The Christian God
Since the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament forms part of the Christian Bible, the Christian God:
- is one
- is transcendent
- is not omniscient
- is not all-powerful
- is confused as to His immanence
- is confused as to His eternality
However, all the major denominations believe in the Trinity which creed states that God is three Persons of the same essence:
- God the Father
- God the Son, in the form Prophet Jesus
- God the Holy Spirit, which Muslims believe to be the Angel Gabriel
Clearly, there is a conflict between the oneness of God from the Old Testament and the Trinity.
“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me. I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from Me there is no Saviour.”[1]
“This is what the Lord says – Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from Me there is no god.”[2]
“Declare what is to be, present it – let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Saviour; there is none but Me.”[3]
So how can there be two other gods?
Moreover, the New Testament has no statements or speculations concerning the doctrine of the Trinity.
Biblical proof of Unity
Instead, the New Testament offers proof for Unity, rather than Trinity:
Prophet Jesus believed in One God
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am returning to my Father and your Father to my God and your God.”[4]
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer he asked him, “Of all the commandments which is most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear O Israel the Lord our God the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”[5]