PART THREE-TWO SPIRITS CALLED GOD

Now that it has been established why some scriptures speak of “one God,”
and that this is not literal, what is the literal view of the Bible? If there is not
just one God at this time, then how many is there? This part three, and the
next three parts, will examine the Bible’s answer.

It was mentioned in part two that the Bible would show there is only one
God if there was proof. But the Bible just does not say this. What the Bible
says is the title of this part. But proof is what will firmly place these things.
Let us begin in the book of Genesis, notice: “Then God said: ‘Let us make
man in our image, after our likeness....’” (Genesis 1:26, New American
Bible).

Notice this says God, singular, says “Let us...after our....,” which are plural.
Some by this verse think it proves there is only one being, or spirit, called
God. And far as the plural forms here, there is this quick conclusion this is
just a figure of speech. Or the “us” and “our” here is talking about angels.
But is this what the very word of God, the Holy Bible, says? Genesis 1:27 is
also used to support the above teachings.

Because Genesis 1:26 goes to singular references it is automatically

concluded that God is only one spirit. However, the Bible reveals why the
singular “God” is used with the plural “us” and “our.” And in no way is the
conclusion being that there is only one spirit that is God. More on this in a
later part. For now we need to concentrate on why “us” and “our” are used
in Genesis 1:26.

The word “Genesis” means “beginnings,” but this is not the very beginning.
The Bible reveals beginnings before the book of Genesis. And this will
explain clearly why the plural forms are used in Genesis 1:26. Notice:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. He was with God in the beginning” (John 1:1-2, New International
Version).

This verse clearly tells that there were two spirits called God in the
beginning. Nothing changed when Genesis 1:26 was written by Moses. The
reason why the above verse uses “us” and “our” is because there were two
spirits called God. John 1:1 plainly says this, and it is undeniable. Why there
is the singular “God” has a lot to do with God’s nature. And this also will be
looked at later.

Now, some get the idea that “was” here means the past, so today there is
only one God in heaven. But the Bible does not agree with this change based
on the word “was.” And those who adhere to this forget who the “Word”
became by the time John wrote John 1:1. No, the word “was” does not
change what would be in the future. Read Psalms 110:1: “The Lord said to
my Lord: ‘Sit at my right-hand till I make your enemies your footstool’”
(New American Bible).

If there is only one being called God then why is there two beings, or spirits,
mentioned here? The Lord is obviously God the Father. This is one of the
few places where even an inkling of the Father is revealed in the Old
Testament. This and Genesis 1:26. The Father is just not known in the Old
Testament. So we see that David was inspired to write a direct quote from
the Father to “My Lord”-which is David’s Lord.

This Lord of David’s was the only God he knew. It is very doubtful whether
he knew the Father as personally as he knew his Lord. That verse from
Psalm 110 is very important to seeing that there are two spirits called God.
And that there always has been.

Psalm 110:1 is quoted in Matthew 22:44 and Acts 2:34. Those who want to
believe “The Lord” and “My Lord” do not refer to two Gods have a weak
scriptural case. And this would be treading on dangerous ground regarding
the deity of the Father and Jesus Christ. The New Testament further supports
Psalm 110:1 as speaking of two spirits called God. In the New Testament the
Father is known, and a personal relationship is possible with him as well as
with Jesus Christ. First look at Matthew 1:23: “‘Behold, the virgin shall be
with child, and shall bear a son, and they shall call his name EMMANUEL,’
which translated means, ‘God with us’” (NAB).

This verse is quoted from Isaiah 7:14. Matthew 1:23 called Jesus Christ
“God with us.” He was no longer “The Word,” and no longer spirit. “The
Word” became the flesh and blood man Jesus Christ. But as a human he was
God-God with us. So this confirms that at this time in the New Testament
there were two spirits called God. So just because John uses the past tense
“was” in John 1:1 does not mean that left only one spirit that was God. Read
further:
“‘The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered
together against the Lord, and against his Christ’” (Acts 4:26, NAS).

The church brethren are saying this, quoting Psalm 2:2, after God delivered
the apostles (Acts 4:19-24). But notice that the Father is again referred to as
the Lord. This is no different from 110:1. Now, unlike “my Lord” as in
110:1, Psalm 2:2 says “anointed one.” But Acts 4:26 magnifies this by
saying “his Christ.” All these verses reveal two spirits that are God.

