In this post I am going to demonstrate how the Quran has been set up to replace the role that the inspired Scriptures assign to Christ.

GOD’S UNCREATED WORD BECOMES HUMAN

For instance, God’s revelation identifies Christ as the eternal Word of God who became enfleshed for the express purpose of revealing God to his creation:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being.In Him was life, and the life was the Light of mankind… This was the true Light that, coming into the world, enlightens every person.He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him, and yet the world did not know Him… And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth… No one has seen God at any time; God the only Son, who is in the arms of the Father, He has explained Him.” John 1:1, 14, 18

“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life—the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us—that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:1-3

“Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself. He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.” Revelation 19:11-16  

God’s written Word also identifies Christ as the Intercessor who intercedes and mediates for mankind on the basis of his sacrificial death, whereby he offered up his life for the salvation of the world:

“For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.” John 3:17

“and they were saying to the woman, ‘It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One truly is the Savior of the world.’” John 4:42

“This is the bread that comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat from it and not die. I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats from this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world also is My flesh.” John 6:50-51

“If anyone hears My teachings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.” John 12:47

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.” Romans 8:31-34

“For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.” 1 Timothy 2:5-6

“Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing. But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;” Hebrews 7:23-26

“how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?  For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the violations that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.” Hebrews 9:14-15

“and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.” Hebrews 12:24

“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” 1 John 2:1-2

“By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins… We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.” 1 John 4:9-10, 14

ISLAM’S SATANIC ALTERNATIVE

This is where the Quran comes into play.

Sunni Islam teaches that the Muslim revelation is the uncreated word/speech of Allah that became a book:

42 Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)

(1698) Chapter: The Qur’an, The Word Of Allah

Ibn ‘Abbas said:

The Prophet used to seek refuge in Allah for al-Hasan and al-Husain, saying; I seek refuge for both of you in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and every poisonous thing and from the evil eye which influences. He would then say; your father sought refuge in Allah by them for Ismail and Ishaq.

Abu Dawud said; this is a proof of the fact that the Quran is not created.

Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani)

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4737

In-book reference: Book 42, Hadith 142

English translation: Book 41, Hadith 4719 (Sunan Abi Dawud 4737; emphasis mine)

And:

The Quran is the word of Allah, which originated from Allah, and will return to Him. Allah uttered the Quran, Angel Jibreel (Gabriel) heard this speech, and was tasked to bring the Revelation down to Muhammad.

The Quran is the Speech of Allah, which means it is one of His Attributes, and is from Him, and not from the created world. Deviant sects who negate the Attributes of Allah claim that the Quran is created. According to the orthodox Islamic position of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama‘ah,⁽¹⁾ “Whoever says the Quran is created, and not speech is an apostate (kafir).”⁽²⁾

At-Tahawi said in his famous book Al-‘Aqeeda at-Tahawiyya that the believers affirm, “The Quran is the Word of Allah. It originally came from Him, without ascribing modality to His Speech. He sent it down upon His Messenger as Revelation. The believers accept all of that as the truth. They are certain that it is the Word of Allah the Exalted in reality. It is uncreated, unlike the speech of creatures.”⁽³⁾ Therefore, we affirm that whoever says Allah does not have speech has disbelieved. There are many pieces of evidence for this statement. Most importantly, the claim that Allah does not have speech negates, and rejects what Allah said concerning the hypocrites (mushrikun):

“They wish to change the words of Allah.”⁽¹⁾

Our goal as believers is to submit to the Speech of Allah, and to strive with our short time to understand, and implement this Quran.

(1) Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah refers to Muslims who strive to follow the example of the first three best generations (as-Salaf us-Salihin), and the Prophet declared their superiority in understanding, interpreting, and applying the Quran, and Prophetic Tradition (Sunnah).

(2) The four Imams stated that calling the Quran created ‘is disbelief (kufr); it is the position of the well-grounded jurists before, and after them.

