Are the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit equal in the Trinity?
Yes, within the triune God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all co-equal. The Hebrew term Elohim is plural, indicating a plurality of persons in deity, and none of the three supersede or are above one of the others.
Les explains that in the opening verse, 'In the beginning God,' the term for deity is spelled G-O-D in English but is Elohim in Hebrew. Elohim is a plural word. He points out that when the Old Testament refers to pagan gods plural, it uses the same Hebrew word without capitalization. He sees this as describing the triune God, a plurality of persons. Les states he is a firm believer in the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He emphasizes that none of them supersede or are above one of the others; they are all co-equal.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.