Thoughts on 1 John 5:7-8

Thoughts on 1 John 5:7-8

"For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. (8) And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one."

We worship a Triune God. He is ONE. He is not three Gods as some accuse, but He is ONE GOD whose personality has three distinct attributes.

We envision our Father God doing the work of creation, yet we are told that "the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the deep." (Genesis 1:2) The Word also tells us that "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God... without Him was not anything made that was made." (John 1:1-3)

It is the Second Person of the Trinity, JESUS CHRIST, who came to earth as a Man, to bear our sin to the cross and be our Savior, yet it is GOD who is referred to as, "GOD OUR SAVIOR." (Titus 3:13, 4:4-7, Jude 1:25 -- just three of many examples)

And the fulfillment of the work of the cross, the resurrection, was accomplished by the Holy Spirit, of which we are reminded in Romans 8:11 which says, "The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you."

To deny the triune nature of God is to diminish the nature of who He is. Ro recognize Him in the fullness of His power and glory (with our limited ability to understand the fullness of His power and glory) is to afford ourselves the better ability to understand what it is that we have the potential to become as we yield our body, mind, and spirit to the ONE who desires that we be whole.