Dr. Joseph Tkach has faithfully served Grace Communion International for 25 years.

During his term as our President there have been several pivotal accomplishments.

Over the course of this month we are going to air past presentations by Dr. Tkach that pay tribute to his fine leadership and the legacy that he leaves behind.

In today’s Speaking of Life you will get to hear about the Trinity. Not only is this Dr. Tkach’s favorite topic, it is the supreme doctrine from which all other Christian teachings find meaning.

I am Greg Williams and I invite you to enjoy this segment of Speaking of Life.

At one point during my
studies at Azusa Pacific University, I took a class in which we were asked to
describe the Trinity. And I’ll tell you, that was a hard assignment. The
Trinity is one of those doctrines that we all are familiar with, but when it
comes to “talking about” it – well, that can be more than a little difficult. There’s
not really a great model in our world to do it justice. But after doing a lot
of thinking, this is what I came up with.

We’re all familiar with a basic
piano chord, right? It consists of three distinct keys, which are played at the
same time to form a unified “note.” And while most models that try to “explain”
the Trinity fall short, I think this is a nice starting point. We have the
FATHER… (NOTE) … the SON… (NOTE)… and the HOLY SPIRIT (NOTE). And they work
together in unity. The three notes are so entwined in each other that they give
us one beautiful and harmonious sound. (CHORD).

Now sometimes it can be hard
to spot the Trinity in the Bible. You know, the word Trinity isn’t actually in
the Bible. But that doesn’t mean that the Father, Son and Spirit aren’t there
in the text. Sometimes, what I like to do is sit down and read through a few
passages of scripture and every time I read the word Father, Son or Spirit, I
like to hit one of the keys. Let me show you. “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set
apart for the gospel of GOD – the gospel he promised beforehand through his
prophets in the Holy scriptures regarding his son…
and who through the Spirit of holiness
was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead” (Rom.
1:1-4).

Did you hear it? Father, Son
and Spirit? They’re all right there. Let me do another passages from the Gospel
of Matthew. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the FATHER and of the SON and of THE HOLY SPIRIT” (Matt.
28:19). Our
Father God has sent his Son to bring us back into Communion with him, and that sanctifying
work is continued by and through the power of the Holy Spirit.

So, the next time you’re
reading through your Bible, keep your eyes, and maybe, more importantly your
ears, open. Listen for the FATHER… The SON… and HOLY SPIRIT… knowing that all
of them are working together now and forever to bring you into the deeper
knowledge of God.

I’m Joseph Tkach, Speaking of
LIFE.