The beautiful mystery of the Trinity of our Creator God.

The great creator God, the king of the universe, is fully and severally God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

What a marvellous mystery – the threefold nature of God working in perfect unison.

I dare not attempt to fathom the unfathomable qualities of the sovereign of the universe beyond that which the Word reveals.

The triune nature of God is not a theological position or a philosophic mind-set. It is the revelation of a living and vital God. A God whose divine immanence sees Him actively engaged with His creation in every detail, at every moment.

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN – THE SON OF GOD REVEALED

• The creator God is unequivocally introduced to the world in the very first verse of the first chapter of the first book of the Bible (Gen 1:1). God the Spirit is introduced in the very next verse, found hovering over the water (the significance of which is worth its own discussion).

• The Apostle John devotes the opening chapter of his gospel to the introduction of the main subject of his writing, Jesus Christ. John’s first chapter asserts the deity of Jesus as the Son of God and positions Jesus Christ within the trinity of God.

• He does this through the ingenious use of three literary techniques:Jesus Christ is inserted into the account of creation in the very first verse. John’s use of the literary technique of a bold opening statement mimics Genesis 1:1. The Son of God (the Word) is unequivocally introduced to the world in the very first verses of the first chapter of the Gospel of John. In doing so John 1:1 is linked to Genesis 1:1. The creator God is linked to the Son of God. The Son of God was not only with God at creation, all things were created through Him!

• John then employs the use of an expert opinion: the testimony of John the Baptist. The messenger of God declaring the coming messiah. Through John the Baptist’s eye-witness account Jesus Christ’s position within the trinity is confirmed. God the Father publicly affirming His son, and God the Spirit tangibly resting on Jesus Christ.

• A supernatural encounter of the God in-three-persons. John ends his chapter with a poignant testimony, that of the everyday person. One that the reader can easily relate to, the guy in the street.

• If Nathaniel can recognise the deity of Jesus Christ, as the Son of God, surely such revelation is available for us too.

• John artfully employs another literary technique: building to a climatic ending. For in the closing lines of the chapter we find Jesus not only confirming Nathaniel’s conclusion, but promising Nathaniel that he will see the supernatural evidence first-hand. John’s stance on his main subject is unquestionable: Jesus Christ truly is the Son of God.

THE LIVING GOD

• The trinity of God, the three persona of the God-head, is revealed through the tapestry of the Bible.

• The logos Word of God is a masterful literary artwork, and yet so much more!

• For the God of the Bible is alive and present and active and reaching out to engage with me at every opportunity. David’s cry becomes my own: “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God, when can I go meet with God?” (Ps 42:2).

• Jeremy Camp’s words ring true for me: “I will stand on the truth. In the living word of God. 'Cause every time it moves my soul and shapes my every thought. It's alive in me, the very breath I breathe. I'm holding on with all I've got to the living word. The living word of God.” (https://youtu.be/p6-KKBxaFJk)