Judaism believes in one God, what is this 3 gods business all about?
Messianic Jews also believe in one God, and not three. We affirm the words of the Torah from Deuteronomy 6:4, “Hear oh Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.” However, we must note the meaning of the Hebrew translated in this verse as “one.” The Hebrew word is echad, which speaks of a composite unity. It is the same word used in Genesis 2:24, when describing a man and woman coming together to become “one flesh.” They are two distinct people, and yet they are spoken of as becoming one. A different Hebrew word would have been used to indicate an absolute unity. This is a difficult concept to grasp, but we accept the Scriptural presentation of God as being one, and yet somehow plural in nature. There are dozens of references throughout the Hebrew Scriptures to God as manifesting in different forms. Among these, there are specific references to God’s son. So then, God is indeed one, but He has manifested Himself in three different ways.
