In order to relate to God, we need to have an understanding of who He is. Without understanding God who is revealed in Scripture, we will create a God that is according to our own understanding. Once we understand, to the best of our ability, who God is, we can then have a proper relationship with Him. God being Trinity is not useless or cumbersome information. Knowing the Trinity will produce in us a heart of worship, love and adoration. It opens the way for us to have an intimate relationship with him as well as have a proper relationship with each other. The interrelationship within the Trinity and his desire for us to participate in this relationship should cause us to be full of awe, wonder and appreciation. We can know him, from the least to the greatest. 

As we observe the natural world – the starry night sky, the towering majesty of the Rocky Mountains, the dazzling variety of fish, birds, flowers, & countless creatures – we may find ourselves asking, “How did all this come to be?” It’s a question that arises naturally from awe & wonder. Perhaps we turn to Genesis 1, hoping it will tell us how the world came into existence. But is that the question Genesis 1 is primarily concerned with? I would suggest the answer is: No. Genesis 1 isn’t focused on the modern scientific question of “how” in the way we might expect today. It was written in an ancient world, by ancient people, for ancient people – people who weren’t debating evolution or the Big Bang. Their questions were different from ours. In their world, many creation stories circulated – accounts filled with competing gods, violence, & chaos. Genesis, then, offers something radically different: a counter-narrative to those other ancient stories. It was written to give God’s people clarity – a distinct account rooted in their faith. So, what question is Genesis 1 answering? The central question is not “how” but “who.” Who created? The answer, repeated over 30 times in Genesis 1:1–2:3, is clear: God. The text emphasizes God’s active, intentional role in creation. Read Genesis 1:1–2:3 & you’ll see it. Genesis wants us to see clearly: It is God who created all things.

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The Trinity & the Incarnation form the heart of Christianity, setting it apart from every other faith. The Incarnation—God Himself entering time & space as Jesus Christ—is a mystery beyond comprehension. Jesus did not begin as the Babe of Bethlehem; He is the eternal Son, the 2nd person of the Trinity, now clothed in our humanity. In this breathtaking act, God bridged the infinite chasm between Creator & creation, taking on a fully human body, & soul/spirit, yet never ceasing to be God. Jesus of Nazareth is one person with two natures: truly God, truly man. His person is divine; when He declared, “Before Abraham was, I am,” He speaks as the eternal “I” of God’s Son. Yet He also walked, wept, & suffered among us as a real man. Scripture is clear: Jesus alone is God’s Son by nature; we become God’s children by grace & adoption, never God by nature. Some today distort this truth, asserting “man may become God” (theosis), blurring the line between Creator & creature. But the historic Creeds guard this boundary, upholding Christ’s unique person & bearing witness to the wonder of His Incarnation — that God irreversibly became man, yet remains forever God.

Who died on the cross? Throughout Christian history many have sought to express the most accurate way of describing who died on the cross. Jesus Christ died on the cross. But who was He? He was the Son of God, possessing both divinity and humanity. He was both God and man. Yet the question remains: Who died? Did God die? How can that be? Charles Wesley and other hymn writers have captured the most widely accepted way of describing who died on the cross. God, in Christ, died on the cross. Jesus, who was both God and man, died on the cross. Therefore, God died. God on the cross died. Why would God die for us? We need to reflect deeply on the fact that Christ suffered and died on our behalf so that we might be brought to God. God suffered to bring us to Himself. There are many other things accomplished through Christ’s death. Let us meditate on all that was done for us and on our behalf.

The Trinity is not a marginal aspect of faith, but the foundational reality underlying all Christian truth and life. Every act of God—creation, incarnation, redemption, and consummation—is the unified work of the one triune God who is eternally Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Though Jesus alone rose bodily from the dead, Scripture attests that his resurrection was the act of the entire Trinity: the Father raised him, the Son took up his own life again, and the Holy Spirit gave him resurrection power. Jesus’ bodily resurrection is utterly unique—distinct from temporary resuscitations and mere apparitions. He alone conquered death, rising with a glorified, imperishable body, never to die again. This seismic event marked his inclusion in the divine identity and prompted his worship as God. As the Last Adam and Second Man, Christ is the “first- fruits” of resurrection, the pledge and prototype of believers’ future hope. His risen humanity remains fully authentic, forever joined in personal union with God’s eternal Son. As the enthroned Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, is worthy of all our worship, praise, and devotion.

When it comes to the Holy Spirit, churches tend to fall into one of two camps. There are churches who are hyper-focused on the Spirit. Then there are churches who are very cautious about the Spirit for fear of overly emotional experiences, & so they speak very little about the Spirit. The problem with the latter approach is that in the NT the Spirit is all over the place. The essential point of the Christian message is that the Spirit calls people to be followers of Jesus & then energizes them to follow Jesus. This is very different from what we see in the OT, where God’s Spirit is active with particular people for particular tasks at particular times. The Prophet Joel spoke of a time when God’s Spirit wouldn’t be limited to particular people for particular tasks, but would be poured out on all God’s people. In the NT, the Holy Spirit is multi-faceted for us to experience him in any situation we might face. We also have to stay open to the working of the Spirit & not put a limit on how we experience him so we can be on mission for God.

The whole universe needs salvation, not just humanity. Due to mankind’s independence and desire to form their identity apart from God, not only they but also all of creation is out of order. The Trinity worked together to accomplish salvation beginning with humanity but also eventually for the whole creation. The Father, the Son and the Spirit, all worked together to restore, reconcile and bring us to God. There are many aspects to salvation but knowing all these aspects are not required for us to be saved. We simply need to believe and confess that Jesus died for our salvation. Over time we can then delve into and appreciate the extent of what God did to save us. Learn to daily appreciate what God has done and is doing to bring you the full salvation He accomplished for us.