God the Father

The Godhead—Part 2

The Distinct Person of the Father

• The Father is referred to as a person, separate from the Son and the Holy Spirit.– Gen. 1:26: “Let Us make man…”– Isa. 48:16: “The Lord Jehovah hath sent me,

and his Spirit” (ASV).– John 1:14; 16:28: Jesus came from the Father

and went back to the Father.

The Father in the Godhead

THEFATHER

THE SON

(John 1:1-5)John 5:16-30)

THEHOLY SPIRIT(Acts 5:3-4; 32

(Eph. 4:4)

IS NOT(John 15:26)

IS NOT(John 8:16-18)

IS NOTJohn 14:16; 15:26)

John 16:7-15

(2 Peter 1:16-21) →→ ←←(Eph. 4:6)

The Father in the Godhead

• Though united in purpose, each person fulfills a different role in the Godhead.– Equal in being and power: Eternal.– United in purpose.– Different roles in fulfilling that purpose.

• The Father is the will; the conductor.

The Role of the Father

• The Father is never sent.

• As the Conductor, He does the sending—John 6:38; 14:26. – Jesus was sent as the acting agent, to

accomplish the Father’s will.– The Holy Spirit was sent to supply order,

power, and revelation.

In the Creation

To G

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To S

ave the World

John 1:3; John 1:3; Col. 1:16Col. 1:16

1 Cor. 10:3-41 Cor. 10:3-4 1 John 4:101 John 4:10

In the Creation

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Gen. 1:2Gen. 1:2 2 Pet. 1:212 Pet. 1:21 John 16:13;John 16:13;Acts 1:8Acts 1:8

Stand in Awe of the Wisdom and Power of the Father

• Whose eternal purpose was accomplished in Christ Jesus (Eph. 3:11).

• Whose manifold wisdom is made known by the church (Eph. 3:10).

• Who sent Jesus and raised Him from the dead (Col. 2:12).

• Who is above all, through all, and in all (Eph. 4:6).

Questions to be Answered

• How could God be in Heaven and on earth at the same time? (Isa. 48:16; John 1:14)

• If Jesus is in subjection to the Father, How is He equal to the Father? (John 1:3; Phil. 2:6; 1 Pet. 5:5)