The following is for your awareness and we thank 'Our Daily Bread' for these words.
The Bible teaches that 'the Father' is God, that 'the Son' is God, and that 'the Holy Spirit' is God. It also shows that each has a distinct personality. God is one being, not three, who has existed eternally as three distinct, not separate, persons. We can distinguish them, but we cannot separate them.
As distinct persons, each functions in their own unique manner. The Father is the Originator, the Son is the Agent, and the Holy Spirit is the Applicator. Each lives with the other two in an "I-You relationship". Each is self-conscious and self-directing. Yet one never acts independently of the others or in opposition to them. The mind, will, and emotions of each are in perfect unity with the mind, will and emotions of the other two. All three were involved in the creation of all things. It was 'in Him' Jesus Christ, that God created all things (Colossians 1:16). And the Creation story in Genesis 1:2 portrays the Spirit of God as 'hovering over the waters.' In salvation, God the Father loved the world and gave His only Son (John 3:16). After Christ's resurrection and ascension to heaven, both He and the Father sent the Holy Spirit (John 14:16, 16:7), :
Jesus affirmed the Trinity when He commanded His disciples to baptism "in the name of the Father, and the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19).
One God in three persons - He is the God believers in Jesus worship and serve. In this God, we have a heavenly Father who loves us with parental love and at great cost sent His one and only Son to die on the cross for our salvation. In this God, we have Jesus Christ, a brother who became one of us to take the punishment we deserved [for our sins], who understands our pain, and who isn't ashamed to call us His brothers and sisters even though we continue to be weak and imperfect. In this God, we have the person of the Holy Spirit as our helper and our counselor - a divine comforter who lives in us to strengthen us at the time of death and gives us victory over sin.
This triune God hears us when we pray. He understands us and feels with us when we suffer. He will be with us at the time of death to see us safely home. [As our days unfold, we are comforted] We can know God by looking to Jesus and believing in Him. Jesus promised, 'anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether His teaching comes from God' (John 7:17). When you see that He indeed is 'the way and the truth and the life' (John 14:6) and receive Him as your Savior, you will become God's child.
And if you would like more insights on our Christian faith, see the following summaries of each Book of the Bible. The above and all that is below is intended to help you as you pursue your faith journey. Thanks for reading of of this and when you can, please come and join us for our Sunday services. All are welcome.
The Bible teaches that 'the Father' is God, that 'the Son' is God, and that 'the Holy Spirit' is God. It also shows that each has a distinct personality. God is one being, not three, who has existed eternally as three distinct, not separate, persons. We can distinguish them, but we cannot separate them.
As distinct persons, each functions in their own unique manner. The Father is the Originator, the Son is the Agent, and the Holy Spirit is the Applicator. Each lives with the other two in an "I-You relationship". Each is self-conscious and self-directing. Yet one never acts independently of the others or in opposition to them. The mind, will, and emotions of each are in perfect unity with the mind, will and emotions of the other two. All three were involved in the creation of all things. It was 'in Him' Jesus Christ, that God created all things (Colossians 1:16). And the Creation story in Genesis 1:2 portrays the Spirit of God as 'hovering over the waters.' In salvation, God the Father loved the world and gave His only Son (John 3:16). After Christ's resurrection and ascension to heaven, both He and the Father sent the Holy Spirit (John 14:16, 16:7), :
Jesus affirmed the Trinity when He commanded His disciples to baptism "in the name of the Father, and the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19).
One God in three persons - He is the God believers in Jesus worship and serve. In this God, we have a heavenly Father who loves us with parental love and at great cost sent His one and only Son to die on the cross for our salvation. In this God, we have Jesus Christ, a brother who became one of us to take the punishment we deserved [for our sins], who understands our pain, and who isn't ashamed to call us His brothers and sisters even though we continue to be weak and imperfect. In this God, we have the person of the Holy Spirit as our helper and our counselor - a divine comforter who lives in us to strengthen us at the time of death and gives us victory over sin.
This triune God hears us when we pray. He understands us and feels with us when we suffer. He will be with us at the time of death to see us safely home. [As our days unfold, we are comforted] We can know God by looking to Jesus and believing in Him. Jesus promised, 'anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether His teaching comes from God' (John 7:17). When you see that He indeed is 'the way and the truth and the life' (John 14:6) and receive Him as your Savior, you will become God's child.
And if you would like more insights on our Christian faith, see the following summaries of each Book of the Bible. The above and all that is below is intended to help you as you pursue your faith journey. Thanks for reading of of this and when you can, please come and join us for our Sunday services. All are welcome.