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Three-In-One
Humans like to learn and understand things, so for thousands of years people have tried to make sense of God's three-in-oneness with different images and symbols and descriptions. None of them are exactly perfect. The Trinity is too supernatural for perfect descriptions. But here's one way people have tried to put it into words:
Here's a graphic that shows the same thing, sometimes called the Trinity Shield:
The words and graphic are clear — but the truth is still too big and deep for humans to fully grasp.
One thing is for sure: since Jesus Christ is God, he is worthy of our praise. The Bible talks about Jesus both being God himself and also obeying God the Father. He humbled himself as a human and also was elevated to the place of highest honor. Jesus is love and also Lord. Jesus is Savior and also King.
This is the Jesus we follow. This is the Jesus we love and learn from. This is the Jesus whose sincere and shocking humility we are told to imitate.
Philippians 2:6-11
Many scholars believe that Philippians 2:6-11 is one of the earliest church hymns. It’s sometimes called the “Kenosis Hymn” because the word for ‘he emptied’ (in v. 7) is ekenosen.
Revelation 5 is a vision of both humble Jesus and reigning Jesus.
Listen to Amena Brown’s spoken word “He is Here” about Jesus being present here as himself and within the Trinity.
Listen to Andrew Peterson’s “Is He Worthy?” about Jesus Christ being worthy of our praise.
Listen to "Jesus, Son, of God."
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007, 2103 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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