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Caveat: we can only truly understand who / what we are if we know who / what God first
To attempt to understand the Triune nature of God is like trying to understand “infinity” or “love”
Try, “infinite love”!
But that does NOT mean it is a hopeless cause. But there are some rules (boundaries):
Only God can reveal God.
We can only understand love by experiencing it.
It also helps to understand love if we can experience what it is not.
Also, by looking at what happens when it is absent.
The Bible helps to specify the boundaries.
(what is “in” / what is “out”)
Caveat:
You cannot “explain” God if you
understand nature
But...
You can explain nature if you
understand God
Examples from nature
Light
Shamrock
Tight union
Hydra / Portuguese man of war
Each polyp is an “individual”
Called colonial animals
Moss
Less tight union
Ants / bees
Mutually dependent on each other
Marriage
Isaiah 9.6
Father is God, Son is God, Spirit is God
Father is not Son, is not the Holy Spirit
The Son sanctifies the whole of humanity in Himself by the Spirit
Mt 1.18-21
Born to us, of woman, by the Spirit
Heb 2.9-11,14-18
The human Jesus learns obedience, restores to original state Gen 1.26-27,31
Son exhibits all the attributes of the Father: Dt 32.4; Isa 63.16; 64.8; Mal 2.10
Son exhibits all of characteristics of the Spirit: wisdom, extraordinary, miraculous powers (Prov: son is personification of “Wisdom”)
Christ (anointed: priest / king) to restore relationships (→ God; → one other)
Rm 8.3 Father sent Son “to deal with sin, condemned sin in the flesh”
Jesus expresses the fullness of God in His humanity
Jn 5.19-25 Son of God
.26 Gives human life (which – transient / eternal?)
.27 Becomes Son of man
.28 Because of this (.26,27) we too can have life (17.1-2, v3)
.29 the judge of resurrection of judgement (don't be fixated on 24h day)
Jn 7.16-18; 8.28
Jesus
Is given the role of judge
Is man, knows man, has experienced being man
Is the personification of the Father
Is love
Is [rahum] (compassionate);
[hannun] (gracious);
[erek anan] (long to anger)];
[rab hesed] (abounding in lovingkindness/mercy)
[emet] (faithful/firm/true/trustworthy)
Ex 34.6, but note v7
Christ mediates the love of the Father to humanity
Love of the Father expressed to us:
- through Jesus to us
- God IS love (has always been this way 2Co13.14)
- of Father to the whole creation (Rm 8)
Christ the mediator of the new covenant
The Son asks the Father to send the Spirit
Father works by the Spirit to us, so we can respond
We are drawn INTO Christ (His body)...and with us to free the whole of creation
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