Christ Reformed Presbyterian Church Podcast - Part 003 - Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
Introduction: One of the clearest teachings of the bible is there is one and only one God. None of the false deities of man's religions exist. Idols are, to quote Paul in 1 Corinthians 8:4, "nothing in the world, and there is no other God but one." The deities invented by the imaginations of men in Egypt, Greece, Rome, and everywhere else tend to look a lot like the people who invented them. The gods of the world are petty, jealous, evil, they plot, scheme, lust, murder, die, etc. They are deities made in the image of their makers – sinful men! The true God who spoke the world into existence in the space of six days and created it out of nothing is infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. God is not subject to passions. God does not learn anything. God's power is limited only by His own righteousness, holiness, and goodness. Because of this, God cannot lie, break His Word, sin, or contradict His own character. God is passionate for His own glory and all that He does and planned or decreed to take place in this world does just that – it glorifies His Name - even if we cannot see or understand His purpose – on the last day, all will be made clear. God created animals and plants to reproduce according to their kinds - the land and sea creatures, the flying creatures, and all the herbs and trees and grass of the fields. But man was different. Man is made in the image of this glorious Creator-God, and was made for communion and fellowship with his Creator. Adam's rebellion and our own rebellion in Adam lost this communion with God and has left us under His wrath and curse outside of the redeeming work of Jesus Christ. But even in the depths of the most hard-hearted of people there is still that longing to know God and be known by Him even if it is suppressed in unrighteousness and sin.
Another essential aspect to understanding God as He has revealed Himself in Scripture is that God is not unipersonal, but
