Quote:
Originally Posted by RevDWW
I've heard that in the Hebrew, plurality, "let us", is used to denote the greatness/vastness of God.
|
Sometimes it can be so used. The plurality is most often used to denote that "absolute unity" of the immeasurable (uncountable, unidentifiable) attributes or elements that constitutes the one true God of Israel.
We have over the decades (almost a hundred years now) worked so hard to discredit the Assemblies of God for kicking the Jesus-name baptizers out of their fellowship, that we have taken the entire Bible and placed into a concept of non-divisible singularity, ignoring or deliberately altering the word of God to support our position. The truth? Both the Hebrew language, the words of Jesus Himself, and that of the N.T. writers plainly tell that God is a plurality. So do every Hebrew scholar and Jewish religious teacher from Moses on to this very day. But, three gods, three separate individuals running around doing their own thing, etc. Absolutely not!
But, because of our self-imposed blinders, we are also missing out on the richness of who and what our God is. We all (yep me too) seem to fall into the trap of self justification (needing to be right in our own eyes) rather than contending for the actual truth. What makes this so sad - and dangerous - is that when we approach the defense of our position, even when we are supporting God's truth, we turn that truth into a lie through our self justifications! Consider the temptations of Jesus for examples not acted upon.
Oops - again I fear that I have "over" answered the question. Sorry.