Notes on The Gospel According to Luke Chapter 1: Lesson #1 God is the one infinite, eternal, self-existent, and self-sufficient Being; the uncaused cause of all things, possessing all perfections in absolute fullness and unity. He is pure spirit (John 4:24), without body, parts, or passions, and immutable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth. God exists as a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—three distinct persons of one indivisible essence—

Luke 1:16-17 16 And many of the children ( descendants ) of Israel ( Jacob; cf. Genesis 32:28 ) shall he turn ( convert, bring back ) to the Lord their God ( true repentance and restoration to covenant faithfulness ). 17 And he shall go before him ( John as forerunner of the Christ; cf. Malachi 3:1 ) in the spirit and power of Elias ( Elijah’s prophetic spirit and boldness; cf. Malachi 4:5-6 and Matthew 17:12-13 ), to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children ( see les