Two Choices?
Trinity.
What does this mean?
We know what the theologians mean when they say the word. They mean a unity of three, or tri-unity. But for us laypeople, what earthly meaning can we derive from this word, which seems for us to be a contradiction? How can we have unity when there are three? We question this because we are human, and we are used to multiples, as far as personality is concerned; and that's what we are really talking about - we mean that there are three competing personalities; which don't always see things the same way, and which have a potential for extreme discord. Really, the history of humans agreeing with one another is one of desperate manipulation and political appeasement in order to "keep the peace." Humans do not naturally get along.
But we're not talking about human relationships. When we talk about Trinity, we are talking about God as He really is. And when we talk about God, we must make a primary assumption; an assumption, which begins from reason; that God by definition transcends the physical universe, which He created. Jesus summed up this distinction in John's gospel when he had a rather revealing conversation with a Samaritan woman. He said, "God is Spirit....." {John 4:24}. It becomes very clear what he meant by this within the context of the conversation. He said that true worshipers don't worship God in a particular physical space, as though any place (temple, synagogue) holds any significance with exactly who God is. He transcends these physical constructs. Therefore, true worshipers of God do not worship Him as though the ground on which they stand has any relation to His essence.
Thus, the worshiper of God has two choices in a context of understanding God as Spirit. These two are thus:
He is One
He is three.
These are contradictory within a physical context, but they are complementary within a spiritual context, as we shall see. So in a spiritual context, there is really only one choice, and that is that both of these are true. Scripture doesn't offer us any other alternative.
While this blog will be primarily a full-throttle argument for God as Trinity, within that framework, it is an argument for Christianity as the earliest Christians perceived by their relationship with the Savior. I hope you will contribute to the conversation. No question is .....um.....out of the question. You can ask any question, make any assertion you like, just be respectful of the opinions and contributions of others. I will try to navigate and arbitrate the discussion towards a respect of just what God would have us to understand.
