Chapter 2. 23
The Trinity
Where in the Bible does the word Trinity Appear?
Did someone just make up the word?
First Word
Jehovah Witness’ theology states
that God is a single person; and those that teach Trinitarianism teach a demonic doctrine. God does not know everything and can only be
in one place at a time.
Mormons’ theology states
that there are three distinct GODS; God the father
who has a body; God the Son who has a body and God the Spirit who does not have
a body. There in
not a trinity.
New Age theology
states: God is a cosmic energy force. Jesus was not the only Messiah and definitely
not God. Spiritual instruction comes
with communication from the spirit world; there is No Trinity.
“I
and the Father are one”. [1]
A Little Background
The Bible: The word Trinity
is NOT found anywhere in scripture, but the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit are alluded to frequently. The entire NT is “Trinitarian” to its very
core. Once you read the NT you can
readily see the self-revelation of the implications of the trinity in the OT.
It is generally acknowledged that the church father Tertullian (ca. A.D. 145-220) coined the term “Trinity” with reference to God
during the post biblical period of the church.
The doctrine of the trinity means that within the being and activity of
the one God there are three distinct persons; The Father, Son
and Holy Spirit. Each
person is self-conscious and self-directing, yet never acting independently or
in opposition.[2]
The comparison is best explained as a rope with three strands
interwoven; each strand being separate and distinct from the other, but woven
together as integral parts of the rope. The
most distinctive characteristic of the persons of the triune family is their
selfless love for one another. Each
esteems and defers to the other in a way that makes the original family of the
trinity a model for the Christian family of believers in the church.
God is communicable: Just as the sun
communicates light, heat and energy; God reaches down to us through the Trinity
to fellowship, communicate and share with us according to our ability to
receive. It should be noted that in the Book; the
scripture, known as the GREAT
COMMISSION;
[3] the
word “Name”
is singular indicating “the unity” of the three persons.
Matthew
28:19 – Make disciples in the name
19 Therefore,
go and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the NAME of the
Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
NLT
The Holy
Spirit is a person
The Father sent the Son
and the Son sent the Holy Spirit. Paul
describes the Holy Spirit as a person; bearing witness, speaking, teaching and
acting as a guide and even being grieved.[4] He is the dispenser of all blessings and gifts
within the sphere of redemption. The
Spirit calls out Abba Father.[5] Abba is
Greek; translated into Aramaic
means father; daddy.
Proof - Intercession
PROOF; in the mouth of TWO OR THREE WITNESSES is a thing
established.
1) The Father, 2) Son
and 3) Holy Spirit testify of God, as three witnesses; The Trinity[6]
1) The baptism, 2) the
cross and the 3)
Holy Spirit testify of Jesus Christ; testify for all time.[7]
The
Holy Spirit
intercedes for us as we pray in the name
of the Son to the Father.
Did you see it? We pray WITH the Holy Spirit in
the name of the Son
to the Father.[8]
It’s
in the Book
Plurality
The
first book of the Bible begins with God self-revealing Himself in the
plural form when He said "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” At first look you could easily assume that
there were many gods present, but He is speaking of His plurality of persons,
not of gods. The Bible is the revelation of God through the
Trinity[9]
The Father is whom
revelation proceeds,
The Son incarnates the
revelation,
The Holy Spirit applies the
revelation to man.
The angels
called out in plurality; Holy, Holy, Holy suggesting
three persons of the Trinity.
Paul
spoke in “Trinitarian” terms, when he said “through Him” (Jesus) we have
access by “one
Spirit” unto “the Father”.[10]
One God
Mankind has a desire to
worship something. We make up
other gods to serve that do not exist or things of nature like the sun, moon,
stars, earth, water, animals, tree limbs, rocks or maybe money, power, objects,
drugs or sex. They become gods in our
life, but they are all just dead objects of devotion.
