SpOL020 CENTRAL TRUTH
Christians are baptized in
the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Together, the Father, Son
and Spirit are called the Trinity, and the Trinity occupies center stage in all
authentic Christian churches and organizations.
The doctrine of the Trinity
is far more than just a creed to be recited or words printed on a statement of
faith.
The central biblical truth
that God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit actually shapes our faith and our lives
as Christians. The wonderful and beautiful fellowship shared by the Father,
Son, and Spirit is the very fellowship of love into which our Savior Jesus
places us through his life, death, resurrection and ascension as God in the
flesh.
From before all time the
Triune God determined to bring humanity into the indescribable life and
fellowship and joy that Father, Son and Holy Spirit share together as the one
true God. In Jesus Christ, the Son of God incarnate, we have been made right
with the Father, and in Jesus we are included in the fellowship and joy of the
shared life of the Trinity.
Jesus’ life, death,
resurrection and ascension are living proof of the total and unwavering
devotion of the Father to his loving purpose of including humanity in the joy
and fellowship of the life of the Trinity. Jesus is the proof that the Father
will never abandon us. In Jesus, the Father has adopted us and made us his
beloved children, and he will never forsake his plans for us.
When we trust Jesus to be
our all in all, it is not an empty trust. He is our all in all. In him, our sins are forgiven, our hearts are
made new, and we are included in the life he shares with the Father and the
Spirit.
God’s eternal and almighty
word of love and inclusion for you will never be silenced. You belong to him,
and nothing in heaven or Earth can ever change that.
I’m Joseph Tkach – speaking of Life.