Breaking the Word

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (Jn 3:16-18)

Trinity and Godhead has only one purpose. It is to give eternal life the ones who believe. Trinity on its own will remain a theological statement except for this. And this passage beautifully summarises the meaning of trinity and the purpose for which the trinity is present and believed upon. One God in three person has this to communicate: man should not be lost or condemned but be saved.

Trinity is expressed in love. God loved the world so much. God’s love was visible in His sacrifice of the only beloved son. Love is seen in sacrifice. Sacrifice itself was to share eternal life or to rather to give eternal life to the believers. Only believers receive this gift. The gift is given freely without and conditions. And the sole purpose is to save the world.  There is no either or from God’s point of view. God’s action is only to save. God’s action can only save the people.

Trinity is presence. This is where, Jesus before he left this world sent the Holy Spirit to be with the believers; that the salvation that was effected by the sending of the son by the father and the sacrificial love of the son be continually present in the world and made continually present for the believers and the believers to come. Trinity has one purpose that is to save the world; and it has only one means that is by the sacrificial love; and it has one method and that is by the continual presence.

"No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat (or drink), or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?  Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith? So do not worry and say, 'What are we to eat?' or 'What are we to drink?' or 'What are we to wear?' All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom (of God) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil. (Mt 6:24-34)

God and mammon do not go together. God is opposite of material wealth. God provides material good to the people but he is not material wealth. He cannot be bought and sold like material things. Anyone one who has a desire for material wealth cannot be a seeker of God. A seeker of God may have material good but his heart will not on the material things.

Anyone is longing for food and clothes. They are the basic necessities of life. For a man to have a decent life in the society he longs for good food and decent clothing. Jesus says that a seeker of God will not be worried about even these. God provides all. Even these material things are gifts of God and the worry of man takes him away from the God who provides these.

Believer trusts in God. Man of worry doubts. The world and the things on the earth are all God’s creation. God provides everything for everything according to their needs and according to the season. The natures believes in God (does not make an act of faith but reveals their faith in god in receiving the gifts from). Man should trust God completely and rely on him totally then he will see the providence of God.