The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-13

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THE TRINITY 4 PRACTICAL
TRUTH
The English Bible nowhere contains
the word Trinity. The word Trinity is
theological word. The Bible is not.
primarily. a theological book, yet the
idea of the Trinity peryades the Bible.
The Old Testament may be said to be a
revelation Of GOD the Father; the Cos
pols revelation of God the Son; the
Epistles a revelation of God the Holy
Ghost.
In the Bible God Is revealed as a
Father. Above all other conceptions of
him is the conception Of him as a par
ent. Asa parent our thoughtof Him is
as God OF love- With the parent
love for the child is instructive. God
the Father loves man with the strength
of fathers affection with the tender,
ness of a mothers. Even the severer
attributes of God the Father may
yet be resolved into the attributes
Of love. He is a God of law.
but his chief law Is the law of love
lie is God Of rctributions, but His
retributions are born of the justice of
love. lie is God making demands
for all in mans character and for su
preme service. but his demands are in
hnitely less than the gifts of himself.
He is a God Of Providence, but his de-
crees are founded upon His love.
Force, force. everywhere force. illim-
table whirlwind of force. What is
it," asks Carlyle, and answers: 1T is
Almighty God" We may also say
Love love, everywhere love. illimitable
power Of love. What is it; It is cd,
the Father.
God the Son Oh him il is declared
that he came not to DO his own will.
but the will of him who sent him. lie
is among us as one who serves. lie
comes 10 help. he comes the liberatoi,
freeing man from the prison Of evil:
the Redeemer, buying man back from
his slavery; the sun Of righteousness
shining into the dungeons Of our wick
edness: the Mediator between ourselves
and him whom we have wrOnged, the
Captain OF our salvation. leading us
back into lite ard peace; the good
Shepherd, the guide Of the ignorant,
the lover Of the unloyely, the helper Of
the helpless. Thus is the Christ the God.
lie comes to help, he comes to man who
needs help, but he comes 10 man who is
inclined to refuse help. He finds men
sitting in their weakness, looking oil to
the Alpine SUBMITS Of hope as 10 unat
visions; he finds men suffering
penalty for wrong, in obedience to the
law Of righteousness. Bat he finds
them also unwilling to accept him.
He finds men living o. brulos, when
their possibilities are angelic. He finds /
sin self-perpetuating and disintegraling |
TO the life Of the sinner. but he finds /
men ayerse to accepting him as tie
healer Of their sins. Yet, whether will /
ling or unwilling. men are to receive /
him. the truth is, the Goldman Is in the /
world to help men overcome their sins
and to 1--we life of righteousness.
But the Bible reveals three persons in /
the Trinity who hold intimate relations
with men. If God the Faith created /
the world, if God the Son came into the /
world, and remained in il for genera
ton, and as a visible form withdrew /
from it. God The Holy Ghost is spirit.
He enswathes the globe with his pres
snce. BY his power the circling worlds
move in their pathways with perfect /
;almness. If matter lives, he is It's vital I
principle. He dwells in the human
heart an uplifting presence. tie /
man of his sin. He turns>
nan toward the white heights OF
righteousness. He points out the judg- /
nent seat of Christ. He it is " ho shows
Bhrist to the world. He makes the
|. hole world the Palestine OF his pres
snce. Every suffering bedside is his /
Bethesda pool. Every ruined character
IS as the tomb at Bethany. Every life
) the Nazareth Of his dwelling place.
Every new birth is his manger in Beth
chem. If we may call Christ our Adyo-
ate in heaven, the Holy Ghost is the
Advocate at the altar Of our own souls.
lie strives for US and with us.
God the Father, God the Son, God
he Holy Ghost, this is the Godhead,
he Trinity. 1t is the doctrine Of the
,logy. but it is also the teaching OF the
Bible. The doctrine and the teaching
AVE relations most practical to our
PRACTICAL lives. -Idrdace.
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twenty-five years ago, and is now at
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