is allah (sw) one or three? - Islam Center

(١٢٠)IS ALLAH (S.W) ONE OR THREE?Scholars talked about the conditions that made Paul say what hesaid about Jesus’ (PBUH) divinity, and the resources, from whichPaul derived this belief.The areas, in which Paul preached, were full of myths that spreadand were accepted by the naïve, who were the majority of the peopleat that time. In addition, those communities were idolatrous; theybelieved in multiple gods, their incarnation, and their death. In theirjourney to Lystra, Paul and Barnabas performed some miracles:“And when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they liftedup their voices, saying in Lycaonian, "The gods have comedown to us in the likeness of men! Barnabas they calledZeus, and Paul, Hermes.” (Acts 14/11-12) Zeus and Hermes,according to the editors of the Holy Bible Dictionary, are names fortwo of the Greek gods; the first is the great god and the second is thegod of eloquence.Thus, those simple people believed that Paul and Barnabas weregods, just because they did some miracles. Moreover, the Book ofActs mentions that the priests offered a sacrifice for them, but theydid not because Paul and Barnabas rejected that. (Acts 14:13-18)What would those people say about Jesus (PBUH) who brought thedead to life, he himself rose from the dead, and performed manymiracles?The idea of the incarnated gods was acceptable for pagans, whomade dates and celebrations for the incarnated gods’ birth, death,and resurrection. Therefore, Paul spread the story of God’s descentto the earth for the Romans to see, and to be close to them.The churches in which Paul preached adopted and accepted thisbelief more than other churches, accepting the idea of the humanGod, as it was worshipping idols before that.Jesus’ (PBUH) divinity became an official belief in Christianity afterthe First Nicene Council, which decided Jesus’ divinity, and the FirstCouncil of Constantinople completed the Trinity when they deifiedthe Holy Spirit.