Sat
29
Nov
2008
Praise the Triune God
How long has it been since you've delighted in the Triune God? We can talk about the Father, or Jesus, or even the Spirit, but what about worshipping God for his Tri-unity? He's not some vague god, but is three persons in one Godhead.
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 says,
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might (ESV).
We should love our one God with all that we are--our total being. That means we need to grapple with the complexities of his nature. Many believers have never heard a sermon on the Trinity let alone researched the doctrine or read much on the Triune God.
One chorus of a Chris Tomlin song goes like this:
Praise the Father, Praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, Three in One
Clothed in power and in grace
the name above all other names
I love this song because it helps me put my theology into practice--in fact, into worship. I wished we had more modern songs, books, and sermons about the Triune God. The doctrine of the Trinity stands as a pillar of orthodox Christian theology, yet I fear that most American Christians know little about this doctrine. Within the last few months, I've even met two missionaries who espoused a heretical view of the Trinity--the modalistic view--that God manifests himself as a Father, as a Son, and as a Spirit, rather than actually is three distinct persons in one Godhead. We must make sure that the God we love is really the God of the Bible.
For a primer on the Trinity, start here.
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