Only the father could be said to be without beginning. ... "The father is greater than I" Jn 14:28. ... As a result of this council the Nicene Creed was formulated as a statement of beliefs and closely related the relationship between Father and Son. The council asserted that the Son is one in being with the Father, in contrast to the Arians, who claimed that the Son did not share the same substance as the Father. ... Everyone agreed to say that the divine substance referred to the common nature that the Father, Son, and Spirit have in God, which is shared equally between the three aspect...

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Then ending it with Jesus as God the Father and God the Son, which may be overwhelming to retain, but as you grow in faith the picture becomes clearer. ... Jesus as "God the Son" " Jesus is one of the three members of the Godhead; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. ... He put aside His glory and power in obedience to God the Father to fulfill their plan (Phil 2:8). ... He is the Son of God, born, full, and led by God's Spirit (John 1:1). ... Jesus' authority, power, and identity was a sign to show the world that He is God the Father and God the Son (John 6:1-14)....

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The Son pledges himself to the task at hand because of his never-ending love and unparalleled holiness. ... In Heaven, however, the Son of God is on an even plane with his father. The Son serves as a counselor to his Father, not merely as a manipulator for his Father's will. Also, the Son has just as much deserved authority as God, and the angels "lowly reverent Towards either throne they bow-, indicating that God and his Son share the same degree of superiority (PL, III). ... While Satan and his minions focus on revenge and devastation, God and His Son speak of love and redemption. ...

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It is because of this that God decided to send his own son down to Earth to reveal his plan and establish his covenant forever. ... And so God sent his only son to bring salvation to his people. ... This was clearly evident in the Garden of Gethsemane "Father, if you are willing receive this cup from me, yet not my will but yours be done" (Luke 22.42). ... Jesus is the "father's one perfect and unsurpassable word. ... In order to reveal his plan of love he sent down his only Son as to save his people from human sin. ...

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John poured water over Christ's forehead and baptized him in "The name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." ... The priest pours Holy Water on the infant or adult's forehead and blesses them in "The name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." ... Confirmation is the Sacrament by which we, after being born again in Baptism, now receive the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Father and the Son. ...

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Also that the Eternal father, in accordance with the utterly graditution and myterious design of his wisdom and goodness, created the universe and chose to raise men to help him care for his divine creation. ... Christ also sent his son before the foundation of the world to us. He chose us and predestined us in the adoption of his son. It is Jesus that carried out the will of he Father and tried to bring the kingdom of heaven on earth. ... It was for this purpose that god sent his son, whom he appointed heir of all things that he might be teacher, king and priest, the head of the new and univ...

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By faith Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was barren--was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise. ... He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." ... By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. ... Here is one of my favorite poems: We are children of a faithful God, guided by His loving hand; children of a loving Father, on our way to the Promi...

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" Limited Atonement "Jesus Christ died to save only those who were given to him (elected) by the Father in eternity past. ... " John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.... " (Tenth) Scriptural basis - 1 Peter 1:2 "who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.... " John 6:37 "All those ...

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Jesus walked a little more further and saw two more brothers James and John the sons of Zebedee also were catching fish but as soon as Jesus called them they left their father and followed Jesus. The other disciples are Philip, Bartomelemew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alpaeus, Thaddeus, Simon the patriot, and Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus. ... You have to suffer, as the son of man will. You have to die for the son of man. ... It is hard to leave your loved ones or family behind; it must have been hard for the disciples as well and follow a man who claims to be Son of God. ...

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"When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy." ... Jesus himself laid out a model of how we are to pray and it does not say that we are to pray to anyone but the Father. "Pray then, in this way: Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name." Jesus did not say to pray to angels he said to pray to the Father. "The Bible teaches that God's people are to address God the Father in prayer, in the name of God the Son and in the power of the Holy Spirit. ...

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The child is baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost. ... The recipient of the one is God, who receives the sacrifice of His only-begotten Son; of the other, man, who receives the sacrament for his own good. ... The Bishop will then anoint the forehead of each candidate for Confirmation with chrism (holy oil) saying: "I sign thee with the sign of the cross and confirm thee with the chrism of salvation, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." ... In the Old Testament God said to Adam: "For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and sha...

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However, Latter-Day Saints believe that our Heavenly Father is an exalted man (Smith, 345.) ... God is our father, Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and the Holy Ghost is a spirit that has the form and likeness of a man (D&C 130:22). ... So Heavenly Father asked who would be willing to take this task upon them. ... Our Heavenly Father said, "I will send the first" (Abraham 3:27). Because our Heavenly Father chose Jesus Christ to be our Savior, Satan became angry and rebelled. ...

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In the Noahic Covenant, we see that GOD will not take man's rebellion against him lightly, but we also see that GOD desires to have a relationship with us; "Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him,  "Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth" (Genesis 9:8-10). ... In the Davidic Covenant another promise is also given; it is a prophecy of the coming Messiah f...

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The church is a group of God's people who follow his son Jesus Christ who is the true temple. He took our place on the cross so that we might have a closer relationship with the father and indulge in his rule and blessings. Jesus then arose from the grave and is still living and ascended to his father in heaven and blessed us with the Holy Spirit. ... On the last day Jesus will come back to collect his followers that may come spend eternity with him and his father in heaven, which will be known as the perfect kingdom. ...

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In the New Testament, the apostolic fathers are commissioned by Christ to spread the gospel. Thus, these early Church fathers set out to establish churches based on the gospel's good news of grace. ... Luther's father was miner, who had great aspirations for his son to become a lawyer. ... It must be noted that Luther's attendance at Erfurt was mainly to please his father. ...

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This was truly an essential act in order to fulfill His father's will. ... "Paul spoke of the Son Of God who loved him and who gave himself for him, and that is the simplest expression of Jesus as the supreme and availing sacrifice for all mankind." ...

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It is not what denomination or religious background that we are from, but it is that we all believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of the true and living God and that He died for all and He rose on the third day and it waiting for us with the Father in heaven....

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Obviously there is some kind of importance to it, otherwise Jesus would not have commanded us in Matt 28:19, "go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit- The verb "to go" in Greek, is a lot different than our English verb, to go. ...

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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you, and surely I am with you always, to the very end of age....

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In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.... "You have been born again through the word of God" (1 Peter 1:4; 23) Remaining in Christ means believing that he is God's son (1 John 4:15), receiving him as Savior and Lord (John 1:12), doing what God says (1 John 3:24), continuing to believe the good news (1 John 2:24) and relating in love to the community of believers, Christ's body (John 15:12). ...

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The word ordination comes from the Latin word Ordinatio, which means to bestow an ordo, (gark tnel, gark dal), or to appoint an official to an office. The Armenian word Dzernatrutyun comes from the Greek word cheirotonia, which means "the lifting up of hands." In Classical Greek, this word signifies...

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