The Godhead, Three in One
Shalom to all believers in Christ, With an open prayer, we do understand that God is described by the Christian doctrine as existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit, three separate persons sharing one homoousion. In this instance, the one essence defines what God is, whereas the three persons define who God is. Trinitarianism is the name of this belief, and those who uphold it are referred to as trinitarians; those who oppose it are referred to as antitrinitarians or nontrinitarians. As early Christians and church fathers sought to make sense of the relationship between Jesus and God in their canonical writings and ancestors' traditions, they first developed the theology of the Trinity. The Trinity has been seen as being referenced frequently in the Old Testament. One of these is the Messiah prophecy in Isaiah 9. "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Ever...