the FATHER

the SON

the HOLY SPIRIT

Name

Yahweh ; "I AM"

Jesus of Nazareth

Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost

as if likened
to a business situation

when acting as: the founder;
the owner,
or the Board chairperson setting the goals, plan, the "will"

when acting as: president
or CEO (chief executive officer) in position to save, inspire, & rescue the company

when acting as:
chief operations officer by coaching, guiding, enabling through proper execution of resource budgeting

as to:
divine essence

each same...He is the Head...the Father, source of perfect love,grace, and mercy; His is the divine and perfect Will;
God is "one".

each same...was a man for 30+ years & God is the Head of Jesus & Jesus is God as the Savior toward God's Will (Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1; Romans 1:5; Hebrews 1:8); was indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:32) at baptism. God is "one".

each same...H. S. not man-like & not Father-like; came like a rushing wind;
H. S. is the empowerer of the individual indwelt believer to choose to incline (1) toward the Will & (2) follow the Savior; He translates circumstantial information & The Word & speaks personally but in a "wee small voice" toward The Way of Jesus that leads to the Will of God; God is "one".

as to a vineyard example (John 15:1-8)

is the gardener who prunes

the main vine [the true vine] (people are the branches)

not mentioned (the vine sap?)

as to:
personhood & function

each different

each different

each different

as to:
fundamental roles

has The Will, the agenda

saved mankind & is perfectly obedient;
is on mission to save make, shepherd, and be The Head of believers & guide to right relationships (righteousness)

is perfectly obedient;
is enabler of persons to become (say "yes") and be believers;
is a promise of the Father
(Luke 24);
is a gift to every believer
(Acts 2:38)

 as to presence in the lives of God's chosen people

 BC: present but spoke thru prophets

AD: present but speaks thru The Word, prayer, circumstances, and the church

BC: present but not realized & not incarnate

AD: has all authority on heaven and earth and is the Head of The Church 

BC: did not indwell all of the chosen; He only came upon especially chosen individuals for God's purposes

AD: He indwells each believer (by doing so He baptizes & causes the new birth) and is the agent by whom God "speaks" to the believer 

as to:
the truth of a person's
profession of Christian faith 

simply desires (and set the way) for all to be saved and "draws" toward "saving belief"

died to cancel sin for all & to redeem all; is author of one's faith; convicts of need to say
"yes" to Jesus belief;
only one knowing sincerity of profession
(Matthew 5:21) 

 enables to say "yes" to salvation

as to:
eternality 

yes, Psalms 90:2 

yes, John 1:2
Revelations 1:8, 1:17 

yes, Hebrews 9:14 

as to:
power 

yes, equal:
I Peter 1:5 

 yes, equal:
2 Corinthians 12:9

 yes, equal:
Romans 15:19

as to the WAYS of God 

constitutes God's ways 

lived the example and spoke of the ways of God 

instructs one as to the ways of God 

as to the believer's intimate relationship with Jesus 

wills it 

desires it for you and
leads into knowledge of it 

enables the believer
into the relationship and as to the mind of Christ
 

as to:
love 

 originator of love;
His nature is love;
possesses the will to extend love; is love I John 4:16

is the embodiment of perfect love on earth & commands & leads to love of others 

the conduit for pouring out love into the believer's heart
Romans 8:26-28 & works to enable love for others 

as to:
omniscience 

yes, total, 100%
Jeremiah 17:10 

 yes, 99.99999%
Revelations 2:23
(Jesus doesn't know the time of His return...only the Father knows); John 14:28; Mark 13:32; John 5:19; & I Corinthians 15:28)

yes, 99.99999%
I Corinthians 2:11
(only the Father knows the time of Christ's return)
 

 as to:
holiness

equal,
Revelations 15:4 

 equal,
Acts 3:14

equal,
Acts 1:8 

as to:
benevolence 

 thru it, God leads man toward repentance, toward "belief"
Romans 2:4

thru God's benevolence,
Jesus cleanses believer,
Ephesians 5:25 

 thru God's benevolence,
the Spirit instructs and enables the believer,
Nehemiah 9:20

as to:
creation of the world 

He conceived it and created it 

 He was there from the beginning

hovered over it at beginning 

 as to:
creation of Man

formed the man
Genesis 2:7 

created man and man created for him Colossians 1: 

his breath gives man life
Job 33:4 

 as to:
Baptism of Christ

is well pleased by it Matthew 3:17 

came up out of the water and saw the Holy Spirit
Matthew 3:16 

descended onto
(pierced into) Jesus
Matthew 3:16 and Mark 1:9 

 as to:
death of Christ

He conceived of and engineered the plan and agreed that such a way was the only sufficient offset for the sins of mankind 

