There are many ways to explain the Trinity. Most are heretical. Few are orthodox. So in this article we’ve put together not one, but two definitions of our Triune God. It’s not so much two completely different explanations, but two ways of looking at the same God. One view is simply a definition of God explained by his attributes. The other… is a bit more complicated.
Author #1. Will Nelson is an undergraduate student in Northern Virginia. He is working on a degree in Computer Science and spends his free time with the Scouts and working with church and para-church ministries. He loves the Lord and loves the Bible. Here is his explanation of the Trinity.
Throughout the bible there are references to three different persons who are at the same time one God. This doctrine is called the Doctrine of the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are triune, meaning three in one. Each person of the trinity is equal in substance, and has always been and will be forever present.
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Depending on the setting, the words “New Perspective” either garner approving nods or violent repudiations. The topic elicits such varied responses because it cuts to the heart of Christianity: by what means a sinner is found to be acceptable by a holy God. In fact, adherents to this thinking would argue that the problem thus outlined is not the priority of Scripture at all, at least not a priority of Paul’s. This paper shall seek to generally outline the ideas put forth by the New Perspective, and interact with the position as both a contributor and detractor to the orthodox Christian faith.
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I spent a good portion of my life trying to figure out what life meant and answering why was I here. I grew-up Catholic during the powerful charismatic Holy Spirit movement that swept through our town in the mid seventies. I remember wanting to experience God, waiting for something to happen and desperately hoping that Jesus would show himself to me.
In my mid-twenties, while I tried to be like everyone else, pretending to “just want to have fun” but instead ignoring God & my faith, something very deep in me longed for something more. I read lots of books & sat with fortunetellers, but my heart still ached to know the truth.
One night, I turned to the back of my Bible where there was a concordance, and I marveled at how often the word “love” was listed. I scanned down all of the passages, and saw “God is love.” 1 John 4:16. Turning to it, the words resonated deeply in me as I knew I had found the Truth that I had been searching for so desperately.
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By Mike Bullock
Are you paddling in the shallows
Are your ankles getting wet
Safe within your comfy margins
You are in command and yet
There is so much out there for you
Drowning in the spirits flow
Come and wade out in the water
There is much you need to know.
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Mark 8:38 “If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
It happened again.
The moment of truth.
I’m no stranger to these types of situations, yet almost every time they arise, I feel that cringe.
A few weeks ago, a co-worker and I were chatting and I mentioned that I had met an acquaintance of hers recently. She responded “She told me you two had met at a Bible study”.
THUD.
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SOFT SCOOP
By Mike Bullock
I’m wrestling with the ice cream
Inside this soft scoop box
My spoon is bent, my patience spent
I’m trying to outfox
The barrier before me
To get my just dessert
I’ll hack at that unyielding mass
No matter what the hurt.
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Rob is a real Christian man. He lives in Massachusetts and has written this story of his struggle with homosexuality and the gay lifestyle. He’s gone through a lot but the Lord is faithful. Pass Robert’s true life story on to anyone who can find encouragement in his words.
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SUPERHERO
By Mike Bullock
Jesus is our superhero
Though like Batman, He is not
Doesn’t get on with the devil
Cause he hurts us quite a lot
Jesus won a special battle
Died upon an ugly cross
Rose again to give us victory
It’s our gain,the devils’ loss.
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Because of God’s grace, he loves us anyway, and is still giving us a chance.“I’m So Unworthy” is a song that I wrote about someone choosing their own path as opposed to the path God laid out for them, inspired by Psalms 16:4 “ Thou will show me the path of life in thy present is fullness of joy at thy night, at thy hand there are pleasures forever more.”
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This is my Love story with Jesus Christ. I was born in India and raised by a Hindu Family. It was not the world I expected. I was brought up with too many rules and regulations, and In India, they are ‘pride words’ that can destroy an entire family reputation with single word. But I was born in that country, so I respect it with my heart.
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