Doctrine of the Trinity - the Word - John 1:1 It has been quoted many times that there is a whole

in mans heart that cannot be filled by anything but God. Charles Spurgeon said its not a hole but a triangle - because the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit have equal parts. , , . Have any of you had Jehovahs Witnesses come to your house? They changed this scripture. 1. Jesus has always existed before Time began a. The Logos means full expression - John 14:9 - Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. b. The word arche means before everything else. - John 1:3 - Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. c. Jesus was begotten in the flesh, but eternal in the Spirit - John 1:14 - The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. d. No definite article before God. 2. Jesus has always Co-Existed with the Father a. Who Sits on the Throne in Heaven? - Revelations 3:21 - To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. b. 3 Gods or 1 God? - John 10:30 - I and the Father are One c. Jesus speaks possible blasphemy - John 8:58 - "I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" d. Are you known by your character, separate from your actions? You cannot separate who you are from what you do. In the same way, the logos or the actions of God have always existed with the deity or the character of God. 3. Jesus is Equal with the Father and the Spirit in the Trinity a. The original Greek says God was the Word! b. The Eternal One choose to become a created one c. In order for God to graft you into the Communion of the Trinity, there had to be a Tear in the fabric. - Matthew 27:46 - About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" d. When the sin of the World was placed on Jesus, there was a break in the Trinity, because God the Father could have nothing to do with the sin placed on God the son. e. This is the only time Jesus referred to God without saying Father. He was no longer joined with him in the Trinity so he could no refer to him as Father any more. Christianity is an invitation to join in the Communion of the Trinity as the Body of Christ