More on The Sovereignty of God. There are no limits to God’s rule. This is part of what it means to be God. He is sovereign over the whole world, and everything that happens in it. He is never helpless, never frustrated, never at a loss. And in Christ, God’s awesome, sovereign providence is the place we feel most reverent, most secure, most Yes, the word “Christ” quite literally, and very simply, means “Messiah”. It didn’t take long for the Israeli students to wrap their heads around the concept, since the meaning of the Hebrew word for Christ (Messiah) is obvious enough: Anointed one. The One promised throughout the generations, by all the biblical prophets. Jesus is Light, and in Him, there is no darkness or sin. The New American Standard Version of 1 John 1:5 reads, “ The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it .”. “Light represents what is good, true and holy,” the NIV Study Bible explains, “while darkness represents what is evil and false.”. The doctrine of the Trinity means that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct Persons — the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Stated differently, God is one in essence and three in person. These definitions express three crucial truths: (1) The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct Persons, (2) each Person is fully God, (3 Jesus Christ is equal with God the Father. He is worshiped as God. [5] His name is assigned equal standing with God the Father in the church's baptismal formula and in the apostolic benediction. [6] Christ performed works which only God can do. He is creator. [7] He is the upholder of all things. [8] He forgives sin. [9] To be a child of God means our old sin nature is replaced with a nature that wants to please the Lord. We still sin ( 1 John 1:8 ), but we have “an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous” ( 1 John 2:1 ). Being a child of God means our sins are paid for and our fellowship with God has been restored. The Christ of God. Luke 9:20; John 1:41; Ephesians 1:15-23, 3:17; Romans 9:4. You will have gathered from the Scriptures I have read that our subject is to be “The Christ of God.” We must distinguish His title as “The Christ” from other titles, such as “Lord.” He is, we are told in Scripture, made both “Lord” and “Christ.” Jesus is perfect, and was able to present Himself as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins, because He is the image of God. Paul wrote, “ And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma ” ( Ephesians 5:2 ). Because of the Father’s great love for us, He The Doctrine Of God (John 7:16) There is One God, Deut 4:35, Isa 43:10, 44:6, 45:5-6, 18, 22 There is One Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Ti 2:5, Ac 2:22 Jesus was “MADE” of a Woman, Ga 4:4 whom God said: “and he shall be to me a Son” Heb 1:5 God Was “MANIFEST” (revealed) “In The Flesh” (the life of Jesus), 1 Ti 3:16 To wit that God was “IN” Christ, 2 The position of the Messiah is at God’s right hand. The fact that Jesus Christ is at the "right hand of God" was a sign to the disciples that Jesus had indeed gone to heaven. In John 16:7-15, Jesus told the disciples that He had to go away and He would send the Holy Spirit. So the coming of the Holy Spirit in the upper room on the day of 3ycO.