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TITLE:  The Trinity
TEXT:  Matthew 3:16-17
PROPOSITION:  Deity is manifested in three distinct persons.
QUESTION:  How?
KEY WORD:  Distinctions
SCRIPTURE READING:  Same

 

INTRODUCTION:

  1. There are many misunderstandings and confusion about the Godhead
    1. Jehovah Only
    2. Jesus Only
    3. Jesus was 1st of creation
    4. Holy Spirit is just an impersonal life force
    5. Many gods – Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, Shinto
  2. Bible View
    1. There is a godhead (deity, divine nature)

                                                               i.      Acts 17:29

                                                              ii.      Romans 1:20

    1. Plural

                                                               i.      Genesis 1:1

                                                              ii.      Genesis 1:26

    1. Trinity

                                                               i.      1 John 5:7

                                                              ii.      Matthew 28:19

                                                            iii.      2 Corinthians 13:14

Proving the Trinity

  1. Father is God – John 20:17
  2. Son is God – Hebrews 1:8
  3. Holy Spirit is God – Acts 5:3, 4b
  4. Deity – Godhead, Godhood, Divine Nature – the qualities and essence of God

Proving 3 Separate Persons

  1. Father is not the Son – John 8:18
  2. Father is not the Holy Spirit – John 14:26
  3. Son is not the Holy Spirit – Acts 10:38
  4. Entire chart is shown

One Simple Passage

  1. John 8:13-15
  2. John 8:16-18
  3. ISBE on Trinity (see quote below)

Conclusion

  1. 1 John 5:6-8
  2. This is the God we worship.

 

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia – “There is one only and true God, but in the unity of the godhead there are three coeternal and coequal Persons, the same in substance, but distinct in subsistence.”

 


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