Monday, March 23, 2009

Are Your Relationships Divine? (Part II)

I also wanted to explore the relationship between the members of the Trinity and the effect that has on how we approach our own relationships.

After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."
Matthew 3:16-17 (NASB)

You see the clear love of the Father for the Son, the obedience of the Son to the Father.

For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure. The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.
John 3:34-35 (NASB)

You see the clear trust between the Father and the Son.

So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit."
John 20:21-22 (NASB)

You see clear reliance between members of the Trinity.

Do you see other qualities in Scripture that defines the relationship between the Trinity?

How does this play out in the forming of human relationships? We cannot completely replicate the behavior engaged in by the divine, but how close can you come, and at what cost?


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