Divine Math
June 15, 2025
John 16:12-15
But when the Spirit of truth comes,
he will guide you into all the truth.
Throughout Scripture, God is described as one—“You shall have no other gods before me,” and “Hear O Israel, the Lord your God is one”—and yet there is a “three-ness” about God. Jesus affirms both the unity and diversity of God when he says, “He who has seen me has seen the Father,” and teaches his followers to baptize “in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” T
Some may wonder what difference this makes. The answer is: a great deal. The triune God is not divided—one aspect does not act without the others. This keeps us from picturing God as only a distant judge or, conversely, as someone whose love ignores justice. Ultimately, God is beyond our comprehension, His thoughts and ways higher than ours. We often seek definitive answers and definitions, but we are left with mystery. Yet this mystery is good news: God is bigger than us, but knows and loves us. He entered our world in Jesus, is present through the Spirit, and remains far greater than we can imagine. As Paul prays in Ephesians, we are invited to grasp the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge and be filled with the fullness of God.
