The Trinity (in four parts!)  

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I had to say I was amused when I saw the following article appear in our local War Cry (A magazine put out by The Salvation Army)

Dusting Off the Trinity - Impoverished by Neglect (Part 1 of 4)

It's not that the Trinity is a laughing matter but it simply reminded me of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - A trilogy in Four, (and later five), parts.

Upon reading this first part (about the Trinity that is) I am looking forward expectantly to the forthcoming installments.  His contention is that we do not discuss or deal with the doctrine of the Trinity anymore because we are afraid of it because it seems so mysterious.

I absolutely agree with this, however, (there always seems to be an "however" for me), read the following paragraph. (My comments in blue)

"... This Trinity is not a doctrinal curiosity piece to admire at a distance. Amen    It's not an interesting sideshow only for the theological intellectuals. Too right    It's not beyond our grasp. Huh, I'm pretty intelligent and I have to say there's enough mystery that it's beyond my grasp.  Everytime I think I learn a bit more it simply opens up more questions. I haven't nailed my understanding of it yet and am unlikely to in my lifetime.    It even gets at the heart and soul of who you are."  Cool

My feeling is that just because the Trinity (and a lot more about God) is mysterious and probably cannot be adequately put into words doesn't mean we shouldn't delve in.  But I don't think we can truly grasp it either.

What do you think?

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Anonymous  

"The more you know, the more you realise you don't know anything". The more you learn about God ...

But it's the realisation of how little we know or even can know about Him that produces a sense of awe ... if we let it. Which is why I'd say it's definately worth delving into.

2 March 2007 at 12:08 am
Chris H  

Hey - it's a different Chris this time :)

I absolutely agree - just because we know we will never understand the Trinity fully isn't an excuse to avoid studying and delving into it. Like the other Chris says, the mystery serves to give us a sense of awe, and also emphasises the "other-ness" of God.

2 March 2007 at 12:14 am

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