A Personal Trinitarian Statement
Athanasius, Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, and John of Damascus were among those who urged church councils to adopt a set of beliefs regarding God, Christology, and the Holy Spirit. They would present their beliefs in concise, summary form. I thought I would put my mind to the same task. Christian theology builds upon the ambiguous human experience of the divine, the sense that our finite and temporal lives connect to something much larger, and we are accountable for the lives we lead. The Trinity is the way Christians identify God. This doctrine seeks a glimpse into the inner life of God, even though God is beyond our comprehension. God is Infinite and Eternal, meaning that God is present in every place and in every moment, giving God intimate knowledge of every place and every moment. The Infinite and Eternal essence of God means that the energy, grace, and presence of God is a reality for every finite and temporal thing. Yet, the Infinite...