The
scriptures clearly point out that there is only ONE True God.[11]
THE
ATTRIBUTES OF THE TRINITY
Deity: In the scriptures that the deity of
God is always aligned with “the Word”
(His Son), and with the Holy
Spirit. The
Book says; “in the beginning was the Word, (Jesus) and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”. "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and
he will live with them”. “They will be
his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. We see the Trinity when Ananias lied to the
Holy Spirit; to God.”[12]
Self-Existence: God
refers to Himself as; I AM THAT I AM, which means
He is whatever He wants to be. He exists
as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.[13]
From Eternity:
He is eternal, the
Trinity was before the world began[14]
Omniscience: He
is all Knowing, the
Father searches the hearts and the
minds of men. The
Son knows the thoughts of man and The Holy Spirit knows the thoughts of God.[15]
Omnipresent: He
is everywhere all at once. Can anyone hide from God? [16]
Omnipotence: God is All Powerful, the son sustains all
things by His powerful hand; the Holy Spirit breathes life.[17]
Goodness &
Love: God loved us while
we were yet still sinners. God’s kindness leads to repentance, the Son loves
the body of believers and the Holy Spirit is good and does not withhold from
us.[18]
Holiness: The
Trinity is Holy. The Father and the Son
are righteous, the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my
name, will teach and remind you all spiritual things.[19]
Truth: God
is Holy and true. The Son is from God
who is holy and true. God sent the Holy Spirit who is the Spirit of Truth[20]
THE
WORKS OF THE TRINITY
Before
Creation: In the beginning before anything else
existed the Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
the Trinity was.[21]
Inspiration: Everything
we read in scripture is God breathed by the Trinity for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training
in righteousness. The Son predicts
the glories that are to come and the Holy Spirit inspires
us as He carries us along with prophecy.[22]
The Birth: When
the time had fully come God sent his Son.
The Son came
into the world as a sacrifice and an offering.
The Holy
Spirit over-shadowed Mary and the Son
was born.[23]
Salvation: Only those who receive the Son are
born of the Spirit
and of God
will enter the Kingdom of God.[24]
The Indwelling: God the Father is over all, through all and
in all. The Son is
the hope of glory that dwells in you and your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.[25]
Protection: No
one can snatch the believer out of the Fathers hand, the Son gives the believer eternal life and the Holy Spirit has sealed them into the day of redemption.[26]
His Presence: The Father gives life in us; the Son gives us
strength, the
Holy Spirit makes us overseers of the
body.[27]
The
Take Away
Think of “TRI” as three: think of “Unity”
as being one, think TRI-UNITY; three united as
one
Let’s Look at Water or perhaps the three distinct stages of water; liquid, ice and steam. They are all different from each other, but are
all composed of the same thing; H2O, water. There is only one God, NOT three, the Book
says; “Hear,
O Israel; The Lord our God is one.” [28]
There is a trinity of three primary colors; Red, Green,
and Blue:
All the rest of the colors are a derivation from them. Pure White is made up of all colors;
darkness is the absence of all colors.
God’s word contains all the colors.
The more we read God’s Word, the further from darkness we get and the
closer to pure light we become. SELAH
Get ready to get upset. We often say “Father God”, which is correct to say,
as this statement is identifying the person of the “Father” as God; but let’s
take a look at all the terms and let me mess with your mind a little.
The Father is God; but, the Father
is not the Son, nor the Holy Spirit.
The Son is God; but, the Son is
not the Father, nor the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is God; but, the Holy
Spirit is not the Father, nor the Son.
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three
distinct persons of God; The Trinity.
It is through the Trinity that God communicates shares and fellowships
with fallen man. The Holy Spirit intercedes for us as we pray in the name of the Son
to the Father
The Bible is the REVELATION of God through
the Trinity.
The Father is whom
revelation proceeds,
The Son incarnates the
revelation,
The Holy Spirit applies the
revelation to man.
Paul’s
threefold prayer;
“May the grace
of the LORD
JESUS CHRIST,
and the love of GOD,
and the fellowship
of the HOLY SPIRIT be with you all” [29]
One God – Three distinct Persons – The Trinity
It’s in the Book
In the multitude of
counselors,
there
is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:14
I am grateful to those that
went before me providing concepts, ideas, historical
information, and scripture
verses. Because of them I can stand on
their shoulders
and see further that I otherwise
ever could have.
A Planned Deception – Staging of a New Age
Messiah – Constance Cumbey
A.S.K.
