WITH YOU I AM WELL PLEASED

Proclamation:

“At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.  Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, He saw the heaven being torn open and The Spirit descending on Him like a dove.  And a voice from heaven: ‘You are My Son, whom I love; with You I am well pleased.”  Mark 1:9-11 (NIV)

Explanation:

These words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by John Mark, a nephew of Barnabas and not an apostle.  It is reported that John Mark recorded the gospel as he received it from Simon Peter.  He wrote to the Romans and presented Jesus, The Christ, as a servant, the Servant of Jehovah. (Isaiah 42:1-2)  Mark began writing with the beginning of the gospel by quoting the prophet Isaiah regarding John, the baptizer. (Isaiah 40:3 and Mark 1:1-4)  After presenting him, Mark relates the baptism of Jesus.  The voice from heaven, God, The Father, said that Jesus, The Christ, was His Son and that He was well pleased with Him. 

Application:

Our Heavenly Father told His Son, Jesus, The Christ, that He was well pleased with Him. (Matthew 3:17, Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, and 2 Peter 1:17)  As believers, we hope one day that we will hear Jesus, The Christ, say that He is pleased with us and tell us, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” (Matthew 25:21 and 25:23)  This will happen if we believe and use our God given talents to give Him glory.

GOD THE FATHER AND GOD THE SON AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT ARE ONE GOD

Proclamation:

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost, and these three are one.”  1 John 5:7 (KJV)

Explanation:

These words were written by the apostle John, under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to all who believed in Jesus, The Christ.  He begins this fifth chapter by stating that everyone who believes that Jesus is The Christ is born of God.  Everyone who loves God, The Father, also loves God, The Son. (1 John 5:1)  He said that they know that they love God and all the children of God because they keep His commands. (1 John 5:2-3)  Then he tells them that Jesus, The Christ, is The Son of God, and there are three in heaven who can bear witness to this fact, God, The Father, God, The Son, and God, The Holy Spirit.

Application:

There are three witnesses in heaven that can testify to the fact that Jesus, The Christ, is The Son of God, The Father, The Word, and The Holy Ghost.  The reference to “The Word” is a reference to Jesus, The Christ.  The apostle John establishes this fact in the gospel which bears his name.  He said, “In the beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, and The Word was God.” (John 1:1)  He went on to say, “And The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us …” (John 1:14)  He clearly referred to Jesus, The Christ, who left heaven and came to earth, put on human flesh, and walked on earth among men.  God, The Father, and God, The Son, and God, The Holy Spirit are one.  Christ Jesus said, “I and My Father are one.” (John 10:30)  We may not fully understand how this is possible, but it is not necessary for us to understand it.  We just need to have faith and believe it.  Remember, we walk by faith, not by sight. (2 Corinthians 5:7)  Without faith, it is impossible to please God. (Hebrews 11:6)

God The Father God The Son And God The Holy Spirit These Three Are One

"For there are three that bear witness in heaven: The Father, The Word, and The Holy Spirit; and these three are one."  1 John 5:7 (NKJV)

The Apostle John, who wrote so that all would believe that Jesus, The Christ, is God, states here that there are three witnesses in heaven who attest to the fact that Jesus is God.  God, The Father, spoke from heaven and said that Jesus was His beloved Son. (Matthew 3:17, Matthew 17:5, Mark 9:7, Luke 9:35, and 2 Peter 1:17)  Jesus, The Son of God, is The Word of God (John 1:1 and 1:14), and He said "I and My Father are one." (John 10:30, John 10:38, John 14:10, John 17:11, and John 17:22)  Jesus, The Word, also said, he that has seen Him, has seen God, The Father. (John 14:9)  God, The Holy Spirit, descended from heaven and came to rest upon Him. (Matthew 1:32, Mark 1:10, and Luke 1:32)  The Holy Spirit came, at the request of Jesus, and gave power to the disciples of Jesus. (John 14:26, John 15:26, and John 16:7) 

We speak about God The Father, and God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit, as if They were three separate beings, but They are not separate.  There is one "triune" God, The Holy Trinity.  One God with three functions.  Jesus mentions all three and delineates Their role in accomplishing something. (John 14:26 and John 15:26)  In the beginning, God said let Us make man in Our image. (Genesis 1:26)  In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth and The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:1-2)  The Apostle John said in the beginning was The Word, The Word was with God, and The Word was God. (John 1:1)  The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:14)  Jesus was God in flesh, which He put on for our salvation.  A believer believes that Jesus is The Son of God and believes that Jesus is God.  Jesus said, "I do not pray for these alone (referring to His disciples), but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me."