"Three to the Power of One" Trinity Part 2

The Son
There are three main issues that the Bible teaches which leads to the logical conclusion of the trinity, here are the 3 key issues we will be working with during this series
-There is one God (The Bible teaches Monotheism, one God)
-God is three persons
-Each person is fully God

One God Verses O.T. Isaiah 45:5-6, N.T. Romans 3:30
Trinity Verses Isaiah 6:8 “who will go for US” Matthew 28:19 unifies them under one name

The trinity in essence is love, if God were not triune there will be no love because before creation God would not encompass love because there would be no one to love. John 16:13-15 & 17:20-24 “before the foundation of the world”

C.S Lewis calls the trinity a dance within itself of mutual submission and joy the Godhead exists for one another.

When the art of real dancing happens
Tim Keller expounds upon this idea in his book “The Reason for God”

Read quotes from book and expound (with paper)

Sin is us trying to make other people revolve around us and because of sin God so chooses to pour out this mutual love He has for the Son and Spirit to us.

When Jesus came He was bringing us back to the position we needed to be in a life centered around God and others and also bringing us in unity with the Trinitarian God.

That is why Jesus says to find your life you must lose it Mark 8:35, and the greatest command is to Love God and others. He knows we find joy, purpose and fulfillment living for Him and others rather then ourselves, that what He does.

For the duration of the message I am going to talk about the person of Jesus as deity Isaiah 9:6, and how He applies to our lives.

I have an acronym
What He was while He was here…
S- Sacrifice John 10:11-18 shepherd

“If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.” C.T. Studd

T- Teacher Matt 19:17, Jesus was not only being recognized as a teacher but He used the opportunity to say that He was God
Transition illustration Mrs. Satorski

E- Example 1 Peter 2:20-22, Jesus went through life and an excruciating death without sinning, that is the example that we need to follow

What He is now…
A- Advocate 1 Tim 2:5, 1 John 2:1, when we sin Jesus stands before the Father and reminds that He paid for those sins

What He will be…
K- King, Rev 19:15-16, This helps us to understand what the future brings for us. That is why we worship and stand in reverence because He is the King