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THE TRINITY A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE
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A surprising number of the great doctrines of the Bible including the doctrine of the Trinity can be clearly examined in the first 18 verses of the Gospel of John. This section of Scripture called the Prologue of the Gospel According to John brings home with great clarity the diety of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Who is presented by author John as the Second Person of the Triune Godhead:
[JN 1:1]"IN THE BEGINNING THE WORD, JESUS CHRIST WAS
[PHIL 2:5-8]: JESUS CHRIST IS GOD
SUMMARY POINT #1 ON THE TRINITY
1) Herein lies a mystery as revealed in Scripture. God has provided evidence that He does exist as a Triune God; but in the final analysis the belief that God is one God of three Personalities is based on trusting that what God says in His Word is true: Scripture always teaches that there is one God with three distinct Personalities:
God the Father
God the Son God the Holy Spirit
SUMMARY POINT #2 ON THE TRINITY
The testimony of others cannot be used as conclusive proof that the Trinity is true or false.
SUMMARY POINT #3 ON THE TRINITY
TRUTHS FROM SCRIPTURE SUCH AS THE TRINITY ARE CONTRARY TO 'NATURAL'
HUMAN REASONING. THEY ARE ONLY UNDERSTOOD THROUGH THE TEACHING MINISTRY OF GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.
SUMMARY POINT #4 ON THE TRINITY
Jesus Christ is God Himself
SUMMARY POINT #5 ON THE TRINITY
The Son of God, the Son of Man is God
Only God can possess the qualities of God
SUMMARY POINT #7 ON THE TRINITY:
Exclusive attributes and prerogatives of God which are true of Jesus Christ
SUMMARY POINT #8 ON THE TRINITY
Jesus Christ is in an intimate communion which is on an equal level with God the Father
Old and New Testament parallel passages point to the Diety of Jesus Christ
SUMMARY POINT #10 ON THE TRINITY
The Messiah is God
The Messiah is Christ
SUMMARY POINT #11 ON THE TRINITY
The Holy Spirit is a Person Who is God and Scripture clearly testifies to this.
SUMMARY POINT #12 ON THE TRINITY:
Jesus Christ is neither a god nor the God all by Himself. God is one God with three Personalities.
SUMMARY POINT #13 ON THE TRINITY
Many passages in Scripture indicate that God is one God with three Personalities.
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit