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NASB | John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. [Gen 1:1; Is 9:6] |
Subject: who can explain to me? |
Bible Note: Part 2 of 2 Acts 20:28: ‘Be on your guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you the guardians, to feed the Church of God which he bought with his own blood. Some versions of the Bible have: “bought with the blood of his Son” instead of “his own blood.” Regardless of the wording, this passage is demonstrating the three Divine Persons: the Holy Spirit charges us with our fellow Christians and the Church of God has been bought at the price of Jesus’ blood--we cannot separate the Father from the Son or from the Holy Spirit: we serve God on His terms or not at all! 1 Corinthians 12:3: Because of that, I want to make it quite clear to you that no one who says ‘A curse on Jesus’ can be speaking in the Spirit of God, and nobody is able to say, ‘Jesus is Lord’ except in the Holy Spirit. Paul makes a concise acclamation: only in the Holy Spirit can we come to God, through Jesus. This formula never changes! There are those who want to circumvent Jesus or the Holy Spirit by going directly to the Father. They forget that Jesus has warned that “No one can come to the Father except through me.” There is a intricate relationship between the three Divine Persons of God… Jesus revealed that relationship in a great many number of passages (Matthew: 11:27; John: 5:22, 23, 6:44, 45, 13:3, 14:6, 9, 10, 11, 15:26, 16:3, 15, 27, 28, 32--these are my favorites). Paul understands this relationship and he explains it this way: Ephesians 2:17-18: He came to bring the good news of peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. Through him, then we both in the one Spirit have free access to the Father. (“both” refers to the Jews and gentiles) Isn’t this passage beautiful? It is the Divine Trinity: we, both the Jews and the Gentiles, have access to the Father, Yahweh, through the Son, Jesus, by means of the Holy Spirit! This same formula is found in Ephesians 2:22, Titus 3:4-7, Hebrews 9;14, 1 Peter 1:2 and Jude 1:20-21--the Three are One! There are many others supporting Biblical passages that reveal the Trinity… I will list some here so that you may make a comprehensive study. Do not read through them as a task; place yourself in a prayerful state, ask the Holy Spirit to guide your mind and your spirit to the Truth, and read without setting limits to God‘s infinite Power: John 16:14-15 Acts 2:32-33; 10:18 Romans 8:1-17; 14:15-18 1 Corinthians 2 10-16; 6:11; 12:4-11 2 Corinthians 1 21-22; 13:13-14 Galatians 4 4-7 Ephesians 1 3-14; 2:19-22; 4:3-6 2 Thessalonians 2 13-14 1 Peter 3 18; 4:14 1 John 4 2 Jude 1:20-21 I will leave you with this thought from the book of Revelation: Revelation 22:1 Then the angel showed me the river of life, rising from the throne of God and of the Lamb and flowing crystal-clear. How can anyone separate the Father from the Son when they share one throne? God Bless! Angel |