TRINITY
JN 14-23
252
Chapter Outline
Virtually all
non-Christian religions deny the Trinity,
particularly the
teaching that Jesus is the Son of God,
Therefore, this chapter
is useful in debating:
False
Religions of the World
I) YOU SHALL PUT NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME
A) WORSHIP JESUS (He is Equal with God)
Lk 19,37-40
1) Jesus Is Worthy Of Our Worship
a
a) Worship Jesus for His inherent worthiness KJV
WEB
Mk 1-7
1Tim 1-17
Heb 7-3,4
Lk 3-16
6-15,16 Rev 7-9,10
Jn 17-24
Heb
1-5,6
19-10
Mat 10-37,38
b
b) Worship Jesus for who he is KJV
WEB
Mat 2-11
Mk 11-9,10
Jn 12-3
21-8,9,15,16
Lk 7-37,38,40-50
2The 1-10
26,6-13
19,37-40
2Pet 3-18
c
c) Worship Jesus for what God made Him through suffering KJV
WEB
Phi 2,5-11 Rev 1,10-20
Rev 5,4-14
Heb 3,2-6 Lk 20,21-26
d
2) Worship Jesus for what He does through the Father KJV
WEB
Mat 14-33 Lk 17,16-18
Jn 11,21-23,32,33
Lk 5-8
Jn 9,34-38
2Tim 4-18
e
3) Worship the Father through Christ KJV
WEB
Mat
28-9,17 Jn 20,27-29
Heb 13-20,21
B) WORSHIP GOD (The Father) Rev 14-7
1) Worship God Who Is Spirit
f
a) Worship God in Spirit
KJV
WEB
Jn 4,20-24 1Cor 14-15,24,25
Phi 3-3
Rom 1-9 Eph 5-19,20
Col 1,9-12
Heb 13-15
Rev 12,1-17
g
b) Worship God in prayer KJV
WEB
Act 13-2 Rom 15-5,6
2Cor 2,14-16
16-25
2) Worship God For Being God
h
a) Worship God because His is God KJV
WEB
Rom 11,33-36
Rev
5-13,14
Rev 15-3,4
Rev 1-6
7,9-12
19,1-7
4,8-11
14-7
Ph,1-25
i
b) Glorifying God KJV
WEB
Rom 14-11 Eph 3-21
1Pet 5-11
16-27 2The 1-10
Jd-25
Gal 1-5,23,24
j 3) Worship God by your lifestyle
KJV
WEB
Act 16-14,15
1Cor 13-3
Col 3-16,17
18-7,8 Phi 1,9-11
Heb 9-1,9
Rom 12-1,2
4-18,20
253
Trinity -- Jesus
equal with God
(Chapter Outline /
Navigation Bar)
II) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FATHER AND SON
A) JESUS IS EQUAL WITH THE FATHER Heb 1-3
See also: Prophecy about Jesus as the Son of God 141c
1) Jesus Has All The External Qualities Of The Father
a
a) Son has equal authority with the Father KJV
WEB
Mk 2,7-12
Jn 3-35
Col 2,8-10
Lk 7,48-50
Phi
2,5-11 Rev 14-1
5,23-26
b
b) Son is infinite and eternal like the Father KJV
WEB
Eph 4-10
Heb 7-3
Rev 1-8
1Tim 6-15,16 Heb 13-8
1Pet 1-20
Jd-25
Jn 17-5,24
Jn 8,56-58
Jn 14-28,29 1Jn 2-13,14
Rev 22-13
c
c) Son is equal with the Father KJV
WEB
Lk 18-18,19 Jn 5-17,18 Mat 1-23
1Tim 1-1
18,4-7 2Jn-10,11
cc
d) Outward appearance of Jesus Christ
KJV
WEB
1Jn 1-2
Rev 1,10-20
Rev 4,2-4
Jn 21,1-7
Lk 2-16
Jn 6-46
2) Jesus Has All The Internal Qualities Of The Father
d
