The Holy Spirit is perhaps the most mysterious member of the Trinity. Just the word “Spirit” seems vague and nebulous. To shed some clarity, I explore three titles that describe the role of the Spirit in our lives: Giver of Life, Perfecter, and Uniter.
Is the Trinity an authentic part of the Christian faith, or a later invention? After all, the timespan between Jesus’ ministry and the Council of Nicaea (325 A.D) is longer than the age of the United States! How did the doctrine of the Trinity develop during these three centuries?
We know the depth of God’s love for us because the Father gave his eternally-beloved Son for our sake. For this reason, we owe a tremendous debt to giants like Victorinus and Hilary, who spent their lives defending the eternal Sonship of Christ.
The Nicene Creed declares that the Son, Jesus Christ, is “begotten, not made.” Now this distinction seems rather abstract. It may even seem irrelevant to the Christian life. Is the begottenness of the Son simply an issue for eggheaded philosophers perched in their ivory towers? Or does it bear practical significance?