He agreed to come to earth as a man, to play the role, to live and speak THE TRUTH, to be the Light of the world, and to undergo the details of all of the prophesies and suffer the death. He came 50 days later, at Pentecost, to indwell believers therefrom, on into all the future ages
Acts 2:1
 

as to:
Sin 

declared and defined sin 

 came to reveal sin

is always busy among people, and thru people and other means, urging the conviction of sin within the mind of a person (that person becomes CONVINCED...convicted)
"shouts" a warning to the believer about to fall off course 

 as to redemption of mankind

willed the process 

willingly came, fully as a man, as the Father's obedient servant to accomplish The Father's will 

came onto/into Jesus (as enablement ?...John 5:19) at his baptism (Mark 1:9) 

as to salvation of an individual, role 

foreknowledges
The Elect 

(1) paid the redemption price and (2) "knocks on the door"...is the beckoner to you to make a choice...for the "yes" hearer to say "yes" 

LEADS individual to Jesus:
works thru those used to carry the Gospel that the message be conveyed
...quickens the mind and spirit of the "hearer"
...enables the "yes" hearer to hear
..."saves" the "yes" hearer by enabling him to say yes
 

 as to THE TRUTH

defines and declares TRUTH  

His life and words represent it.
He is THE TRUTH 

the believer's indwelling force for the discernment of the TRUTH.
 

as to THE PRESENT AGE 

created and knows it and has a will and purpose for it 

has all authority over it 

is active in it 

 as to prayer

loves, solicits, receives it 

intercedes for the believer in behalf of it, as requested 

aids the believer in discerning what, how, and why to pray; will intercede for believer, as asked, when believer does not know how or what to pray; our helper in prayer.
 

as to a person's skill of discernment 

creates varying intellectual capacities of individuals 

is the authority and sets the example for discernment 

provides discernment for the believer
 

 as to vengeance

"It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. Romans 12:19 

 is a shield from it for the believer

 no role

as to Judgment 

authority and measurer of proper appeasement 

 passes all final judgment (John 5:22 & 27)

no role
 

as to the peace of the believer 

wills it 

brings, offers
presents it 

is the conduit for incorporating it
 

 as to spiritual gifts

distributes the particular gifts to particular believers
 

as to advancement of the
career/work life of the believer
(such as studying in medical school, college, etc.) 

gives the talents and wills success for person & mankind 

has all authority in Heaven & on earth and can authorize a "best" application in earthly realm for each step for each issue 

 provides enablement (sharpening of mind, memory, motivation and determination)....somewhat related to prayer and strength of spiritual relationship so as to discern direction

as to Kingdom Work
on earth 

origin of The Will for it 

has all authority to see that The Will is carried out 

following that Pentecost episode after the crucifixion of Jesus, the Spirit comes to & enables the believers, the servants, to be yielded, to be available, and to be used to carry out The Will. The Spirit uses circumstances, other people, and His prompting to lead believers in this work. 

as to the believer's glorification of God 

He desires it,
receives it,
and loves it 

He intercedes and leads/delivers it via the believer (John 15:5) 

He infuses the power to do so
(originating in Jesus) into the believer
(Philippians 4:13) 

as to God speaking to believers 

He "speaks" 

He is the interceding link 

He resides within the believer and gives the message through The Word (scripture), prayer, circumstances, and the Church. 

as to knowing the will of God for yourself 

He "wills" that you know it  

He loves you toward desiring to know it 

He guides and enables you into seeing, hearing, understanding what God's will is & what the mind of Christ is as to God's will
 

as to doing the will of God for yourself 

it is His will that you come to know it 

He loves you toward desiring to do it 

He enables you to say "yes" in your decision to do it and enables you to do it. 

as to:
the local church 

has His will for it 

is the Head of it  

manifests himself as the enabler within each believer for actions and experiences toward the common good of "the body of believers"...the church. The church can be too distracted by worldliness to "hear". I Corinthians 12, Acts 2:38 

as to:
Resurrection from death 

He wills that the children of God come to Him and His kingdom after their death (has possibly willed that all come to Him) 

He is the actual mechanism for the resurrection of God's children
(John 11:25) 

no role 

 as to:
the believer discerning
the TRUTH of The Word of God, the Holy Scripture

He breaths (is the origin of) The Word 

He was The Word in living form...we should focus on the record of how He lived His life as an example for mankind 

He guides the believer into The Truth of The Word as the Counselor/teacher of it
(John 14:26, 15:26, 16:7, 13)