Trinity—Creation

~ All Three Members of The Trinity Were Involved in Creation ~

Introduction  ~  God is unique in that He is simultaneously One God yet three distinct persons—each with a distinct personality.  Some say the word Trinity is not in the Bible.  They are right!  But the concept of the Trinity is clearly throughout the Scriptures and interestingly there are three passages where all three are mentioned.

Creation—The Trinity (implied)  ~  We find the Trinity in the first verse of our Bible. 

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).  The word translated “God” in our English Bibles is a plural word in the original language! 

“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth’” (Genesis 1:26).

Creation—The Father  ~  “By the word of the Lord [Yahweh or Jehovah] the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.  He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deep in storehouses.  Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.  For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast” (Psalm 33:6-9). 

Creation—The Spirit  ~  “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.  And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters" (Genesis 1:1-2). 

Creation—The Son  ~  “In the beginning was the Word [Jesus Christ], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made” (John 1:1-3).

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers.  All things were created through Him and for Him.  And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (Colossians 1:15-17). 

Conclusion  ~  We serve a creative Triune God and all three members of the Trinity were involved in Creation. 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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Begin—End, 1of12

~ Creation & New Creation ~

There are a number of fascinating parallels between the first three chapters of the Bible (Genesis 1-3) and the last three chapters of the Bible (Revelation 20-22).  In between we find 1,183 chapters which record mankind’s struggles as well as instructions for the struggle.  In this series each post looks at one of the parallels—it is not an exhaustive coverage of all the parallels. 

The Beginning  ~  “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep.  And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:1-2).

 

The Middle  ~  “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17).  “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.  For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation” (Galatians 6:14-15). 

The End  ~  “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.  Also there was no more sea.  …  Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new’” (Revelation 21:1-5a). 

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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In the beginning God

~ 5 Profound Concepts in 10 Words! ~

There are five great things which man has relentlessly studied. Each of the five is knowable to a degree. The five are: time, force, action, space, and matter. Interestingly, God has given us information about all five in the very first verse of the Bible. Scientists commonly discuss time, space, and matter. A significant portion of science is concerned largely about cause (force) and effect (the resulting action).

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

TIME—“In the beginning”   ~   The Word of God tells us that God is an eternal being—He has an eternal past and an eternal future. In these first three words of Scripture we find that time begins. “All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen One who never dies; He alone is God” (1 Timothy 1:17). 

FORCE—“God”   ~   The Bible tells us that God is omnipotent, or all-powerful. God’s power is without limit. “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist” (Colossians 1:16-17). 

ACTION—“created”   ~   The Scripture tells us that mankind was created “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:27). Man as he was created reflected his creative Maker. Sin entered and man died spiritually. Today, those who have accepted God’s plan of salvation are becoming increasingly like God. “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Corinthians 3:18).  

SPACE—“the heavens”   ~   Every day astronomers are discovering greater magnitudes of glory in space than ever imagined. The Word of God tells us that “the heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1a).

MATTER—“and the earth.”   ~   God created the earth with all its beauty for mankind. Even today scientists and researchers in many fields are daily discovering greater depths of intricacy of design on this marvelous planet we call earth.  “The earth displays His handiwork” (Psalm 19:1b).

“In the beginning [time] God [force] created [action] the heavens [space] and the earth [matter]” (Genesis 1:1).

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW