Perhaps no doctrine of the Christian faith provides such a formidable sticking point preventing people from embracing Christianity as what we engage in this present study. That subject is the Trinitarian nature of the God of the Bible. It is, in fact, such an impediment to people, appearing so contrary to logic and reason, one wonders if it had not been better had the Holy Spirit, who inspired the Bible, simply withheld the very notion of the Trinity. So, why didn’t He? I speak as a fool. Who am I, or any other mere mortal, to second-guess the Originator and Inspirer of God’s Word? The fact remains the Bible unmistakable sets forth the concept of the tri-unity of God, in both the Old and New Testaments. And He does it with such frequency there is no way it can be missed or dismissed.
We submit the Trinitarian nature of God is incorporated into the Sacred Record because it accurately reflects the character and nature of God. The Trinity is the truth of the matter about who and what God is. Please understand, the claim is not made that the Trinitarian nature of God is perfectly logical to us. Most would say it is not, but, in saying that, we must not assume that human logic is all the logic there is. Will we allow God to possess a logic of His own? May not the God of heaven own a level of logic and reason that greatly transcends that of mere mortals? While it is true God has graciously and frequently accommodated us by things He has revealed, putting them on a level we can comprehend and appreciate, but has He done that with all He has revealed? Decidedly not. The hymn writer has penned, “God Works in Mysterious Ways.” And, He does, but we suggest for your consideration, that mystery also applies to precisely who and what God is, not only what He does. Since that which separates the Creator from the creature is a gap so enormous it cannot be measured, it seems only likely that there are aspects to God’s being that are simply beyond and above our grasp. Should it really be worrisome to us to realize there are areas about the Deity that we simply cannot comprehend? Rather, ought we not expect this to be the case when considering the constitution of the eternal, infinite God, Creator and Sustainer of all that is. Philosophically and logically, even with our limited human knowledge it appears only rational that there is, of necessity, a great gulf fixed between man’s logic and God’s logic. We do the math, and the whole idea of a Trinity subsisting in one God does not want to compute. May there not be a computation that transcends the human? Indeed, there is, and one of its reflections is the Trinity. A Deity who possesses no unknown qualities or characteristics could hardly be deserving of our allegiance, worship, or obedience. Our inability to fathom the constitution of the God of the Bible should not surprise us. That inability may well begin with the Trinity.
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