(3) Al-Aqeedah Tahawiyya by the Hanafi jurist Abu Ja’far Ahmad at-Tahawi (792 -843 AH), Abu Amina Elias trans.

(1) Quran (48:15), Sahih International trans. (Karim Abuzaid, The Maqasidic Tafsir, Volume I (2nd Edition), pp. 11-12 https://karimabuzaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/The-Maqasidic-Tafsir-Volume-I-Editing-V15-eBook.pdf)

The Sunni tradition also attests that the Quran and its various chapters will appear in various shapes for the express purpose of interceding for all those Muslims that would recite them, disputing with Allah on their behalf in order to insure their salvation and forgiveness:

Recitation of the Qur’an

180. Chapter: On the Excellence of reciting the Qur’an

991. Abu Umama said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah say, ‘Recite the Qur’an. It will appear on the Day of Rising as an intercessor for its people.'” [Muslim]

992. an-Nawwas ibn Sam’an said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah say, ‘On the Day of Rising the Qur’an will be brought with the people who used to act by it in this world, preceded by Surat al-Baqara (2) and Ali ‘Imran (3), arguing on behalf of those who knew them.'” [Muslim]

(Aisha Bewley, Riyad as-Salihin (The Meadows of the Righteous), Book of Virtues (180-231); emphasis mine)

Here’s another English rendering of the aforementioned ahadith:

8 The Book of Virtues

(180) Chapter: The Excellence of Reciting the Qur’an

Abu Umamah reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, “Read the Qur’an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection.”

[Muslim].

Reference: Riyad as-Salihin 991

In-book reference: Book 8, Hadith 1 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin/8/1)

An-Nawwas bin Sam’an reported:

I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, “The Qur’an and its people who applied it, will be brought on the Day of Resurrection preceded with Surat Al-Baqarah and Surat Al-‘Imran arguing on behalf of those who applied them.”

[Muslim]

Reference: Riyad as-Salihin 991

In-book reference: Book 8, Hadith 1 (sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin/8/2)

This next tradition is rather intriguing since it depicts individual surahs addressing Allah their Lord and God, and even going as far as to argue with him!

Khalid b. Ma‘dan said: RECITE THE RESCUER, which is A.L.M. The sending down,³ for I have heard that a man who had committed many sins used to recite it and nothing else. It spread its wings over him AND SAID, ‘MY LORD, forgive him, for he often used to RECITE ME;’ so the Lord Most High MADE IT AN INTERCESSOR for him and said, ‘Record for him a good deed and raise him a degree in place of every sin.’ Khalid said: IT WILL DISPUTE on behalf of the one who RECITES IT when he is in the grave SAYING, ‘O God, if I am a part of Thy Book, make me AN INTERCESSOR for him; but if I am not a part of Thy Book, blot me out of it.’ It will be like a bird putting its wing on him, IT WILL INTERCEDE for him and will protect him from the punishment in the grave. He said the same about ‘Blessed is He.’4 Khalid did not go to sleep at night till he had recited them. Ta’us said they were given sixty virtues more than any other sura in the Qur’an.

Darimi transmitted.”

3. Qur’an, xxxii.

4. Qur’an, lxvii. (Mishkat Al-Masabih, English Translation With Explanatory Notes by Dr. James Robson [Sh. Muhammad Ashraf Publishers, Booksellers & Exporters, Lahore-Pakistan, Reprint 1990], Volume II, Book VIII. The Excellent Qualities of the Qur’an, Chapter I, p. 459 https://sunnah.com/mishkat:2176; bold and capital emphasis mine)

Not only do the aforementioned narrations show that the Quran and its various chapters are distinct conscious beings, but they also attribute divine qualities to them such as omniscience!

After all, the surahs must be fully aware of all the Muslims that used to recite them from all those that didn’t do, and must also know how many times they used to do so.

