Posts Tagged ‘ Trinity ’
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1, CSB
Let us help each other through life, guiding each other toward the Word made flesh, our Creator and God, who helped us overcome sin.
Have mercy on those who waver
Jude 1:22, CSB
Let us help each other through life, guiding each other through doubts, fears, and misunderstandings about Jesus, God, Scripture, and life.
I have asked one thing from the Lord; it is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, gazing on the beauty of the Lord and seeking him in his temple.
Psalm 27:4, CSB
Let us help each other through life, guiding each other to worship God and gather together for His glory.
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God — who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly — and it will be given to him.
James 1:5, CSB
We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. God not only wants to help us in our task, but He has promised to help and guide us in sharing the faith. We do not do this alone. He is with us.
It is a great day! Pi Day Friday! Celebrate mathematics and get a slice of pie! 🥧
Firstly, let me acknowledge what I am sure most of you are surely and most absolutely thinking (and for full clarity, /mild sarcasm): I know the original Greek letter is pronounced like our English letter, p. But in the maths, we generally call it “pie” for delicious and practical reasons.
Secondly, why talk about mathematics and π on a biblical blog? I’m glad you asked! I was going to get around to it! (😉)
The symbol of pi is what is called a constant number (universally true), an irrational number (not simple, reducible, or strictly finite, like “1” or “3” or “42” or “1/3” or “70”), and a fun number (at least by me), and it is used to help find the circumference (length of the outside) and area of a circle, as well as so much more. As far as we know, it has an infinite number of decimal places, starting with 3.1415926……
Hence Pi Day being celebrated on March 14, or as the US and a few others annotate it, 3/14 or 3.14.
To circle back to our primary purpose, we see the use of this rounded of non-round numbers actually appear in the Bible: 1 Kings 7:23 – the bronze/metal/molten sea/basin that is used for ritual washing in the Temple. It’s measurements were 10 cubits across (about 15 feet/4.5 meters, diameter) and 30 cubits around (about about 45 feet/13.7 meters, circumference). Thay works out to roughly 3, or close to pi.
It has to do with being a constant and irrational number.
Pi is a reminder of the Trinity: the constant God that does not make perfect sense to our finite minds.
God’s faithful love is constant.
Psalm 52:1b, CSB
“For I the Lord do not change; therefore you”
Malachi 3:6a, ESVJesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews 13:8, CSB“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. He is the Spirit of truth.”
John 14:16-17a, CSB
Pi serves as a reminder that Christ taking on humanity puts a human element in the Trinity, which sounds irrational and like more than 3 in 1 (like 3.14?), which also sounds irrational to our finite minds. (To be clear, I am not saying that humans are now part of the Trinity or that we become God!)
Pi is also a reminder that simple things are not necessarily easy things to understand and can seem foolish to others.
But the person without the Spirit does not receive what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.
1 Corinthians 2:14, CSBbut we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles. [24] Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God, [25] because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.
1 Corinthians 1:23-25, CSB
So, on Pi Day, get some pie, and remember that the Cbristian life may seem irrational, but it is grounded in the constant God who cleanses and purifies us, who brings our lives full circle to be in relationship with Him through the forgiveness of sins by the work of Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of the Father.
Simple as pi[e].
“If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will come to the Jewish people from another place, but you and your father’s family will be destroyed. Who knows, perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.”
Esther 4:14, CSB
We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. In fact, the Christian is called to share the Gospel. Take heart and be bold for the sake of their souls and the glory of God.
The Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah 1:17, CSB
We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. He can save anyone from death and can control death, so let us proclaim that Christ overcame death to grant eternal life to all who believe in Him.
For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21, CSB
We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. We can find that the greatest blessing in life is sharing Christ with others and leading them to faith in Christ. It can be dangerous and intimidating, but it is worth it.
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”
John 1:29, CSB
We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Let us point everyone to Jesus who took our sins on the cross and offers eternal life to all who believe.
The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say concerning the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust
Psalm 91:1-2, CSB
We can all share the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. Let us share the truth with all that salvation is found inChroat alone to the glory of the Father.
a simple man of God 