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Doctrine of God 0003 - Lesson 1
Attached Audio:
- THE NATURE OF GOD
- Introduction to the Trinity
- The scriptural revelation of God comes in four ways:
- The Bible displays the works of God (Psalm 104:24O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
See All...) - The Bible declares the names of God (Exodus 6:1-3 [1] Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.
[2] And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD:
[3] And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
See All...; Exodus 33:17-19 [17] And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. [18] And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. [19] And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
See All...) - The Bible defines the attributes of God (Psalm 145:3-9 [3] Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
[4] One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
[5] I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
[6] And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
[7] They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
[8] The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
[9] The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
See All...) - The Bible discloses the essence of God in the Trinity (1 John 5:7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
See All...) - The trinity, being a name we give to our best understanding of the inner being of God, must fall far short of the reality. Here are some definitions of the trinity:
- “The Trinity of God is His tri-personal existence as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In the nature of the one God, there are three eternal distinctions which are represented to us under the figure of persons, and these three are equal. This tri-personality of the Godhead is exclusively a truth of revelation.” –Emery H. Bancroft in Christian Theology (p.71).
- “There is one only and true God, but in the unity of the Godhead there are three coeternal and coequal Persons, the same in substance but distinct in subsistence.” –Benjamin Warfield in The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (5:3012).
- The unity of the essence of the Godhead is expressed and has real existence in the plurality of the three persons of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- The doctrine of the trinity is beyond human understanding. “That three beings should be one being, is a proposition which contradicts reason, that is, our reason; but it does not from thence follow, that it cannot be true; for there are many propositions which contradict our reason, and yet they are demonstrably true. One is, that very first principle of all religion, the being of God. For, that any thing should exist without a cause, or that any thing should be the cause of its own existence, are propositions equally contradictory to our reason; yet one of them must be true, or nothing could have existed. All these difficulties arise from our imagining that the mode of existence of all beings must be similar to our own, that is, that they must exist in time and space, and hence proceed our embarrassments on the subject. We know that no two beings, with whose modes of existence we are acquainted, can exist on the same point and space, and that therefore they cannot be one. But how far beings whose mode of existence bears no relation to time and space, may be united we cannot comprehend. And, therefore, the possibility of such a union we cannot positively deny.” –from 50 Years Among the Baptists by David Benedict (p.154-155).
- The importance of the study of the Trinity
- A true understanding of God and His working cannot be obtained without some understanding of the Trinity. It is one of the two great mysteries of the New Testament (along with Jesus being both God and man). We need to have a basic knowledge of this critical doctrine.
- It is a doctrine much taken for granted today. This causes many Bible students to accept its validity on the basis of a couple of simple proof texts without any depth of knowledge of the historical and doctrinal issues involved. This shallow understanding in turn opens many up to the influence of false teachers who know the subject from their standpoint much better than the orthodox believers. Historically within a group, a doctrine is established with much study and depth of understanding. Then, with each proceeding generation the knowledge of that doctrine (though still believed) is more and more shallow. Finally, many are led astray by false teachers who know their doctrine much better than the followers of true doctrine.
- It is opposed by the major cults (like the Mormons and the Jehovah Witnesses) and we need to be ready to give an answer to them of what we believe (1 Peter 3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
See All...). - Among major world religions (especially Judaism and Islam), it is one of the most maligned doctrines of Christianity. It can also be taken as permission for more than one god by polytheistic religions (like Hinduism and Buddhism). Therefore, in order to witness to people who follow these religions, we must have a thorough understanding of the trinity.
- Problems concerning the doctrine of the trinity
- Clearly, the doctrine of the trinity in its fullness is beyond human understanding. Can we believe a doctrine that we cannot understand?
- How can one God be found in three persons?
- If there are three distinct persons who each are God, are we still polytheists believing in more than one God?
- The doctrine of the trinity is not found in any complete statement in the Bible; the word, trinity, is not even used in the Bible. How can we believe such a crucial doctrine that is not directly stated in scripture?
- The Basic Proofs of the Trinity
- God is one. The oneness of God can be best seen in the three biblical senses of God’s oneness
- His numerical oneness; that is, there is only one God.
