In a Christianity Today article titled, “Three Is the Loveliest Number,” Michael Reeves explains why the doctrine of the Trinity is not a “philosophical headache,” but a captivating picture of God in his goodness and beauty. Here is an excerpt in which Reeve’s quotes from Delighting in the Trinity (his new book published by InterVarsity Press):
Deep within the Christian psyche today seems to be the notion that the Trinity is an awkward and odd irrelevance, an unsightly wart on our knowledge of the true God. And so, when it comes to sharing our faith, we speak of God’s offer of salvation, we speak of God’s free grace, but we try not to let on that the God we are speaking of is a Trinity. We wax lyrical about the beauty of the gospel, but not so much about the beauty of the God whose gospel it is.
To read the article, click here.
