The “offence” of the trinity does not exist

We are delving into theology here, and the question of who Christ was. For the Christian there is but one answer: God incarnate, God living a perfect life on this world and taking punishment due for our sins, that we can be saved. Christ was God, and part of God from the beginning.

The entire doctrine of the trinity flows from this. And we should not be shocked by it, for we are by no means one thing. We have a body, but we are not that body alone. Our mind cannot be described as a consequence of various neurochemical processes: indeed the most recent work no the neurological recovery from conditions such as depression indicates that final common pathways around synaptic growth are required, and these can be stimulated by therapy alone.

We have both a brain and a mind. And most of us would say we have a soul. One can speculate as to if these three parts reflect the three parts of God. And as it is very hard to define a point where the mind and body connect — Descartes was wrong, it is not the Pineal Gland — so it is with God. As we consider all aspects our ourselves one, so God is one.

At this point I better stop speculating before I err: if I have not already.

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

(Hebrews 1:1-4 ESV)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.

(John 1:1-7 ESV)

I know this offends the Unitarians, and the Muslims would say it is blasphemy. I am quite aware that the secular consider anything but the material world irrelevant, and resort to existentialism to explain how one should live, calling all pathways equal.

I am also aware that relativism subverts duty, and it is in doing our duty that we find joy. Anything worthwhile is difficult to do: any goal worth attaining requires training.

So let us do our duty today, meet together, and encourage each other to do good works. It is, after all, the day of the week most churches meet.