When you reconnect with early Christian thought, you discover a deep commitment to the reality the Trinity. Much of the richness of Divine truth has been sacrificed by modern evangelicals due to a severe under-emphasis on the Trinity. Sure most Christians give mental assent to the concept, but few have entered in to the glorious splendor of the nuances of it implications. It is given doctrinal space in our belief systems, but since it is beyond our carnal thinking we tend to avoid giving it any serious thought. Mysteries are invitations into conversation with God, fodder for deep contemplation and awe-inspiring meditation. Our rational approach needs to be traded for spiritual participation in the mind of Christ. Our practical assessments need to turn into romance. The real thing, the real way is not an intellectual way, but a relational way. God is, first and foremost, a relationship Himself. He was not lonely, so he created mankind to have fellowship with. He is fellowship. Father, Son, and Spirit are separate persons with one essence. They are one yet distinct enough to relate to one another. They have eternally been emptying themselves into one another with others centered, self-giving love. Creation was an overflow from Divine fullness. A decision was made by the Triune God to bring us into the fellowship of the Godhead. Unlike the heathen gods who want to use people, our God has no desire to have someone to boss around and control, he wants people to share love and life with. He created people to co-rule the earth with him. God did not start loving when people came on the scene, he is love forever. The Father has always been the Father. Within the Trinity there is a mutual indwelling and interpenetration in a intimate dynamic relationship. The Trinity has been in a joyful, intimate, and dynamic eternal dance and they have invited us to join them. In Christ, we are involved in that dance now. To see ourselves anywhere else is less than true Christianity.
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