Doctrine pages 1-21

I started a new book called "Doctrine, What Christians Should Believe" by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears. This book is very interesting so far. It makes me think deeper about religion than I normally do. This book breaks down Christianity and answers very in depth questions people might have about the religion. The book starts out with this Bible verse: "And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven [god the Father] said, 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased'". That verse is from the book in the Bible, Matthew 3:16-17, and I really like this verse because it is the first time that God spoke down to earth about his son Jesus. The "Doctrine" continues to talk about how we as mankind, long for selfless, trustworthy, unending love from someone who we can trust to be faithful. It also says that we long for this kind of love, but then our longings turn into pits of selfish desire. This book says that our desire for unending, selfless love is ultimitely a longing for the Trinitarian God of the Bible. This chapter talks a lot about the trinity, which is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It says that many people confuse the trinity with being three separate things, but the Bible says that they are just three components that work together as one. I thought it was interesting how this book said that the word "Love" is spoken roughly eight hundred time in the Bible, and that the name "Yahweh" which means God, is used 6,823 times in the Old Testament. I like how this book just dives right into teaching and answering questions that people might have about Christianity.