"For some, it is offensive to think that the Christian faith has at its very center a mystery [the Trinity], an incomprehensible truth. To them, Christians seem to be calling for a sacrifice of the intellect on the altar of religious confession. In reality, trinitarian faith demands something quite different. It is not a sacrifice of the intellect, but the sacrifice of the pretense of intellectual autonomy: the notion that the mind or reason of man is the ultimate judge of truth. "
(Smith, Trinity and Reality p. 7)
"And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of the battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was fair and terrible came even to the City."
Monday, July 28, 2008
Bending the Knee to the Word
I recently read Ralph Smith's Trinity and Reality. I found it an excellent book, worthy of careful attention. Smith explains how the Trinity, God as one and three, illuminates how we think about all of life. He spends a lot of time showing how other theistic religions, such as Judaism and Islam, are bankrupt because their god is not a Trinity. I am going to pull out some of my favorite quotes and post them in the coming weeks. I encourage you to buy the book and digest it. Here is the first quote:
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Let the saints be joyful in glory, let them sing aloud on their beds, let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; to bind the kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron. Psalm 149:5-8
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Thanks for the quote Peter, I will look up that book. Do you have a source for cheaper books? Many are at small publishers, and cost a good deal...and they certainly are not on my book trading sites. Thanks also for the photo of the British guy...Julie forwarded it. It looked so much like my grandfather I couldn't believe it, and I got a good laugh. I am enjoying your blog.
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