Posts Tagged ‘ Son ’
As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Psalm 103:13, ESV
There is grace and compassion shown to all people, but only those who trust in God’s Son receive His full compassion and forgiveness.
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16, ESV
God understands us, for He became one of us through the Son who lived amongst us, was tempted as we are, and died for our sins. We now know we can draw near to Him as faithful servants and sons (and daughters!)
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
John 3:18, ESV
Denying Christ leaves you under God’s wrath. Only through faith in Christ, the Son of the living God who took on the Father’s wrath in our place, are we freed from that condemnation.
Now and always.
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
JOHN 3:16, NASB
God is so much about relationship with us that He did what no other deity has offered: He became human, and then He died for our rebellion.
It sounds foolish to the world, that God He did this and rose from the dead, but believing this is what saves.
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17, NASB
How can others come to faith in Christ unless we tell them?
The Father enjoys using His faithful children to spread the gospel of His Son.
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:15, ESV
If confess and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, God incarnate – God in the flesh, fully God and fully man – and that He lived a perfect life to die as our atonement on the cross and then rise back to life …
… you are saved. God dwells in you through the Holy Spirit to the glory of the Father.
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There is an objection to Christianity, or even within Christianity, which may be raised: the Doctrine of the Trinity.
There are various sources of this argument: Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or LDS), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Unitarians, Muslims, Jews, and many other sources including some people from church who may have doubts.
The biggest reason is that the word “Trinity” is not used in the Bible. The Trinity is the belief that God is one Being with three distinct Persons (not simply personalities): God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit.
This is true, but there are many things that are believed by Jews, Christians, Muslims, and various cults and belief systems that are not found in scriptures. They are inferred from readings. (One example could be “falling in love with Jesus”. Not in the Bible, but the phrase conveys the need to discover the truth, grace, and love of God that can change your life.)
However, the title says this is a simple look at the Trinity. Therefore, I will merely give a mental exercise which can also be used as a form of apologetics:
To the objection that there is no Trinity and Christians worship three gods:
Look at this man (any man, really). He is a father. There is his child. Do you dispute he is a father?
Look at this same man. Here is his father. Is this man also a son? How can he be two different people.
Look at this same man. He has a license to heal the sick and prescribe medicine. Is this man also a doctor? How can he be three different people.
Obviously I must be talking about three different men, right?
Please remember, there is no perfect analogy for describing/explaining God. This is not me trying to say I understand God. This is merely a tool to help us understand a little better how God can be three and one at the same time.
It is my prayer that this may help you in understanding your faith in a better way or in sharing your faith with others.
If you are not a Christian as you read this, I pray you may understand better what Christians truly believe. Naturally, I hope you would also come to believe as I do in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and Savior of the world!
a simple man of God 