Genesis 11:6-7 ⓘ

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11:6 The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

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The Bible describes God as a ‘composite’ unity

The Bible presents the oneness of God in a way that supports the doctrine of the Trinity by using a ‘composite’ unity that carries both the idea of the oneness of God who is at the same time a unity of persons.

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Q33: In the Holy Books when God refers to Himself, does He ever speak in the first person plural “We”?

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Q34: Is the concept of the “Trinity” acceptable? (Father, Son & Holy Spirit)

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11:7 Come, let’s go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.”

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The OT’s majestic plural shows us God is a plurality

The “let us” of Genesis 1:26 is not a speech device denoting glory or authority, or a reference to angels (God created all things alone), but on the contrary another sign that God, while one, is a plurality of persons.

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