Is God A Trinity PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock
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<strong>Is</strong> <strong>God</strong> a <strong>Trinity</strong>?directly with Adam and Eve in the Garden <strong>of</strong> Eden. Andas we saw in John, chapter 1, it was the Word - JesusChrist - who created all things.Therefore, it was the LoRD <strong>God</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Old Testamentwho became the Jesus Christ <strong>of</strong> the New. This fact isillustrated interestingly enough by the grammatical derivation<strong>of</strong> the word YHVH.The word YHVH is explained by Rabbinic sources asencompassing three Hebrew words: HYH meaning was,HVH meaning is (literally "the present tense"- the word"is" is not used in Hebrew) and YHYH meaning willcontinue to be.Putting them all together, YHVH actually means the"Was-<strong>Is</strong>-Will Continue to Be" Being. Even Hebrew linguisticscholars agree that YHVH must be derived fromsome fonn <strong>of</strong> the verb "to be" (was, is, will be).By His very name, then, <strong>God</strong> quite literally encompassesall aspects <strong>of</strong> time -past, present and future. Thisis in complete accord with Malachi 3:6: "For I am YHVH,I change not"; Hebrews 13:8: "Jesus Christ the same yesterday[was], and today [is], and forever [will continue tobe]"; and Revelation 1:8: "I am Alpha and Omega, thebeginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which i.~, andwhich was, and which is to come, the Almighty."Here we can see that even etymologically, JesusChrist and YHVH can be equated. Yet this is only a smallpart <strong>of</strong> the picture because the clear statements <strong>of</strong> boththe Old and New Testaments give overwhelming pro<strong>of</strong>that the <strong>God</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Old Testament is the One who becameJesus Christ. (For further information on this vital part <strong>of</strong>our subject, write immediately for the free article "Whoand What Was Jesus Before His Human Birth?")People Stumbled at ChristIn <strong>Is</strong>aiah chapter eight, verses 13 and 14, we find avery interesting prophecy concerning the Lord <strong>of</strong> Hosts."Sanctify the Lord <strong>of</strong> Hosts himself; and let him beyour fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for asanctuary; but for a stone <strong>of</strong> stumbling and for a rock <strong>of</strong><strong>of</strong>fence to both the houses <strong>of</strong> <strong>Is</strong>rael, for a gin and for asnare to the inhabitants <strong>of</strong> Jerusalem."
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