10 Reasons to study about the Trinity

The last book that the NCFIC interns read was "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" written by Bruce Ware. I would highly recommend the book to anyone who is interested in reading an engaging and incredibly helpful book on the Trinity. Below (in italics) are ten reasons Ware gave as to why Christians must study the Trinity with my comments in normal font.

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1) “It is one of the most important distinguishing doctrines”. No other religion has a God that is one God and yet has three distinct Persons. We are the anomaly of the world from the very foundations of our beliefs.

2) “It is central and necessary for the Christian faith”. Without the Trinity, we could not be Christians.

3) “Worship of the true and living God must acknowledge the Trinity”. This is sobering to consider. If we do not understand the basics of the Trinity, we end up worshipping a God who is of our own imaginations, not the God who created us and deserves all our worship.

4) “Christian prayer must rightly acknowledge the Trinitarian God”. There is a reason why we pray to the Father in the Son’s name. Simply by following Jesus’ instructions concerning prayer, we testify to the Trinitarian God we serve.

5) “Christian growth and sanctification is understood through our Trinitarian God”. Each Person of the Trinity plays a distinct role in our sanctification and we would do well to learn what each part the three Persons played.

6) “The triune relationship causes us to marvel at God’s unity”. The three Persons of the Godhead are perfectly united and in harmony. There never was, is, or ever will be any disagreement or friction in the Trinity and this should boggle our minds considering how often we experience both of those things in our relationships.

7) “The triune relationship causes us to marvel at the diversity within the Trinity”. In the Trinity we have the amazing balance of unity and diversity.

8) “The triune relationship causes us to marvel at the social relationality of our God”. We were made in the image of our Creator, thus it’s no surprise that we were created to be relational since our God is Himself relational. By studying how God operates within the relationships between the Persons of the Trinity, we can learn how God desires us to copy Him in our relationships with one another.

9) “The triune relationship causes us to marvel at the authority-submission that exists in the Godhead”. Given the exaltation of rebellion and anarchy in our culture, it is refreshing and inspiring to see that in the very Godhead there are Persons in authority and Persons in submission. If it’s good enough for God, it had better be good enough for us.

10) "The doctrine of the Trinity provides vital patterns for our living"