Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith

What a delightful book. You can truly delight in our God who is indeed three in one. Thank you Mike Reeves and I thank God for you. This book has drawn me closer to the Lord more than ever before. Highly recommend it to Christians and non Christians. The Former will draw closer to the Saviour and the latter will come to know the true God and will give his or her life to God. A small message for Mike Reeves Philippians 1: 3

An excellent introduction to the Christian faith, sweeping asides many heresies and false beliefs and giving a positive answer to many questions that arise.

great read

Many Christians give little thought to how thoroughly trinitarian almost every aspect of Christianity is. Michael Reeves shows us that the Trinity is not merely a test of doctrinal orthodoxy, but it is foundational to understanding reality, salvation and the Christian life. Where does love come from? Why is it good? Why did God create? How can He communicate? Why is He holy? How did He provide salvation? How can we know a relationship with God? How can we pray? The Trinity is key to answering all these questions. The bit from the book I've been feasting on most of all is that unitarian gods are nothing without us - ask a unitarian to tell you about God and they'll tell you he's the creator, sovereign, judge, merciful, etc. But for a unitarian god to be these things there has to be a creation. However, the triune God is love even without creation. He doesn't need anything outside of His own being for the giving and receiving of love. You will be greatly edified by this very enjoyable (and entertaining) book.

My full review found here: [...] Reeves's basis is: What is the point of the Trinity? Why does it matter if we have one or not? How does what I know about the Trinity affect my daily living? When we look at Michelangelo's painting "The Creation of Adam" in the Sistine Chapel, we see Adam limply holding his hand out, being supported by his knee. But to whom? As we continue to scan the painting, we see that he is barely holding his hand out to God who is reaching out, almost straining, to make contact with Adam. All of humankind has this kind of meager attitude (less actually) toward God. But the Father, overflowing in love, created us and sent His Son to die and share in what He has so that we could be co-inheritors with Christ and be reunited with God who then gives us even more: His Spirit, who "not only enables us to know and love Christ; he also gives us the mind of Christ, making us like him" (pg. 95). And the best we can do is lift up a finger, as if even pointing to God is going too far. This book is about the love of the Trinity for mankind and how it is so unexpected, undeserved, unmerited, and how God continues to show His mercy on us even still. ------- This book is 130 pages, but really it's only 121. It's such a short read! Reeves says that the Trinity isn't an oddity (for it is who God is, and God isn't odd), but many of the images people use to describe God (eggs, water, a shamrock, even bacon) make the Trinity seem anything but `normal.' It's a simple read: I read this book before I arrived in York for my last Bible College semester Spring '13. I read the first 2 chapters at home, and then the other 5 on the plane ride over to the UK. It was so interesting I couldn't put it down, but it was so simple I didn't want to put it down! It's a deep read: But simple doesn't equal childish. This book can be understood by high schoolers to scholars to pastors to teachers to moms and dads. It's not a book on being able to spit out facts on the omniscience of the Holy Spirit and how the hypostatic union of Christ works. It's not about brainy knowledge. It's about a true relationship, and the more we see how much God loves us (though we'll never scratch the surface), the more we want to be enveloped in that love and spend time with Him and live in a way that pleases Him. This does not replace the Bible (of course), but it is a helpful and practical supplement.

Sorry struggled with this one, it came highly recommended but I found little to delight me!