It is therefore clear that the Quran has been erected to be the Islamic alternative to Christ in order to keep people away from mankind’s one and only true hope of salvation (Cf. John 14:6; Acts 4:12).

The one major difference between the two is that the Quran is the Word which became a book, whereas Jesus is the Word who became human.

Scriptural references taken from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).

FURTHE READING

THE TALKING QURAN: UTHMAN IBN FAROOQ’S LIES EXPOSED

Revisiting The Issue of the Uncreated Quran Pt. 1

In this short post I will cite some of the many passages which make it emphatically clear that the Lord grants mercy and grace to those who humble themselves before him.

“Yet it came about, when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently. Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ‘Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; I will bring the disaster upon his house in his son’s days.’” 1 Kings 21:27-29

“But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the Lord, this is what you shall say to him: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “Regarding the words which you have heard, since your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become an object of horror and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have indeed heard you,” declares the Lord.’” 2 Kings 22:18-19

“and My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

“So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, ‘The Lord is righteous.’ When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, ‘They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them; and I will grant them a little deliverance, and My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem by means of Shishak.’… And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and conditions were also good in Judah. 2 Chronicles 12:6-7, 12

“He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way.” Psalm 25:9

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.” Psalm 51:17

“Seek the LORD, All you humble of the earth Who have practiced His ordinances; Seek righteousness, seek humility. Perhaps you will remain hidden On the day of the LORD’s anger.” Zephaniah 2:3

“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is comfortable, and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

“At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, ‘Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?’ And He called a child to Himself and set him among them, and said, ‘Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. So whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:1-4  

“Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.” Matthew 23:12

“He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble.” Luke 1:52

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 14:11

“Now He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: ‘Two men went up into the [a]temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself: “God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.” But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying, “God, be merciful to me, the sinner!” I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.’” Luke 18:9-14

“He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, ‘God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’… Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.” James 4:6, 10

“You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,” 1 Peter 5:5-6

All biblical citations taken from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).

One of the supposed errors and mistakes found in the Holy Bible that skeptics raise is Matthew’s claim that the Messiah would be called a Nazarene in the Hebrew Bible:

“But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” Matthew 2:22-23

Suffice it to say, no such prophecy exists.

The problem with this charge is that Matthew is not referring to an explicit prophecy by a single prophet. Rather, he is referring to a general theme found in various prophets, which is why Matthew did not speak of prophet in the singular, but rather prophets in the plural.

When Matthew does have a specific prophecy in mind he will employ prophet in the singular, as the following examples testify:

“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ (which means “God with us’).” Matthew 1:22-23

“When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. ‘In Bethlehem in Judea,’ they replied, ‘for this is what the prophet has written: “But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.”’” Matthew 2:3-6

“When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. ‘Get up,’ he said, ‘take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.’ So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘Out of Egypt I called my son.’ When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: ‘A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.’” Matthew 2:13-18

“In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: ‘A voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.”’” Matthew 3:1-3

The aforementioned texts make it abundantly clear that Matthew’s use of the prophets in the plural in 2:23 indicates that he did not have a specific prophecy in mind. Instead, he clearly had the prophet witness as a whole in view which leads me to my next point.

One OT theme is that the Messiah would be the branch of Jesse, the father of king David:

“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse: from his roots a branch (netzer) will bear fruit.” Isaiah Isaiah 11:1 – Cf. Jeremiah 23:5-6; 33:15-16; 3:8; 6:9-15

The Messiah is called a netzer, i.e. the “branch.” The word netzer sounds like the Hebrew Natzrati, i.e. a “Nazarene”. In fact, in Aramaic Jesus would have been called Yeshua ha Notzri., which is close in sound to netzer.

It, therefore, seems clear that Matthew is using a play on words, a pun on the title which Isaiah gives to the Messiah, a common technique in Hebrew.

