Head-dibs

Do you know the scariest words of scripture? This may seem an odd question in light of the topic of comfort, but there is a connection. Paul writes, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.” (2 Cor. 1:3) Last post we learned that God is to be praised (and we receive comfort from) the God of our Lord Jesus Christ and we found ourselves with a hard question: “If Jesus has a God, how can Jesus be God?” This questions leads us to the second truth concerning the God of all comfort: He is praised because He is “Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,” The doctrine of the Trinity underscores God’s uniqueness above all other gods. Now “trinity” is not a word we find in the Bible, but the teaching is unmistakable. We worship a triune God, distinguished persons of Godhead but not divided in substance. Trinity does not mean there are three gods (tritheism) nor are there three “modes” of being. Trinity means three persons, one essence. A...

[This was another fun question from my Kenyan experience]: Genesis 1:26 reads, " Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth .'" If "us" does not imply the Trinity, then who is "us?" Our options are simply: 1) The Trinity; 2) God, speaking to Himself in "plural of majesty;" that is, in the vernacular of the majestic. 3) God + whoever else may be present. 4) I can't think of another option. Since option 4 speaks for itself, let's consider option 3. Why would God add or be added to whoever or whatever may be present? Regardless of the reason, why would He want to make something or someone else based on that conglomeration? There is no reason for any such action, as He is all goodness and everything excellent. If by "us" God i...

“ How may I have the faith to truly believe in Jesus Christ? I want to, it would make life much simpler . . . but without some sort of divine confirmation I don’t feel that I can truly believe the story of Jesus Christ as the Bible tells. I feel guilt over this. I am a sinner, and I do need God in my life. But how may I be positive that the story of the trinity is 100 percent correct? I feel I need a divine intervention to have unshakable faith .” (an e-mail from California) First, the Bible says that " it is by grace you are saved through faith and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast ." (Ephesians 2:8-9). Faith, grace and salvation all come from God. God promised He would supply it, so why mistrust Him when He has proved His own faithfulness? Does life get simpler when we believe? Well, Jesus did promise us abundant life, but that hinges on the fact that we turn from the sins He paid for on the cross--He died to pay the pena...

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