinks) and (says) and(carried out ) using ( the effective element) .
In Genesis 1:26 " God "Eloheem" said , Let us make man in our image and after our likeness" , so God revealed himself as a trinity "Plural form" that he gave the man ( a creation) his image ( a creator) so the image of the man who is sacred and pure was in God "Eloheem" before he failed in the sin .
The clear example of the second type was in the story of God's dealing with "Abraham". God revealed himself to "Abraham" (Genesis 12) ( 4*refer to indus school of apologetics and theology text book No 124A1) .
He revealed himself in a form or a shape of man , and as a spirit accompanied the two angels( in the story of delivering "Lot" from "Sedom" ) in Genesis 19:17 where the bible said " when they ( the two angels) brought them forth ( "Lot" and his family) abroad, that he( refer to the accompanied spirit ,in a singular form) said , Escape for thy life (to "Lot" ) ....etc., .
The second person in the Trinity( the Word or the Son) was not named clearly although he has a real effective existence ,not only in God's word during the process of the creation , nor in creating the man on his image but also in God's promises in Genesis3:15 in concern of the seed of the woman , an d through the direct relation between the man and God because he is the mediator who releases this relationship
The Holy Spirit is not mentioned as a separated fixed person inside the book of Genesis , but he mentioned him in Genesis 1:2 "And the spirit was moved upon the face of the water " so the spirit of God as a person revealed himself in the beginning of the book of Genesis as an effective spiritual live element who prepare himself to give the life for the materialistic world .
Leave a comment . Rev. Joseph.
It will completed after two articles for our professor J .C.PHILIP
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