

To Understand Salvation, Understand the Trinity
11 snips Aug 30, 2024
Scott Swain, a prominent speaker at TGC's 2023 conference, explores the essential link between the Trinity and the concept of salvation. He showcases how understanding the Trinity illuminates biblical themes, particularly through the Exodus narrative. Swain articulates the Trinity's centrality to God's self-revelation and covenant with Israel. He also discusses the Holy Spirit’s role across both testaments, connecting these themes to the hope of salvation fulfilled in Christ, and emphasizes the intertwining concepts of covenant, redemption, and marriage.
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
- Neurologist Oliver Sacks described Dr. P, a musician who couldn't perceive faces.
- Dr. P could see features but struggled to grasp the whole, mistaking his wife for a hat.
The Trinity and Biblical Theology
- Understanding salvation, especially Exodus and hope, requires understanding the Trinity.
- Without the Trinity, biblical theology is like having a brain injury, grasping parts but not the whole.
The Trinity as Mystery
- The Trinity is revealed progressively, like a mystery unfolding.
- It's hidden in the Old Testament but fully revealed in the New Testament through the Gospel.