TRINITY: JESUS THE SON
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. What Is the Trinity?
a) Introduction
i) The doctrine of the Trinity states that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit coexist in the unity of one God. The term "Trinity" is never mentioned in the Bible. It is the Christian Church's way of reconciling the Old Testament teaching that there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4) with New Testament teachings about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
ii) Trinity [is] the term by which is expressed the unity of three Persons in the one God. The Christian doctrine is:
@1. That there is only one God, one divine nature and being.
@2. This one divine Being is tri-personal, involving the distinctions of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
@3.These three are joint partakers of the same nature and majesty of God.
2. Jesus the Son
a) Jesus, Son of God the Father, came to us in human form for our salvation (John 3:16, 1 John 4:8-12). Jesus is identified as "Son of God" about 40 times in the New Testament (Matthew 14:33, Mark 1:1, Luke 1:26-38, John 20:30-31, Galatians 2:20, etc.)
b) There are several verses that identify Jesus more closely with God the Father (John 8:19, 10:30, 14:8-11). Jesus is no longer on earth in bodily form, but He is still with us in Spirit (Matthew 28:18-20).
c) Many people think "Christ" was Jesus' last name, but "Christ" is actually a title. "Christ" is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word "Messiah," which means "anointed one." There were many prophecies in the Old Testament of a coming Messiah who would be the savior of the Jewish people (Isaiah 11:1-9, 42:1-4, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Malachi 3:1, etc.)
d) Those prophesies were fulfilled in Jesus (Matthew 1:1, 16:15-17, Luke 1:30-33, John 20:30-31, etc.) However, Jesus was not the powerful military and political leader many of the Jews had expected.
e) We cannot fully understand the relationship between God the Father and Jesus the Son, but the Bible explains different aspects of the relationship in these ways:
i) Jesus is the Son of God ( Matthew 3:16-17, 14:33, 26:29, Mark 1:1, Luke 1:26-38, 22:29, John 5:36-37, 6:44-46, 20:30-31, Galatians 2:20).
ii) Jesus is one with the Father (John 1:1-3, 8:19, 10:30, 10:38, 14:8-11, Philippians 2:5-7, Colossians 1:15-17).
iii) Jesus is the Lamb of God (John 1:29-30, 1 Corinthians 5:6-7, Revelation 5:8-9, 7:9-10, 17:14, 21:22-24).
iv) Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:1-3, 1:14-15, 1:17-18).
v) Jesus is God (Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 28:18, John 12:44-45, Romans 9:4-5, Philippians 2:5-7, Colossians 1:11-20, Titus 2:13).
The End ...
1. What Is the Trinity?a) Introduction
i) The doctrine of the Trinity states that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit coexist in the unity of one God. The term "Trinity" is never mentioned in the Bible. It is the Christian Church's way of reconciling the Old Testament teaching that there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4) with New Testament teachings about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
ii) Trinity [is] the term by which is expressed the unity of three Persons in the one God. The Christian doctrine is:
@1. That there is only one God, one divine nature and being.
@2. This one divine Being is tri-personal, involving the distinctions of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
@3.These three are joint partakers of the same nature and majesty of God.
2. Jesus the Son
a) Jesus, Son of God the Father, came to us in human form for our salvation (John 3:16, 1 John 4:8-12). Jesus is identified as "Son of God" about 40 times in the New Testament (Matthew 14:33, Mark 1:1, Luke 1:26-38, John 20:30-31, Galatians 2:20, etc.)
b) There are several verses that identify Jesus more closely with God the Father (John 8:19, 10:30, 14:8-11). Jesus is no longer on earth in bodily form, but He is still with us in Spirit (Matthew 28:18-20).
c) Many people think "Christ" was Jesus' last name, but "Christ" is actually a title. "Christ" is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word "Messiah," which means "anointed one." There were many prophecies in the Old Testament of a coming Messiah who would be the savior of the Jewish people (Isaiah 11:1-9, 42:1-4, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Malachi 3:1, etc.)
d) Those prophesies were fulfilled in Jesus (Matthew 1:1, 16:15-17, Luke 1:30-33, John 20:30-31, etc.) However, Jesus was not the powerful military and political leader many of the Jews had expected.
e) We cannot fully understand the relationship between God the Father and Jesus the Son, but the Bible explains different aspects of the relationship in these ways:
i) Jesus is the Son of God ( Matthew 3:16-17, 14:33, 26:29, Mark 1:1, Luke 1:26-38, 22:29, John 5:36-37, 6:44-46, 20:30-31, Galatians 2:20).
ii) Jesus is one with the Father (John 1:1-3, 8:19, 10:30, 10:38, 14:8-11, Philippians 2:5-7, Colossians 1:15-17).
iii) Jesus is the Lamb of God (John 1:29-30, 1 Corinthians 5:6-7, Revelation 5:8-9, 7:9-10, 17:14, 21:22-24).
iv) Jesus is the Word of God (John 1:1-3, 1:14-15, 1:17-18).
v) Jesus is God (Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 28:18, John 12:44-45, Romans 9:4-5, Philippians 2:5-7, Colossians 1:11-20, Titus 2:13).
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