“Mapping The Family Tree”

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Okay, so I have just been struggling lately with this: at church, I have been taught that Jesus is God... but then I am confused because why would Jesus pray to God?  Isn't that like praying to Himself?  And why would the voice of God speak when Jesus was baptized?  And then last night, my mom and I were reading the Bible together, and she found a footnote that explained that as God's Son, Jesus has all the authority of God.  This I can understand, but I guess my question is: Is it wrong to say that Jesus is God the Creator?

Sincerely,
Who’s Who?

Dear Who’s Who,

This is an easy thing to get confused over.  We often say that there is only one God… but technically, that is not accurate.  There are three Gods in the Godhead, and They all work together in perfect unity.  Jesus is God (Matt 28:9), the Father is God (2 Thess 1:2), and the Holy Spirit is God (Gen 1:2).  The word ‘God’ just means ‘deity’.  Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit are all deity.  They function with complete unity (Jhn 10:30), but They are separate Beings.  This is most clearly seen in Matt 3:16-17 when the Holy Spirit descends like a dove, Jesus comes out of the water, and the Father speaks from heaven… total unity, but definitely distinct entities.
Each of Them (known collectively as ‘the Godhead’) was there at the creation of the universe.  Jhn 1:1-3 says that Jesus created everything, Gen 1:2 shows that the Holy Spirit was part of the creation process, and Mal 2:10 makes it clear that the Father created us.  They all took part in the creation process; therefore, it is perfectly correct to say that Jesus is our Creator.  To better understand the roles of the Godhead, read “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”.

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