The Trinity Revealed
I am quite sure that no finite human being can fully comprehend or explain the Trinity. If we could do things like that, we would be on God's level, and we will never be God or know all He knows. However, God made it very plain in His Word that He is One by being three Persons in One Godhead. He even went so far as to demonstrate this to the 5 senses of those around when Jesus Christ was baptized by John, the Baptist. (Matthew 3:16,17) Let's try to imagine what they saw and heard.
When Jesus came to John to be baptized in the Jordan river, John knew He was the Messiah and told Jesus He should baptize him instead. In that way the prophet showed us that Jesus was the God/Man sent to pay for the sins of this world. However, after the baptism, there was no doubt. The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus to empower Him and guide Him in His mission, and the Father clearly spoke, saying that Jesus was His Beloved Son, in whom He was well pleased. What a demonstration of the Trinity! All three Persons who had existed together for eternity past were seen and heard by human beings. God did it for them, and He had it recorded for us, so we could see His nature and worship Him in awe and wonder.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Matthew 4-6.
When Jesus came to John to be baptized in the Jordan river, John knew He was the Messiah and told Jesus He should baptize him instead. In that way the prophet showed us that Jesus was the God/Man sent to pay for the sins of this world. However, after the baptism, there was no doubt. The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus to empower Him and guide Him in His mission, and the Father clearly spoke, saying that Jesus was His Beloved Son, in whom He was well pleased. What a demonstration of the Trinity! All three Persons who had existed together for eternity past were seen and heard by human beings. God did it for them, and He had it recorded for us, so we could see His nature and worship Him in awe and wonder.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Matthew 4-6.