Not until I read Delighting in the Trinity did I realize what a glorious gift Jesus asked the Father to give me when he prayed, “I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.” Actually, after you finish this book, I recommend re-reading John 17. I should probably warn you, though, this may not be the book you want to read in a quiet coffee shop or at your local library, because you will be regularly overcome by the urge to sing and shout. The doctrine of the Trinity matters because it tells us something essential and marvelous about what God is like.

He doesn’t spend much time stumbling around for the right analogy but digs into the relational dynamics between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and what those dynamics tell us about how we relate to God and each other. In Delighting in the Trinity, he shows us why the Trinity is integral to God’s internal life, to creation, salvation, the Christian life, and more. Michael Reeves’ contribution lives up to its title. So, throw together everything I knew about the triune mystery, and you’ve got a rather strange omelette but not much of a doctrine. I’ve even heard it compared to a piece of bacon. It’s like a triangle, no - more like an egg, or actually, think of it as a shamrock. I’d heard several analogies for understanding the Trinity. Then God's great mission won't be a chore, but will naturally overflow from your joyous delight in Him.I knew the trinitarian nature of God was a distinct feature of our faith, but I thought of it as distinctly mysterious. Let the radiance of God's triune beauty capture your heart.

Instead, realizing the abundance of love that goes forth from God, we who have received and delighted in such love are motivated to go forth as well. No longer is missions an obligation or a drudgery. When a Christian sees the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as divine persons who are so full of love that it radiates and overflows into creation-and into the lives of human beings-our perspective on missions is radically changed. Michael Reeves wants you to understand that the doctrine of the Trinity has everything to do with the practice of missions. A doctrine like the Trinity belongs in the 'intellectual' realm, while missions belongs with the 'practical' parts of life.

Too often, we put theology in one part of the Christian life and missions in another-and they never meet. What does the Trinity have to do with missions? As it turns out.

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