God The Father Is The Soul Of The Godhead (article written by Jon Kragen)
God The Father Is The Soul Of The Godhead
FaithfulServantsOfChristKJV Uncategorized March 8, 2022
On the mount of transfiguration, a voice is heard from heaven confirming
that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the voice was the voice of God the Father.
2 Peter 1:16-18 (KJV) – “For
we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the
power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his
majesty. (17) For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there
came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in
whom I am well pleased. (18) And this voice which came from heaven we heard,
when we were with him in the holy mount.”
This verse is referring to the
transfiguration, and notice the key wording “in whom I am well pleased.”
There are 4 verses in the Gospels
that contain that wording:
Matthew 3:17 (KJV) – “And
lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
pleased.”
Matthew 17:5 (KJV) – “While
he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out
of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased;
hear ye him.”
Mark 1:11 (KJV) – “And
there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.”
Luke 3:22 (KJV) – “And
the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice
came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well
pleased.”
In these verses, the Father is
speaking and the Father is referring to himself. Now compare Isaiah 42:1 with
Matthew 12:18.
Isaiah 42:1 (KJV) – “Behold
my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my
spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.”
Matthew 12:18 (KJV) – “Behold
my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I
will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.”
The Father is clearly the soul,
because Matthew 12:18 says the soul is well pleased, and the parallel passages
(Matthew 3:17, Matthew 17:5, Mark 1:11, and Luke 3:22) clearly say the Father
is well pleased. Thus, the logical scriptural conclusion is that God the Father
is the Soul.
More clear proof of this is in John
12:27-28.
John 12:27-28 (KJV) – “Now
is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but
for this cause came I unto this hour. (28) Father, glorify thy name. Then came
there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify
it again.”
Notice that Jesus Christ says the soul is troubled, but then proceeds to
mention God the Father. It’s crystal clear that God the Father is the Soul of
the Godhead.
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