THE FUNCTIONS OF THE GOD KIND TRINITY- Part 1

The Function of God the Father

This question must be taken into serious and curious consideration of all, how does God the Father perform in His work? By knowing the Eternal Purpose of the Trinity (Ep. 1:9; 3:11) we will learn these knowledge given by the LORD JESUS, through His faithful adherent, from the Epistle of Apostle Paul to the Ephesians (Ep. 1:9-11; 3:11). 

God the Father’s eternal purpose has been carried out in CHRIST JESUS our LORD for the fulfillment and completion of the works (Jn. 1:3; Ro. 11:36; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2). The word purpose in Greek word is prothesis having these meaning: i.e., (fig.) proposal (intention).

The Eternal Purpose of the Father has been given to the LORD JESUS CHRIST, because of the ALL FOR JESUS love of the Father to His Son (Jn. 3:35).

He has given to JESUS not just His Eternal Purpose but all things as well. Consequently, the LORD JESUS was the one who accomplished the purpose of the Father that the whole world be created and it was so; (Gen. 1:3-27; Is. 42:5; 44:24; Ro. 11:36; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2, 10-11).

It is willed by God the Father in the infinite reality that both He and the LORD JESUS CHRIST are purposive, because the Father has given His Eternal Purpose to JESUS (Ep. 3:11). 

The LORD JESUS said, “Truly, truly I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself unless it is something He sees the Father do; for whatever the Father does, those things the Son also does in like manner For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all that He Himself is doing, and greater works than these will He show Him that you may marvel”(Jn. 5:19-20).

The LORD JESUS has given us splendid comprehension, that He, being the wisdom and the power of God (1 Cor.1:24) is the one who actualizes all of God the Father’s Eternal Purpose; and the fulfiller of whatever is the will of the Father that He sees in Him, by His wisdom, and inherent power with foreknowledge, and therefore He is forever the executor of all the Father’s intentions (Jn. 1:3). 

It is now clear to us that all of the Father’s functions just have fulfillment in the overall functions of His Son- the LORD JESUS CHRIST (Is. 44:24; Jn. 1:3; Ro. 11:36; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2, 10).

So the function of the Father is distinct to that of the Son, because He is the giver of all His purpose to the Son (Jn. 3:35). 

The Father did not do the exclusive functions of the Son, i.e., The Seven Cosmic Functions of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, precisely because They have distinctions in Their individual functions and They don’t have interchangeability in Their personal identity and in Their works (Ja. 1:17; Heb. 13:8; 9:14).