LIFE TOGETHER
God is One. God is love. God is family. God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Three distinct persons cherishing in rich passionate, other centered, self giving relationship. Fully indwelling each other and in complete union. This relational being is whom we call GOD. We call this rich, harmonious, joyful, free flowing celebration of Love, Life and Light as Triune Dance.
Father is the creator of all things and the source of absolute goodness and love. There is no shadow of variation in Him. He is the Father of Jesus Christ. He loves the Son and the Spirit passionately and includes all of creation in this relationship. He always works together in union with the Son and the Spirit.
Jesus is the only begotten Son of the Father. He is annointed of the blessed Holy spirit. He is the Word incarnate in human flesh. He’s fully God and fully man at the same time. The incarnation is the eternal meeting point of Divinity and humanity. In Him dwells the fullness of the Godhead bodily. He is of the same being as of the Father. He is the creator through whom all things both seen and unseen are made.
Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Adoption(sonship) who reveals and shares in and with us the love the Father has for and with the Son. She shares in and with us the unique knowledge the Son has of the Father.
The Incarnation is not an afterthought of the fall but it is the pre creation purpose of God. It is the medium through which Divine Life is earthed. It introduces God to us and us to ourselves without any confusion. It is an invitation to share in the Divine Life, Divine Nature and Divine Power.
Eternal Life is sharing in the triune relationship and thus is relational at its core. Eternal Life is a deep and intimate knowing experience. It is the same Trinitarian Life that makes God, God. This Zoe Life is in all that was made.It has the potential to transform human hearts and the body and the physical cosmos itself. We share in this Life because of Christ who lives in us.
Sin is a state of being lost in aloneness, with a twisted identity.It results in severe malfunction, darkness and death. We call this the flesh. It happens when we believe the lie about the goodness of the Father resulting in the illusion of separation. It is primarily the deep pain in humanity which has led to destructive ways of managing relational pain.
Redemption is the Trinitarian act of stepping into the abyss of our darkness and aloneness, forging an inseparable union with our fallen mind, the flesh and the person of Jesus getting to the bottom of our deep pain and sharing the Christological light within the human soul.
The Justice and the wrath of the Trinity is always therapeutically restorative. It is never judicially punitive like that of the law. It is intended toward restoring mankind to original intent and design.
The blood of Jesus, carrying the Eternal Life of the Father and the Spirit was poured into creation, revealing the unconditional forgiveness of the Father toward us. The blood cleanses our conscience and is not demanded by the Father but given by Him so that we may have Life. It is our need which is graciously provided by the Father.
The cross is a human invention revealing man’s iniquity, hatred and violence to which the Trinity voluntarily submitted themselves, expressing their highest form of love in our worst expression of rejection. Therefore, the cross is not aimed at the Father as if He has a legal requirement but it is a portal through which Trinity entered the brokenness of humanity.
Resurrection is the Trinitarian act of recreating the entire cosmos into the new creation, as a result, the cosmos is born again. Resurrection is the bodily glorification of the broken, bruised body of Jesus Christ, which is the surety of the ultimate glorification of the entire physical cosmos, including our mortal flesh.
Ascension is the Son of God, rising to the throne of God, with the human race inside Him. He is the head of the body, the Ecclesia. He rules and reigns from inside out and bottom up, till all enemies are made His footstool and the last enemy to come under His feet(body-Ecclesia) is physical death.
Humanity is baptised in Christ and by the Holy Spirit, who is poured out on all flesh with the specific intent of revealing the Father in the person of Jesus Christ in all humanity. He empowers the Ecclesia with His presence and power to be faithful witnesses of the same.
Salvation is an ongoing healing process of this darkness and twisted identity called sin and we progressively step into the Freedom by participating in the Triune Dance of Love, Life and Light in us.
Ecclesia is the body (relational, covenantal community of believers) which is aware of Christ in them. It comes under the headship of Christ, led by the Spirit and becomes the channel through whom the fullness of Him who fills all in all is manifested.
The second appearance(coming) of Christ happens after the unveiling of Christ in the body(Ecclesia) first. He manifests for a body that matches the head. He doesn’t move from absence to presence, but from presence to manifestation.
The evil one is the father of lies constantly whispering to our soul, questioning the goodness of the Father. He walks in darkness and aims at marring the goodness of God in all of creation. Jesus Christ has overcome him by stepping into our darkness and sharing the knowledge of His Father with us.
The Scriptures are infallible and inerrant only in the purpose of it pointing to the Eternal Word- Jesus Christ. Its narrative is multi vocal and Jesus is the hermeneutic lens through which it has to be interpreted. The Divine inspiration makes the letter that kills into life giving spirit.
The future looks good because of the Hope of the Gospel and the nations shall know the Prince of Peace who is currently reigning supreme on the throne.