Lesson 2235

(Lesson 2235)(01-21-18) 1 John 5:7-13
    “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”

   In today’s quote, John defines the three elements of the Holy Triune, the three dispensations of God’s dealings with mankind. The three elements are, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Those elements make up one supreme God.
    John also said that there are three defining elements of God on earth today. Those elements are; “the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.” To me, the “Spirit” represents the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, the “water” represents Jesus, or God in man on earth, the “blood” represents the life giving blood of Jesus Christ. Again, those three are one.
    It is important to make these distinctions so that we understand the three means by which God has interacted with mankind from the beginning, through the life, death, burial, resurrection and anscension of Jesus, even until today.~