Grietje Commelin

“God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.”(Exodus 3:15)  God has … Lees meer

“God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”Exodus 3:14 When the people of Israel have been in Egypt for generations and their situation has become very hard, God decides to rescue them. He calls Moses to lead … Lees meer

“For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.”(Psalm 33:9) God is almighty. When he created the world, he just had to speak and it all came to be. And he has not lost that power since. He is still almighty, he carries and rules the world. On the one … Lees meer

“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”(Isaiah 6:3) God is holy. That means that he is separate from his creation. He is very different from us humans. One important aspect of God’s holiness is that he is sinless, separate from evil. He is absolutely and purely … Lees meer

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”(2 Corinthians 13:14) The third Person of the triune God is the Holy Spirit. He is one with the Father and the Son, eternally and fully God. We read about him in the … Lees meer

“And we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.”(1 John 5:20) The Son is one of the three divine Persons. He has been God from eternity, and will be God forever. But there is something very special about the Son: at a certain … Lees meer

“You, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer from of old is your name.”(Isaiah 63:16) God the Father is not just called “Father” in relationship with the Son and the Holy Spirit. We humans may address him as “Our Father in heaven”. Jesus himself told us so in Matthew 6. And already in the Old … Lees meer

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”(Matthew 28:19) Deuteronomy 6:4 clearly states: “The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” But in Matthew 28 and a lot of other places, we read about God as the Father, … Lees meer

“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”(John 4:24) God is spirit. That means that he has no physical body like humans or animals. He is not discernible with our five senses. Throughout history, people have found it difficult to believe in an invisible God. People groups around Israel … Lees meer