Now lest one accuse us of making up the preceding exegesis regarding Isaiah 11:1 being one possible source behind Matt. 2:23, or that this is a modern novel explanation, we only have to cite Church history to see how fathers like Jerome (347-420 A.D.) explained this passage:

Once more it is written in the pages of the same evangelist, ‘And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.’ Let these word fanciers and nice critics of all composition tell us where they have read the words; and if they cannot, let me tell them that they are in Isaiah. For in the place where we read and translate, ‘There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots,’ in the Hebrew idiom it is written thus, ‘There shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse and a Nazarene shall grow from his root.’ How can the Septuagint leave out the word “Nazarene,” if it is unlawful to substitute one word for another? It is sacrilege either to conceal or to set at naught a mystery. ( LETTER 57 — TO PAMMACHIUS ON THE BEST METHOD OF TRANSLATING)

Another reason for Matthew calling Jesus a Nazarene is to highlight his lowly origins, and of his being despised and rejected by men, especially by his own countrymen. This is brought by the following NT passage:

“He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him… Philip found Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’ ‘Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?‘ Nathanael asked. ‘Come and see,’ said Philip.” John 1:10-11, 45-46

Therefore, Nazareth symbolizes the rejection of Jesus by his brethren, which is precisely what the prophets foretold, namely that the Messiah would be despised and hated by the people:

“But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: ‘He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.'” Psalm 22:6-8

“For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face. I am a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my own mother’s sons; for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.” Psalm 69:7-9

“See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Just as there were many who were appalled at him – his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness – so will he sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand. Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was stricken. He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light [of life] and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.” Isaiah 52:13-53:12

The foregoing should suffice in establishing that Matthew is using a pun on Nazarene in identifying the Messiah as the one despised and rejected by the people.

In this post I will highlight the biblical texts that point to the one true God eternally existing as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

1. THE ONE TRUE GOD

OT: Deut. 4:35, 39; 6:4; 32:39; 1 Kgs. 8:60; 2 Chron. 15:3; Pss. 86:10; 100:3; Isa. 37:16, 20; 43:10-11; 44:6-8; 45:5-6, 21-22; 46:9; Jer. 10:10-11; 2:11; Mal. 2:10

NT: Mk. 12:29, 32; Jn. 5:44; Rom. 3:30; 16:27; 1 Tim. 1:17; James 2:19   

THE FATHER DESCRIBED AS GOD

Jn. 5:43-44; 17:3; 1 Cor. 8:6; 2 Cor. 1:3; Eph. 1:3, 17; 4:6; 1 Thss. 1:9; 1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 1:1; 2 Pt. 1:17

THE SON DESCRIBED AS GOD

Isa. 9:6 (Cf. 10:20-21; Mt. 4:15-16); Mt. 1:22-23 (Cf. Isa. 7:14); Lk. 8:39 (Cf. Ps. 66:16); Jn. 1:1; 20:28; Acts 20:28; Rom. 9:5; 1 Tim. 1:12-17; Tit. 2:13; Heb. 1:8; 2 Pt. 1:1; 1 Jn. 5:20; Rev. 21:7

THE HOLY SPIRIT DESCRIBED AS GOD

2 Sam. 23:2-3; Acts 5:3-4

2. THE ETERNAL CREATOR AND SUSTAINER/LIFE-GIVER

YHWH

Gen. 1:1; 2:1, 4-7, 19-24; 14:19, 22; Deut. 32:6-9, 15, 18; Exod. 20:8-11; 31:12-17; Neh. 9:6; Job 9:8; 10:8-12; 35:10; Pss. 24:1-2; 36:9; 95:3-6; 102:25-27; Isa. 40:28; 41:4; 42:5; 43:6-7, 20-21; 44:24; 45:12, 18; 48:13; 64:8; Jer. 10:12; 51:15

THE FATHER

Jn. 5:21, 26; 10:29; Acts 17:24-31; Eph. 3:9; Heb. 1:2; 3:4; 11:3; 1 Tim. 6:13; Rev. 4:11

