GOD “THE TRINITY”
When we refer to God, we are sometimes referring to the “Holy Trinity:” one God,
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy 6:4
creator of the universe,
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Exodus 20:11
who exists in three persons—three distinct personalities.
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:26,27
(The plurality of God is indicated by the words “us” and “our,” and the singularity of God is indicated by the words “his” and “he”.)
The LORD says to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” Psalm 110:1
The “Holy Trinity” consists of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus),
Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and the name of his son? Proverbs 30:4
The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” “Yes it is as you say,” Jesus replied. Matthew 26:63
and God the Spirit (the Holy Spirit).
Yet they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. Isaiah 63:10
Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51:11
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. Matthew 28:19,20
GOD THE FATHER
God the Father is called “God,” “Lord,” “The Creator,” “God Most High,” and “The Almighty.”
GOD THE SON
God the Son (Jesus) is the Father’s one and only Son. He is one with the Father, and He is also God.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
I and the Father are one. John 10:30
He is–as are the Father and Holy Spirit–eternal and immortal and was involved in creating the universe.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:1-3
Jesus left heaven to become human for a time (born to a virgin and conceived by the Holy Spirit),
Therefore the LORD himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Immanuel means “God with us.”) Isaiah 7:14
. . . Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:20
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 1:14
to ultimately die as a sacrifice to pay for all of mankind’s rebellion against Him.
Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:4 6
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
He was later brought back to life,
For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, . . . 1 Peter 3:18
appeared to hundreds of people over a period of forty days (appearing to five hundred people on one occasion),
After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. Acts 1:3
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, . . . 1 Corinthians 15:3 6
and then went back to heaven, where He again sits at the right hand of God the Father.
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Mark 16:19
While Jesus was on earth, He taught about life and eternity, ministered to people in many ways, and performed a great number of miracles–to show that He was God. He cured people of leprosy, paralysis, deformities, blindness, and deafness. He enabled crippled people to walk, mute people to talk, and dead people to come back to life. He turned water into wine, drove demons out of people, and caused fishing nets to be overfilled with fish. He fed four thousand people on one occasion and five thousand on another with a very small amount of food. He stopped a raging storm, commanded a fig tree to die, walked on the surface of water, and instantaneously transported a boat to shore.
Leprosy (Luke 17:11 19) / Paralysis ( Mark 2:1 12) / Deformations (Mark 3:1 5) / Blindness (Mark 8:22 26) / Deafness (Mark 7:31 37) / Crippled (John 5:1 9) / Mute (Matthew 9:32 33) / Dead to life (Matthew 9:18 26) / Water to wine (John 2:1 11) / Demons (Mark 5:1 20) / Fishing nets (Luke 5:4 11) / 4000 fed (Mark 8:1 9) / 5000 fed (Mark 6:38-44) / Storm (Luke 8:22 25) / Fig tree (Mark 11:12 14) / Walked on water & moved boat to shore. (John 6:19 21)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
God the Holy Spirit might best be described by His mission. In Biblical times He guided, instructed, and admonished God’s chosen people (the Israelites), inspired the prophets (who were their teachers and often their leaders), and was active in Jesus’ life while on earth. He also inspired and controlled the writing of the Bible and its ultimate compilation. He continues His mission today, as He comes to reside with each person who truly accepts His authority and forgiveness. He comes to teach us His ways and to help us become all that He wants us to be; i.e., righteous, loving, kind-hearted people, who are faithful, patient, peaceful, gentle, joyful, and self-controlled. He also oversees and accomplishes His evangelical mission–getting as many people as possible into His kingdom–through the church. (The church is any and all people who have already accepted Him.)
Guided (Isaiah 63:11) / Instructed (Nehemiah 9:20) / Admonished (Nehemiah 9:30) / Inspired prophets (Zechariah 7:12) / Active in Jesus’ life (Luke 1:34,35 & Romans 8:11) / Inspired and controlled writing of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16 & 2 Samuel 23:2) / Teaches us (John 14:26) / Helps us live righteously (Romans 8:5 9) / Helps us become what He wants us to be (Galatians 5:16 25) / Oversees and uses church (Acts 20:28 & Acts 13:2,4)