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It sounds like you hold the view of Monarchianism, a popular 2nd- and 3nd-century Christian heresy that rejected Trinitarianism, in order to affirm the unity of God and guard against the charge of polytheism. Since the well documented arguments against Monarchianism, Arianism, Sabellianism, Unitarianism and Deism were put to rest almost two thousand years ago, I will not spend to much time defending my stance.
While the word "Trinity" may not be found in the Scriptures, the concept is well supported. "The Trinity refers to the Christian understanding of GOD as a unity of three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All are equally God and so are one, each sharing in the divine attributes of ultimacy, eternity, and changelessness; yet they are distinguishable in their relations to one another and in their roles within creaturely and human life and destiny" (Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1995)
In short, yes, I hold to the Trinitarian doctrine as described in the Nicene, or Niceno-Constantinopolitan, Creed. After pondering your question for sometime I have come up with a few verses that further support my position:
"May the grace of the Lord JESUS CHRIST, and the love of GOD, and the fellowship of the HOLY SPIRIT be with you all." (2 Corinthians 13:14)
This benediction is Trinitarian in form and has ever since been a part of Christian worship tradition. It serves to remind us that the mystery of the Holy Trinity is know to be true not through rational or Philosophical explanation but through Christian experience, whereby the believer knows firsthand the grace, the love and the fellowship that freely flow to him from the three Persons of the One Lord God.
"For this reason I kneel before the FATHER, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his SPIRIT in your inner being, so that CHRIST may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of CHRIST, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of GOD." (Ephesians 3: 14-19)
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the FATHER and of the SON and of the HOLY SPIRIT, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20)
"If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the FATHER, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- the SPIRIT of truth. The world cannot accept HIM, because it neither sees HIM nor knows HIM. But you know HIM, for HE lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my FATHER, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my FATHER, and I too will love him and show myself to him." (John 14:15-21)
Matthew 3:16-17 is another powerful passage because all three persons of the trinity are seen in it; "As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.'" (Mat 3:16-17)
In your argument you stated that "God manifested himself in flesh and became the Son, and he himself is also the Holy Spirit." If this is the case, then who spoke from heaven during Jesus' baptism? How did the Spirit descend like a dove while Jesus was standing in the river? Why did Jesus pray to God? Why did Jesus say from the cross "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"(Mark 15:34)
Lastly, in creating man in Genesis 1:26 the Lord said "Let US make man in our own image." Why is God describing Himself in the plural form?
Even the name used for God, "Elohim" in the Hebrew Language is plural, not singular. Check your concordance, the "im" at the end of the word indicates a plural noun. An example of this is the word "Cherub" (Singular) in which the plural form is "Cherubim."
Overall, as demonstrated above, there are verses that clearly divide the separate parts of our Godhead, while others state that there is only one God. What can we make of this? An ambiguous enigma that has become known as the Holy TRINITY. There are many physical explanations that attempt to define this apparent conflict such as the apple (core, meat & flesh), H20 (water, vapor and ice) and man (body, soul & spirit). But I don't think that our finite minds will ever truly comprehend this infinite concept until we reach heaven. What I do know is that the Bible clearly states that there are three distinct persons that make up one omnipotent Godhead.
There are so many books written on this subject that you could fill up a library. So it is clear that I am not covering any new territory with this discussion. And I am just a Christian reggae singer, not a professor of Trinitarian apologetics. So if you want to learn more on this subject I would suggest that you study your Bible and visit your local Christian bookstore for in-depth literature on the matter. I am confident that if you seek the Lord, "you will know that truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32).
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