The Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit work together in perfect accord. |
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● Man was created by the Father and the Son
and the Holy Spirit |
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In the
book of Genesis, in regard to the creation of man, we read: “And God said,
Let us make man in our image, after our likeness ….” (Genesis 1:26). As you
can see, God, when He spoke, used the plural pronoun ‘us.’ Who did He speak
to? Perhaps to angels? Not at all, for angels are creatures. He spoke to the
Word and the Everlasting Spirit who were with Him. |
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● We were made in the womb of our mother by
God and the Word and the Holy Spirit |
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David said
to God: “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s
womb” (Psalm 139:13 - NIV). Elihu said to Job: “The Spirit of God hath made
me” (Job 33:4). And John says about the Word of God: “All things were made by
him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). |
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● The apostle Paul was sent to preach by God
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit |
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The
apostle Paul says to Titus: “Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the
truth which is after godliness; In hope of eternal life, which God, that
cannot lie, promised before the world began; But hath in due times manifested
his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the
commandment of God our Saviour” (Titus 1:1-3), so he makes it clear that he
was sent to preach by God the Father. However, the same apostle says to the
Corinthians: “For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel” (1
Corinthians |
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● As for our salvation, we have to say that
the Three, that is, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, worked
together in perfect accord |
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The Father
sent the Holy Spirit, as it is written: “But the Comforter, which is the Holy
Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name …” (John 14:26), who has convicted
us of sin, of righteousness and of judgement, as it is written: “And when he
is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment” (John 16:8); then He drew us to the Son, for Jesus said: “No man
can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will
raise him up at the last day” (John 6:44) and also: “All that the Father
giveth me shall come to me” (John 6:37); and the Son set us free from our
sins, as it is written: “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ
hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” (Galatians
5:1) |
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● The process of transformation into the
image of the Son of God, which one day began in us and which is still going
on, is accomplished by all the Persons of the Godhead |
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Here are
the Bible verses which confirm what I have just said. Paul says to the
Philippians: “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of
his good pleasure” (Philippians |
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● The work of sanctification is accomplished
by God the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. |
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The
following verses of the Scripture confirm this. Paul says to the
Thessalonians: “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God
your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians |
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● As for the guidance, we have to say that
we are guided by God and His Christ and the Holy Spirit. |
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The
following verses of the Scripture confirm this. In the Psalms it is written:
“For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto
death” (Psalm 48:14). In the Gospel according to Matthew, it is written that
Jesus said: “And do not be called teachers; for One is your teacher, the
Christ” (Matthew 23:10 – The IBRV reads ‘guide,’ that is, ‘guides’ instead of
‘teachers,’ and ‘Guida’ that is, ‘Guide’ instead of ‘Teacher’, anyway our Teacher
is our Guide). In the Gospel according to John, it is written: “Howbeit when
he, the Spirit of truth, 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” (John 16:13). |
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We believers
acknowledge that we know in part, we acknowledge that the knowledge of this mystery
is too lofty for us to attain; the Scripture declares to each of us: ““Can
you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the
Almighty? They are higher than heaven – what can you do? Deeper than Sheol –
what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and broader than
the sea” (Job 11:7-9 - NKJV). At the moment, we can only examine the verses
of the Scripture which refer to the Trinity, but we cannot offer a complete
explanation as to how the Three are one. However, know this, we do not
believe that there are three gods, because we are not polytheists as many
people are, but we believe there is only one God, in Him we trust, Him we
know, Him we love, Him we serve, He is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ; there is also one Lord, who is the Son of God; and there is one
Spirit, who is the everlasting Spirit of our God, who dwells in our hearts, by
whom we cry: Abba! Father! These Three Persons are one God from everlasting
to everlasting. Amen. |