Let us look at more plain evidence that there are two spirits called God. The
Holy Bible says that the Father is God. John chapter 20 reveals the
resurrected and glorified Jesus Christ. In verses 11-16 Mary Magdalene
meets her glorified Saviour. But read what Jesus Christ says to her in verse
17: “Jesus said to her, ‘Stop clinging to me, for I have not yet ascended to
the Father; but go to my brethren, and say to them, “I ascend to my Father
and your Father, and my God and your God”’” (NAS).

Jesus Christ calls the Father God. He tells Mary to tell the disciples that the
Father is God. Even the Jews who rejected Christ knew the Father was God
in John 8:41. But now further in John 20:19-25 we read of Jesus Christ
suddenly appearing to the disciples. But Thomas was not with the disciples,
so he did not believe they saw Jesus Christ. In verses 26-27 Jesus Christ
appears again, Thomas being present and Jesus Christ shows Thomas the
proof that he is indeed resurrected. Read carefully what Thomas’ response is:
“Thomas said in response, ‘My Lord and My God’” (John 20:28, NAB).

Thomas is calling Jesus Christ God. Notice how these words of affection
mirror his personal relationship with Jesus Christ like David’s personal
relationship with “My Lord” in Psalm 110:1. The difference between the two
is that David’s God was spirit and only spirit, whereas Thomas’ God was the
first human resurrected to spirit. But how could Thomas call Jesus Christ
God if it simply was not the case? How could Jesus Christ even permit it to
be said if it was not true? Thomas is speaking to Jesus Christ.

In this chapter 20 of John we see there are two spirits being called God. This
has not changed today. How can there be only one spirit that is God after
seeing evidence to refute this teaching? In the beginning of time the “Word”
was God. The “Word” became EMMANUEL-God with us. But remember
EMMANUEL, or Jesus Christ, was human. After three days and three nights
in a grave Jesus Christ was resurrected to take on spirit composition. He was
the first human to be given this immortal body. But observe that no matter
what name, or status, the Bible gives the one that became and is Jesus Christ
never ceased being God. And of course, it is undeniable that the Father was
and still is God.

The Old Testament speaks of the one that became Jesus Christ, further
showing two spirits that are God. Read Genesis 1:27: “So God created man
in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female
create he them.”

Why does this verse use the singular “he,” whereas Genesis 1:26 uses the
plural “us” or “our”? We saw how John 1:1 explains the plural in Genesis
1:26. But going further in John 1 explains Genesis 1:27: “Through him all
things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made” (John
1:3, NIV).

The creating was done through the Word. Of course, the Father, unknown in
the Old Testament, had a part in the creating of all things. This is why “us” is
mentioned in Genesis 1:26. But the actual creating was done through or by
the Word. And this is why “he”-singular-is mentioned in Genesis 1:27. The
“God” in Genesis 1:27 is the “Word.” The singular form tells us this. But
“God” in Genesis 1:26 is both the Father and the Word. The plural form
shows this to be true.

It does not really matter if the Hebrew word “elohim” is used in Genesis
1:26 and 27. The context is what clarifies the “God” being talked about.
Look at Genesis 6:7. Notice the singular “I” throughout this verse. But what
God is being talked about? Based on the fact that the Father is not known
here, and that this God says, “that I have made them,” reveals the Lord or
God here is the “Word.” The Old Testament has many references where “the
Lord” speaks or declares something through his servants. We saw how
Psalm 110:1 and Psalm 2:2 reveal this to be talking about the “Father.” But
in more cases than not, this Lord is the one who later became Jesus Christ.
Read Zechariah 14:5, NIV: “You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will
extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of
Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy
ones with him.”

This is speaking of the return of Jesus Christ to this earth. Verse 4 leaves no
doubt. But also because the Father does not return to gather the faithful
Christians. So this “Lord” here is Jesus Christ. But read that he is also called
God. This in Zechariah 14 being a future event provides further that Jesus
Christ is God. And the Father is God.

The Holy Bible absolutely says there are two spirits called God. The
teaching that there is only one spirit called God is not Biblical. And this does
not matter whether this so-called one God is in three entities, persons,
individuals, or aspects. The fact is there is not only one spirit called God.
There is simply no basis for believing such a teaching.

Some further scriptures to see to prove there are two spirits called God are 1
Chronicles 16:25-26, Psalm 86:10-12, Psalm 100:1-3, Isaiah 45:18,
Zechariah 14:9, Acts 4:24, and Titus 2:10,13. And the last scripture to look
at is Revelation 5:1-7.

In the next part we will examine how the name, or names, given to God also
proves there can not be only one spirit called God. The names given to God
will support that there are two spirits, not one, called God.