1.   The Trinity is not a Catholic invention or a Baptist doctrine but is firmly founded on the Bible itself. (1 John 5:7) The term Trinity comes from the Latin term “Trinitas” meaning three.

2.   The Trinity is a fundamental of the Faith that must be believed in order to be Saved. (John 8:23-24) A proper view of Christ Jesus is necessary.

 

I.            Jesus identified as The Lord not just Lord

·        1 Corinthians 2:8

·        1 Corinthians 12:3 (Notice it is saying “the” Lord and the only way you can say Jesus is the Lord is by the Holy Ghost. Compare this with Philippians 2:10-11 where the lost sinners are forced to bow down but they don’t say He is the Lord only He is Lord. Sound familiar?)

·        1 Corinthians 15:47

·        Ephesians 4:5

·        Deuteronomy 6:4

·        Romans 10:9

·        David called him Lord. (Psalm 110:1) Jesus refers to this in Matthew 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:42. Peter refers to it in Acts 2:34. It tells us that the Messiah would be the Lord himself! *Note: No Jewish father would ever think of calling his son Lord, yet David did!! David saw that according to the flesh his son, the Messiah, would be born through a Virgin (Isaiah 7:14) but as to the Spirit manifest in flesh (1 Timothy 3:16) he would be his Lord!

·        Who will they look upon? Zechariah 12:10 (Read) Who is the speaker? Zechariah 12:7-8 tells us it is The Lord.

II.          The Virgin Birth (Isaiah 7:14 – Matthew 1:23)

III.       Given Divine Names (Isaiah 9:6)

IV.        Everlasting (Micah 5:2, Colossians 1:17)

V.           I Am – Ask yourself this question…Could anyone else except God get away with saying all this?

·        Exodus 3:14

·        John 8:58 » Leviticus 24:12-16

·        John 4:26

·        John 8:12, 24 » Isaiah 41:4, 43:10, 46:4

·        John 11:25

·        John 10:7, 9, 11, 14

·        John 9:5

·        John 15:1, 5

·        John 14:6, 11

·        John 6:48, 51

·        *John 10:30, 33

·        John 8:18

·        John 7:29 » John 8:29

·        John 8:28

·        Who draws men? John 12:32, Matthew 11:28, John 14:6, John 3:36

VI.        He forgave sins (Mark 2:5, 7) Only the aggrieved law giver could forgive the guilty one. Matthew 19:16 » John 10:11, 14

VII.      Claimed Equality with God (Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14, John 10:30, John 5:18)

VIII.    Omnipresence – Everywhere present (Matthew 18:20, John 3:13, Matthew 28:20)

IX.        Omniscience – All knowing (Mark 11:2-6, Matthew 12:40, 24:3-31, John 2:24, Luke 5:22)

X.           Omnipotence – All powerful (Matthew 28:18, Luke 8:24) *Not the church, devil, UN, or the world!

XI.        Creative power – create something from nothing (Colossians 1, John 1, Hebrews 1)

XII.      Power over the elements (Luke 8:24, Mark 4:39, Matthew 14:25)

XIII.    Jesus was worshipped (John 9:38, Matthew 14:33, Luke 24:52, Hebrews 1:6, John 20:28) Jesus accepted worship, commended men for doing it, allowed them to do it and encouraged men to do it and NEVER refused it. (Luke 4:8, Matthew 22:37) Jesus claimed to be the image of God. (Hebrews 1:3, John 14:9, Colossians 1:15, *Exodus 20:3-6 notice the wording in these verses and compare to the N.T.!

XIV.     The Resurrection (Romans 1:4, 6:4, 9:4-5, John 2:19-22)

XV.       Exclusive attributes of God alone

·        Unchangeable (Hebrews 13:8)

·        Holy (Mark 1:24)

·        Sinless (1 Peter 2:22)

·        Just (Acts 3:14)

·        The Righteous Judge (Acts 17:31)

·        Loving (John 15:13)

·        Merciful (Titus 3:5)

·        Faithful (2 Timothy 2:3)

5 Works of God ascribed to Jesus Christ

1.   Creation (John 1:3)

2.   Preservation (Hebrews 1:3)

3.   Forgiveness (Luke 7:48)

4.   Raising the dead (John 6:39)

5.   Judgement (John 5:22)