House of Truth Ministries Christian Witnesses
June 2015
House of Truth Ministries is about sharing the Gospel in various venues.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (ESV)
June 2015
House of Truth Ministries is about sharing the Gospel in various venues.
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (ESV)
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. This month’s topic is on the Trinity. I would define the Trinity as follows: There is one God, who exists simultaneously as three eternally distinct persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Others have given further definitions that are listed below.
"Yet, in exhibiting the unity between the members of the Trinity, the Word of God in no way denies the simultaneous existence and distinctiveness of each of the three Persons of the Godhead. In other words, the Bible makes it clear that God is one God (not three), but that the one God is a Trinity of Persons." John MacArthur
"The word 'trinity' is a term used to denote the Christian doctrine that God exists as a unity of three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each of the persons is distinct from the other yet identical in essence. In other words, each is fully divine in nature, but each is not the totality of the other persons of the Trinity. Each has a will, loves, and says "I" and "You" when speaking. The Father is not the same person as the Son, who is not the same person as the Holy Spirit, and who is not the same person as the Father. Each is divine, yet there are not three gods but one God." Matt Slick of CARM
“Nevertheless, we can make a distinction between the three persons of the Trinity, because each member of the Godhead has unique attributes. We say the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, but we don’t say that the Father is the Son, the Son is the Holy Spirit, or the Holy Spirit is the Father. There are distinctions between them, but the distinctions are not essential, not of the essence. They are real, but they do not disturb the essence of deity. The distinctions within the Godhead are, if you will, sub-distinctions within the essence of God. He is one essence, three subsistences. That is about as close as we can get to articulating the historic doctrine of the Trinity.” R.C. Sproul, What Is The Trinity?
“Within the one Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” James R. White, The Forgotten Trinity
The cults often try to refute the Trinity on the basis of an incorrect definitions of it. The cults will define the Trinity as three gods in one god. As well, they will say that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one Person or the same person. Also, the cults do not realize that Jesus has two natures, human and divine. A lot of the objections to the Trinity can be answered if you understand the Trinity in light of the Father, Son , and Holy Spirit being distinct person from each other and the Son having two natures, human and Divine.
We are looking into taking our tract outreaches to college campuses starting in September.
All contribution are tax-deductible. Checks can be written to House of Truth Ministries, and they can be sent to the address below.
Others have given further definitions that are listed below.
"Yet, in exhibiting the unity between the members of the Trinity, the Word of God in no way denies the simultaneous existence and distinctiveness of each of the three Persons of the Godhead. In other words, the Bible makes it clear that God is one God (not three), but that the one God is a Trinity of Persons." John MacArthur
"The word 'trinity' is a term used to denote the Christian doctrine that God exists as a unity of three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each of the persons is distinct from the other yet identical in essence. In other words, each is fully divine in nature, but each is not the totality of the other persons of the Trinity. Each has a will, loves, and says "I" and "You" when speaking. The Father is not the same person as the Son, who is not the same person as the Holy Spirit, and who is not the same person as the Father. Each is divine, yet there are not three gods but one God." Matt Slick of CARM
“Nevertheless, we can make a distinction between the three persons of the Trinity, because each member of the Godhead has unique attributes. We say the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, but we don’t say that the Father is the Son, the Son is the Holy Spirit, or the Holy Spirit is the Father. There are distinctions between them, but the distinctions are not essential, not of the essence. They are real, but they do not disturb the essence of deity. The distinctions within the Godhead are, if you will, sub-distinctions within the essence of God. He is one essence, three subsistences. That is about as close as we can get to articulating the historic doctrine of the Trinity.” R.C. Sproul, What Is The Trinity?
“Within the one Being that is God, there exists eternally three coequal and coeternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” James R. White, The Forgotten Trinity
The cults often try to refute the Trinity on the basis of an incorrect definitions of it. The cults will define the Trinity as three gods in one god. As well, they will say that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one Person or the same person. Also, the cults do not realize that Jesus has two natures, human and divine. A lot of the objections to the Trinity can be answered if you understand the Trinity in light of the Father, Son , and Holy Spirit being distinct person from each other and the Son having two natures, human and Divine.
We are looking into taking our tract outreaches to college campuses starting in September.
All contribution are tax-deductible. Checks can be written to House of Truth Ministries, and they can be sent to the address below.
PRAYER AND SUPPORT
Thank you for your prayers and financial support. All donations are tax-deductible. Checks can be written to House of Truth Ministries, and they can be sent to the address below. Online donations are accepted as well.
Thank you for your prayers and financial support. All donations are tax-deductible. Checks can be written to House of Truth Ministries, and they can be sent to the address below. Online donations are accepted as well.
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Box 729
La Habra, CA 90633
My E-mail
jeff@HouseOfTruthMinistries.org
Our website
http://www.HouseOfTruthMinistries.org
House of Truth Ministries YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtvAk11yMYsOfFhy3W81jw
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In Christ, Jeff Coons
In Christ, Jeff Coons