Pastor and 1st Lady Mims

Mims Chapel Church

Week 2, March 9

Lesson 2

We Believe That There Is One
God, Eternally Existent in Three
Persons: God the Father, God the
Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Lesson Text:

1 John 5:7; Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:17; Isaiah 6:8

Memory Verses

"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost and these three are one. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, anatover the fowl of the air, and the cattle, and all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."
1 John 5:7,
And a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased"
Matthew 3:17

Key Terms
Eternally • In a way that continues or lasts forever; permanently.
Trinity • Christian Godhead as one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Suggested Emphasis

The Eternal Existent God

In Genesis 1:1, the Word states, "In the beginning, God..." In Revelation 1:8, Jesus states, "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end." These texts refer to the beginning of time as we know it. Psalm 90:2 states, "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God." God is omnipresent. Deuteronomy 10:14 says, "Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is." Proverbs 15:3 says, "The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." 2 Chronicles 16:9 says, "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth, thou shalt have wars." God is immutable. Numbers 23:19 tells us that "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?" Hebrews 13:8 lets us know that Jesus Christ is "the same yesterday, and today, and forever." God is omnipotent. Jeremiah 32:17 says, "Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee."

Emphasis 1:

God the Father

We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Author and Creator of all things. The Old Testament reveals God in diverse manners, by manifesting his nature, character, and dominions. The Gospels in the New Testament give us knowledge of God the Father, showing the relationship of God to Jesus as Father, or representing Him as the Father in the Godhead, and Jesus himself that son (John 15:3,14:20). Jesus also gives God the distinction of "Fatherhood" to all believers when He explains God as "our Father which art in heaven" in Matthew 6:9 (James E Slappy, Jr. Calvary COGIC, 1988).

Emphasis 2:

God, The Son

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Second person in the Godhead (the Trinity of Triune Godhead). We believe that Jesus was and is eternal in His person and nature as the Son of God, who was with God at the beginning of creation (John 1:1). We believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin called Mary according to Matthew 1:18, thus giving rise to our fundamental belief in the Virgin Birth and all of the miraculous events surrounding this phenomenon (Matthew 1:18-25). We be-
lieve that Jesus Christ became the "suffering servant" of man, who came seeking to redeem man from sin and to reconcile him back to God, His Father (Romans 5:10). We believe that Jesus Christ is at the right hand of God now as "mediator between God and men," as it says in 1 Timothy 2:5.

Emphasis 3:

God, The Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost)

We believe the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead; proceeds from the Father and the Son; and is of the same substance, equal in power and glory (1 John 5:7). The Holy Ghost is a gift bestowed upon the believer to equip and empower the believer, making him a more effective witness for service in the world. He teaches and guides one in all truth (John 16:13; Acts 1:8,8:39).

Missions Application Questions

1. As a mission worker on the field, how would you describe three distinct, divine personalities, who work as one to an international audience?
2. Using the scriptures in this lesson as well as others, please give several illustrations in the New Testament of the Godhead and why you chose those scriptures.

World Missions Prayer Points

Let us pray that believers continue to remain strong in the Lord and walk in faith knowing our God is eternally existent.
Let us pray that mission workers continue to arm themselves of the power of the Holy Ghost, so that they become more equipped to "Go ye" into all the world (Matthew 28:19).