- He is by number one Lord (Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
See All...; Mark 12:29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
See All...) - He is only one God (Malachi 2:10Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?
See All...; Mark 12:32And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
See All...; Galatians 3:20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
See All...; James 2:19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
See All...). - His uniqueness; that is, there is none other like Him.
- God is the only God; that is, there is none else beside Him (Exodus 20:1-4 [1] And God spake all these words, saying,
[2] I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
[3] Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
[4] Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
See All...; Deuteronomy 4:35Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
See All..., 39; 1 Kings 8:60That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
See All...; Psalm 86:10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.
See All...). - God is the only God who is really God; all else are impostors (1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
See All...; 2 Samuel 7:22Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
See All...; Isaiah 44:6-8 [6] Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. [7] And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. [8] Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
See All...; Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
See All...; John 17:3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
See All...; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 [4] As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. [5] For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) [6] But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
See All...). - His unity; that is, there is no division within the Godhead
- In His works
- God is the only source of all creation (2 Kings 19:15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
See All...; Nehemiah 9:6Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
See All...). - God is the only source of salvation (Isaiah 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
See All...; Zechariah 14:9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
See All...; 1 Timothy 2:5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
See All...). - In the trinity
- The oneness of the Son with the Father (John 10:30I and my Father are one.
See All...) - The oneness of the Spirit with the Son (John 16:13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
See All...) - Note: this will be dealt with in the section on the relationships within the trinity.
- God is three persons.
- The plurality of God in the Old Testament
- The plurality of God in pronoun usage
- The plurality of God in creation
- “Let us make man in our image” (Genesis 1:26-27 [26] And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
See All...) - Note: as God is a three in one being, so is man (1 Thessalonians 5:23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
See All...) - The plurality of God at the time of the fall: “Behold, the man is become as one of us” (Genesis 3:22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
See All...) - The plurality of God at the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:5-8 [5] And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
[6] And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
[7] Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
[8] So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
See All...) - The plurality of God at the call of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
See All...) - Other instances of the plurality of God
- “The LORD said unto my Lord” (Psalm 110:1The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
See All...) - God to save them by the LORD their God (Hosea 1:6-7 [6] And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
[7] But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
See All...) - The Lord as messenger and the LORD of hosts (Malachi 3:1Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
See All...) - The suggestions of trinity in the Old Testament
- God, the Spirit, and the Word (Genesis 1:1-3 [1] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[2] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
[3] And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
See All...) - The threefold priestly blessing (Numbers 6:24-26 [24] The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
[25] The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
[26] The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
See All...); compare with the threefold blessing of 2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
See All.... - The LORD, His Word, and the breath of His mouth (Psalm 33:6By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
See All...) - O God, thy God, and the oil (Psalm 45:6-7 [6] Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
[7] Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
See All...) - God as judge, lawgiver, and king (Isaiah 33:22For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
See All...). - The Lord GOD, his Spirit, and the Sent One (Isaiah 48:16Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
See All...). - Threefold references to the LORD (Jeremiah 33:2Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name;
See All...; Daniel 9:19O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
See All...) - The Spirit, the LORD, and the Prophet (Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
See All...) - The Lord, the Angel of His Presence, and His Holy Spirit (Isaiah 63:7-10 [7] I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
[8] For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
[9] In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
[10] But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
See All...) - The threefold declarations of holiness (Isaiah 6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
See All...; Revelation 4:8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
See All...) - The LORD, the Spirit remaining with them, and the Desire of all nations (Messiah) coming to the Temple (Haggai 2:5-7 [5] According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
[6] For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
[7] And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
See All...). - The identification of the three distinct persons of the Godhead in the Old Testament.
