Saturday, March 21, 2009

The Trinity

Here's a prayer titled "The Trinity" from "Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions" edited by Arthur Bennett (pages 2-3):

Three in One, One in Three,
God of my salvation,

Heavenly Father, blessed Son, eternal Spirit,
I adore thee as one Being, one Essence,
one God in three distinct Persons,
for bringing sinners to thy knowledge and to they kingdom.
O Father, thou hast loved me and sent Jesus to redeem me;
O Jesus, thou hast loved me and assumed my nature,
shed thine own blood to wash away my sins,
wrought righteousness to cover my unworthiness;
O Holy Spirit, thou hast loved me and entered
my heart, implanted there eternal life,
revealed to me the glories of Jesus.
Three Persons and one God, I bless and praise thee,
for love so unmerited, so unspeakable,
so wondrous, so mighty to save the lost and raise them to glory.
O Father, I thank thee that in fullness of grace
thou hast given me to Jesus, to be his sheep,
jewel, portion;
O Jesus, I thank thee that in fullness of grace
thou hast accepted, espoused, bound me;
O Holy Spirit, I thank thee that in fullness of
grace thou hast
exhibited Jesus as my salvation,
implanted faith within me,
subdued my stubborn heart,
made me one with him for ever.
O Father, thou art enthroned to hear my prayers,
O Jesus, thy hand is outstretched to take my
petitions,
O Holy Spirit, thou art willing to help my
infirmities, to show me my need,
to supply words, to pray within me,
to strengthen me that I faint not in
supplication.
O Triune God, who commandeth the universe,
thou hast commanded me to ask for those
things that concern thy kingdom and my soul.
Let me live and pray as one baptized into the
threefold Name.

2 comments:

Adam Pastor said...

Greetings John Cordero

On the subject of the Trinity,
I recommend this video:
The Human Jesus

Take a couple of hours to watch it; and prayerfully it will aid you to reconsider "The Trinity"

Yours In Messiah
Adam Pastor

JAC said...

Adam Pastor,

Thank you for your comment. I recommend that you read "The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship" by Robert Letham, "Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ" by Robert M. Bowman Jr. and J. Ed Komoszewski, and read or listen to related resources at http://www.monergism.com.

All of the arguments advocated in the Google video are adequately answered in both books and the resources provided at Monergism.com.

R/S,
John