DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY

Thought FOR TODAY

A HEBREW SAGE MIGHT SAY. . .
We ourselves make life crude and cold by dressing ourselves in a
nakedness woven from our own ignorance.

THREE BEARING WITNESS
"There are THREE that bear witness in heaven: the FATHER, the WORD, and
the HOLY SPIRIT; and these THREE are ONE." [1 John 5. 7]

This is the most explicit statement of doctrine regarding the HOLY
TRINITY in the WRITTEN scriptURE. Unfortunately, it is omitted in many
modern BIBLES, however, its importance is vitally imperative. We are
not to lean on our own understanding. "Trust in the LORD with all your
heart, and do not rely on your own understanding." [Proverbs (Mishle) 3.
5 Tanakh, Kethuvim]
People create an image of the LORD JESUS in their own minds based on
their emotions, their thinking processes, or their own value system. But
when you go to GOD'S HOLY WORD and "test" your image of MESSIAH YESHUA,
you will find a vast difference. "For through HIM we both have access
by one SPIRIT to the FATHER." [Ephesians 2. 18] Often, CHRIST THE
REDEEMER is not what you thought HE was -- instead there you will see
HIM the way HE really is which conflicts with the image we form in our
minds from sinful natures.
"This is HE WHO came by water and blood - JESUS CHRIST; not only by
water, but by water and blood. And it is the SPIRIT WHO bears witness,
because the SPIRIT is truth...And there are three that bear witness on
earth: the SPIRIT, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as
one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of GOD is greater;
for this is the witness of GOD which HE has testified of HIS SON." [1
John 5. 6, 8 - 9] "And this is the testimony: GOD has given us eternal
life, and this life is in HIS SON. These things I have written to you
who believe in the NAME of the SON OF GOD, that you may know that you
have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the NAME of
the SON OF GOD." [1 John 5. 11, 13]
"The grace of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and the love of GOD, and the
communion of the HOLY SPIRIT be with you all. Amen." [2 Corinthians 13.
14] Our GREAT GOD of Creation and Redemption is indisputably ONE. .
.the TRIUNE GOD: FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT.
May HE be LORD of your life. HE is coming again very soon. Oh, come
quickly, my LORD, my GOD!

Sha'alu (Pray) for the shalom (Peace) of Jerusalem and all of
Israel!
The LORD shall reign forever and ever. Blessed be the ROCK OF ISRAEL,
WHO redeems those who are oppressed and delivers those who are
persecuted. Praised are YOU, our REDEEMER, the HOLY ONE, the JOY of the
whole earth.

Praying for the peace of Jerusalem is praying for the return of Messiah
Jesus and His Kingdom.

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Thought FOR TODAY

A HEBREW SAGE MIGHT SAY. . .
Labour is a craft; but perfect rest is an art. [Avraham Joshua Heschiel]

DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY
"When the HELPER comes, WHOM I shall send to you from the FATHER, the
SPIRIT OF TRUTH WHO proceeds from the FATHER, HE will testify of ME."
[John 15. 26]

There is only One GOD, yet three PERSONS: GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON,
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT - each with HIS own distinct relation to mankind;
each equally, fully, and eternally GOD. Although these truths are
implicit throughout the NEW COVENANT, the Doctrine of the Trinity is
seldom, if ever, presented explicitly as a formal doctrine.

Many times SUPREME CREATOR called HIMSELF "the GOD of Abraham, the GOD
of Isaac, and the GOD of Jacob." HE seemed to love to reveal HIMSELF
through this NAME, and this is the revelation of the FATHER, SON and
HOLY SPIRIT. Abram means "the exalted father" who became Abraham, "the
father of a multitude." Isaac means "laughter" - he was the promised
son, the joy of his exalted father, Abram. Jacob is known as the "heel
grabber or supplanter" - the one who became Israel, "a prince with GOD"
and this speaks of the work of the HOLY SPIRIT.

There are several passages in the NEW COVENANT where all THREE PERSONS
of the GOD-head are mentioned in the same context, and each one deals
with a significant aspect of the CHRISTian life. First, is the
provision of salvation, "the blood of CHRIST, WHO through the ETERNAL
SPIRIT offered HIMSELF without spot to GOD." [Hebrews 9. 14]

Regeneration follows salvation. "And because you are sons, GOD has sent
forth the SPIRIT of HIS SON into your hearts, crying, 'ABBA FATHER.'"
[Galatians 4. 6] Salvation and regeneration are then publicly
testified in baptism "in the name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of
the HOLY SPIRIT." [Matthew 28. 19]

The believer's prominent resource is prayer and this also involves all
THREE PERSONS. "For through CHRIST we both have access by one SPIRIT
unto the FATHER." [Ephesians 2. 18] He must also continue to learn of
MESSIAH YESHUA, and to bear witness of HIM. "The HOLY SPIRIT, WHOM the
FATHER will send in MY NAME (JESUS), HE shall teach you all things. The
SPIRIT OF TRUTH, which proceeds from the FATHER, HE shall testify of ME;
and you also shall bear witness because you have been with ME from the
beginning." [John 14. 26 - 27]

We have eternal assurance in TRIUNE GOD'S promise: "The grace of
the LORD MESSIAH YESHUA and the love of GOD, and the communion of the
HOLY SPIRIT be with you all. Amen!" [2 Corinthians 13. 14] All power,
praise, honour and glory to the THREE-IN-ONE!

Sha'alu (Pray) for the Shalom (Peace) of Jerusalem and all of Israel!
Psalms/Tehillym 83.1-5 says: "GOD, do not be silent; do not be distant;
do not be quiet, O GOD! For YOUR enemies rage, those who hate YOU exalt
themselves. They plot craftily against YOUR people, take counsel against
YOUR treasured ones. They say, "Let us wipe them out as a nation;
Israel's name will be mentioned no more." Yet we are confident that, HE
WHO keeps Israel neither slumbers or sleeps! Truly, there is none like
YOU, O LORD GOD.? YOU are glorious in holiness, revered in worship,
wondrous in all YOUR works! There is none like YOU, infinite is YOUR
power, so is YOUR love.


Praying for the peace of Jerusalem is praying for the return of Messiah
Jesus and His Kingdom.
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