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NASB | Isaiah 1:1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem, which he saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 1:1 The vision of [the prophet] Isaiah the son of Amoz concerning [the kingdom of] Judah and [its capital] Jerusalem, which he saw [as revealed by God] during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. |
Bible Question:
How would I explain to a person (who is converting from Jehovah's witness to a Baptist) about the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost)? I know how to explain it, but I want to back myself up with the Scripture. Thanks. |
Bible Answer: Obviously, your Jehovah's Witness friend is already a believer in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whose name is known to your friend as Jehovah, and who is undeniably the Father in Heaven referred to many times in scripture. So you begin from an important point of agreement about God. First Corinthians 2: 9-11 is a good scripture reference for showing the biblical position concerning the Holy Spirit...note especially verse 11, which makes a comparison of the Holy Spirit relating to God (the Father) just as a man's spirit relates to him. Proceed on simply by asking your friend to use a concordance to look up more references to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, and to prayerfully consider what the bible teaches about the Spirit. Of course, one of the best texts in the Bible that teaches the deity of Jesus Christ is the first verse of the gospel of John, and verses following. However, the Jehovah's witnesses have produced their own translation of the bible, which is not accurate with these particular verses. John 8:58 quotes Jesus as saying ..."before Abraham was, I am..." which is about as clear an indication of Jesus' claim of divinity as can be found in scripture; compare with Exodus 3:14. Finally, my own way of thinking about this that has helped me to understand the triune nature of God, and to accept the many bible verses that equate the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is simply this: we humans, who were created by God in His own image, tend to think of and speak of ourselves in a similar way...we speak of body, mind and spirit, or perhaps body, soul, and spirit, and I find it noteworthy that even atheists use such language to speak of the nature of man's existance. So, if we are made in the image of God, is it then surprising that God also has a triune nature? |