“God is trinity - Father, Son, Spirit”
On a cold June evening I sat and thought, looking over a dam and the darkening trees. It was a good place to think, because it seemed as though everyone else was too afraid of the cold to come near. Trees, silence, sheep, the slowly-appearing stars and God.
When thinking about how the Father, Son and Spirit work together in all things, I came to understand better that the Spirit is a person, and my belief in God became more thoroughly Trinitarian. Then I thought about how I know the Father as “my Father”, and Jesus as “my Lord” (or, well, Jesus), in my thinking and prayer and stuff; but i didn't have such a name for the Spirit, even though He too is my God.
On the basis of John 14:16,17 I settled on “my Counsellor”.
Just thought I'd share that. Not really sure why.
Do you think Jesus is also a counsellor/advocate/helper?
ReplyDeleteYes: in addition to his earthly ministry of teaching and healing, check out Revelation 3:17-18. Also, Hebrews is saturated with the idea that Jesus is our advocate/mediator.
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