There’s a moment in Paul’s letter to the Romans when everything turns. For 11 chapters, he has constructed the most breathtaking architecture of grace in all of Scripture—the diagnosis of human sin, the miracle of justification, the security of election, the glory of the coming resurrection, and the mystery of God’s purposes for his people….
Many today—including sincere seekers, members of groups such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and even Christians who’ve perhaps never quite thought it through—picture the Holy Spirit as a kind of divine electricity. A force. An influence radiating from God, like heat from a fire. Something powerful, yes—but not someone you could actually know. But the Bible,…
The Trinity is Christianity’s most beautiful mystery—and it’s most difficult one to explain. One God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Not three gods (that’s polytheism), not one God wearing three masks (that’s modalism), but three distinct persons who’re each fully God, sharing one divine essence. Confused yet? You’re in good company. For…
