Renewing Your Mind The Triunity of God
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Feb 26, 2026 
Michael Reeves, theology professor and Ligonier teaching fellow known for clear Trinitarian teaching. He shows how the triune God shapes the gospel's character. Short reflections on Romans, baptism, and Romans 8. Talks about eternal Fatherhood and Sonship, the Spirit revealing divine love, and how atonement and adoption only make sense in a triune God.
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Paul Frames The Gospel As Trinitarian
- The gospel in Paul's opening to Romans is inherently Trinitarian: it is the gospel of the Father concerning his Son declared in power by the Spirit.
- Michael Reeves reads Romans 1:1–4 to show the Father, Son, and Spirit are integral to how Paul defines the good news.
Why Trinity Analogies Fall Flat
- Michael Reeves recounts common analogies Christians use (shamrock, H2O, egg) to explain the Trinity and shows they provoke ridicule rather than clarity.
- He argues these metaphors make the Trinity seem irrelevant and invites listeners to anchor Trinitarian belief in the gospel instead.
The Trinity Is The Ground Of Divine Love
- God is love because he is triune: the Father's eternal begetting of the Son and the Spirit's outpouring constitute love within God's own life.
- Reeves points to John 17:24 and the baptism of Jesus as biblical grounding for the Father loving the Son and the Spirit making that love known.
