We Worship the Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity. Like today, the early Church was also divided into different denominations over doctrinal disagreements. The greatest divide was between the Trinitarians, who confessed the Biblical doctrine of the Trinity, and the Arians, named after their leader, a monk named Arius, who were unitarian and rejected the doctrine of the Trinity. At one time the Arians were so dominant that it was feared the true Trinitarian faith might pass away. But, through a series of events over a period of centuries, and especially as a result of faithful Biblical preaching and teaching about this doctrine by the Trinitarians, there was a revival of the true faith and it was Arianism instead that largely passed away. For some 1,500 years there has been general agreement among Christians of all denominations about this doctrine of the Trinity, and for about 1,000 years most Christians have observed the First Sunday after Pentecost as Trinity Sunday, both to affirm the true Biblical faith, and to celebrate the great blessing of general agreement among all Christians about this doctrine. The liturgical color is white to symbolize the holiness of the Trinity.
Next Sunday, June 7, we will begin a new study on Genesis–Book of Beginnings. Martin Luther devoted a great deal of time to teaching classes on this Biblical book and the first eight volumes of the American Edition of Luther’s Works are all his Lectures on Genesis! Why such an emphasis on this book of the Bible? Because it lays the foundation for all that follows, both in the Bible and our entire world since. Join in Sundays following worship beginning next Sunday for Genesis–Book of Beginnings.
Because of various family commitments Pastor Vogts has over the summer we are taking a summer break with no Midweek Matins or Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies during June and July, and the normal Wednesday schedule resuming in August.
