Galatians 1:1
"Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man,
but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father,
who raised him from the dead;)"
How can Christians explain the "Trinity" when the word it's self is not in the Bible? Let me explain how to understand and share the doctrine of one God in three persons. It's very clear that all three persons are called God in many places in the Bible. Examples are "Father" in: {Gal 1:1} "Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)." "Son" in: {John 20:28} "And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God." "Spirit" {Act 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."
Notice that all three person are mentioned close together on an equal basis in many places. For example: {In Matthew 28:19}, we are commanded to baptize in one Name, but three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, {Therefore The Trinity} Another example is, "Chosen according to the foreknowledge of God The Father, Through the Sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with His blood" {1 Peter 1:2}.
It is interested to note that God sometimes refers to Himself as "US" {Therefore The Trinity}. "And God said, Let "US" make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth," {Gen 1:26}.
My Friends, In the fourth century, St. Augustine attempted to demonstrate that the fundamental logic of the doctrine of the "Trinity" can be stated in seven Statements: {1} The Father is God. {2} The Son is God. {3} The Holy Spirit is God. {4} The Father is not the Son. {5} The Son is not the Holy Spirit. {6} The Holy Spirit is Not the Father. {7} There is only one God. However All three: The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are The Trinity.
Amen!
Reading: Devotional Scriptures
Ref: HGSB
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
