The word "Trinity" is never mentioned in the Bible.
It's a shorthand word used to describe the big idea that there is one God in three persons. Those three persons are the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit.
What that doesn't mean is:
There are three gods.
The Bible is clear that there is one God in verses like Deuteronomy 6:4: "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one."
There is one shape-shifter God who sometimes appears as a Father, sometimes as a Son, and sometimes as the Holy Spirit.
Each member of the Trinity is one-third God. The truth is they are all fully God.
The Father is God (1 Cor. 8:6, 1 Pet. 1:3).
The Son is God (1 Tim. 6:15, John 8:58, Heb. 1:8).
The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3–4, John 3:5–8).
Genesis 1:26 records, "Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." From the very first book of the Bible, at the creation of the world, we see the Trinity on display. God decided to make man in "our" image and after "our" likeness. From our earliest glimpse of God, we see Him in a relationship. We see the pattern repeated throughout the entire Bible. In Luke 1:35, the entire Trinity is involved in the conception of Jesus. In Matthew 3:16–17, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are present for the baptism of Jesus. As part of the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19, Jesus urges His disciples to baptize others in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God has always existed in Trinity. He has always been a relational God.
Here are three reasons the Trinity matters:-
1. God can meet your needs
The Bible offers helpful, straightforward descriptions for each member of the Trinity for simple girls like me.
God the Father = father/daddy (Gal. 4:5–7).
God the Son (Jesus) = savior (Luke 2:11).
God the Holy Spirit = helper (John 14:16).
In the one true God we find a Father, a Savior, and a Helper. He is not one sided or only able to meet some of your needs. God created you. God died to save you from your sin, and God is able to help you as you seek to live your life for Him.
2. God is relational
One of the ways that you reflect the image of God (Gen. 1:26) is by being relational. God created us to relate to each other just as God in the Trinity relates to Himself. Yep, that's hard to grasp. God is not ignorant to the ins and outs of relationships. He is a relational God.
There is order in the Trinitarian relationship. The Son submits to the Father (John 14:31). The Holy Spirit always points to Jesus (John 15:26). As we seek to reflect God, we need to consider how the Trinity models relationships.
3. You are not God
The fact that there are things about God that are way above our heads is a good thing. God is God. I can't figure Him all out. That doesn't mean He isn't real. It simply means that compared to me, He is magnificent.
Written By Erin Davis
It's a shorthand word used to describe the big idea that there is one God in three persons. Those three persons are the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit.
What that doesn't mean is:
There are three gods.
The Bible is clear that there is one God in verses like Deuteronomy 6:4: "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one."
There is one shape-shifter God who sometimes appears as a Father, sometimes as a Son, and sometimes as the Holy Spirit.
Each member of the Trinity is one-third God. The truth is they are all fully God.
The Father is God (1 Cor. 8:6, 1 Pet. 1:3).
The Son is God (1 Tim. 6:15, John 8:58, Heb. 1:8).
The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3–4, John 3:5–8).
Genesis 1:26 records, "Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." From the very first book of the Bible, at the creation of the world, we see the Trinity on display. God decided to make man in "our" image and after "our" likeness. From our earliest glimpse of God, we see Him in a relationship. We see the pattern repeated throughout the entire Bible. In Luke 1:35, the entire Trinity is involved in the conception of Jesus. In Matthew 3:16–17, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are present for the baptism of Jesus. As part of the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19, Jesus urges His disciples to baptize others in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God has always existed in Trinity. He has always been a relational God.
Here are three reasons the Trinity matters:-
1. God can meet your needs
The Bible offers helpful, straightforward descriptions for each member of the Trinity for simple girls like me.
God the Father = father/daddy (Gal. 4:5–7).
God the Son (Jesus) = savior (Luke 2:11).
God the Holy Spirit = helper (John 14:16).
In the one true God we find a Father, a Savior, and a Helper. He is not one sided or only able to meet some of your needs. God created you. God died to save you from your sin, and God is able to help you as you seek to live your life for Him.
2. God is relational
One of the ways that you reflect the image of God (Gen. 1:26) is by being relational. God created us to relate to each other just as God in the Trinity relates to Himself. Yep, that's hard to grasp. God is not ignorant to the ins and outs of relationships. He is a relational God.
There is order in the Trinitarian relationship. The Son submits to the Father (John 14:31). The Holy Spirit always points to Jesus (John 15:26). As we seek to reflect God, we need to consider how the Trinity models relationships.
3. You are not God
The fact that there are things about God that are way above our heads is a good thing. God is God. I can't figure Him all out. That doesn't mean He isn't real. It simply means that compared to me, He is magnificent.
Written By Erin Davis
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