Vision

Preface:
There are many concepts and ideas to understand as Christians, forming a rich tapestry of beliefs and interpretations that have evolved over centuries. What follows is how I currently perceive these truths—shaped by personal experience, theological reflection, and a desire for authenticity in faith. I don’t claim to have everything right; this is simply my way of engaging with complex topics like the Trinity, sin, grace, redemption, heaven, the new earth, and other themes that shape our spiritual journey.

As I walk through life, I continue to encounter things that affirm my beliefs and others that challenge them, each leading me deeper into the mystery of what I hold true. If anything here helps you grow in your relationship with the Father, wonderful—those connections are deeply enriching. But if any part of this causes confusion or disrupts your faith, feel free to set it aside. I may very well be wrong in some of my views.

If you have good reason to think so, I welcome thoughtful dialogue. We’re all on a journey of discovery, growing in understanding and experience. I don’t claim to be an authority on theology, formation, or religion. My aim is simply to foster conversation and invite reflection on these essential principles of faith—so that we might grow together in wisdom and love.

Coming Into Focus

On the journey of discovering who Christ is, who the Father is, and what the Spirit—the One said to live within us—is, there will be many moments of doubt and questioning.

It’s difficult to fully grasp the idea of being one God in three distinct persons. If an unbeliever asked me who Jesus is, I’d say, “Jesus is the Son of God—but He is also God in the flesh.”

Then they might ask, “So… who is God?”

I’d respond, “God is our Father. He created all things and is Himself uncreated.”

From there, the questions would multiply. How can Jesus be God if He was born—doesn’t that make Him a created being? How can God be uncreated and born at the same time?

Eventually, I’d have to admit: “There are things we aren’t meant to fully understand—now or maybe ever. Such is the mystery that strengthens faith.”

For some, that’s comforting. For others, it may only add to the confusion.

The Mystery of God

To fully understand God—or the Trinity—would be like a two-dimensional being trying to comprehend a three-dimensional one. We exist on different planes.

We are made in the image of the Father, yes, but that likeness is like the relationship between age and time. Time is measurable, linear, predictable. Age, on the other hand, is a wildcard. You can quantify age using time, but age itself is more than just its measurement—it represents the complexity of growth and experience.

Or consider a seed. Given care, it becomes a tree. Time is the framework, but time doesn’t cause the growth. The tree grows, and time marches on.

Maybe a simpler image helps: art and artist. I’m no artist, but imagine I pick up a pen and draw a stick figure. It looks nothing like a real human being, yet it’s undeniably made in the image of one. It doesn’t move, feel, think, or speak—but you recognize it as human-shaped.

That’s how we are in relation to God.

We are linear creatures—born, living for a few fleeting years, and then passing away. God, however, is eternal. He has no beginning or end. He is the Artist; we are the sketch.

What breaks the paradigm is this: He doesn’t want to remain separate. He invites His creation to step into the limitlessness of Himself. Through relationship, He is building a kingdom that will never fade.

Jesus: God With Us

Jesus. Fully God and fully man. Emmanuel—God with us.

• The Good Shepherd, who leaves the 99 to bring home the one.
• The Second Adam, who came to set right what we made wrong.
• The Messiah, who frees us from the chains of our own making.
• The Spotless Lamb, born humbly in a stable.
• The Lion of Judah, roaring triumph over the enemy.

God came to us because we could never reach Him on our own.

Though fully divine, Jesus lived as a human. He hungered, thirsted, tired, bled, and wept. He was tempted, yet never sinned. And though sinless, He bore our sin, taking its full weight to the cross.

In death, He crushed the serpent’s head. On the third day, He rose—defeating death and the grave forever.

As He walked among us, He revealed the Father and His kingdom. He taught us how to love. And if we follow His teachings, we begin to bring heaven to earth.

And He promised that if we believe in who He is and what He has done, we too will live forever.

Now, He has ascended back to the Far Kingdom. So how do we commune with the God who is no longer physically here?

The Spirit: Our Helper

Before ascending, Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit—a Helper, a Consoler, a Guide.

The Spirit enables us to live like Christ. He empowers us to love, to endure, and even to perform greater works than Jesus did.

In our darkest nights, He comforts us. In our loneliest moments, He reminds us we are never alone.

He is not distant. He is within.

A Lens of Truth

These are the truths I’ve come to believe and hold onto in both mountaintop moments and valleys.

We have a Father who loves us.
We have a Savior who died for us.
We have a Spirit who walks with us.
He is 3 separate beings but 1 God.

Through Him, we navigate the mundane and the miraculous.

This is the lens through which I see everything—both within and without.

– The Narrator