Episode 64: Talking Trinity, Part One--An Introduction to the Myster

For all the complicated credal formulations, fierce debates over heresies, and bad object lessons to try an explain the mystery of a God who is One and Three, the Christian doctrine of "the Trinity," is really a way of saying that there is only one God... and that we have come to meet this God, not as some lonely bearded immortal who stands off at a distance, makes a Son and a world to feel loved, and then sends a Heavenly Vice-President of Human Affairs to save us... but that we know God as a beautiful communion of relationships, who goes "all the way down" into human life in Christ, who dwells in us by the Spirit, and who upholds all creation at all times.  The Trinity is a way of saying that God knows BOTH the pain of the cross AND the pain of son-less-ness, and that God is consistent without personality changes over time.  As pastors Erica and Steve take a look at the ancient Christian doctrine of the Trinity, we invite you into a new series of conversations about why the Church has held onto this complicated notion for so long, and why it fought so hard over it in the first place.  If you have ever wondered why on earth Christians take this seemingly contradictory position that God is One and Three at the same time, join in the conversation over these coming episodes!