Father, Son and Holy Ghost

The First Article of Faith of my church is:

We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

The Father and Son have glorified bodies. The Holy Ghost is personage of spirit that can dwell in our hearts.

Our Heavenly Father is the father of our spirits.

Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Father in the flesh.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

Jesus taught “I and my Father are one” in John 10:30. They are one in that they are united in purpose.

Jesus saith unto Philip, “Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?” (John 14:9)

If we were to see the Father and Son standing side-by-side, their appearance would be essentially identical. The difference would be that Jesus has nail prints in his hands and a spear wound in his side.

Recall that Jesus appeared as a resurrected being to his disciples in John 20. He instructed Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”

Has anyone ever seen the Father and Son standing side-by-side?

Stephen was a believer. He was tried by the Sanhedrin and then killed by a mob.

Acts 7

[55] But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
[56] And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
[57] Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
[58] And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
[59] And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
[60] And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

May the Lord bless you,
Tom Irvine