Monday's devotional 08.25.2008

Read Matthew 28:19
· Baptism commanded by Christ in the Great Commission is to be “in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Notice that it says “name” and not “names.” This suggests that the name of God is “Father, Son, Holy Spirit.” Why is this important?
· Does it bother you that the word “Trinity” does not appear in our Bible? Why or why not?
· Do you understand the concept of the Trinity? Does the confusing part of this cause you to be skeptical?
· Consider the following statement: “If we are to accept and believe only what we can fully understand, then we are hopelessly beyond redemption.” Is this statement true? If it is, what causes it to be true?

Ben's thoughts:
This shows that our God is not 3 gods but one God. It does not bother me that the word Trinity is not in our Bible. God gave us every word that is in the Bible. He therefore gave us everything we need to understand Him. The concept of the Trinity is difficult for the human mind. It is not something that would cause me to be skeptical though. Instead, it makes me realize that our God in His infinite wisdom is much more amazing than any of the man made concepts of gods in other religions. I believe the statement is true. If we had to fully understand the Trinity or everything it took to Resurrect Jesus in order for us to be saved we would be hopelessly beyond redemption. We understand a lot about God's essence but it would be impossible to say that we knew or understood everything about Him.

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