Knowing the 3 Aspects of God in Life

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Originally Posted by acacia_gold

Ephesians 1:3-14 can be seen as one sentence in which the 3-fold purpose of God is seen in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
In 3-6 is the Father's plan, 7-12 is Jesus' accomplishments and 13-14 is the Spirit's application.

The new testement calls God "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" The 3 aspects of God can be seen in the way He deals with His people and also the way to experience the 3 different aspects of God in a Christian's life.



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3-6

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The Father's selection and Predestination, Speaking forth God's Eternal Purpose


3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love,
5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved

Abraham was the called out one who became a vessel to bring in God's will. The Father spent time with Abraham, was his friend and confidant.



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7-12

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The Son's Redemption, Speaking Forth the Accomplishment of God's Eternal Purpose


7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Himself,
10 that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.
11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory;

Isaac never went outside of Canaan and merely enjoyed the riches of the inheritance as the son.




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13-14

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The Spirit's Sealing and Pledging, Speaking forth the application of God's Accomplished Purpose



13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
(The Spirit applies ownership)
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.


Jacob learned the discipline of the Holy Spirit through suffering to become Israel.

So, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit all work together to bring the believer to the point of maturity, first calling, then enjoying, then learning the discipline of becoming a nation of kingly priests.

It never says that God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph but Joseph shows the results of dealing with the 3 aspects of God where he reigns in a kingdom not made with his own hands.