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Rev Tom Hawks
Senior Pastor Tom Hawks, of Glenn Park Christian Church for the last 30 years, was born in Wichita. He has lived here most of his life. He has been married to Ellen for 24 years. They have two children and three grandchildren. His favorite pastimes are spending time with his family, fishing and studying the Word of God. You may contact Pastor Hawks at (316) 943-4283.
Religion
2007-07-30 15:23:00
An attempt to understand the Trinity
I have a difficult time understanding the Trinity. I am bewildered when I think how all three persons in God were present at Jesus’ Baptism and at his Transfiguration. Is there any explanation of the Trinity that can help us, who did not attend theology classes?
Trinity is the Theological term used to define God as the undivided unity expressed in the three fold nature of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. It’s considered a divine mystery beyond human comprehension to be reflected upon only through scriptural revelation. The term “thinking” does not appear in Scripture, but the Trinitarian structure appears throughout the New Testament to affirm that God Himself is manifested through Jesus by means of the Spirit. Perhaps four statements can summarize and clarify this: God is One ( Deut. 6:4, 1 Kings 8:60, Isa 44:6, Mark 12:29, 32 John 10:30) The God of the Old Testament is the same God of the New Testament. His offer of salvation in the Old Testament receives a fuller revelation in the New Testament in a way that is not different, but more complete. The Doctrine of the Trinity does not abandon the monotheistic faith of Israel. God has three distinct ways of being in the Redemptive event, yet He remains an undivided unity. The Father God imparts Himself to mankind through the Son and Spirit without ceasing to be Himself is at the very heart of the Christian faith. The primary way of grasping the concept of the Trinity is through the threefold participation in salvation. The approach of the New Testament is not to discuss the essence of the Godhead, but the particular aspects of the revelation event that includes the process of the Father in the person of Jesus through the Holy Spirit. • I am one man…But I have three distinct characteristics … I’m a Father, Son and Husband. • I am one apple…But I have three distinct parts…the fruit, the core and the seeds. • I am ice in a pan…water, then steam. • I am larva…caterpillar, and a butterfly. The doctrine of the Trinity is a mystery. It is primarily known, not through speculation, but revelation.
 
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