While He Tarries Ministries
The Trinity

Let us explore some details about the Trinity.

1. THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD

• Deuteronomy 4:35 "Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him."
• Isaiah 43:10 "Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me."
• Isaiah 44:6 "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God."
• Isaiah 45:5 "I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:"
• James 2:19 "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble."

There is only one God that exists. There is only one eternal God who exists apart from His creation.

2. GOD THE FATHER

This section will show you that there is a person called the Father and that He is God Almighty.

• Galatians 1:1 "Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)"
• Ephesians 6:23 "Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
• Philippians 2:11 "And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
• Titus 1:4 "To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour."
• 2 John 1:3 "Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love."

Other verses are: 2 Corinthians 1:2, 3; 2 Timothy 1:2; 1 Peter 1:2, 3; Jude 1; John 8:54

3. God the Son

Who is the son? What does the Bible have to say? Did God take on human form and come to the earth? Did the Lord Jesus claim to be God?

This is a very important section on the second person of the Godhead. Several scriptures will be examined to deal with the deity of the Lord Jesus. Every cult and false religion denies that the Lord Jesus is God in human flesh.

• 2 John 1:7 "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist."
• 1 John 4:1-3
  1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
  2 "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:"
  3 "And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."

His warning is clear. If someone denies that the Lord Jesus is God in the flesh, that person is a false prophet and an antichrist. Let us see what the scriptures say?

3A. God the Son became a man and dwelt on earth.

• 2 Peter 1:17 "For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

This verse says that there is a person called the Father and He is God. This verse also says that there is a person called the Son of God.

• Matthew 1:23 "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."
• Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."
• John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

3B. God became flesh.

• John 1:14 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
• 1 John 5:20 "And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life."

3C. The Lord Jesus claimed to be God.

• Exodus 3:13-14
  13 "And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?"
  14 "And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you."

Notice that God told Moses that I AM was one of His names.

• John 8:58 "Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am."

Notice here that Jesus took the Divine name I AM and applied it to himself. The Jews clearly understood what He was saying. Look at their reaction.

• John 8:59 "Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by."

They clearly understood that the Lord Jesus was claiming to be God because they picked up stones to stone Him for blasphemy.

• John 5:17-18
  17 "But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work."
  18 "Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God."

• John 10:30-33
  30 "I and my Father are one."
  31 "Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him."
  32 "Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?"
  33 "The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God."

As the Lord Jesus made a claim that He was God, you see, was almighty. You must decide if He was a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord from heaven.

Remember the following verse:

• 2 Timothy 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"

3D. Thomas confesses that the Lord Jesus is God

• John 20:27-29
  27 "Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing."
  28 "And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God."
  29 "Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."

Remember that Jesus did not correct Thomas in what he said.

3E. The Father calls the Son, God

• Hebrews 1:8-10
  8 "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom."
  9 "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."
  10 "And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:"

Looking at this verse you can see that the Father is speaking to God the son and calling the son (Jesus) God.

3F. The deity of the Lord Jesus in the creation.

• Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
• Isaiah 48:12-13
  Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
  13 "Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together."
• Psalms 33:6 "By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth."
• John 1:1-3
  1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
  2 "The same was in the beginning with God."
  3 "All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
• Colossians 1:14-17
  14 "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:"
  15 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:"
  16 "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:"
  17 "And he is before all things, and by him all things consist."

Notice that He created all things and He is before all things. This shows that the Lord Jesus created ALL the things that were created. The Lord Jesus is the creator of all things.

Notice that He is BEFORE all things. This means that He must be God because only God existed before the created things.

3G. The Lord Jesus is worshiped

• Luke 4:6-8
  6 "And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it."
  7 "If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine."
  8 "And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

In the Bible worship belongs only to God. Even Jesus said so. Now if it can be shown that Jesus is worshiped, then He is God.

3H. The Lord is worshiped on earth.

• Matthew 9:18 "While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live."
• Matthew 28:9 "And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshiped him."

3I. The Lord is worshiped in heaven

• Hebrews 1:5-6
  5 "For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?"
  6 "And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him."
Revelation 5:13-14
13 "And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever."
14 "And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever."