THE SON

Jn. 1:3-4, 10; 5:21, 25-26, 28-29; 6:39-44, 53-54, 57; 10:28; 11:25-26; 14:6; Acts 3:15; 1 Cor. 8:6; 15:45; Col. 1:15-17; 3:4; Heb. 1:2-3, 10-12; 3:3-4; Rev. 3:14

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Gen. 1:2; Job 33:4; Ps. 104:30; Mt. 1:18, 20; Lk. 1:34-35; Jn. 6:63; Rom. 8:9-13; 2 Cor. 3:6

3. GOD’S ESSENTIAL OMNI-ATTRIBUTES

The Bible attests that God is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent by nature. These are called the omni-attributes of God.

YHWH

Gen. 17:1; 18:14; 1 Kgs. 8:39; 1 Chron. 28:9; Pss. 44:21; 121:3-4; 139:1-16; 147:4-5; Isa. 40:17, 26; 41:21-24; 44:25-28; 45:1-7; 55:10-11; 62:6-7; 65:24; Jer. 23:23-24; 32:17-18, 27; Dan. 2:37-38; 4:24-26, 31-32, 34-37; Amos 9:2-4

THE FATHER

Mt. 6:6, 8, 18; 19:26; Mk. 14:36; 1 Jn. 3:20; Rev. 4:8, 11  

THE SON

Mk. 2:8; 7:24-30; Mt. 8:5-13; 16:27; 18:20; 28:18-20; Jn. 1:45-49; 2:24-25; 4:43-54; 14:13-14, 20-21, 23; 16:29-31; 21:17 2 Cor. 13:5; Eph. 1:20-23; 3:18-19; 4:7-10; Phil. 3:21; Col. 1:27; 2:2-3; 3:11; Rev. 1:8, 17-18; 2:1, 18-23; 3:1; 5:6; 17:14; 22:12-13  

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Gen. 6:3, 17; 7:15, 22; Num. 11:16-17, 24-29; Pss. 104:30; 139:7-12; Isa. 11:1-2; 30:1; 32:14-15; 34:16; 40:13-14; 44:1-3; 59:21; 63:10-11, 14; Ezek. 36:25-27; 37:12-14; 39:29; Mt. 10:19-20; Mk. 13:11; Jn. 7:38-39; 14:16-17, 26; Acts 2:1-4, 27-28, 33; Rom. 8:9-17, 26-27; 1 Cor. 2:10-12; 3:16; 6:19; 2 Cor. 5:5; Gal. 4:6; Eph. 1:13-14, 17-18; 2:22; 4:30; 1 Tim. 4:1; 2 Tim. 1:14

4. RESURRECTING JESUS AND MANKIND

The inspired Scriptures assign the resurrection of Christ and of humanity at the end of the age to all three divine Persons of God.

THE FATHER

Acts 2:22-24; 3:15; 13:32-35; 17:30-31; 1 Cor. 6:14; 2 Cor. 4:14; Gal. 1:1

THE SON

Jn. 2:19-22; 5:25, 28-29; 6:39-40, 44, 54; 10:17-18, 28; 1 Thss. 4:13-18; Phil. 3:21

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Rom. 8:11-13; 1 Pet. 3:18

5. SAVIOR

By Savior I mean God is the one who forgives, delivers and transforms individuals. And I include within this term the role of intercession and mediation, since these functions procure a believer’s righteous standing before God.

