My previous post is in response to the points both Nick and t8 raised, even though I only addressed it to Nick.

Nick,You are reading between my lines.  I did not say God is talking to himself.  Elohim in Hebrew is a plural noun which translates into “Gods”.  Ergo, more than one entity.  Yes, I know the world was made by the Word, i.e. Jesus. His relationship to God is expounded in the John 1.   The three entities making up the one Godhead are stated in Matt…[Read more]

Unfortunately, much is lost in the translation of the Scriptures from the original Hebrew and Greek into our modern day English.  Both the singular expressions in the Hebrew—“El,”  “Eloah”— and the plural—“Elohim” are translated into the English as “God.”  It is important to note that in Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God…”  the Hebrew wor…[Read more]