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The Trinity Describes How God Relates to Humans (A column written for the Wisconsin Dells Events by Pastor John Torgerson - 5/30/09) Let's see if you can pass this four-question multiple-choice test on the Trinity. The number of god’s that Christians acknowledge is: A) one; B) two; C) three D) many. In the New Testament we see God relating to human beings in _______ ways. A) one; B) two; C) three. In expressing the "threeness" of God, the best English description is "One God in three ________." A) animals B) persons C) forces The Trinity God is A) Spock, McCoy and Kirk; B) Larry, Moe, and Curley; C) Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The answers are A, C, B, C. Getting all four answers right would keep you from being branded as a heretic in most Christian circles. Thankfully, the test was multiple-choice. All you had to do is pick a best answer. You didn't really have to understand the Trinity. But the Trinity is important, even though we don't understand it very well. It's like the physics concepts of space, time, energy, and electric charge. We don't understand what any of these are either, but we can describe how they relate to each other to make a "natural" universe that is ideal for humans to inhabit. Likewise, we cannot understand God from God's point of view, but we can describe how He relates to us. If God is a Father, then we are unconditionally loved children. If God the Son participated in human life then we humans participate in God's life - starting now. If God is Holy Spirit, who is present everywhere, then we humans are the ones God wants to be present with. From God's point of view, the Trinitarian God is mysterious to us. From our point of view, the Trinitarian God is just the God that we would want - a God who loves us, a God who participates in human life and makes it possible for us to participate in His life - a God who likes to be with us. God's highest hope for us is that we get to know Him. (Jeremiah 31:31-34, Philippians 3:8) In a marriage, a healthy relationship begins with knowing our partners. Likewise, it is in knowing God that we can have right relationships with God and with one another. And knowing God begins with understanding what the Trinity means to us. |
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Material on Trinitarian Theology for Personal Study or Small Group Study
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