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Godhead (Christianity)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search In Christianity, the Godhead is a term denoting deity or divinity. It is a unity comprised of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit.

Though often used interchangeably with the concept of Trinity, the word Godhead is itself a word that simply means "godhood"[1] and, thus, it is erroneous to use it as synonymous with the English word "trinity."

In those English translations of the Bible that use "Godhead," such as the King James Bible, there are only three passages of scripture where it is used, and each time it translates a different Greek word: Acts 17:29 (θεῖον theion, an adjective meaning "divinity, deity"[2]); Romans 1:20 (θειότης theiotēs, a noun meaning "divinity, divine nature"[3]); and Colossians 2:9 (θεότητος theotētos, a noun meaning "deity"[4]).

640 posted on 05/10/2006 11:12:32 AM PDT by restornu (Earnestly it is impossible for man to walk with God, and also maintain the humor of a reprobate!)
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each time it translates a different Greek word: Acts 17:29 (θεῖον theion, an adjective meaning "divinity, deity"[2]); Romans 1:20 (θειότης theiotēs, a noun meaning "divinity, divine nature"[3]); and Colossians 2:9 (θεότητος theotētos, a noun meaning "deity"[4]).

So using your post we could interpret the following scriptures this way:

Act 17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead"divinity, deity" is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

Rom 1:20 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"divinity, divine nature"; so that they are without excuse:

Col 2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead "deity" bodily.

I don't see that this would support the idea of three personages whatsoever.

646 posted on 05/10/2006 11:33:38 AM PDT by colorcountry (He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.)
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