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Concepts in the New Testament: Basic concepts: Jesus is the Messiah that the Old Testament promised. Jesus took care of the sins of the world by dying on the cross. Jesus rose from the dead, which shows he succeeded in his work. Continuing concepts: The New Testament accepts the truths about God which were already found in the Old Testament, such as that there is only one God, and that He is just but loving, and wants to restore His relationship with people; the New Testament gives more details about the nature of God, such as: More about the nature of God. The Old Testament already spoke of God as Father, and of God's Spirit, and of the Son of God. The New Testament provides the details that Father, Son, and Spirit together are One God. The term "Trinity" means "three-in-one." The adjective form is "triune." The God of the Bible is a "triune" God. All three existed together in a loving relationship before the world was made, and in fact always did exist, and always will exist. When someone becomes a Christian, he comes into a relationship with this three‑in‑one God, and the love that they have among themselves is extended to that person. For this reason, the Bible commands "Go, make disciples of all people everywhere; baptize them in the name of .the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."1
More about Jesus. Only the Son came to earth to become a man,
taking the name "Jesus." Calling Jesus "Son" does not mean that
he is younger than the Father. It means that there is a loving relationship
between them, just like the kind that exists between Father and Son. It
means that the Son has a place of honor, just like the eldest son, or
"heir", of a family, does, Of course, God the Father also has a place of
honor. Therefore the Bible says, "Everyone should honor the Son, in the same
way that they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son, does not
honor the Father who sent Him."2
Footnotes: 1) Matthew 28:19. 2) 2 John 5:23 Go to next page (Details) Return to New Testament contents
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