God's glory

• Isaiah 42:8 "I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images."

See also Isaiah 48:11

3J. And yet Jesus gets God's glory.

• John 17:5 "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."

3K. Our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ

• Isaiah 43:11 "I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour."
• Isaiah 45:21-23
  21 "Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just and a Saviour; there is none beside me."
  22 "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."
  23 "I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear."
• Titus 2:13 "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;"

See also Luke 1:46,47; Titus 1:3; Titus 2:13; Philippians 3:20; Ezekiel 44:1,2

3L. To know the Lord Jesus is to know God

• John 8:19 "Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also."
• John 14:7 "If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him."

3M. To see the Lord Jesus is to see God

• John 14:9 "Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?"

3N. To believe in the Lord Jesus is to believe in God

• John 12:44 "Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me."

3O. To hate the Lord Jesus is to hate God

• John 15:23 "He that hateth me hateth my Father also."

3P. To honor the Lord Jesus is to honor God

• John 5:23 "That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him."

3Q. The Lord Jesus is God

• Isaiah 44:6 "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God."
• Revelation 1:13 "And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle."
• Revelation 1:17-18
  17 "And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:"
  18 "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
• Revelation 1:7-8
  7 "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."
  8 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

4. GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT

4A. The SPIRIT SPEAKS

• Acts 8:29 "Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot."
• Acts 13:2 "As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them."

4B. THE SPIRIT WILLS

• 1 Corinthians 12:11 "But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will."

4C. HE TESTIFIES

• John 15:26 "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:"

4D. HE INTERCEDES

• Romans 8:26 "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."

4E. HE LEADS

• Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

4F. HE COMMANDS

• Acts 16:6 "Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia:"

4G. HE APPOINTS

• Acts 20:28 "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood."

4H. HE CAN BE BLASPHEMED

• Matthew 12:31 "Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men."

4I. HE CAN BE INSULTED AND GRIEVED

• Hebrews 10:29 "Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?"
• Ephesians 4:30 "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."
• Isaiah 63:10 "But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them."

4J. HE COMFORTS AND TEACHES

• John 14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

4K. HE HAS INTELLECT AND UNDERSTANDING

• 1 Corinthians 2:10-13
  10 "But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God."
  11 "For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God."
  12 "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
  13 "Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual."

4L. HE HAS A MIND

• Romans 8:27 "And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God."

4M. HE IS ETERNAL

• Hebrews 9:14 "How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"

4N. HE IS ALL POWERFUL

• Luke 1:35 "And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
• Acts 1:8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

4O. HE IS GOD

• Jeremiah 31:31-34
  31 "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:"
  32 "Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:"
  33 "But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people."
  34 "And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
• Hebrews 10:15-17
  15 "Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,"
  16 "This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;"
  17 "And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more."

THE TRINITY

5A. HINTED AT IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

• Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."
• Genesis 3:22 "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"
• Genesis 11:7 "Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."

5B. REVEALED IN SALUTATIONS

• 1 Peter 1:2 "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied."
• 2 Corinthians 13:14 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."

5C. IN THE RESURRECTION

• Acts 3:26 "Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities."
• 1 Thessalonians 1:10 "And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come."
• John 2:19 "Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
• Romans 8:11 "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you."
• 1 John 5:7 "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

6. FINAL WORDS

• John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
• John 1:14 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
• 2 John 1:7 "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist."1 John 4:1-3
  1 "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world."
  2 "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:"
  3 "And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."
• 2 Corinthians 4:3-5
  3 "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:"
  4 "In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
  5 "For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake."
• Galatians 1:8-9
  8 "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."
  9 "As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."
• Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
• Isaiah 55:7 "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
• Romans 5:8 "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
• Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
• Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
• Romans 10:13 "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
• John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
• John 1:12 "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"

Prayer of Salvation:
Lord Jesus, I admit that I am a sinner and I ask you to forgive me and come into my life and save me.
I now receive you as my savior (trusting in you alone to save me) and my lord (making you my master and committing my life to you).
I thank you for your blood that cleanses me from all sin.
I ask you to take control and cleanse my life from everything that is sin in your eyes.
I now thank you for saving me, in Jesus' name.

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