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The Trinity is one of the most confusing and controversial doctrines in Christianity, but it's also one of the most important. The Trinity brings us to the mystery of God.

The Trinity is one of the most confusing and controversial doctrines in Christianity, but it’s also one of the most important. Since the beginning of the Christian church, all the major branches of Christianity have affirmed that God is Trinity. This clearly separates the God of the Bible from every other concept of God found in other religions.
The doctrine of the Trinity leads us to what I call the mystery of God. God is in some sense mysterious, and this is a good thing.

Job 11:7 Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything about the Almighty?

The answer to these questions is no. We can’t solve the mysteries of God. We can’t know everything about God. God is beyond what we can imagine or comprehend. God is incredibly complex. We will spend eternity getting to know God without truly understanding everything about him. In some sense, God will always be a mystery to us.
Although we can’t know everything about God, the Bible reveals many things about God. And if you are a Christian, then you should desire to know all that God reveals about himself in the Bible.

I want to share with you three reasons why it is important to study the mystery of the Trinity.

1. Knowing God is crucial for life.

The most important thing we can do in life is to get to know God. God is our creator. And as our creator, we must look to him to find our purpose and meaning in the world.

2. The Trinity is found everywhere in the Bible.

It’s not as if the Trinity is only taught in one verse, or in one footnote of the Bible. From Genesis to Revelation God is revealed to us as Trinity. This is a central concept to understanding God and the Bible.

3. God wants us to know him as he really is.

If we are going to have a relationship with God, then we need to know him as he truly is. We don’t want to have some false understanding of God. You can only have a meaningful relationship with someone if you know what they are really like.

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Key Points:

  • Knowing God Is Crucial for Life
  • The Trinity Is Found Everywhere in the Bible
  • God Wants Us to Know Him as He Really Is

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Talk About It
  1. Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic.
  2. What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you?
  3. Talk about what other religions believe about God. What do you believe? Why?
  4. Why do you think the Trinity is hard for people to understand? What are some reasons that people give for rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity?
  5. Do you agree that some things about God are mysterious and we will never fully understand them? Explain.
  6. List some of the doctrines every Christian believes. Do you agree that the Trinity should be on that list? Explain.
  7. Write a personal action step based on this conversation.

This is part of the Understanding God After Mormonism series.