Did you know that 1+1+1=1?
That is the math of the Trinity. God is one, but He is also three. Confused yet?
There are things about God we will never understand this side of eternity. But, we can come to an ever-increasing deeper understanding of God as we learn to chew on and meditate on what He has revealed to us about Himself through Scripture.
I have two goals for this message, and I hope to accomplish one more than the other. The first goal is that I hope we all gain a deeper understanding of what it means when Christians say that God is triune. Secondly, and more importantly, I hope that as we look into God's triunity, we will find our hearts strangely warmed, that we will find ourselves falling deeper in love with this Triune God, that our sense of awe and wonder will increase and that we will be drawn into a deeper relationship with Him.
This weekend, spend some time reading Matthew 3:13-17. This is where Jesus' baptism is recorded. There are references to Father, Son and Holy Spirit throughout Scripture, but Jesus' baptism is the clearest picture of our triune God. If you want to dig a little deeper, go and read about Jesus' baptism in Mark, Luke and John as well. All four Gospels record this divine event and paint a beautiful picture of God revealing Himself as three in one.
For even further study, click the link below for an eight-minute video produced by the Bible Project, which does a fabulous job of giving a brief explanation of the Trinity.
