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other religions include a "trinity" in their pantheon of gods, Christianity is the only religion that distinguishes itself within a general belief about a real, living God, Who exists as Three Distinct Persona who are equal, eternal as, God The Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The Three Persona in this divine Trinity are immortal, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent.The God of the Holy Bible is infinite and far, far beyond all human comprehension. Yet, we can know these Persons of the Godhead to the extent that They have revealed themselves to us. They have made Themselves known to us through Nature, through the circumstances of providence, through the written Word, the Holy Bible, and especially through The Living Word Jesus Christ!
The Holy Bible teaches that god exists as Three distinct Persons whom we call The Trinity.
THE THREE PERSONS.
1. GOD THE FATHER:1 Corinthians 8:6 "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."
Ephesians 4:4-6 "There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."
NOTE: we, each, and, all, are members of the Body of Christ, in other words HIS CHURCH! Even those who deny and reject Him! Because He lived a perfect life and then died for our sins!
2. GOD THE SON:
Colossians 2:9-10 "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:"
Titus 2:13-14 "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."
3 GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT:
Acts 5:3-4 "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? 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"
NOTE BACK-GROUND STORY: Ananias and his wife, pledged the monies from the sale of some land, to the church, but then kept some of it back, they both dropped dead! The Father takes our pledges seriously! How can HE know this?
1 Corinthians 2:10-11 "But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God."
The Holy Bible presents the Three Persons of three Godhead as related to each Other, in the same way that we humans are related to each each other. {Due to the Fact that The Father is OUR FATHER, for it is HE who decides, IF we are conceived or not, or brought to full term, or not! We can not know His reasons!
The Holy Bible uses pronouns when it speaks of the Members of the Trinity....Matthew 17:5 "While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.". John 16:13 "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth,[ The holy Spirit] 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"..
They love and glorify each Other John 3:35-36 "The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." [ + John 15:10; 16:14] .
The Father sent the Son... Matthew 10:40-41 "He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward."
The Son prays to the Father... John 17:18 "As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world."
NOTE: John 17, this chapter is the longest recorded prayer of Jesus to His Father , and well worth the effort to read it!
Both The Father and The Son sent the Holy Spirit as THEIR Representative ...John 14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." +[ Jn.16: 7].
Each One of Them has His own special work to do and carry out, even when They are cooperating in joint activities such as the Creation and Redemption. It is the Holy Spirit's ability to enter into our minds as it is God's way of direct communication with us, some call this our conscience, but it's far more than that!
The Bible's statement that "God id love, " 1 John 4:8 "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love"
Note: The above verse allows us to think, that the worse of the worse, dictators were incapable of love beyond self aggrandizement right?.
Yet that same verse applies perfectly to each Person of the trinity. The fact that god is love from Eternity presupposes that there MUST be more than Person from eternity, or that One's love would be only for self!
THE TRINITY IN THE HOLY BIBLE.
While no one passage of Scripture defines the doctrine of the Trinity, the author assumed it as a given, as He did for His very existence,, and He spoke of it repeatedly. The teaching of the Trinity is implied in Genesis 1, which presents God and the Spirit both acting in Creation ... Genesis 1:1-2 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 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."
The New Testament point out that Christ also participated in Creation, and that HE is in fact the Creator.....
John 1:1-3 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
Hebrews 1:2 " Hath 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; "
Note: The Word, in fact, is Jesus Christ! [John 1:14 tells it] Colossians 1:16-17 " For 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: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist."Note: And we think our votes really count? Please THINK!
Plus Jesus Himself directed Baptism as: Matthew 28:19-20 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen"
Here the Trinity is shown as giving strong support as an article of faith!
NOTE: As Jesus as the example before us at His own Baptism, wherein He was totally submersed under water., this symbolises the death and burial of the old person, and coming up out of the water is them our rebirth, a new creature, in Christ! SPRINKLING WILL NOT CUT IT! NOE WILL BAPTISM BEFORE THE AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AS IN BABIES! {(jb) but we know why its faster and much less work right? Aren't you glad God took no short-cuts in our Creation, as we could have been 24 inches tall, or less! Or perhaps with all having but one very strong leg!
