God Is; And He Is Three in One
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 11/20/2016 AM |
Text: | II Corinthians 13; Lord's Day 8 |
Psalters: | 404, 338, 4, 394 |
- What it means.
- The doctrine of the Trinity.
- It is summarized in seven statements
- The Nicene, Athanasian, and Chalcedon Creeds state clearly Scripture’s positions using “trinity,” “essence,” & “person.”
- The true church maintains three persons in one being/essence.
- God is one in essence means that there is only one true God.
- There are not three Gods in the one God though there are three particular individuals, equal in deity, dignity and glory.
- They are distinguished by their names, which show their relationship to each other, their mode of action, and their effects.
- The doctrine of the Trinity.
- The following Biblical proofs, both explicitly and implicitly, support the doctrine of the Trinity, as summarized in the seven statements. These Scriptures make it obvious that this is not a philosophical concoction, but a central part of orthodoxy.
- First, there are the Scripture proofs that there is one true God (Deut. 6:4; Isa. 44:6; I Tim. 1:17).
- Second, we find Scripture adding to our understanding of the Trinity.
- Third, there are specific proofs concerning the deity of each of the three persons.
- Why does this matter? What is the significance of this this Scriptural truth?
- The fact of the Trinity demonstrates that God is the living God.
- Second, the Trinity teaches us what relationships really are, both within and outside the Trinity.
- The Trinity matters because the life within the Godhead is experienced in redeemed humanity.
- This knowledge of Him leads to praise – even though we do not comprehend it.