a) Jesus is the exact representation of the Father KJV
WEB
Jn 8-18,19 Jn 13-16,20
Heb 1-3
10,30-33
14,7-9 Rev 21-23
12-44,45 2Cor 4-3,4
22-5
Eph 5-1,2
1Jn 5-1
Jn 5,19-23
b) Jesus is God
I- Jesus is the Son of God
e
A- Declared the Son of God by angels and believers KJV
WEB
Mk
1-1
Jn 1-18,27,34
Heb 4-14
Lk
1,31-35 Rom
1-4
1Jn 5,5-20
ea
B- Contested the Son of God by sinners and demons KJV
WEB
Mat
4,1-7 Lk 22-70,71
1Jn 4-2,3,14,15
27,40-43
eb
C- Authority of God's Son KJV
WEB
Jn
3-18 Jn 20-31
Col 2-9
5,25-29 Lk 20,41-44
ec
I- Jesus is God in heaven KJV
WEB
Jn
20-17,27-29 Tit 3-4
Rev 1-8,17,18
1Tim 1-17
2Pet 1-1
19-12
Tit 2-13
Act 20-28
ed
III- Jesus is God of the Old Testament KJV
WEB
Lk 13-34 Heb 1,8-13
Heb 9-16
Jn 8-58
B) FATHER AND SON GLORIFY EACH OTHER
Jn 13-31,32
1) Holy Spirit Honors The Son through The Father
f
a) Father honors the Son who obeys the Father KJV
WEB
Mat 3-16,17 Jn 17,4-12
2Pet 1,16-18
Jn 11-41,42
Heb 5-5,6 Rev 5,1-5
15-1,2,7,8 Lk
23,44-49
g
b) Father glorifies Himself as He glorifies His Son KJV
WEB
Jn 13-31,32 Heb 2-9
1Pet 4-11
17-1,4,5,22-26 13-20,21 Rev 21-23
Heb 1,8-13
h
2) Father and Son represent each other KJV
WEB
Jn
14,6-15 Phi 2,5-11 Jd-25
2Cor 5,18-21 Heb 1,1-7
1Tim 2-3
2Jn-9
Jn 16-3 Mat
15,29-31
i
3) Son glorifies the Father in all things given to Him
KJV
WEB
Jn 5-22,23,30 1Cor 15,24-28
Eph 1,18-23
16,13-15
C) JESUS IS SUBJECT TO THE FATHER
Rev 2-27
See also: Jesus
does God's work
1) Jesus is under the authority of the Father
j
a) Jesus obtained power in subjection to the Father KJV
WEB
Lk 7,6-10
1Cor 3,21-23 Rev 1-6
9,18-27
11-3
2-27
Act 2-22
15,24-28
3-5,12
ja
b) Jesus did His Father's will KJV
WEB
Jn 3-16,17
Jn 15-24
Jn
17,2-12
14-10,11 Heb 9-23
k
2) Jesus is subject to God’s ability
KJV
WEB
Jn 5,17-30 2Cor 5,18-21
Heb 5,7-9
Rom 6-10 Heb 1,1-6
Rev 21-23
Act 2,25-28
Jn 15-15
l
3) Jesus is subject to God's will KJV
WEB
Mat 26,36-42 Jn 8-28,29
Jn 17,4-12,15,20,24
Mk 14-36
12,47-50 1Pet 2-23
8,34-37
11-53,54
Jn 15-10
254
Trinity -- Jesus Is Subject To The Father
(Chapter Outline /
Navigation Bar)
a
4) Jesus worships the Father KJV
WEB
Mat 11-25 Mat 26-30
Heb 2-11,12
Mk 14-26
III) HOLY SPIRIT’S RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FATHER AND SON
A) JESUS IS THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT
1Jn 1-1,2
1) We Live Because He Is Life
b
a) We live because we are in Jesus KJV
WEB
Jn 14-19,20 Col 3-4
1Jn 3-14
Eph 2,4-7 1Pet 2-4,5
1Tim 6-18,19
c
b) We live because we died with Him KJV
WEB
Rom
6-4,5,8 2Cor 4,10-12
2Tim 2-11
8-13
6-9
