Trinitarian Grace
Ephesians 1:3-14
We worship one God in the trinity,or tri-unity, of his sacred Persons,Father,Son and Holy
Spirit,and adore each as the God of all grace by whom we are saved.
THE BIBLE CLEARLY TEACHES THE DOCTRINE OF THE
TRINITY. I have read numerous, excellent theological works on the trinity; but
I have never read anything that states the doctrine more simply and clearly
than I John 5:7 - "There are three that bear record in heaven, the Father,
the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." God the Father is
God (
ALL THREE PERSONS IN THE GODHEAD ARE
EQUALLY GRACIOUS. This is what Paul shows us in Ephesians 1:3-14. As the three Persons of the Godhead are equal in divinity but
distinct in personality, so all three Persons in the Godhead are equal in grace
but distinct in the operations of grace. God the Father is the Fountain
of Grace (Eph. 1:3-6). God the Son is the Mediator of Grace (Eph. 1:7-12). God
the Holy Spirit is the Administrator of Grace (Eph.
NO DOCTRINE IN THE BIBLE MORE FORCIBLY
INSPIRES UNITY AMONG BELIEVERS THAN THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY. Every thought
about the triune God should stimulate in us a fervent desire that we may be one
even as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one (John
17:20-22). "Who can think of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as
one - one in nature, one in love, one in purpose - and
not hope for the day when the intercessory prayer of Christ will be answered in
the union of all his followers?" (J. M. Pendleton). Let us earnestly
devote ourselves, as the sons and daughters of the triune God, to unity. Oh,
that we might be one in purpose, seeking the glory of God, one in labor,
serving the cause of Christ, and one in heart, loving one another with pure
hearts fervently!
Don Fortner