We're Back and Posting

​I have not posted in a while as we have been busy with some work on our building.  With the help of a very hard-working group of High Schoolers from Coppell Texas we were able to replace the carpeting in our sanctuary.  We also reworked the lighting and ceiling in our Fellowship Hall.   We could not have done it without them.  Check out our special events page where I’ve posted some pictures of the work.  We are so thankful for the help Coppell Bible sent us.  This is the Body of Christ in action, one Church sharing its abundance with one which has a need.    
 
Something that has been on my mind lately is what appears to be a complete disconnect between what many Bible Teachers say they believe and what they actually teach.  Most Christians agree that God is eternal in existence and infinite in His power (omnipotent), knowledge (omniscient) and His presence (omnipresent).  The Bible actually says He is infinite in all His personal attributes.  Most of those things are easily understood.  The Trinity is a bit more difficult.  However, that is exactly how the Bible describes God.  God exists as 3 distinct persons who all shall the same essence or life. 
 
The Trinity is an important doctrine of the Bible because it is the basis for believing the eternality of His personal attributes.  The Bible says God is love. He is compassionate, gracious, kind and merciful. Those attributes are part of His fundamental character.  And those attributes only exist in relationships between persons.  So, if God were truly a single person deity, those character attributes would not naturally be present.  He could choose to be those things, but they would not be part of His fundamental make up.  He could also choose to not be loving or merciful. 
 
Two verses to consider when seeking to understand God.  Malachi 3:6 where God said “For I am the Lord, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”  And 1 John 1:5 which states: “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.”

He does not change and the attributes of His character are unlimited.  They are both eternal and infinite.  There is no end to His goodness, grace, love, mercy or any other things that are true of God.  His rightness and sense of justice are equally eternal and infinite.   
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And yet many Bible Teachers fail to consistently apply those truths in their teaching.  So, we hear things like you can lose the everlasting life that Jesus Christ gives to anyone who believes in Him.  Malachi 3:6 clearly states He does not change; His word is immutable.  That is just one example of what I observe as a disconnect between what people claim to believe and what their actions clearly show they don’t.