†...Good afternoon Don...†
Don, as a servant of God the Father, and as an eternal student of His most Holy and revealing word, I was moved by the Holy Sprirt of God to answer your questions according to the light of Jesus the Christ His loving and most precious Son,and my Lord and Saviour.
Taking into consideration the limited understanding of mankind as it relates especially to those things of God, the following is a fairly accurate definition of Trinity....If it could be defined at all here on earth....Or.... comprehended at all in the flesh. We are such finite creatures.
TRINITY — The unity of the Godhead.
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit together as one, united in one all encompassing power.
The doctrine of the trinity means that within the being and activity of the one God there are three distinct persons:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The word trinity does not, as I am sure you know, appear in the Bible, however, the trinitarian formula is spoken of in the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19) and in the benediction of the apostle Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians (2 Cor. 13:14).
In Deut. 6:4 God reveals Himself as one to the Israelites, and this was a truly significant truth because the surrounding nations were deep into idolatry and serving many gods. They relished worshipping the creation and not the creator. Rom.1:18-25
However, when the fullness of time had come, Paul said (Gal.4:4)
God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law.
In the New Testament, God revealed that He is not only one... but a Holy, eternal family of persons— a triune family of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who are one in will, purpose, power, righteousness and love
This relationship of Father and Son is prominent in the gospels as Jesus, the eternal Son is sent by God, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and takes on human flesh. He is most visible to us as we can see touch and hear Him, and He most certainly without question strikes that responsive chord through the Father/Son relationship.
Even so the presence and divine nature of the Holy Spirit is in the background, serving as our eyes of faith.
This unity of One God in three divine persons is portrayed by Jesus' trinitarian teaching (John 14–16). The truth of this humanly incomprehensible divine nature of God, is expressed in the total ministry of Jesus as recorded in all four gospels, as well as the rest of the teaching in the New Testament.
The Holy and distinctive characteristics of the three divine persons of the Godhead is their selfless love for one another. Each esteems and defers to the other.
God the Father gives all authority to God the Son , as well as bears witness to Him, as does Jesus to Himself (John 8:18). Yet the Son claims nothing for Himself; He gives all glory to the Father who has sent Him (John 12:49–50).
The Trinity was at work in the incarnation of Jesus, the Son of the Most High, as He was conceived in the womb of Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:30–35). At His baptism Jesus the Son received approval from the Father in the presence of the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:21–22), fulfilling two Old Testament prophetic passages (Ps. 2:7; Is. 42:1). The Trinity was also present in the temptation, as Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, was led by the Spirit for 40 days in the wilderness. Even the devil recognized Jesus as the Son of God (Luke 4:3), but he tried to destroy the faithful relationship of the divine Godhead.
Consider also Luke 4:18 and that it was fulfilled by Jesus Himself. Even there, the divine Godhead was at work already.
Consider also Luke 9:35 where the voice of God was heard approving of and endorsing His Son.
Consider Luke 10:21-22, wherein Jesus proclaimed to have received all things from the Father...And thanked Him
He also proclaimed to be acting in the place of the Father and through the Holy Spirt's power,(which can be translated and in fact is..the finger of God) Matt.12:28; Luke 11:20
Consider also the cleansing of the Temple: Luke 19:45-46, This act parallels His love and concern, even as a child, for His Father's most holy house, Luke 2:41-51.
Also Don let it be known that, following His resurrection a further manifestation of Jesus's knowledge and witness to His authority, given to Him by the Father, could be testified to in His words to His disciples "Behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you" (Luke 24:49).
He later told them to wait until they were empowered by the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5, 8). Jesus claimed His Sonship not only from David but from David's Lord (Matt. 22:42–45), indicating His deity.
Consider also Matt.28:19
The fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy as divine human spokesman for the Godhead, (Acts 1:4–8) occurred on the day of Pentecost. This continued throughout the Book of Acts when the Holy Spirit of God inspired Peter and the apostles to preach a trinitarian gospel of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.. One Holy and divine Godhead. (Acts 2:32–33; 5:29–32; 10:38).
Consider also if you will Paul's teachings to the Galatians,
speaking often of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Gal. 3:13–14; 4:6; 5:5–6, 22–24).
The key to unlocking the mystery of the trinity is to observe how the 3 divine persons of the Godhead give themselves to one another in selfless love. They are always at one another's disposal.
The Father serves the Son; the Son serves the Father; Father and Son defer to the Holy Spirit, who in turn, serves and defers to the Father and Son in a oneness. ...The divine Godhead!
I do not post this info. as an opening for debate,I will not argue with these divine and holy fact facts. I post it only as informational..... in the case you care to study further.
I will attempt to answer your other questions today...time permitting
Have a good day,
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