– Associates for Scriptural knowledge
Age of accountability – Dr. Ken Matto
Age of accountability – John Piper
Age of accountability – Tony Warren
All the Parables of the Bible – Herbert Lockyer
All the Women of the Bible – Edith Deen
An Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
- W.E. Vine
Angels A-Z – Lewis Oliver
Angels: Gods Secret Agents – Billy Graham
Anointed with the Spirit and Power - John D. Harvey
Antiquities of the Jews –
Flavius Josephus Matthias; Jewish
Historian
Apocrypha; The – Edgar J. Goodspeed
Armageddon-Appointment with Destiny – Grant R. Jeffrey
Baker Commentary on the Bible – Elwell
Baptist Web Site – Derek Gentle
Bible Almanac; The – Packer-Tenney-White
Bible Code; The – Michael Drosnin
Bible Commentary – F.B. Meyer
Bible Dictionary – Harper and Row
Bible Dictionary – Nelson’s
Bible Hub.com
Bible on the life Hereafter; The – William Hendriksen
Bible Study Tools – Liberty University
BlueLetterBible.Org
Bondage of the Will; The – Martin
Luther
Book of Mormon; The – Latter Day Saints LDS
Can America Survive? – John Hagee
Christian Apologetics & Research
Ministry – CARM - www.carm.org
Complete
Book of Bible Knowledge; The – Mark D.
Taylor
Countdown to Armageddon, the 1980’s – Hal Lyndsay
Customs
and Folkways of Jewish Life – Theodor H.
Gaster
Dake’s Annotated Bible – Dake
Discovering
your Spiritual Gifts – Kenneth Cain
Kinghorn
Encounters with Angels – L. W. Northrup
English Standard Version Bible – ESV
Escape from Armageddon – Thomas Reed
Exposition
of Genesis – H.C. Leupold
Exposition of the Parables – Benjamin
Keach
Expositor’s
Bible Commentary; The – Frank E.
Gaebelein
Fascinating Bible Facts – Publications International
Final Dawn over Jerusalem – John Hagee
Forgotten Books of Eden; The - World
From Daniel to Doomsday – John Hagee
God
without Religion – Andrew Farley
God’s
will for you – Gloria Copeland
Gospels Interwoven; The – Karmit Zarley
Great
Doctrines of the Bible - Pneumatology –
W.W. Criswell
Great Pyramid; The – George R. Riffert
Guide to Survival – Salem Kirban
Handel’s
Messiah – The Music
Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow; The – Constance Cumbey
Historical
Atlas of the Bible; The – DR. Ian Barnes
Holy
Spirit; The – Billy Graham
Hope for each day – Billy Graham
Illustrated Bible Dictionary; The – Tyndale
In the beginning was the End – Wim Malgo
Infant Baptism – John MacArthur
Infant Baptism – John Piper
Interlinear Greek-English New Testament – Baker
Invisible War; The – Donald Grey Barnhouse
Islam 6th Edition – Caesar E. Farah
Islam and the Bible – David Goldmann
Islam; Christian Apologetics – Dr. Norman Geisler
Jerusalem Countdown – John Hagee
King James Version Bible – KJV
Last Days collection, The – Pretty Good Publishing
Last Days; The - Moris Farhi
Late Great Planet Earth; The - Hal Lindsey
Lost
Books of the Bible; The - Bell
Lost
Books of the Bible; The - World
Loud Cry; The – David Curtis
Matthew Henry’s Commentary - Zondervan
Mere
Christianity – C.S. Lewis
Meredith’s
Book of List; 1&2 – Bethany House
Publishers
Missing
Books of the Bible; The – Halo Press
More than a Carpenter – Josh McDowell
Mormon
Mirage; The – Latayne Colvett Scott
Mysteries of the Bible – Readers Digest
Mystery Mark of the New Age – Texe Mars
Mystery
of the Ages – Herbert W. Armstrong
Nag
Hammadi Library; The – James M. Robinson
Naked
Gospel; The – Andrew Farley
Nave’s Topical Bible - Zondervan
Neighboring
Faiths – Winfred Corduan
New Evidence that demands a verdict; The – Josh McDowell
New International Dictionary of the Bible;
The – Douglas - Tenney
New International Version Bible (2011) – NIV
New Living Translation Bible
- NLT
New Millennium; The – Pat Robertson
New
World College Dictionary – Webster’s
Normal Christian Life; The – Watchman Nee
Nostradamvs & the Millennivm – John Hogue
Now that’s a Good Question – R.C. Sproul
One Minute after you Die – Erwin W. Lutzer
Person and work of the Holy Spirit; The – R. A. Torrey
Pictorial
Encyclopedia of the Bible: The - Zondervan
Present Day Evangelism – Arthur W. Pink
Questions
and Answers on Spiritual Gifts – Howard
Carter
Revelation of Jesus Christ: The – Walvoord
Revelation Seminar; The – 1975 - Hilton Sutton
Revelation Study; The - 1973 – Dr. Warren Wiersbe
Revelation; The – verse by verse – Oliver B. Green
Sabbath.Org
Satan’s Underground – Lauren Stratford
Satanism – Ted Schwarz & Duane Empey
Secret Kingdom; The – Pat Robertson
Secrets
of the Dead Sea Scrolls – Hugh J.
