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Dear all,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope\nand pray that this letter finds you well. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This\ncoming Sunday is Trinity Sunday which preachers usually fear because of the\ncomplexities in explaining how the Holy Trinity works. Not an easy task! The Trinity is God: Father, Son and Holy\nSpirit, three in one and one in three but how do you explain this in a\nstraightforward way? This is Sunday when\nit\u2019s very easy to slip into heresy (a view or idea that is contrary to\nChristian teaching) so one always has to be especially careful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nreading appointed for this week is that of the Great Commission from the end of\nMatthew\u2019s gospel, chapter 28 and verses 16 to 20. Jesus informs the disciples to go out into\nall nations and baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of\nthe Holy Spirit (part of verse 19). This\nis the reason why the passage has been chosen because the precedent of God\nbeing 3 persons in one and yet distinctly 3 persons of the Trinity is set out\nhere from Jesus. This all took place in\nthe time period after Jesus\u2019 resurrection but before his ascension to\nheaven. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nfirst thing we learn from this is the concept of the Trinity comes from God and\ntherefore is one in which we should all try and understand in some way. It comes from the Bible and gives us a better\nunderstanding of who God is. I am not\nsaying it\u2019s an easy concept but one we must try and grapple with and\nunderstand. Secondly, it shows us that\nafter Jesus left the Holy Spirit came and they are both from God and are\nGod. Therefore we should draw comfort\nfrom the fact that God is with us and has been guided the world from the\nbeginning, pointed us to the truth and the way of salvation with Jesus and then\nsent the Holy Spirit to help us after Jesus had returned to heaven. The third and final point we learn is the\nrelationship between each member of the Trinity is close, loving and that is\nseen through how they work together. The\nTrinity is not a group pulling in different directions but a unit working\ntogether to fulfil the same purposes. A\nlesson for us all in how we should work with other people in the church. Let us give thanks for God this Sunday and\neach member of the Trinity and rejoice that God is working His purposes out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
May the Triune God bless you; Father, Son\nand Holy Spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every blessing, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrew. \n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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