Warm assurance

The scripture says, ‘After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened (for him), and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove (and) coming upon him (Jesus). And the voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil (Matthew 3:16-17, 4:1).’

This Scripture passage clearly attests that there was a clear manifestation of the Trinity. Here in this scripture, it was evident that the Holy Spirit became apparent in the form of a dove. Furthermore, there was this voice that is intelligible being heard clearly as the heaven was opened, saying, “This is my beloved Son!” Thus, there is this Father who was speaking to the Son. Also it was cited that the Son was being baptized. In addition to, there was the presence of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove.

In the doxology of Paul, it says, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all,” (2 Corinthians 13:13). It is clear that there exists a God who is God the Father. And there revealed were the love of the Father, and also the regard of the Son being he as source of grace that he may impart this to the humanity. The Holy Spirit also is made present who is also a God, which was in fellowship with the Father and the Son, and was sharing the enlightenment to the disciples and continue to share this even up to the present time. So there is the existence of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, with the Godhead consisting of these three persons of the Trinity.

In I Corinthians 12:4-6, it says that, “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.” To each individual was given the manifestation of the Spirit given for some benefit. So in this verse there is this Spirit who is in charge of spiritual gifts; there is this Lord (who is the Son) that is in custody with the different forms of services; and there is this God (who is the Father) who takes care of the different workings of him who is God.

Also in 1 Peter 1:2, the following passage is articulated: “...in the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ: may grace and peace be yours in abundance.”

Hence the above-mentioned tells us of the Father who has the foreknowledge of everything; the Spirit being the Sanctifier that is adorable, with this Spirit also being called as the Holy Paraclete; and mentioned here also is Jesus Christ who is obedient to the Father, with him being the pattern of the virtue of obedience for which we must submit to our superiors and our parents.

Thus as we too strive to be holy, we can also obtain silence and peace of our troubled hearts after that we may have received sprinkling with the blood of Christ obtained for our protection as it is made manifest if we being Gentiles are sanctified by accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal Savior. Such that this is obtained when we are cleansed then after confession, with the priest giving us the absolution for the sins we have committed and with us being sealed with communion; or for the Protestants, with the Pastors hearing their heart aches and troubles that they may then accept Jesus in their lives.

In the same way we are compelled to follow the desire of our parents if we are asked of an errand, or with them guiding us in our decisions. The scripture also says that, “Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse (1 Peter 2:18).” This is so, that we may understand that Christ also suffered for our sins once, those righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he may lead us to God. And that we may put to death the flesh, just as he was brought to life in the spirit (1 Peter 3:18).”

To also add regarding the nature of God, we read in Revelation 1:4, with John greeting to the seven churches in Asia, “Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne.” Thus, Jesus is the one “who is” revealed and is manifested in flesh, with the Father “who was” there taking in-charge of the creation, and with the Spirit “who is to come” that He may speak in churches that which He has heard.

As the three persons of the Godhead agree with each other, we also have to maintain our respect for each other, because once respect is lost, we also lose everything. Though you are tempted to say bad things to another person, you need to restrain it because once respect is gone it is difficult to regain our love for each other. We should indeed compliment our neighbors. The husband should be good to his wife or vice versa with the two helping each other, and the children should be respectful to their parents.

Let us continue our journey as God’s instruments. Be a guiding light in serving and loving each other, and be kind hearted. You will treasure that attitude for the rest of your lives. In the part of the couples, there should be mutual love, reciprocal respect, understanding and fidelity. Each of us should give extra strength to each other through our assurances, and our comforting advice that we may withstand pressures.

Let us spend more time in reading the scriptures, and pass the insights, intelligence, and smartness to others. We should renew our recesses by finding time to exercise our funny attitude, and espy time to laugh gathering good friends and regarding also God as one of your best friends. Also we should appreciate the effort of our parents, for taking care of us when we are sick, and for the work of encouraging us to see the brighter side of life.

As the bond of the Trinity is so strong, they being effective in loving each other; the Father to the Son, and the Son to the Father, with the Holy Spirit as the manifestation of their love; we also need to be good sons and daughters to our parents, and with the parents being good fathers and mothers to their offspring. We should spend more time ourselves complimenting each other.

Let us reciprocate each other’s love giving a holy kiss or a pat of warm assurance or encouragement. We should be caring and willing to sacrifice for the sake of others. Our pattern is Jesus, with him loving humanity even willing to die on the cross for the sake of his dear ones.