The Trinity, Part IV (Ephesians 1:1-14 and Selected Scriptures)

This sermon teaches that rightly knowing and worshiping God requires a biblically faithful understanding of the Trinity—one infinite God who eternally exists as three distinct yet co-equal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each fully God, sharing one divine essence, one divine will, and distinct relational roles revealed in Scripture and affirmed by historic church councils; while mystery remains essential and good, the sermon clarifies that any subordination within the Trinity occurred only temporarily in relation to the incarnation and redemption, not eternally, and that Jesus Christ possesses two natures and two wills (divine and human) without contradiction; ultimately, the doctrine of the Trinity is not merely academic but profoundly practical, shaping Christian worship, prayer, salvation, daily life, Scripture reading, and hope, as believers live in relationship with the Father who plans salvation, the Son who accomplishes it, and the Spirit who applies it.