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Comforter (Holy Spirit). John 16:7, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
John 17:6, “I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.”
Verse 11 of John 17, as well as verse 12, makes this statement concerning the oneness of the Father, “...Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name...”
Stephen in the book of Acts 7:59 had a great revelation of who Jesus was. “And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
The name of God is Jesus (YHWH) the relationship of God the Father, the Son of God, and God the Holy Spirit is that there is only one true God manifested in flesh by his spirit.
When an individual looks at the title Father, the individual will be able to see the roles that God is described as being. For one He is the father of the only begotten Son, Jesus. Read of the birth of Jesus Christ and see how God is described. One will see how clearly the scriptures depict the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) conceived within Mary the Son signifying God in the flesh as the Father. God is also the father of all creation. The account of creation in the beginning of scriptures reveals the Father (God) creating all things. John 1:3-4, 3.) “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4.) In him was life; and the life was the light of man.” God is also known as the father of the church (the children of God). We understand that the Church represents the born-again of Christ. John 6:12-13, 12.) “But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13.) Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” We become the sons and daughters of the Father (God).
Take a look at II Corinthians 5:19-21 and see if there is any inclination depicting of bi- theology or tri-theology. There is none. 19.) “To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imparting their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 20.) Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled unto God. 21.) For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
The in New Testament, the book of John in is heavily loaded with scripture revealing God as Father and Son. As we have just been over a few of them, we are able to see the revelation of the Godhead displayed before our understanding.
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