Monday, January 24, 2011

Doctrine pages 22-36

These pages in "Doctrine" continue to talk about how the Bible is a trinitarian. It says that god always works in unison and does so in history for his glory and for our good. I thought that was very interesting because God does everything for us even though we don't deserve any of it. We all sin every single day and God still loves us just the way we are and forgives our sins, I think that is truely amazing. This book states the verse Matthew 28:19 which says, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit". I have heard this verse many times before, but never really stopped to think about the trinity that is mentioned in this verse. It also quotes from the Bible Acts 1:7-8 which says, "He [Jesus] said to them, 'It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority'". I like this verse a lot because Jesus tells us that even when we aren't supposed to understand everything that happens in our lives, but that we should trust the he has it under control. The chapter sums up by saying that the trinitarian life consists of love, humbleness, relationships, and joy. It says that we should love everyone, even our enemies; I think that is very hard because it's hard to love the ones that don't have the same interests, or personality as you. It also says that God welcomes us into a relationship with him, which just blows me away that He wants a relationship with me.

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