This morning, I heard one of the best sermons EVER!
I am greatly encouraged by what Walt talked about, it was a message that offers me and other followers of Christ hope...
Walt talked about the 3 in 1, the Trinity, the Godhead- And he talked about how we can learn a lot about we will never know everything that there is to God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit- We enter the shallow end of the pool and yet before we know it, we're in too deep and over our heads. Don't fret about the depth, the water is fine.
Walt shared how God has never has had a beginning and he will never have an end, and even though there was a period where nothing existed, God did exist- and He wasn't alone! Because the 3 in 1 coexisted...
Each of the 3 parts of the Trinity work together, but they are all have different roles, they all have different distinctions from one another. He mentioned that the 3 coexist in a divine dance of sorts, He mentioned this quote by C.S. Lewis: "God is not a static thing ...but a dynamic, pulsating activity, a life, almost a kind of drama. Almost, if you will not think me irreverent, a kind of dance."
Some other key points from Walt's sermon:
*God did not design us humans to be in alone (Genesis 1:27, 2:18)
*We only become fully human in relational community
*Marriage reflects the image of God
*Our sexuality is tied to God's image
*We are not meant to journey alone
**All spiritual growth stems from personal relationships
*Christianity is not a game of solitaire - that is, to be carried out alone.
*The Christian hero is not Robinson Curose
And Walt ended the sermon with a question - How many true "spiritual relationships" do you have?
For me, I can only think of one or two people who I am connected in such a way as this. I am thankful to God for those people and I am glad that it is reciprical - them to me and me to them.
Going on by God's strength alone,
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Sunday, April 23, 2006
1 comments:
Glad to hear that you have somebody teaching about God the Trinity, and yes, C. S. Lewis is, for the most part, an excellent source for much practical teaching on the nature of the Three-Personal God. This is what I would call, Basic Trinity 101. What one often hears in the "Christian West" about the Trinity is that it is simply a dogma that must be accepted, and that we will never completely understand it. C. S. Lewis in modern times did a lot to dispell that false notion.
I would encourage you, dear brother, and also your brethren and co-workers in the Lord, not to stop there and be satisfied with Basic Trinity 101. Let it be the starting point, whetting your appetite, as it were, to full engagement with the Unearthly Triad (as the term means in Greek, Agia Trias).
The Christian East has a lot to offer in this regard. The fathers teach that all humans were created and designed to live in the kind of relationships with one another that exist within the Trinity. This is an achievable goal for the Christian community, and in Orthodoxy we see it functioning at all levels in the so-called "hierarchy." This is something that can be observed among the Orthodox, and then replicated in any grouping of followers of Christ, from a power pair (two man team), to a local cell of brethren, to a family or house church, even to a local congregation.
Keep this teaching on the front burner of your mind, brother, because it is one of the keys to an effective ministry, and is fully scriptural and therefore "it cannot fail."
As always, happy to read your thoughts, and keep pressing on, in God's strength alone.
— Romanós
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