FAITH: Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Can YOU imagine using the above principles in a court of law?. But Please know, each time you sit in chair, you have Faith, it will hold you, right? Or when you turn the key on your ignition...., the car will start, or applying the brakes it will stop you, all that is faith!
The Trinity was present at Christ's baptism....... Matthew 3:16-17 "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: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
Luke 1:34-37 "Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And 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. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible."
The Divine powers would "Overshadow" her, and she would give birth to Jesus Christ as a GOD and MAN! There's no scripture to tell us she was without sin, before or after this birth! Traditions of men!
Note: There is NOT one hint, in any passage of Scriptures that has Mary resurrected and in heaven, she as King David are still in their tombs! .... Acts 2:34 "For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, " So why pray to those who are dead, as the Catholics do? Or why Baptize them, as the Mormons do? Use the Word of God, not those of men!
Jesus spoke showing us there's a difference in the Godhead Members... John 15:26 "But 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:"
Paul's apostolic benediction also supports this:....2 Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. <
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TRADITIONAL ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD.
We can accept the existence of the Trinity only by faith. Nevertheless, reason does provide evidence that confirms our belief in God. Throughout the centuries, theologians have suggested various arguments for the His Existence, They are:
1. THE MORAL ARGUMENT: The search for most humans for "The Best Good", implies the existence of a moral Being.. Our conscience and our moral understanding distinguish us humans from animals. There must be a SOURCE for this moral insight that independent of humans and that Source is God! Plus the huge fact, that in all nations and tribes, it is wrong to lie to steal to kill, honor parents and commit no adultery, but these are all from God's Ten Commandments, thus the world for the most part adheres to the last Six commandments even if they know not God!
2 THE MENTAL ARGUMENT: Our mental faculties, our imagination, and intelligence, can be explained only by presupposing the existence of a super-intelligent Source.
3. THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT: In view of the fact that every effect must have a cause, a never-ending chain of cause and effect must go back to the great "First Cause". Nothing can proceed from nothing, unless via God!
4. THE TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT: The intricate structure and design seen in all of nature, from the Butterfly's eggs, to a caterpillar, to a chrysalis, to a butterfly.. [ the butterfly knows where, and on what vegetation to lay her eggs, but how? When the butter emerges from the chrysalis, it knows what to eat and how too fly? HOW? How can we explain the intricate human brain via evolution only, other than by an Intelligent Designer? Anyone who has designed and programmed a computer, must know how complex the human brain really is, and that it could not have been developed purely through natural caused, or we'd ALL be far above Einstein in smarts agree?
5. THE ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT: Anselm, the 11th Century Archbishop of Canterbury, defined God as "Than which nothing greater can be conceived", He reasoned that life must be a necessary part of such a perfect Being, and therefore He must exist. To put it another way, if it's possible to conceive that such a Being exists, then He must in fact exist.
6. THE ARGUMENT FROM EXPERIENCE: Human religious experiences, which are an common part of our human existence, indicates that there must be something, or someone behind them.The very fact, that so many people everywhere had an actual experience of God, makes it very likely the existence of such a Being, who created the Universe and sustains it!
Note: Personally, I feel, hard on my "tail feathers" years ago, that destroyed my Sacroiliac disk and the L4-5 Lumbar disk, and the pain was horrific. In prayer I asked to have this pain reduced to a dull roar, and HE did! Right then and there! So ask me if I know, God is real! HE IS!
A QUESTION: Can it be that as Bible Prophecy, has been resurrected since 1844, that Satan has thrown all types of ideas against it? Engels' movement, the death of all religions, ad the opiate of the Masses, who joined with Marx to created their Godless Utopias such as USSR China North Korea, Cambodia and Cuba and Venezuela? All in the same year with Darwin's rough draft for evolution? Or Darby's spiritism and glossolalia, the "Speaking in tongues"? Plus also the rapping in a cottage, latter owned by the Fox sisters who started the "Speaking to the dead movement? Can you detect a pattern?
However, beyond these rational evidences, God invites us to know Him in our own experience. the triune God promises,
Jeremiah 29:13 "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart."
Revelation 3:20-22 "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."
To save your eternal life, wont YOU answer His knock?
Questions? Comments? John at www.servant@frontier.com
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