Understanding The Triune God – Key Area 1
by admin ~ October 6th, 2009
The Gospel of Salvation sits upon a firm foundation–the rock of Christ. In order to insure (as best we can) that the gospel does not fall by the wayside, on the stony ground, or amongst the thorns, we must constantly provide the right food and water to help it grow. This food and water is nothing less than the love of God understood through the dogma which provides the drama of our faith.
In this light, the gospel story here at Paul’s Primers Ministry is constantly being presented along with the already come-to-pass back-story which gives it such power and meaning. We define this back-story through 10 Key Areas of Christendom:
Key Area 1: Triune God
Key Area 2: Creation Account
Key Area 3: Kingdom of Satan, the Prince of Darkness
Key Area 4: Path to the Christ
Key Area 5: Incarnation and Christology
Key Area 6: Jesus Christ’s Ministry
Key Area 7: Jesus Christ’s Victory Over the Kingdom of Satan
Key Area 8: Administration of Jesus Christ’s Kingdom
Key Area 9: Fulfillment of the Full Implementation of God’s Kingdom
Key Area 10: Kingdom Life
Today let’s take a brief look at Key Area 1, the Triune God.
TRIUNE GOD: We believe in one true and ever-living, self-existing, uncreated (Increate) triune God, Who is a Spirit. As this triune Spirit God is Holy, one of the three Persons of this Increate God is known as the Holy Spirit. As this triune Spirit God is the creator, one of the three Persons of this Increate God is known as the Father. As this triune Spirit God is the Son through the Incarnation, one of the three Persons of this Increate God is known as the Son. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three Persons–yet only one God.
Further, we believe that Jesus is the fully revealed name of this triune Spirit God, as Jesus is the revealed name (according to the given name of God through the Angel) of the visible manifestation (through the Incarnation) of the invisible God. Therefore we refer to Jesus Christ as the one True God in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells, and Who is the ultimate object of all true Christian worship. By worshiping the Son we are worshiping the Father in Spirit and in Truth. In fact, we believe that worshiping the Son is the only way to truly worship the Father in Spirit and Truth.
Finally, at least as far as this brief summary is concerned, since this triune Spirit God who is Holy is one God whose fully revealed name is Jesus Christ, we affirm that the Lord God of the Old Testament is the very same Christ the Lord of the New Testament. Thus, while there are three Persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), there is only one name under Heaven by which we can be saved, that name of the ONE eternal triune God, Jesus Christ.
We discuss such teachings regularly in our writings and other Ministry services, especially in our Daily Scripture Reading Service, where each day we go in depth as we wrap the Daily Scripture Reading with an informative and heartfelt Inductive Bible Study. The amazing love of God is always at the core of each ten minute daily podcast, and the doctrine is always in support of the culmination of God’s love—the Gospel of Salvation, as portrayed in the writings of the early church fathers. You can learn more at: http://www.cjrpress.com.
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October 6th, 2009 at 4:37 PM
A prophet is to be proclaiming things heard from God. Marcelo Christian
October 6th, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Marcelo,
Thanks for the comment. As we know, the prophets’ foretelling of future events is complete regarding the Christ. As such, the focal point of our faith today is to focus on the fully revealed Word, as written in Scripture, and live according to it’s wisdom. We need no revelation beyond what’s written in the Bible to live the good Christian life!
In Christ’s Love,
Pastor Paul