The Holy Trinity

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." Genesis 1:1-2

"God, who at sundry times and in divers manners (many ways) spake (or spoke) in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;” -Hebrews 1:1-3

This reality as we know it was created many thousands of years ago by three very powerful entities. These three entities have come to be known as the Holy Trinity. They consist of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

The first of the three I would like to speak about is God the Father. From a Christian's point of view, God is everything. God is the reason for living. The reason I wake up in the morning is God. He surrounds me and completes me.

“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.” -Ecclesiastes 5:19-20

God creates in me a joyful heart and in return I am ultimately motivated by the brevity of my own life. This joy or divine security can only come from God. A person or thing cannot create in you divine security, only God can.

So why is God so important to a Born Again Christian like me? Besides the joyful heart and divine security that I get from God the Father, what motivates me to serve Him?

I will tell you what or who motivates me, it is God the Son, Jesus Christ. I was recreated by Jesus Christ when he died for my sins on the cross of Calvary. Jesus Christ is the second part of the Holy Trinity and the Son of His Majesty, God. It is Jesus who motivates me to serve His Father, God.

“Jesus said unto him, thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” -Matthew 22:37

Jesus Christ is the reason for my salvation from Hell. Some may say that Jesus was merely an archangel from God and that He wasn’t God’s only Son, but those rumors are false. Be careful of false doctrine and followers of the antichrist movements. Believe in the word of God and follow it closely.

“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” -John 1:29

“These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful.” -Revelation 17:14

The third spiritual being in this Holy Trinity is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the force by which God the Father and God the Son works within our lives. It’s movement through us and about us creates within us a Holiness like unto God’s.

“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” - John 14:26

Like many Born Again Christians, I can feel the Holy Spirit work through me. This spirit guides me through life’s trials and protects me in the face of diversity. It is my link to God’s spiritual web. When I am being tempted, the Holy Spirit reminds me that I must stay on the path of righteousness and not stray.

I believe that the more faithful and true that you are to God, the more the Holy Spirit will become apparent in your life. I believe it opens your mind and heart up to certain possibilities that you wouldn’t normally be able to comprehend. The spirit gives us peace of mind and a better understanding of what it is to be a born again Christian.

“And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.” -Acts 6:8

But then, certain men, the elders and the scribes arrested Stephen for his Christian acts.

“And set up false witnesses, which said, this man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:” -Acts 6:13

Stephen tried to defend himself against his accusers.

“Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One (Jesus Christ); of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:” -Acts 7:52

But, regardless of Stephen’s defense, they still killed him. Through it all, Stephen would not give up on God. He was filled with the Holy Spirit from head to toe, till the very end.

“And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.” -Acts 7:59-60

Even while they were killing him, Stephen asked God to forgive them. This is the perfect example of the Holy Spirit working through a Born Again Christian.

God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit. They are separate beings, yet they are one being. They all work in unison to create the Holy Trinity of creation, sacrifice and eternal life. Through one, we receive three.

If you are already a Born Again Christian then live the life and if you are not, accept Jesus and start the life.

God Bless all of you!