TRINTY
The
word “Trinity” doesn’t appear in the Old Testament nor in the New
Testament. Christian religions generally use this term in reference to “the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit”. The Hebrews referred to the triune
Godhead as “Elohiym”, which is plural, “Gods”.
Almost Greek: [Words in italics are translator’s additions.]
The First Person of the Trinity, Father God [See also “Theos”], IS the original Being and IS above and beyond all description. His personification is attested by our Lord Jesus in John 5.19: So, Jesus answered them, “Amen! Amen! I say to you, the Son isn’t able to do even one thing from Himself; He is only able to do what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, this the Son likewise does. The Father phile [loves] the Son and shows Him all that He Himself does and He will show Him greater than these works in order that you will marvel.”
The Second Person of the Trinity IS the ONLY begotten of the Father. He is God in the form of man. He is implicit in Genesis 1.26: Then Elohiym said, “Let US make man in OUR image, according to OUR resemblance.”
He appears as Melchizedek, King of Salem [King James’ translators’ transliteration of the Hebrew “Shalom” [safety, peace, health, happiness, prosperity, friendship] in Genesis 14.18: And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine [foreshadowing of communion?]. Now He was a priest of El [Father God] Most High. And He blessed him [Abram] and said, “Blest be Abram of [by] El Most High, Possessor of Heaven and earth and praised be El Most High Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he [Abram] gave to Him [Melchizedek] a tenth of all the spoils of war. [Is this the first mention of “the tithe”?]
The Second Person of the Trinity is described in John 1.1: In the beginning [before time began] was the Logos [“Word”] and the Logos was with Theos [Father God] and the Logos was Theos [God Himself]. He was originally present with Theos. All came into being via [through] Him. Not even one thing came into being apart from Him.
The awesome realization of His arrival hits in John 1.9: Then, He was there, the true Light! He, coming into the kosmos [universe, world, cosmos], enlightens every man. He came into the kosmos and although the kosmos came into being via Him, the kosmos didn’t know Him.
The Third Person of the Trinty is the Hagios Pneuma [Holy Spirit; see also Parakletos] of Theos. He is God Who indwells us.
Galatians 4.6: Now
because you are sons, Theos sent forth the Hagios
Pneuma of His Son into your hearts, krazlon [cawing as a raven, shrieking,
screaming, crying out] “Abba [in Chaldee; “Daddy” in American]
Father”. So, you are also no longer a slave; conversely, a son and if a son also
an heir of Theos via the Christou.
1st
Corinthians 2.9: Conversely, even as it gegraptai [is written], “What
eye didn’t see, and ear didn’t hear and not came up in the heart of man, this is how Theos prepared those agaposin
[unconditionally loving] Him.”
ISAIAH 64.4: “From forever they haven’t heard; they not gave ear. Eye hasn’t seen an Elohiym (except You) Who work for him who waits for Him.”
[Corinthians
cnt.] But,
to us Theos revealed the mysteries via
His Hagios Pneuma, for the Hagios Pneuma searches all, even the
profundity of Theos. For who (in [among] men) knows the thoughts of a man except the pneuma of
the man which is in him? So also, the
thoughts of Theos not even one being has known except the Hagios Pneuma
of Theos. Now we have not received
the pneuma of the kosmou; conversely, we
have received the Hagios Pneuma Who is emergent from Theos, in order
that we may know the truths
gratuitously given to us by Theos. These words
I also speak, not in wisdom logoi taught of man; conversely, in words taught of the Hagios Pneuma,
comparing the spiritual thoughts with
the spiritual words.
End of Eighth Lesson
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