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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ¶ Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ¶ Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged--consecrated to Him--set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
Bible Question: As a person strong in faith but new in attending church,I am finding trouble with the idea of God, Jesus and Holy Spirit being one spiritual being, I have heard the word "Trinity" and "Triune" be have yet to come accross it in my bible, can any one help me in my search? |
Bible Answer: You are correct in that you will not find anywhere in the Bible that mentions the Trinity by name. However, just because it's not in the Bible doesn't mean that it's wrong. This thinking was developed by godly men who read the Bible and prayerfully came to this conclusion. God allows us to work out a lot of things for ourselves while still under his guidance. For example, no where in the Bible will you find a list of the books that should be included in the Bible. This was worked out by a group of men who prayed and fasted to seek out the will of God in this manner. Also, the idea that God is a trinity is not that hard to understand when you realize that every person is also a trinity. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." See, we have a spirit, a soul, and a body. Now we know that we were made in the image of God. While we could do a whole book on what it means to be made in the image of God (and it has been done) if we take a short look at it, we can see that each part in our earthly trinity lines up with part of God's holy trinity. Our spirit to God's Holy Spirit (John 4:24 "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.") our soul to God the Father (Romans 12:2 "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.") and our body to Jesus the Son (Romans 12:5 "so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.") Finally, let me just say "don't take my word for it". Read your Bible (which it sounds like you have already done), pray, ask for the counsil of other christians that you trust, and don't freak out about it. God loves you, and he would not have you stay ignorant in this matter. God will show his truth to you if you really seek him. |