God’s a Team

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit make up three distinct aspects of the God-head. Each of these persons form the trinity and contribute to the overall work of God. The trinity reveals God’s belief in teamwork. Even God brought a team together to accomplish His purposes.

The Bible gives us further insight into the distinct roles the Trinity plays.

The three Persons of the Godhead are never independent but always work together in concert. Scripture records the work of the divine trinity in creation (see Genesis 1:1-2, John 1:1-3 and Colossians 1:15-17). However, this perfect and harmonious interaction was especially evident in how God made it possible for people who were formerly alienated from him to be transformed into his beloved children.

The Father initiated our salvation (Chose us before the creation of the world and sent his Son into the world so that through him we could be adopted into his family.). The Son accomplished it (Christ’s blood sacrifice on our behalf paid the penalty for our sins so that we could enjoy forgiveness and lay hold of God’s purpose for our lives.) and the Holy Spirit made it real in our lives (The work of the Holy Spirit, seals and guarantees our spiritual inheritance.).

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit perform distinct roles, but they work together in perfect accord and agreement. This three-fold team of the trinity is committed to bringing us into full maturity in Jesus Christ.

a six-course dinner

“You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping head; my cup fills with blessing” (Ps. 23:5 MSG).

A privilege. A friendship. A promotion.A gift. A lifetime of grace. An eternity of joy. Aren’t there times when we literally push ourselves back from the table, amazed at God’s kindness.

How great Thou art, How great Thou art

Then sings my soul my savior God to Thee

How great Thou art, How great Thou art

Inerrant Word of God

2 Timothy 3:14-17

Reading the Bible as a whole document will reveal that each part is consistent with every other. God did allow for writers’ differences in viewpoint and background, which can at times give the appearance of discrepancy. Further study, however, always reveals how the various parts fit together. Consider the Gospels’ four angles on one story. Writing to Jewish people, Matthew emphasizes history and the fulfillment of messianic prophecy. Meanwhile, John tells a love story about a Savior willing to die for the world. Though they both traveled in Jesus’ company, their perspectives differed. Yet in the fundamentals, they and the other two writers are consistent.

It is critical for believers to trust in the inerrancy of the Scriptures. A flawed book could only be the product of man’s hand, but the Bible is the authoritative Word of God. His Spirit did the talking, no matter whose hand set down the message and the Sovereign of the universe had no trouble keeping the Scripture pure.