Bible Blueprint: The Trinity
Or How the Bible Characterizes God
There is only one God
The Lord is one God (Deuteronomy 4:35; 6:4; Galatians 3:20; Ephesians 4:6)
There is no other God (Deuteronomy 32:39; 2 Samuel 7:22; 1 Chronicles 17:20; Psalm 86:10; Isaiah 43:10; 44:6; 45:18)
God is simultaneously a plurality and unity
He is characterized as “us” (Genesis 1:26-28)
There are two Lords/Yahwehs (Genesis 19:24; Isaiah 48:16; Zechariah 2:9; Malachi 3:1; Hebrews 1:8)
Jesus is God
The Word is God (John 1:1)
Jesus is in very nature God (Philippians 2:6)
Christ is God over all (Romans 9:5)
The church of God was bought with God’s (i.e. Jesus’) own blood (Acts 20:28)
Jesus and God are one (John 10:30-33)
Thomas refers to Jesus as God (John 20:28)
Paul refers to Jesus as God (Titus 2:13)
John refers to Jesus as God (1 John 5:20)
Jesus has God’s attributes
Jesus is eternal (John 1:1-3; 8:58; Colossians 1:17)
Jesus is immutable (Hebrews 1:10-12; 13:8)
Jesus is/gives life (John 1:4; 5:26; 6:33; 11:25; 14:6; Acts 3:15)
Jesus is the fullness of the Godhead (Colossians 2:9)
Jesus is sovereign (Matthew 28:18; John 3:31; 17:2; Philippians 2:9-10; Colossians 1:18; 1 Peter 3:22)
Jesus is omnipresent (Matthew 18:20; John 14:23; Ephesians 4:10)
Jesus is omnipotent (Philippians 3:21)
Jesus created the world (John 1:3, 10; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:8, 10)
Jesus preserves the world (Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3)
Jesus forgives sins (Matthew 9:2, 6; Luke 7:48)
Jesus sends the Holy Spirit (John 15:26; Acts 1:4-5)
Jesus resurrects (John 6:27, 40; 10:28; 11:25)
Jesus judges (John 5:22-27; Acts 17:31; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Timothy 4:1)
Jesus receives worship (Matthew 2:2, 11; 14:33; 28:9, 17; 24:52; John 9:38; Hebrews 1:6; Revelation 5:8-14)
Jesus receives prayer and is prayed to (Acts 7:59; 1 Corinthians 1:2)
God and Jesus have the same title/accomplish the same thing
The “I Am” and the “I Am He”
God is the “I Am” and “I Am He” (Exodus 3:13-14; Isaiah 43:10)
Jesus is the “I Am” and “I Am He” (John 8:24, 58; 18:3)
The first and the last
God is the first and the last (Isaiah 44:6; 48:12; Revelation 4:8)
Jesus is the first and the last (Revelation 1:17; 22:13)
The King of Kings
God is the King of Kings (1 Timothy 6:15)
Jesus is the King of Kings (Revelation 17:14; 19:16)
King or Lord of Glory
God is the King of glory (Psalm 24:7, 10; Isaiah 6:1-3)
Jesus is the King of glory (John 12:41; 1 Corinthians 2:8)
The Redeemer
God is the Redeemer (Psalm 78:34; Isaiah 47:4)\
Jesus redeemed us (Galatians 3:13)
The Savior
God is the Savior (Isaiah 49:26; 1 Timothy 1:1; 4:10)
Jesus is the Savior (Luke 2:10-11; John 4:42; Acts 4:12; Philippians 3:20)
Jesus is God and Savior (Titus 2:13)
The Shepherd
God is the Shepherd (Psalm 23:1; 100:3; Isaiah 40:11)
Jesus is the Shepherd (John 10:11, 14; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25)
The rock
God is the rock (1 Samuel 2:2; Psalm 18:2; 31:2; 89:26 Isaiah 17:10-11)
Jesus is the rock (1 Corinthians 10:4)
The coming One
God is coming, prepare the way (Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1)
Jesus has come (Matthew 3:3; Luke 7:27)
The Messiah is God and human
Mary’s son would be called “God with us” (Isaiah 7:14; 9:5-6; Jeremiah 23:5-6)
The Messiah is the Eternal Father (Isaiah 9:6)
The Messiah is eternal (Micah 5:2)
The Holy Spirit is God
The Holy Spirit is referred to as God (Acts 5:3-4; 2 Corinthians 3:17)
The Holy Spirit is characterized as a Person
He can be grieved (Isaiah 63:10; Ephesians 4:30)
He counsels (John 14:16; 15:26)
He testifies (John 15:26; Hebrews 10:15)
He teaches (John 14:26)
He hears, speaks, and guides (Mark 13:11; Luke 4:1; John 16:13; Acts 13:2)
He warns (Acts 20:23)
He convicts of sin (John 16:8)
He intercedes and strengthens (Acts 9:31; Romans 8:26-27)
He searches, reveals, and knows (1 Corinthians 2:10-11)
