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TRINITY

JN 14-23

252 (See 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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

Phi 2,5-11 Rev 1,10-20 Rev 5,8-14

Heb 3,2-6 Lk 20,21-26

d 2) Worship Jesus for what He does through the Father verses

Mat 14-33 Lk 17,16-18 Jn 11-32,33

Lk 5-8 Jn 9,34-38 2Tim 4-18

e 3) Worship the Father through Christ verses

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 the Spirit verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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

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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 verses

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 verses

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

c c) Son is inherently equal with the Father verses

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 verses

1Jn 1-2 Rev 1,10-20 Rev 4,2-4

Jn 21,1-7 Lk 2-16

2) Jesus Has All The Internal Qualities Of The Father

d a) Jesus is the exact representation of the Father verses

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 verses

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 verses

Mat 4,1-7 Lk 22-70,71 1Jn 4-2,3,14,15

Mat 27,40-43

eb C- Authority of the Son of God verses

Jn 3-18 Jn 20-31 Col 2-9

5,25-29 Lk 20,41-44

ec I- Jesus is God in heaven verses

Jn 20-17,27-29 Tit 3-4 Rev 1-17,18

1Tim 1-17 2Pet 1-1 19-12

Tit 2-13

ed III- Jesus is God of the Old Testament verses

Lk 13-34 Heb 1,8-13 Heb 9-16

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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

1) Jesus is under the authority of the Father

j a) Jesus obtained power through subjection to the Father verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 the will of God verses

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

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a 4) Jesus worships the Father verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

Mat 18-20 2Cor 13-3, 5 Eph 3-11,12

Mk 16-20 Gal 3-27 Phi 1-19

1Cor 1,7-9

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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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

Lk 1-2 Tit 1-2,3 1Jn 1-1

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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 verses

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