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NASB | Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent [change your old way of thinking, turn from your sinful ways, accept and follow Jesus as the Messiah] and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ because of the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
Subject: Trinity (again)? |
Bible Note: Johnny: quote: Jesus Christ never claim that they are equal, do you think you good than Him that will come out with the conclusion that they are equal. Jesus said Father is Greater than Him is Jesus a liar? ------------------------------------------------ The subject of the Godhead is an awesome truth which transcends the capability of finite minds. Nevertheless, God in his word has shown us that " For there are three which bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost and these three are one" (1 John 5:7) At his baptism, as the Lord Jesus was lifted "out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: And there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Mark 1:10,11) Jesus demonstrated that he is God manifest in the flesh in the fact that he was able to forgive sins. In Mark 2:5 Jesus declared to the man sick of palsy, "Son thy sins be forgiven thee" Immediately the scribes reasoned in their hearts, accusing Jesus of blasphemy and in their derision spoke the truth "Who can forgive sins, but God only" (v.8) Jesus responded with an answer to their reasonings "That ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins" (v10) He then healed the sick man of his palsy. The writer of the Hebrews writes "Who being the brightness (effulgence) of his glory, and the express image image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high" (Heb. 1:3) The Son of God is co-equal and co-eternal, indeed he could say "he that hath seen me hath seen the father" (John 14:9b) Why did Jesus not tell people directly " I am God"? Jesus had nothing to prove, his walk on this earth and his fulfilment of those things written of him in the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms proved beyond a shadow of doubt that he is the "Christ of God" In Philippians 2: 6-9 we read about the Lord Jesus "Who being in the form of God, thought it not a thing to be grasped at to be equal with God" We then read of his lowly stoop into humankind "He made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men..." How then do we understand that the Father is greater than the Son and yet equal? I believe that there is divine Order in the Godhead. Three distinct persons and yet one. a) God is a spirit (John 4:24) b) Jesus Christ is the eternal Son obedient to his father's will. He is God manifest in the flesh. He is the Lamb of God who offered himself without spot unto God as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. c) The Holy Spirit, also known as the comforter is the believer's advocate (Romans 8:26,27) strength, teacher and guide. The Holy Spirit "procedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me (Jesus)" (John 15:26) The Holy Spirit of God "when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and or righteousness and of judgment:" (John 16:8) Peace in his Name Robert |