In the Beginning

We can only imagine a conversation among the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, contemplating their unity and purpose.

God, the father “Let us create man in our image; they will reflect our glory."

God, the son “I will go forth as their Redeemer when they fall away from grace."

God, the holy spirit, “And I will dwell within them, guiding them towards truth and righteousness."

This dialogue reflects their shared intention to create humanity with free will, while also planning for redemption through Christ’s sacrifice.

This conversation highlights their unity in purpose, while creating a world for humanity to achieve a personal relationship with God, despite sin and separation from Him. 

The attributes of God reveals His nature as a holy, loving, just, merciful, omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent, which together form a foundation for understanding His character throughout scripture.

Fellowship in one being in three persons, God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit, is characterized through a unity and mutual indwelling that is essential to understanding their interaction with creation.

The fellowship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit exists eternally. 

John 17:21-23

“That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one, I in them and you in me, so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

Jesus prayed for His followers to be one as He and the Father are one. This indicates a unity that transcends time and space.

Each person of the Trinity fully indwells the others without losing their distinctiveness. This mutual indwelling means that they share a perfect communion in love, purpose, and action. 

John 14:10-11

“Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and that the Father is in me? The words I say to you I do not speak on my own authority. Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the works themselves.”

Jesus expresses this unity when He says that He is in the Father and the Father is in Him.

Creation can be seen as an extension of this divine fellowship. 

Genesis 1:26

“Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

Let us make mankind in our image, Implies a collaborative act involving all three persons, suggesting that creation itself was born out of their unified will and purpose.

The fellowship among the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit leads to creation being an expression of divine love. Each person contributes uniquely by, the Father initiating creation. the Son (through whom all things were made) embodies God's creative word.

The Holy Spirit brings life and order to creation.

John 1-3

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”

Genesis 1:2

“Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.”

Fellowship continues as God interacts with His creation through providence and redemption. 

The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in sustaining life and guiding believers. Jesus represents God's desire to engage directly with humanity.

The ultimate goal of this divine fellowship extends beyond creation to redemption through Christ's sacrifice on the cross.

Romans 5:10

“For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!”

Restoring broken fellowship due to sin between humanity and God, serves as a foundation, illustrating acts of love towards creation.

Colossians 1:15-17

“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

Jeremiah 32:17

“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”

Hebrews 13:8

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever."

Ephesians 4:1-5

“For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us for adoption to sonship.”

Genesis 1-31

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 

God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 

God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning, the first And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” So, God Godmade the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 

God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning, the second day.

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” 

And God saw that it was good.

Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” 

And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 

And there was evening, and there was morning, the third day.

And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” 

And it was so. God made two great lights, the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 

And there was evening, and there was morning, the fourth day.

And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 

So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. 

And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth. "And there was evening, and there was morning, the fifth day.

And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” 

And it was so. 

God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. 

And God saw that it was good.

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, 

and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

 So, God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in      number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 

And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground, everything that has the breath of life in it, I give every green plant for food.” 

And it was so. 

God saws all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.”