Blog Questions
A. What is an example of something that we believe in, even though we don’t understand it?
B. Is there anything that you’re not believing in or something you’re not following, like a sin issue or theological viewpoint, because you can’t explain it, though scripture clearly tells us it’s true? (i.e. hetero vs. homosexuality, free will vs. predestination, relativism vs. absolute truth).
C. What does Jesus’ relationship with the Father and the Spirit mean for us today? (John 14-16; spec. John 14:6-14).
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Thoughts on Scripture and Reason
The Trinity shows us the importance of putting scripture first. The Trinity is a tough thing to explain. No analogy has ever fully encompassed and grasped the nature of the Trinity. Yet we believe it to be true. I think it’s a reminder to us to put scripture over philosophical ideas and personal experience. Many in Christian history have put their trust in practical and philosophical thoughts instead of scripture and if it wasn’t for a few strong Christians that stood up for scripture (with God’s power) we may have had a very different type of Christianity today without the view of the Trinity.
Thoughts on the Trinity
The Trinity in some way has different roles. They are in some way all three equal. The Son is begotten (to procreate as the father) of the Father. The Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. But in order for them to be God, they must all be equal. They may have different roles, but they act in one accord as God. Each plays a role in different aspects like: creation, incarnation of Christ, baptism of Christ, the resurrection of Christ, atonement, salvation of a man’s soul, and the indwelling of a Christian. Different roles in every action of God are attributed to different members of the Trinity who have in one accord done the act together as one God.
Every action accomplished by God is accomplished by every member of the Trinity. Every member of the Trinity plays certain roles in certain actions. But no action of the Trinity is accomplished without a role from each individual member of the Trinity. Whether in creation, incarnation, baptism, resurrection, atonement, salvation, or the indwelling of a man by Christ, all these actions are done in one accord by the Trinity with differing roles of every member. It may be said that that the Trinity has three persons defined on the roles they play in actions, however, they are distinct persons, not just roles of God. Thus every action includes the 3 persons of God.
More Information – Check Out Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology Chapter 14.
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