Last time we began our reflection on the nature of ke Akua and the similarities and differences between the three major religions of the Abrahamic Tradition by reviewing the beliefs and practices of the Episcopal Church.  Episcopalians are open, affirming and welcoming.  We value diversity and respect the dignity of all people.  We are a progressive church and yet our liturgy has its roots in the earliest known Christian communities.

Episcopalians share the same fundamental beliefs with most every other Christian tradition.  We believe that the Bible contains all things necessary for salvation.  We believe there is one God, who is a Trinity of Persons.  The First Person of the Trinity, traditionally called "Father," created all things at the beginning of time.  Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Second Person of the Trinity, and our Savior.  We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is the Third Person of the Trinity.  This belief in God as a Trinity is unique to the Christian religion.  While all three religions of the Abrahamic Tradition, Christianity, Judaism and Islam, are monotheistic only Christianity is Trinitarian.

Since the Trinity is such a fundamental Christian belief, it is worth exploring this mystical concept more closely.  This week I invite you to join me in asking What Is the Trinity?  Click  HERE to read an article by Norton Herbst that asks this question.