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 PrintableVersion Delighting in the TrinityIn the name of the Father…DELIGHTING IN THE TRINITY This is a book that lives up to its title. In three sections, Tim will take you from being embarrassed about the Trinity to a realisation that a belief in the Triune God is essential. He starts off with the biblical foundations showing both the message of the unity of God and his plurality, that leads to the meeting of unity and plurality at the cross. The second section is the toughest read as he works through the history of Christian belief in the Triune God from the first century to the present day. He shows why some people tried to formulate understandings of the Godhead which were later regarded as unacceptable. He is particularly good in showing the value of the Greek theologians’ contributions and the way in which Calvin used these, together with his own Western tradition, to construct definitions that are true to Scripture. The final part of this section brings us up to date with the challenge that each generation needs to re-articulate the gospel in our changing culture. The third section looks at the practical implications of the Trinity in respect to revelation, salvation, humanity and mission. Perhaps there could have been another chapter on worship, but these chapters are full of good things. For any troubled by recent attacks on penal substitution, here is a great undergirding of the doctrine as Tim shows that it is true to a Trinitarian view of the cross reflecting a biblical understanding of the God. The section on humanity is a challenging call to the church to be the community that reflects on earth the interrelationships of the Trinity. The final section of the book shows us the missionary Triune God and applies this doctrine into evangelising Muslims and postmodernists. This is a very useful book which could be an autumn study for a church house group. The type used, sadly unacknowledged, is very attractive and easy to read. There is one amusing replacement of ‘aesthetic’ for the intended ‘ascetic’ on page 96 and threefold baptisms are not only to be found in Eastern churches (p.95). But this is a great book to read and a stimulation to delight anew in our Triune God. Ray Porter, © Evangelicals Now - August 2005 |
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