Godhead
In the Christian religion, the term
Godhead often refers to God the Father, His Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. It is also used to refer to the divine nature or essence of God.
The nature of the Godhead is defined differently among Christians. Most Christians view the Godhead in
Trinity although there are many other views of the Godhead. Other groups have an understanding of the Godhead that differs from the formulation shared by Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and some Protestants. These include the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the
Jehovah's Witnesses (who reject the Trinity doctrine entirely),
Christian Science, the
Unification Church,
Unitarian Universalists and
Oneness Pentecostals. Oneness Pentecostals believe that there is one God with no essential divisions in His nature. To them He is not a plurality of persons, but He does have a plurality of manifestations, roles, titles, attributes, or relationships to man. Furthermore, these are not limited to three. This is comparable to
Modalism.
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