- Father (Isaiah 63:16Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
See All...; Isaiah 64:8But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
See All...) - Spirit (Job 33:4The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
See All...; Isaiah 48:16Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
See All...; Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
See All...) - Son
- As the Son (Psalm 2:7I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
See All...; Proverbs 30:4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
See All...; Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
See All...) - As the Word (Genesis 1:3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
See All...; Psalm 147:18He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
See All...) - As Wisdom (Proverbs 8:22-30 [22] The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
[23] I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
[24] When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
[25] Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
[26] While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
[27] When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
[28] When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
[29] When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
[30] Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
See All...) - As the Angel of the Lord (Genesis 24:40And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house:
See All...; Genesis 48:16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
See All...; Exodus 3:1-6 [1] Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. [2] And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. [3] And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. [4] And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. [5] And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. [6] Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
See All...; Exodus 23:20-23 [20] Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. [21] Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. [22] But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. [23] For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
See All...; Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
See All...) - The manifestations of trinity in the New Testament
- Benjamin Warfield, in his Biblical Doctrines (p.141-142), summarizes the revelation of the Trinity in the two testaments: “The Old Testament may be likened to a chamber richly furnished but dimly lighted; the introduction of light brings into it nothing which was not in it before; but it brings out into clearer view much of what is in it but was only dimly or even not at all perceived before. The mystery of the Trinity is not revealed in the Old Testament; but the mystery of the Trinity underlies the Old Testament revelation, and here and there almost comes into view. Thus the Old Testament revelation is not corrected by the fuller revelation which follows it, but only perfected, extended and enlarged.”
- In the creation of the world
- The Father, of whom are all things (1 Corinthians 8:6But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
See All...) - Jesus Christ, by whom are all things (1 Corinthians 8:6But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
See All...; John 1:3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
See All...; Colossians 1:16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
See All...; Hebrews 1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
See All...) - The Spirit, who moved in creation (Genesis 1:2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
See All...; Psalm 104:30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
See All...) - In the birth of Christ (Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
See All...) - The Holy Ghost
- The Highest
- The Son of God
- At the baptism of Christ (Matthew 3:16-17 [16] And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
[17] And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
See All...) - Jesus baptized
- Spirit like a dove
- Voice of the Father from heaven
- In the resurrection of Christ
- The power of Christ to give His life and to take it again (John 10:17-18 [17] Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
[18] No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
See All...) - Raised up by God (Acts 2:24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
See All..., 32; Acts 3:15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
See All..., 26; Acts 4:10Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
See All...; Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
See All...) - Quickened by the Spirit (1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
See All...) - In the exaltation of Christ (Acts 2:33Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
See All...). - In the salvation of the lost (1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
See All...; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 [21] Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; [22] Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
See All...; 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
See All...; Hebrews 9:14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
See All...). - The statements of trinity in the New Testament
- In the formula for baptism (Matthew 28:19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
See All...) - The Father, the Son, and the Comforter (John 14:16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
See All..., 26; John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
See All...) - In the work of the ministry (Romans 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
See All..., 30). - In the working of the gifts (1 Corinthians 12:4-6 [4] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
[5] And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
[6] And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
See All...); Note: in the epistles of Paul, he normally (as here) uses “God” to refer to the Father, “Lord” to refer to the Son, and “Spirit” to refer to the Holy Ghost. - In the blessing of Paul (2 Corinthians 13:14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
See All...) - In the adoption of the believer (Galatians 4:6And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
See All...) - In our access to God (Ephesians 2:18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
See All...) - In the oneness of the Godhead (Ephesians 4:4-6 [4] There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
[5] One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
[6] One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
See All...) - In the election of the believer (1 Peter 1:2Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
See All...) - In our faith in the incarnation (1 John 4:2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
See All...) - In the formula of John (1 John 5:7For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
See All...) - In the life of the believer (Jude 1:20-21 [20] But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
[21] Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
See All...) - In the introduction of Revelation (Revelation 1:4-6 [4] John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
[5] And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
[6] And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
See All...) - Each of the three persons is fully God.
- The deity of the Father (John 8:41Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
See All...; John 20:17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
See All...; Romans 15:6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
See All...; James 3:9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
See All...) - The deity of the Son (Matthew 1:23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
See All...; John 1:1-3 [1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
See All...; John 20:28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
See All...; Acts 20:28Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
See All...; Romans 9:5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
See All...; Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
See All...; 1 Timothy 3:16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
See All...; Titus 2:13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
See All...; Hebrews 1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
See All...; 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
See All...) - The deity of the Spirit (Acts 5:3-4 [3] But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
[4] Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
See All...; Hebrews 2:4God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
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Proverbs 27:14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.