The older I get, the more I'm amused by people who don't appreciate The Trinity. It gets easier to explain, and my appreciation for it deepens.
Continuing on the theme of what I've been going on about these past blog posts of yours, I think something it elucidates is that there's a hazard to "all in all" relationships, even with Ultimate concerns. God is not just one, God is not just all. The truth is God is three in one and one in three, God is not three in three (polytheism) or one in one (monotheism.) And similarly, no real relationship can carry every need a person has. You cannot put your entire self onto a relationship, there must be a "this is this and that is that, if it is this it is not that." The Father cannot be the Son, by definition. To defy that boundary is to invoke the ancient Appalachian curse of incest, which Paul bizarrely brings up in 1 Corinthians.
The Trinity introduces God not as a monomaniacal tyrant, nor as a chaos of discordant egos, but as a unity with space for reasonable difference: A Community. And we are welcome therein.
Reverend Hudgins, this is very well written! And a great Tuesday evening sermon as well. You tackled the teaching of a theologically challenging topic with ease of understanding for the reader/viewer. Thank you!
Now, this is just what I needed to hear this morning. Thank you for sharing! Now I understand better why and how I am so drawn to the Trinity!
The older I get, the more I'm amused by people who don't appreciate The Trinity. It gets easier to explain, and my appreciation for it deepens.
Continuing on the theme of what I've been going on about these past blog posts of yours, I think something it elucidates is that there's a hazard to "all in all" relationships, even with Ultimate concerns. God is not just one, God is not just all. The truth is God is three in one and one in three, God is not three in three (polytheism) or one in one (monotheism.) And similarly, no real relationship can carry every need a person has. You cannot put your entire self onto a relationship, there must be a "this is this and that is that, if it is this it is not that." The Father cannot be the Son, by definition. To defy that boundary is to invoke the ancient Appalachian curse of incest, which Paul bizarrely brings up in 1 Corinthians.
The Trinity introduces God not as a monomaniacal tyrant, nor as a chaos of discordant egos, but as a unity with space for reasonable difference: A Community. And we are welcome therein.
Reverend Hudgins, this is very well written! And a great Tuesday evening sermon as well. You tackled the teaching of a theologically challenging topic with ease of understanding for the reader/viewer. Thank you!
You are still my favorite writer on Substack. After reading your words, I have nothing to say. Keep channeling the Holy Spirit.