I Believe in the Triune God
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 5/17/2015 AM |
Text: | II Corinthians 1:20,21; Lord's Day 8 |
Psalters: | 407, 337, 130, 394 |
- What It Means
- It is important that we have a correct understanding of the Godhead and of the Trinity.
- The first thing we must believe to be saved is that God is (Heb. 11:6b), and that He is Triune.
- Among religions, the Christian faith is unique: our knowledge of God comes from God Himself.
- The early church laid the foundation for subsequent understanding and development of the Biblical doctrine of the Trinity.
- The true church maintains three persons in one being.
- In the one God there are three particular individuals, but not three Gods.
- They are distinguished by their names, which show their relationship to each other, their mode of action, and their effects.
- It is important that we have a correct understanding of the Godhead and of the Trinity.
- The teaching of the Trinity in the Bible.
- The teaching of the Trinity is revealed progressively in Scripture (Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 1:21,22; 13:14; I Peter 1:1,2).
- Though God began with a plural reference (Gen.1:26), He emphasized that He is the only God (Deut. 6:4; Isa. 44:6).
- Each of the three are identified in Scripture as God, and so the three together form the one being of God.
- These three persons constitute the one being who is God; agreeing in perfect harmony and working harmoniously.
- The importance of the teaching about the Trinity.
- The Trinity matters for creation (Ps. 33:6).
- The Trinity matters for life. God is life.
- The Trinity matters for relationships.
- Do you believe in God triune?