The Triune God in John 14

¹⁶ And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,^[f] to be with you forever, ¹⁷ even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be^[g] in you…²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. ²⁶ But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 

While Jesus walked on earth

He was our Healer

Miracle Worker

Truth Teller

Teacher

Prophet

Messiah

Sacrificial Lamb

God

Jesus was in constant communion with

God the Father

God the Holy Spirit

Through Whom He

Healed

Performed miracles

Spoke God’s truths

Taught

Prophesied

Jesus was also our Helper

The Advocate

The One who interceded for us

Before God the Father

Through the Holy Spirit

Jesus often did this while on earth

When He returns to God

He does not leave us as orphans

Jesus sends the Holy Spirit

“Another Helper”

As our Advocate

Who searches our hearts and knows the will of God

And intercedes for us in accordance with the will of God

Jesus walked on earth for a brief time

He accomplished the work of salvation

And returned to the Father

Holy Spirit comes to us after Jesus’ ascension

He comes to

Teach

Bring to remembrance

Advocate

Intercede

Dwell with us

Live inside of us

Forever

The Triune God does not leave us alone

He comes into us

To dwell forever with us

Until we too return to Him

And live with the

Triune God

Father

Son

Holy Spirit

As we join Him

In His perfect

Fellowship of the Trinity

For we also become

Part of this circle of fellowship

Of the Triune God

God the Father

Jesus the Son

Holy Spirit the Advocate

IF

We accept the completed work of Christ

The Messiah’s perfect sacrifice

For us on the cross

The way we gain entry into this fellowship

with the Triune God

Is by acknowledging our sinfulness

We cannot save ourselves

But Christ the Sacrificial Lamb has made a way for us

The Only Way to the Father

Then

Salvation

Forgiveness of sins

Indwelling of the Holy God

Through the Person of the Holy Spirit

Now while we live on earth

And

In eternity

Therefore

Come and taste

Come and partake

How sweet it is

To have our sins forgiven

To enjoy the full acceptance of God

To partake in the fellowship of the intimacy of

God the Father

God the Son

God the Holy Spirit

Three in One

And now we in Him

One with Him

The Triune God

Living Hope - Phil Wickham

Triune God - Brian Doerksen

God is Pleased

2003

The Lord brings forth life from the abyss

And He says, “It is good.”

The Lord brings forth life anew from the cross

And He says, “This is good.”

The Lord rejoices over His creation

And dances over His re-creation.

He rejoices,

Sings,

Roars with laughter

Over His salvation,

And He declares,

“THIS IS GOOD!”

“This is my people, my beloved, my chosen ones,

For whom I created the world and gave them life

Even before the foundation of the world was formed.

…and now at the empty tomb,

I have recreated them.”

At the throne room of God,

Where,

God, the Father,

Jesus, the Victorious Son,

and

The Gentle Holy Spirit

Sit and reign.

They reign from on high, and they dance,

Arms linked with arms,

As they rejoice over their masterpieces of life…

Now we get to join them

In this intimate circle of dance.

As we dance with all our might

And with our whole being

For now, we have joined them

In the circle of one.

We are ONE with

God, the Father,

Jesus, the Victorious Son,

And

The Gentle Holy Spirit.

God is pleased.

He is very pleased,

And He says,

“THIS IS GOOD!!!”

Blessing of Family…for Eternity

The Triune God is a “family”

God the Father

God the Son

God the Holy Spirit

From the very beginning there was God

God is

“I Am that I Am”

In this “I Am”

consists a family of

God the Father

God the Son

God the Holy Spirit

God is One

and yet Three

Three in One

We call this “Family” as

God’s own Community

Which He has invited us into

When we accept what

God the Son has done for us on the cross

We enter into this family

We are now called Children of God

Heirs of God

and co-heirs with Christ

We become spiritual siblings

With all who have accepted Christ

Christ the Mediator

The Sacrificial Lamb

Who unites us with God

through the shedding of His own blood

For without the shedding of blood

there can be no forgiveness

Only Christ

God the Son

Can accomplish this

Christ saw the joy set before Him

Beyond the cross

The cross of suffering

Of physical pain

Of spiritual separation

from His very own Father

For the first and only time in eternity

When God the Father saw all the sins of the world

On His Own Son

 When God turned away His face

And Jesus cried out on the cross

My God

My God

Why have You

forsaken Me!

But Christ saw what was beyond that suffering

while on the cross

US

He saw us on the other side of the cross

For the joy set before Him

He endured the cross

The joy was us

He went willingly to the cross

So He might

Bring us back

To God

To Himself

To usher us into

the Family of God

Not just you

Not just me

Both you and me

And countless others

Whom have accepted what

Christ the Son

The Firstborn of all creation

Has accomplished for us on the cross

Now we are all one Family

Family of God

Siblings with one another

for

Eternity

We are family

My brothers

sisters and me

The double blessing

is when

Our flesh and blood families

are also co-heirs of Christ

Through the repentance of our sins

And acceptance of

What Christ has done for us

On the cross

We are then

Family in flesh and blood

And

Family of God

We

are

Family

for

Eternity