trinity

I've been musing on Philippians 3:3 for the past few days and just cannot get past the beautiful picture of the Trinity in it.

Philippians 3:3 says: For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—

What Paul is saying in this text is that those who are truly Christ followers, or truly circumcised not by the outward physical cutting, but through a true and radical internal heart transformation, will carry out the following tell-tale signs laid out in the back half of the passage. True Christ followers will worship by the Spirit of God. This can be translated into "will worship God through the Spirit". The truly circumcised person will also glory and revel in Jesus. What has just been laid out is the perfect 3-point outline for how to practically include the Triune God (three in one, and also one in three) into your daily life. We worship God the Father through God the Holy Spirit, and glory in the greatness of God in God the Son.

Perhaps my favorite part of this verse is the fact that Paul doesn't end there. He also includes a disclaimer for all true Christ followers. He says to include in your worship to God, through God, in God a complete awareness that our ability has nothing to do with this. The greatness of God is not bound by our competance and never will be.

I just thought this was a nice thought and wanted to pass it along.