Round the Sphere Again: Trinity

These are a few links on the Trinity that came across my feed reader recently. 

Defining
I linked to this piece previously in my theological term post on the Trinity, but it was reposted recently at the Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog: A Brief Definition of the Trinity (James White).

And here’s an excellent short video of Kevin DeYoung defining and explaining the Trinity for the New City Catechism:

Working
It’s another post from James White, this time explaining how our eternal security is based on the tri-unity of God.

Once we rest ourselves in God’s provision of salvation …we see that our position in Him is one that is based upon the sovereign act of the Father in giving us to the Son, and in the eternal obedience of the Son to the Father in effecting our salvation! Can we possibly picture a more secure situation than this? I think not! But wait, there is more…

Read the whole post for a discussion of the role of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in keeping us secure (Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog).

Then from Aaron Armstrong at Blogging Theologically, a collection of scripture passages that show the Trinity working in our salvation: “Without the Father, Son and Holy Spirit working together, none of it is possible—not our justification, our sanctification, our adoption, nor our final glorification.”

A Catechism for Girls and Boys

Part III: Questions about Salvation

100. Q. Who can change a sinner’s heart?
          A. Only the Holy Spirit can change a sinner’s heart.  

(Click through to read scriptural proof.)

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Sunday Hymn: We're Marching to Zion

Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known;
Join in a song with sweet accord,
Join in a song with sweet accord
And thus surround the throne,
And thus surround the throne.

Refrain

We’re marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We’re marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.

The sorrows of the mind
Be banished from the place;
Religion never was designed
Religion never was designed,
To make our pleasures less,
To make our pleasures less.

Let those refuse to sing,
Who never knew our God;
But favorites of the heavenly King,
But favorites of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad,
May speak their joys abroad.

The God that rules on high,
And thunders when He please,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
Who rides upon the stormy sky,
And manages the seas,
And manages the seas.

This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our Love;
He will send down his heav’nly powers,
He will send down his heav’nly powers,
To carry us above,
To carry us above.

There we shall see His face,
And never, never sin!
There, from the rivers of His grace,
There, from the rivers of His grace,
Drink endless pleasures in,
Drink endless pleasures in.

Yea, and before we rise,
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss,
Should constant joys create,
Should constant joys create.

The men of grace have found,
Glory begun below.
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
Celestial fruits on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow,
From faith and hope may grow.

The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heav’nly fields,
Before we reach the heav’nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets,
Or walk the golden streets.

Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
We’re marching through Immanuel’s ground,
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high.

—Isaac Watts

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Update: Hark the Sound of Holy Voices at Conjubilant with Song
• Precious Lord, Take My Hand at By Grace Alone
• Simply Trusting Every Day at Hopeful Morning
• Praise, O Praise Our God and King at Rosemary at Home
• Jesus, Lover of My Soul at Gospel Grace
• He Giveth More Grace at The Happy Wonderer
• Lord’s Day 45 at Tried With Fire 
• Lord’s Day 45, 2012 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Your Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: Salt and Light
• Faith Alone - November 4, 2012 at The Upward Call
• Praying the Psalms - Psalm 101 at Daily On My Way to Heaven

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.