Schonfield
Systematic Theology – Berkhof / Erdmans
Systematic Theology – Wayne Grudem
Ten Commandments – John Hagee
Theomatics –
Jerry Lucas
There were two Trees in the Garden – Rick Joyner
There’s a war going on – Eldred Echols
Thru the Bible – J.
Vernon McGee
Today’s
Dictionary of the Bible - Guidepost
Today’s
Dictionary of the Bible - T.A. Bryant
Twelve Ordinary Men – John MacArthur
Unraveling
the Big Questions about God – Kenneth Boa
Victor
Journey through the Bible; The – V.
Gilbert Beers.
VictoryBibleBaptist.Org
Vincent’s Word Studies of the New
Testament – Mac Donald
What
in the World is going on? – David
Jeremiah
What the Bible is all about – Henrietta C. Mears
Where to find it in the Bible – Ken Anderson
Who’s Who in the Bible – Paul D. Gardner
Whose Bible is it? – Jaroslav Pelikan
Why
I am a Christian – Michael A. Gorman
Wikipedia
Wycliffe Bible Commentary; The – Pfeiffer & Harrison
[1] John 10:30 - I and the
Father are one
[2] Matthew 28:19 – Trinity; Make disciples in the NAME of the Father, the Son,
the Holy Spirit -- Matthew 3:16-17 – Trinity; Jesus, Spirit of God, Voice from Heaven all
appeared at the same time -- 2 Corinthians 13:14 – Trinity;
Lord Jesus Christ, God, The Holy Spirit -- Acts 2:38-39 – Trinity; Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, God -- 1
Corinthians 12:4-6 – Trinity; Same Spirit, Same
Lord, Same God -- Ephesians 4:4-6 – Trinity; One
Spirit, One Lord, One God -- 1 Peter 1:2 – Trinity;
God the Father, the Spirit, Jesus Christ -- Jude 20-21 – Trinity; the Holy Spirit, God, Lord Jesus Christ
[3] Matthew 28:19 – Trinity; Make disciples in the NAME of the Father, the Son,
the Holy Spirit
[4] Romans 8:14 – The Holy
Spirit leads us -- Romans 8:16 – The Holy Spirit
testifies for us -- Romans 8:26 – The Holy
Spirit helps us; intercedes
for us -- Ephesians 4:30 – The Holy Spirit can be
grieved
[5] Galatians 4:6 – The
Spirit Calls out to God for us; Abba Father
[6] Matthew 18:16 – Two or
Three Witness -- 2 Corinthians 13:1 - Two or Three Witness
[7] 1 John 5:7-8 – Trinity; There are three things that testify; The Holy
Spirit, Baptism and crucifixion
[8] Romans 8:26 – The Holy
Spirit intercedes for us -- John 16:23-24 – Ask the Father in the name of the
Son.
