Well-Meaning Gentlemen with Different Ideas
from Kevin DeYoung.
One God:
Two kinds of being:
Three persons:
For us.
We worship one, personal, knowable,
holy God. There are not two gods or ten gods or ten million gods, only
one. He has always been and will always be. He is not a product of our
mind or imagination. He really exists and we can know him because he
has spoken to us in his word.
Two kinds of being:
We are not gods. God is not found in
the trees or the wind or in us. He created the universe and cares for
all that he has made, but he is distinct from his creation. The story
of the world is not about being released from the illusion of our
existence or discovering the god within. The story is about God, the
people he made, and how the creatures can learn to delight in, trust
in, and obey their Creator.
Three persons:
The one God exists eternally
in three persons. The Father is God. The Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, is
God. The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the Father and the Son, is also
God. And yet these three—equal in glory, rank, and power—are three
persons. The doctrine of the Trinity helps explain how there can be
true unity and diversity in our world. It also shows that our God is a
relational God.
For us.
Something happened in history that
changed the world. The Son of God came into the world as a man,
perfectly obeyed his Father, fulfilled Israel’s purpose, succeeded
where Adam failed, and began the process of reversing the curse. Jesus
Christ died for the sins of the world. He rose again from the dead on
the third day. By faith in him our sins can be forgiven and we can be
assured of living forever with God and one day being raised from the
dead like Christ.
I like the diagram. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI like the kinder, gentler rhino. Where can I get one?
Thanks for the post. I appreciate the mention of and link to my blog BUT I did not write "The Christian World View in Four Easy Steps." That was the work of Kevin DeYoung and it is linked on my blog.