The Godhead
By
Shelby G. Floyd
The Bible teaches that there is just one God, but this one Godhead
involves three distinct persons—identified as the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit. (Mark
Christ Is the
Bodily Fullness of the Godhead
Paul declares that in Christ “dwells all the fullness of the Godhead
bodily.” (Col. 2:9). That is why Jesus said to Philip, “He who has seen
Me has seen the Father.” (John 14:9).
Jesus Christ existed eternally as “the Word,” but was historically made
flesh and lived among the human family. (John 1:1-4;
In several scriptures the first person of the Godhead is even called “God
the Father.” (Rom. 15:6; 1 Cor. 8:6; 2 Cor. 1:2-3). Great is this mystery of godliness that has
been revealed unto us. (Col. 2:2; 1 Tim. 3:16).
One God—Three
Persons
All three persons are mentioned together in such a way as to indicate
that they share the same nature—deity.
(Mt. 28:18-20; 2 Cor. 13:14; Eph. 4:4-6). After the baptism of Jesus, the Holy Spirit
came upon him in the form of a dove; the Father was in heaven and endorsed his
Son as being well pleasing. This is a
clear illustration of the three distinct persons who shared the divine nature.
There are several independent lines of proof that Jesus was the divine
Son of God. (1) John the Baptist gave
testimony to this fact. (John 1:32-34;