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Why the Trinity Matters for the Christian Life
The doctrine of the Trinity is central to the Christian faith. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains how the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit reveal the true God and shape believers’ understanding of salvation, worship, prayer, and the Christian life.
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Some people think of the Trinity as an abstract doctrine, important only for theologians. But Scripture presents the Trinity as foundational to the entire Christian faith. God has revealed Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Father sends the Son. The Son accomplishes redemption through His life, death, and resurrection. The Holy Spirit applies Christ’s finished work to believers. Salvation, therefore, cannot be understood rightly apart from the Trinity.
Christian worship and prayer are also Trinitarian. Believers worship the Father through the Son by the power of the Holy Spirit. Through Christ, believers have access in one Spirit to the Father (Ephesians 2:18).
The Trinity is not a minor doctrine. It reveals who God truly is and should lead Christians to humility, reverence, worship, and awe before the one God who is forever worthy of praise.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
