Expert: Dr. Billy Kryger - 6/25/2011

Question
QUESTION: Hi
Is god  Equal son of god  in all thing and everything ?
Are any diffrent between them or they equal in all things without any diffrent?

 thank you

ANSWER: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are One God.  They are equal in everything.  One God, three personalities.  Each has a different function but they are One God.  An egg has three parts: the shell, the white and the yolk but all three comprise a single egg.

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QUESTION: Hi
you said that One God, three personalities.  Each has a different function but they are One God.
please i want to tell me what is function god ,son and holy.
i want to tell me different function between them.
thank you

Answer
The unity of the Godhead does not preclude a diversity of function among the members of the Godhead. It does not require that all three members act in order for the Godhead to act. Each member of the Godhead is God, not just one-third of God. Thus, the Godhead may work through one of its members and, in relation to Their will, each may perform a different function.

For example, in Creation this diversity of function is clearly present. The Father planned the creation (Genesis 1:1-2; Jeremiah 51:14-15; Psalms 33:9), the Word executed the Father's plan (John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:1-2) and the Holy Spirit completed it (Genesis 1:2; Job 26:13; Psalms 104:30; cf. Genesis 2:7). Their relation to each other is much like that of Architect, Contractor and Carpenter.

This diversity of function is also seen in the process of redemption. the Father was the planner (Ephesians 1:8-11; 2 Timothy 1:9), Christ was the sacrifice (John 4:34; Ephesians 1:3-7; 2 Timothy 1:10; 1 Peter 1:18-20) and the Holy Spirit was the revealer (John 16:8-13; Ephesians 3:1-4; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10). Each member of the Godhead provided a distinct Divine function which contributed to the completion of Their common purpose and will. Diverse functions, but only one Godhead.

Still another example of this diversity in function within the one Godhead is demonstrated in the Incarnation of Christ. While there are many mysteries associated with the manifestation of God in the flesh (1 Timothy 3:16), the three distinct roles of the members of the Godhead are revealed. The Father sent the Son (John 3:16; 8:42; 12:44-45), Jesus worked the works of Him that sent Him (John 5:30, 36-37; 6:38; 9:4; ) and the Holy Spirit was the agent of God's power in Jesus (Matthew 12:18, 28; Luke 4:1, 14, 18; Acts 10:38).

Respecting Jesus' role it was necessary that He submit or subject Himself to the Father as a man (John 8:28; Philippians 2:5-8). In this submission, Jesus did not surrender His Divine nature -- He was still God. Differing roles or functions, even those requiring submission of one to another, does not deny or diminish equality. We know this is true respecting men and women -- spiritual equals before God (Galatians 3:28). Though equals, the woman must submit to her husband and serve in a different role in the Kingdom (1 Timothy 2:11-12; Ephesians 5:22-24). Similarly, the younger are to submit to the elder (1 Peter 5:5), the servant to his master (Colossians 3:22), children submit to parents (Ephesians 6:1-4) and the entire church to the elders (Hebrews 13:7, 17). Submission does not deny or diminish equality.

Respecting the Spirit's role in the Incarnation as the active agent of the Father, there is nothing that diminishes or denies the Deity of either. The fact that the Father worked through the instrumentality of the Holy Spirit does not prove He was not God (e.g., Luke 1:35). The fact that the Son worked through the instrumentality of the Holy Spirit does not prove that He was not God (e.g., Matthew 12:28; Luke 4:14). Each person in the Godhead had a role or function that they fulfilled. While it was possible for any member of the Godhead to do what the others did, it was not within the scope of the plan and purpose of Deity that it should be any other way. Each member of the Godhead fulfilled His role and His function according to their plan.