It is important to note that our God is ONE. Although Christians believe that God is represented in three ways, He is still ONE. It is very similar to that which we see in the natures of water. Water can be represented in a solid form, a liquid form, and a gas form. God chooses to represent Himself in the Father, the Holy Spirit, and the son-Jesus Christ. Although these three distinct images of God can come about with their own attributes, God is still ONE. God is fully God in the Father. God is fully God in the Son. And God is fully God in the Holy Spirit. With that being said, we can look at and say that in all the characteristics appointed to one of the Trinity "heads" is appointed to all. Those charistics can be from carrying out justice, to carrying out mercy, to carrying out judgment, to carrying out grace. All is in one because One is in all. God does not split Himself; thus, His characteristics are not split. God is forever and always full of love, full of righteous anger, full of authority, full of compassion and so on. As a philosophy student, we can read about other religions that worship gods who only carry out one purpose or perhaps only a couple. It is not so with Yahwey.
How does this impact you?=when interacting with God, which I hope you do, it is important to note that you have all of who God is all of the time. This is not what we receive from humankind, more specifically our parents or lovers. When we mess up, the initial reaction from humankind is anger & punishment. They may still say they love you, but the trust most likely will have to be rebuilt-you'll have to prove yourself in some way, shape, or form. Not so with God. When we sin, God does have anger but He also has mercy. The beauty with our God is that when you fall, you don't have to prove yourself. Why? Because Jesus (God) already made things right for you by dying on a cross & resurrecting on the third day. His sacrifice was your atonement, your redemption, your freedom. Thus, when you fall all you need is to call out to Jesus, accept what He has done for you, & walk into those open arms. The Word says God punishes those He loves. However, that punishment isn't to hurt you-it's to correct & guide you, just like a parent does with their child. But the Word also says that it is His kindness & patience that guides Him. You see with God, your past, present, & future are all held because our God is the same yesterday, today, & tomorrow. God never gives up on you, never stops loving you, never stops trying to get your attention, never forsakes you, never holds your past against you, never forgets you, never lets go of you, & NEVER stops being who He fully is for you.
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