[9] Genesis 1:26 – Let US make man in our image, in
our likeness, -- Genesis 3:22 – The man has now become like One of US -- Isaiah 6:8 – God said;
whom will go for US
-- Isaiah 6:3 – Angels call out to one another, Holy,
Holy, Holy, glorifying the Holy Father,
Holy Son and Holy Spirit
[10] Ephesians 2:17-18 – Trinity; For through “Him” (Jesus) we both have access by “one Spirit” unto “the Father” --
John 15:26 – Trinity; The Counselor, The Father,
Jesus Christ
[11] Deuteronomy 6:4 – The
Lord our God is ONE -- 1 Corinthians 8:4 –
There is only one God -- Deuteronomy 32:39 – There is no God but me
James
2:19 – Even the Demons believe that there is ONE God -- Isaiah 46:9 – I am
God; there is none like me -- Ephesians 4:4-6 – Only
One; One Father, One son One Spirit, One Hope, One Faith, One Baptism
[12] Revelation 21:3 – The Father dwells with men -- John 1:1 – The Son; the Word was with
God and was God -- Acts 5:3-4 – Ananias lied to the Holy Spirit; to God
[13] Exodus 3:14-15 – The Father; I AM WHO I AM and always have been --
John 8:58 – The Son was before Abraham --
Genesis 1:2 – The Holy Spirit was at the very
beginning
[14] Psalms 90:2 – The Father was before the world was created -- John
17:5 – The Son was in the presence of God before
the world began -- Hebrews 9:14 – The Holy Spirit is
eternal
[15] Jeremiah 17:10 – The Father searches the heart and mind of man --
Matthew 9:4 – The Son knows our thoughts of man
-- 1 Corinthians 2:11 – The Holy Spirit knows
the thoughts of God
[16] Jeremiah 23:24 – Can
anyone hide from the Father, He fills heaven and
earth -- Matthew 28:20 – The Son is with us
always -- Psalms 139:7 – Where can I go from The Holy
Spirit
[17] Psalms 62:11 – The Father is strong, He speaks and it comes to pass
-- Hebrews 1:3 – The Son sustains all things by
His powerful word -- Job 33:4 – The Holy Spirit is
the breath of life
[18] Romans 5:8 – God loved us
even though we still sinned. -- Romans
2:4 – The Father’s kindness leads to repentance
-- Ephesians 5:25 – The Son loves the body of
Believers, the Church -- Nehemiah 9:20 – The Holy
Spirit is good and does not withhold
[19] Leviticus 11:44 – The Father is Holy, consecrate yourselves -- Acts 3:14
– The Son is Holy and Righteous -- John 14:26 – The Holy Spirit teaches
[20] John 7:28-29 – The Father is holy and true -- Revelation 3:7 – The Son is sent by the father who is holy and true --
1 John 5:6 – The Holy Spirit is the spirit of
truth
[21] Psalms 102:25 – The Father laid the foundations of the earth --
Colossians 1:16 – The Son created all things in
heaven and on earth -- Genesis 1:2 – The Holy Spirit was
at the very beginning
[22] 2 Timothy 3:16 – The Father breathed the scriptures -- 1 Peter 1:10-11
– The Son predicts the glories that are to come
-- 2 Peter 1:21 – The Holy Spirit carries men
along with prophecies that inspire
[23] Galatians 4:4 – The Father sent the Son when the time had fully come
-- Hebrews 10:5 – The Son came into the world as
a sacrifice and offering -- Luke 1:35 – The Holy Spirit
over shadowed Mary and she conceived The Son
[24] John 1:13 – Believers are
born of God, the Father -- John 1:12 – Those who
receive the Son have the right to become
children of God -- John 3:5-8 - Every one born of the
Holy Spirit will enter the kingdom of God
[25] Ephesians 4:6 – The Father is over all and through all and in all. --
Colossians 1:27 – The Son is the hope of glory
that is in you -- 1 Corinthians 6:19 – Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit
[26] John 10:29 – No one can
snatch the believer out of the Fathers hand --
John 10:28 – The Son gives the believer eternal
life 28 I give them eternal life, and -- Ephesians 4:30 – The Holy Spirit has sealed the Believer into the day of
redemption.
[27] 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 – The Father gives life in us -- 1 Timothy 1:12 – The Son gives us strength -- Acts 20:28 – The Holy Spirit makes us overseers of the body
[28] Deuteronomy 6:4 – Hear O
Israel, the Lord our God is One
[29] 2 Corinthians 13:14 –
Three in Unity.
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