YHWH

Isa. 43:10-11, 25; 44:6; 45:21-22; 63:8-9; Hos. 13:4

THE FATHER

Mt. 19:26-27; 1 Tim. 2:3-4; 4:10; Tit. 1:3; 2:11; 3:4

THE SON

Mt. 1:21; 26:26-28; Mark 10:45; Jn. 3:17; 4:42; 12:47; Acts 3:26; 5:31; 13:23; Rom. 3:25; 8:3, 32-34; Eph. 1:7; 5:23; 2 Timothy 1:10; Tit. 1:4; 2:13; 3:6; Heb. 2:9-18; 4:14-16; 7:23-26; 9:14, 23-28; 1 Jn. 1:7; 2:1-2; 4:10, 14; Rev. 1:6; 5:9-10; 7:9-17

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Jn. 3:3-5; 6:63; 14:16-17, 26; 16:7-13; Rom. 8:26-27; 2 Cor. 3:6, 17-18; Heb. 9:14; 10:15-17

6. SANCTIFIER

Though sanctifying, or the act of making one holy and separate from sin, would naturally fall under the category of salvation I , nonetheless, distinguish it here for the purpose of highlighting how all three divine Persons are involved in this act of making individuals holy.

THE FATHER

1 Thss. 5:23

THE SON

1 Cor. 6:11; Eph. 5:25-26; Heb. 2:11; 10:10, 14; 13:12

THE HOLY SPIRIT

1 Cor. 6:11; 2 Thss. 2:13; 1Pt. 1:2

7. SOURCE OF ALL SPIRITUAL GIFTS/BLESSINGS

THE FATHER

Mt. 7:11; Lk. 11:13; 1 Cor. 1:3; 12:6; 2 Cor. 13:14; Rev. 1:4

THE SON

Jn. 15:1-8; 1 Cor. 1:3; 12:5; 2 Cor. 8:9; Eph. 3:8; 4:11-16; Phil. 1:11; 2 Jn. 1:3; Rev. 1:5-6; 22:21

THE HOLY SPIRIT

1 Cor. 12:4, 7-11; 2 Cor. 13:14; Gal. 5:16-26; Rev. 1:4

8. THE FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT ARE NOT THE SAME SELF BUT ARE PERSONALLY DISTINCT

Gen. 1:1-2; Isa. 11:1-2; 42:1; 48:16; 61:1-2; Mt. 3:16-17; 12:28-32; 10:19-20; 12:17-18; 28:19; Mark 1:1, 7-8; 3:22-30; Lk. 1:35; 4:1, 14, 18; Jn. 1:32-34; 5:18-37; 8:16-19; 14:16-17, 26; 15:26; 16:14-15; 20:21-22; Acts 1:5-8; 2:1-4, 17-18, 30-38; Rom. 8:11-17, 26-27, 32-34; 1 Cor. 6:11; 12:3-14; 2 Cor. 13:14; Gal. 4:4-6; Eph. 2:18-22; 4:4-11; 1 Pet. 1:2; Jude 1:20-21

9. ALL THREE PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS YHWH

THE FATHER

Pss. 2:7; 110:1 (Cf. Acts 13:32-33; Heb. 1:5, 13); Isa. 42:1-4 (Cf. Mt. 12:17-21); 53:8, 10 (Cf. Lk. 22:37; Acts 8:30-35; 1 Pt. 2:21-25); Isa. 63:16; 64:8

THE SON

Mt. 3:1-3, 11-15; Mk. 1:1-3; Lk. 3:1-6, 15-17; Jn. 1:23, 29-36 (Cf. Isa. 40:3-5); Mt. 1:21 (Cf. Ps. 130:7-8); Jn. 12:40-41 (Cf. Isa. 6:1-10); Rom. 10:9-13 (Cf. Joel 2:32); Heb. 1:10-12 (Cf. Ps. 102:25-27); 1 Pt. 2:3 (Cf. Ps. 34:8); 3:14-15 (Cf. Isa. 8:12-13); Jude 1:4-5, 14-15

THE HOLY SPIRIT

Acts 28:25-27 (Cf. Isa. 6:1-10); 2 Corinthians 3:12-18 (Cf. Exod. 34:1-7, 29-34); Heb. 3:7-11 (Cf. Ps. 95:7-11); 10:15-17 (Cf. 8:8-12; Jer. 31:33-34)

FURTHER READING

The Biblical Basis of the Doctrine of the Trinity Pt. 1

New Testament Outline to the Deity of Christ