If God is a Trinity, should He be referred to as “He/Him” or “They/Them”?

[Runningman]

Let me define the trinity the way most people seem to: Trinitarians believe God is three persons.

However, some say God is one being in three persons.

Please vote in this poll and, if you like, let me know if you agree with either of the definitions of the trinity above or if you have a different definition.

Thank you.

 

[Burdock]

Father

 

[Lions Mane]

Father

God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

 

[Burdock]

Unitarians are ungodly.
The Unitarian Universalist Association has supported full equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people since 1970 — and today markets itself to the LGBTQ+ community as an inclusive religious organization.

 

[Lions Mane]

Unitarians are ungodly.
The Unitarian Universalist Association has supported full equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people since 1970 — and today markets itself to the LGBTQ+ community as an inclusive religious organization.

Many Christians consider Unitarianism to be a heresy because it rejects the Trinity and views Jesus as a human prophet rather than God.

 

[Amy]

Unitarians are ungodly.
The Unitarian Universalist Association has supported full equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people since 1970 — and today markets itself to the LGBTQ+ community as an inclusive religious organization.

First time I ever heard of them, but it sounds like a group to stay away from.

 

[mikesw]

Now he is trying to do theology using polls.

 

[Runningman]

Father

I agree. The Father is one person identified as a He in Trinitarianism, the Son a He, the Holy Spirit a He. All together, they are a them. However, God is never called a they or a them in the Bible, but rather a He/Him/His/I. Therefore, the Bible equates God with being a single person.

Here's a fun experiment you might like. Anywhere the word "God" is printed in the Bible, replace it with "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" and see if it grammatically matches the context.

 

[Runningman]

God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

So God is a they/them?

 

[Runningman]

Unitarians are ungodly.
The Unitarian Universalist Association has supported full equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people since 1970 — and today markets itself to the LGBTQ+ community as an inclusive religious organization.

You're describing Unitarian Universalism, not to be confused with Christians who hold a Unitarian theology concerning God. One of the Christian Unitarian groups are Biblical Unitarians. Orthodox Judaism has a similar view of God. I am mostly along the lines of Biblical Unitarianism. I condemn practicing homosexuality as a sin in accordance with Scripture.

 

[TedT]

ImCo:
Deut 6.4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One [echad].

Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one [echad] flesh.

Echad, can refer to the word one and to the word unity, as Gen 2:4 indicates.

We understand that things are defined by their attributes; cats have cat dna attributes, apple trees have different dna attributes than corn, etc.

The FATHER is a Person with the divine attributes of omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence, etc.

The Son is a Person with the divine attributes of omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence, etc.

The Holy Spirit is a Person with the divine attributes of omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence, etc.

The nature of these Divine attributes is such that they form a perfect GODly UNITY so that while there are three divine persons, there is only ONE GOD. That is, the perfection of the unity of divine attributes makes it proper to refer to this unity as ONE GOD, not three gods...even though each of the Three is a Divine being.

Who you might be taking about and the context defines which pronoun, HE or THEY is used.

 

[Believe]

So God is a they/them?

One God composed of 3 persons. Just say God as that will include all 3. If you only want to speak to one member of the Trinity us their name. Father, Jesus or Holy Spirit=God.

 

[amazing grace]

ImCo:
Deut 6.4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One [echad].

Yep, ONE and one does not equal 3. 'eḥāḏ - 1. one (number); a. one (number); b. each, every; c. a certain; d. an (indefinite article); d. only, once, once for all; e. one.....another, the one.....the other, one after another, one by one; f. first; g. eleven (in combination, eleven (ordinal) Strong's #H259

Genesis 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one [echad] flesh.

Echad, can refer to the word one and to the word unity, as Gen 2:4 indicates.

A man and his wife are one flesh because of the intimacy they share - they are not one person.

We understand that things are defined by their attributes; cats have cat dna attributes, apple trees have different dna attributes than corn, etc.

The FATHER is a Person with the divine attributes of omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence, etc.

The Son is a Person with the divine attributes of omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence, etc.

The Holy Spirit is a Person with the divine attributes of omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence, etc.

The nature of these Divine attributes is such that they form a perfect GODly UNITY so that while there are three divine persons, there is only ONE GOD. That is, the perfection of the unity of divine attributes makes it proper to refer to this unity as ONE GOD, not three gods...even though each of the Three is a Divine being.

Who you might be taking about and the context defines which pronoun, HE or THEY is used.

The Son shares the characteristics of God his Father but he does not share the attributes: omniscient, omnipotent nor omnipresent. And of course the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, God's Spirit.

 

[Believe]

Jesus is considered to be omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent because he is believed to be fully God, even while also being fully human. His divine nature is understood to possess these attributes, which are not limited by his human existence.

The phrase "Jesus being in the form of God" from the Bible, particularly Philippians 2:6, means that before and during his life on Earth, Jesus possessed the divine nature and essence of God, even while taking on human form. This concept, known as the incarnation, states that Jesus was fully God and fully man, not ceasing to be divine when he became human. He is described as having the "form of God" but "emptied himself" by taking on the "form of a servant" or a human being, humbling himself to become obedient to the point of death.

 

[Runningman]

One God composed of 3 persons. Just say God as that will include all 3. If you only want to speak to one member of the Trinity us their name. Father, Jesus or Holy Spirit=God.

Will you please show me an example from the Bible where God is the "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?"

 

[Runningman]

Jesus is considered to be omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent because he is believed to be fully God, even while also being fully human. His divine nature is understood to possess these attributes, which are not limited by his human existence.

The phrase "Jesus being in the form of God" from the Bible, particularly Philippians 2:6, means that before and during his life on Earth, Jesus possessed the divine nature and essence of God, even while taking on human form. This concept, known as the incarnation, states that Jesus was fully God and fully man, not ceasing to be divine when he became human. He is described as having the "form of God" but "emptied himself" by taking on the "form of a servant" or a human being, humbling himself to become obedient to the point of death.

The word form in Philippians 2:6 is defined as what is visually seen with the eye, the form, the shape, something you can reach out an touch with your hand. We know God doesn't look like a human; form refers to Jesus being holy, righteous, not only in word and deed, but in heart and mind, just like the Bible calls others to be. Being in the form of God isn't related to being God.

 

[Runningman]

One God composed of 3 persons. Just say God as that will include all 3. If you only want to speak to one member of the Trinity us their name. Father, Jesus or Holy Spirit=God.

So is God a “He/Him” or “They/Them” in your beliefs?

 

[praise_yeshua]

Let me define the trinity the way most people seem to: Trinitarians believe God is three persons.

However, some say God is one being in three persons.

Please vote in this poll and, if you like, let me know if you agree with either of the definitions of the trinity above or if you have a different definition.

Thank you.

Funny. They are also individuals.

They (Unitarians) don't understand what they claim they know. You(Runningman) are one of the Unitarians.

 

[Runningman]

Funny. They are also individuals.

They (Unitarians) don't understand what they claim they know. You(Runningman) are one of the Unitarians.

Yes I am a Unitarian. Are you going to address the OP of this thread? I asked some easy questions and no one one seems to want to directly answer. I wonder why.

 

[praise_yeshua]

Yes I am a Unitarian. Are you going to address the OP of this thread? I asked some easy questions and no one one seems to want to directly answer. I wonder why.

I did answer them. Tell me why you don't see an answer to your questions.