Message of the Trinity
Life In God
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Paperback
£12.99
Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press
ISBN: 9781844740482
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 19/11/2004
The belief that God is a Trinity - one God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit - is fundamental to Christianity, central to the whole understanding of the divine nature and the story of human salvation.
Although the term 'Trinity' does not appear in the Bible, it expresses thoroughly biblical teaching. It was developed by the early Christians as the only way to account for the revelation of God in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Brian Edgar's conviction is that the Trinity is fundamentally simple, thoroughly practical and theologically central - not abstract, obscure or irrelevant. With warmth and clarity, he expounds a range of biblical texts to show that God can indeed be known, and experienced in Christian life and ministry, in his glorious three-in-oneness.
Contents
General preface 9
Preface 10
Abbreviations 12
Bibliography 13
Introduction 20
Part 1. The Trinity of love
1. The God of grace, love and fellowship
(2 Corinthians 13:14) 35
2. A trinitarian blessing (Ephesians 1:1-14) 52
Part 2. The Trinity in the Old Testament
3. The Lord our God is one (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) 69
4. The wisdom of God (Proverbs 8:22-31) 85
5. The Spirit of God (Ezekiel 37:1-14) 103
Part 3. The Trinity in the experience and teaching of
Jesus
6. Incarnation: divine coming (Luke 1:26-56) 121
7. Baptism: heavenly empowering (Mark 1:1-14) 137
8. Mission: spiritual encounter (Matthew 12:15-32) 153
9. Teaching: knowledge of God (John 14:15-31) 169
10. Resurrection: commissioned to discipleship
(Matthew 28:16-20) 191
Part 4. The Trinity in the experience and teaching of
the early church
11. The day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-47) 213
12. Christian experience (Romans 8:1-17) 232
13. Christian community (1 Corinthians 12:1-11) 250
14. Christian security (Galatians 3:26 - 4:7) 270
15. Christian unity (Ephesians 4:1-16) 289
16. The Day of the Lord (Jude 20-21) 309
Study guide 320