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Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by OLAADEGBU(m): 6:27am On Oct 06, 2014
There are a number of instances in Genesis where God refers to himself as "we." ‪Why does God refer to himself in the plural?

http://www.gotquestions.org/God-plural.html

Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by kekakuz(m): 6:34am On Oct 06, 2014
God the father
God the son
God the holyspirit

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Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by Vince77(m): 6:37am On Oct 06, 2014
kekakuz:
God the father
God the som
God the holyspirit

The Blessed Trinity.

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Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by 1stola: 6:44am On Oct 06, 2014
kekakuz:
God the father
God the som
God the holyspirit
crap
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by kekakuz(m): 7:04am On Oct 06, 2014
1stola:

crap
how dنmb are you
that was a typo
you dud thing
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by 1stola: 8:46am On Oct 06, 2014
kekakuz:

how dنmb are you
that was a typo
you dud thing
Not as dumb as u and yours uncles.
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by Nobody: 8:52am On Oct 06, 2014
1stola:

Not as dumb as u and yours uncles.
sigh.... How Far You.
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by kekakuz(m): 9:03am On Oct 06, 2014
1stola:

Not as dumb as u and yours uncles.
retard
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by 1stola: 9:24am On Oct 06, 2014
kekakuz:

retard
cretin.
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:47pm On Oct 06, 2014
OLAADEGBU:


There are a number of instances in Genesis where God refers to himself as "we." ‪Why does God refer to himself in the plural?

http://www.gotquestions.org/God-plural.html

Question: "Why does God refer to Himself in the plural in Genesis 1:26 and 3:22?"

Answer: Genesis 1:26 says, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’” Genesis 3:22 states, “And the LORD God said, ‘The man has now become like one of us.’” There are other passages in the Old Testament in which God refers to Himself using plural constructions. It is also interesting to note that Elohim, one of the primary titles of God in the Old Testament (occurring over 2,500 times), is in the plural form.

Some people have used these verses to hypothesize that there are more than one God. However, we can rule out polytheism (belief in multiple gods), because that would contradict countless other Scriptures that tell us that God is one and that there is only one God. Three times in Isaiah 45 alone, God states, “I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me” (vv. 5, 6, 18).

A second possible explanation for God’s referring to Himself in the plural is that God was including the angels in His statement. In saying “us” and “our,” God was speaking of all the heavenly host, Himself included. However, the Bible nowhere states that angels have the same “image” or “likeness” as God (see Genesis 1:26). That description is given to humanity alone.

Since the Bible, and the New Testament especially, presents God as a Trinity (three Persons but only one God), Genesis 1:26 and 3:22 can only represent a conversation within the Trinity. God the Father is having a “conversation” with God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The Old Testament hints at the plurality of God, and the New Testament clarifies this plurality with the doctrine of the Trinity. Obviously, there is no way we can fully understand how this works, but God has given us enough information to know that He does exist in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/God-plural.html#ixzz3FOqrVGya
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by OLAADEGBU(m): 11:09am On Oct 08, 2014
Any objections to the article?
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:25pm On Oct 09, 2014
kekakuz:


God the father
God the son
God the holyspirit

3 in 1
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:26pm On Oct 09, 2014
Vince77:


The Blessed Trinity.

God in three Persons. Blessed Trinity. smiley
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by winner01(m): 2:47pm On Oct 09, 2014
Re: Why Does God Refer To Himself In The Plural? by OLAADEGBU(m): 7:23pm On Nov 25, 2014
OLAADEGBU:


There are a number of instances in Genesis where God refers to himself as "we." ‪Why does God refer to himself in the plural?

http://www.gotquestions.org/God-plural.html

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