The Trinity and the Bible

One of several thoughts that arose during a discussion with Patrick (Pak Wa) Yau over his postings on "The Fake Four-God Bible".

The doctrine that God is Trinity, three Persons in one divine Being, helps us both to trust the Bible and have hope that we can understand it.

God the Father is the source of the Bible. He is the Giver of the Word. The trustworthiness of the Bible rests on His authority.

God the Son illuminates the Bible. Without Jesus, it would have been very difficult for us to hear and understand God's Word. But in Him, God has become one of us so that we have a person to match with that Voice. The Bible is illuminated by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, by the way He lived and talked when He was with us on earth.

God the Spirit interprets the Bible. If it were not for the Holy Spirit, true explanation of the Bible's teachings would be beyond us. But Jesus promised to send His Spirit to be with us, so that we would understand the things that God has spoken to us. The presence of the Spirit in the Church makes it possible for us to know that we are interpreting God's Word rightly, because the Spirit of the same God is with us teaching us how to read it. The right interpretation of the Bible flows from submission to the Spirit of God, who is present among us and lives in us.