Believing in Jesus as God and Man Part 5

The hypostatic union: How can Jesus have two natures? Jesus was fully God and fully human when He walked the earth. The Old Testament scriptures suggest the two natures in Isaiah 9:6a “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us…” In his humanity Isaiah writes, “A child is [...]

Believing in Jesus as God and Man Part 3

Now we need to answer the question, how can God become a man?  How can the creator of the universe become human?  Or as Bette Midler sang, “What if God was one of us?”  Well, Bette He did become one of us. For some people Jesus as fully God and fully man is a major [...]

Loving the Trinity part 10

I am continuing my discussion on how to answer the person who asks, “If the Trinity is such an important doctrine, why isn’t it taught in the Old Testament?” Here is another passage where one person is called “God” and is distinguished from another person who is also called “God.”  We read Psalm 45:6-7 “Your [...]

Loving the Trinity part 9

I am going to provide some additional information to help in your understanding of this Biblical doctrine.  This also will equip you to answer the Jehovah Witness who asks, “If the Trinity is such an important doctrine, why isn’t it taught in the Old Testament?” The Doctrine of the Trinity is progressively revealed New Testament [...]

Loving the Trinity part 7

A working definition of the Trinity is one God subsists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-equal and co-eternal.  My contention is the Bible supports the following three premises to establish the Trinity: 1) there is only one God, 2) the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are separate persons, and 3) each person [...]

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