Jm 1-12
d
c) God gives life to our faith in Jesus KJV
WEB
Jn 20-31
2Tim 1-1
Rev 3-5
Phi 4-3 Lk
8,40-48 Mat
14,27-33
e
d) Life is in the blood KJV
WEB
Jn 6,32-35,47-58 Rom 5-17,18
Heb 10-19,20
2) Jesus Is The Substance Of God’s Life
f
a) Jesus is the manifestation of God’s life
KJV
WEB
Jn 1-4
Jn 14,5-7 Heb 7-8,23-25
5-21,24-29,40 Gal 3-21
1Jn 1-1,2
10-10
2Tim 1-10
5-11,12,20
Lk 1-35
g
b) Jesus conquered death because He is life KJV
WEB
Lk 24-5,6
Act 2-24
1Pet 1-3
Jn 11-25,26 3-15
Rev 1-18
Act 1-3 Rom 8-2
Mat 27,50-53
B) JESUS IS EQUAL WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
Act 16-7
1) Holy Spirit Is Life
h
a) Spirit of God is the life of Christ KJV
WEB
Jn 6-63
2Cor 5-4
Rev 21-6
7,37-39 1Pet 4-6
22-1,2,17
2Cor 3,5-12 Rev 7-17
Jn 18-37
i
b) Spirit of Jesus KJV
WEB
Lk 21-15
Act 16-7 1Pet 1-11
Jn
4-10,13,14 1Cor 15-45
Rev 2-7
Act 4-13
Jn 20-17
Jn 14-10
Mat 28-20
j
2) Salvation of Jesus’ Spirit
KJV
WEB
Jn 17-26 Gal 1-15,16
Eph 3-17
20-22
2-20 Col 1-26,27
Rom 8,9-11
4-6
1Jn 3-24
2Cor 3-17 Act
3-20,21
k
3) Power of Jesus’ Spirit
KJV
WEB
Mat 18-20
2Cor 13-3,
5
Eph 3-11,12
Mk 16-20 Gal 3-27
Phi 1-19
1Cor 1,7-9
255
Trinity -- Word Is Spirit
(Chapter Outline /
Navigation Bar)
C) GOD’S WORD IS SPIRIT
Jn 6-63
1) Spirit Of The Word
a
a) Words of His Spirit are life KJV
WEB
Jn 6-63
2Cor 3-2,3
Heb 4-12,13
8-12,51 Eph 5-26,27
1Pet 1-23
15-3 Phi 2-16
b
b) Words of His Spirit are truth KJV
WEB
1Cor 4-19,20
Heb 6-5
1Jn 5-7,8
Jn 14,16-24 Eph 6-17
Heb 3,7-11
2) Jesus Is The Word Of The Spirit
c
a) Jesus is the manifested word of God KJV
WEB
Lk 1-2 Tit 1-2,3
1Jn 1-1,2
22-37 Heb 1,1-3
Rev 1-1,2
Jn
1-1,14
12,24-29 19,13-15
5-39
d
b) Jesus is the authority of God’s word KJV
WEB
Mk 2-2,8-12
Jn 3-34
2The 2-8
Lk 5-1
11-43,44 1Pet 2,6-8
10-39
12-48,49
1Jn 2-24
Mat 7-28,29
e
3) God is Spirit KJV
WEB
Mat 10-19,20 Rom 1-9
Phi 2-13
Jn 4-24
8-11 3-3
16-32
Eph 4-24 Heb
11-1
IV) FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT
A) THE PROCESS OF IMPARTING THE SUBSTANCE OF GOD
f
1) Father discloses the Word by the Spirit
KJV
WEB
Mat 6,13-18 1Cor 2,10-12,16
2The 2-16,17
Jn 16,13-15
Eph 2-18
1Jn 5,7-10
17-23 1Pet 1-2
g
2) Father discloses the Spirit by the
Word KJV
WEB
Mat 3-16,17 Jn 15,1-4
2Cor 13-14
Lk 17-20,21 1Cor 12,4-6
1Jn 2-23,24
Jn 14,16-24 Heb 9-14
2Cor 1-3
B) THREE IN ONE
h
1) There is only one God KJV
WEB
Mk 12-29,32 1Cor 8,4-6
1Tim 2-5
Jn 17-3,11 Eph 4,4-6 Jd-25
Rom 16-27
i
2) God is one KJV
WEB
Rom 3-30
Gal 3-16,20
Jm 2-19
1Cor 15,24-28
Jn 14,21-23
Lk 13-34,35
Jn 10,30-33
|