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The good news of the gospel is it begins and ends with the risen Christ. The Father, through the power of the Holy Spirit, raised Jesus from the dead, and in His resurrection creation itself is given a new future. What was overcome in Christ was not only death, but despair, separation, and the belief that the grave has the final word. Resurrection is at the very heart of the Triune life revealed to us in Jesus Christ. The Son enters fully into our humanity, carries death into Himself, and rises again so that humanity might share in His life. “But if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit who dwells in you.” — Romans 8:11 (RSV) The hope of the Christian life is not escape from the world, but the promise that in the risen Christ all things are being made new. #karlbarth #resurrectionlife #trinitariantheology #globalgraceseminary
The Christian confession begins not with human ascent toward God, but with God’s own self-revelation and saving action toward humanity. The gospel is, first and foremost, what God has done in Jesus Christ. From the Father, through the Son, and in the Spirit, God makes Himself known not as distant or waiting for human completion, but as the One who graciously gives Himself. The Father is the eternal source of life and communion, who sends the Son—not as an abstract message, but as the living Word made flesh. The good news of the gospel is that in Jesus Christ, the Son is not merely the bearer of grace; He is grace embodied. Fully God and fully human, He assumes our humanity, heals it from within, and reconciles us to the Father in His life, death, resurrection, and ascension. For this reason, salvation is not presented as a potentiality awaiting human activation, but as a reality accomplished in Him. It is the Holy Spirit who unites us to Christ and brings us to share in the Son’s communion with the Father. What is accomplished in Christ is made present and effective in us by the Spirit—purely by grace, not by works. Therefore, the gospel is proclamation before it is invitation, because it announces a finished work before it calls for a response. Our “yes” is always and only a response to God’s prior “Yes” in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20). This gospel of grace means that, in Christ, the Church does not strive to enter communion with God, but receives and lives from the communion already given—with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. #thegospelisaproclamation #finishedworkinchrist #trinitariantheology #globalgraceseminary
When we come to know God as Love, Life, and Light, Scripture begins to open up in a way that is not merely informational, but transformative. The Triune God is not distant from His Word—He is the One who speaks, shines, and gives life through it. In Christ, we are drawn into that divine life where truth bears fruit and hearts are made whole. As the apostle John writes: “God is light and in him is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1:5, RSV) To walk in that Light is to be shaped by Love Himself and brought into the Life that overflows in Christ. And in that overflow, Scripture does not simply inform us—it forms us, producing abundant life and good fruit. And the deepest fruit of reading Scripture is this: that by the Spirit, in Christ, we are brought home to the Father—not just informed by truth, but transformed by Love Himself. #godislovelifeandlight #abundantlifeinchrist #trinitariantheology #globalgraceseminary
What if theology was never meant to be merely the pursuit of information about God, but an invitation into the very life of God Himself? The Father is the eternal fountain of love. The Son is the perfect Image in whom the Father is revealed. And the Holy Spirit is the Gift poured into our hearts, drawing us into the communion of the Triune God. This is the beauty at the center of the gospel: the Father has not remained distant, the Son has not merely given us ideas about God, and the Holy Spirit has not simply imparted power. Through Jesus Christ, we have been brought near and welcomed into the fellowship the Father, Son, and Spirit have shared from all eternity. The Father has spoken His eternal Word in Christ. The Son has brought us home to the Father. And the Holy Spirit has awakened our hearts to participate in the divine fellowship of love. True theological education should do more than fill our minds. It should awaken wonder, deepen communion, and draw us more fully into the life of the Father revealed in Jesus Christ and shared through the Holy Spirit. “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” — 2 Corinthians 13:14 (RSV) And perhaps the question is not whether we understand this mystery completely, but whether we are learning to live within the life of the Triune God. #hilaryofpoitiers #trinitariantheology #perichoreticunion #globalgraceseminary
In Jesus Christ, the Father has forever embraced humanity in the communion of the Holy Spirit, and as we awaken to our belonging in the life and love of the Trinity, true transformation begins to flow from relationship rather than striving. May we continue awakening to the love of the Father, beholding the beauty of Jesus Christ, and walking daily in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. “And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’” — Galatians 4:6 RSV #behaviorfollowsidentity #divinefellowship #partakersofthedivinenature #globalgraceseminary
What if theological education was more than simply gaining knowledge? What if it was a deeper awakening to the love of the Father, revealed in Jesus Christ and shared with us through the Holy Spirit? At Global Grace Seminary, we are passionate about Christ-centered, Trinitarian, grace-filled communion. Come journey with us into the life of the Trinity at globalgraceseminary.net today. #trinitarian #christocentric #gracebased #globalgraceseminary
In John 14:1-14, Thomas gives voice to the question we all carry: “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” It’s the cry of the human heart—longing for direction, for clarity, for assurance that we won’t lose our way. We assume the life of God is a distant destination to be reached, a narrow path to be discovered, a reality reserved for those who can find it. But Jesus does not offer Thomas a map. He gives him Himself. “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” This is not merely instruction—it is revelation. The Son does not point us toward the Father as if He were separate from Him; He brings us into the Father, because He lives in eternal union with Him. And the Spirit is not a distant force, but the very presence of God who draws us into that same communion—sharing with us the life, love, and fellowship of the Trinity. The way is not a route to master, but a relationship given. Grace means this: you are not finding your way to God— God has come to you in the Son, and by the Spirit, has brought you into the Father’s embrace. Jesus is not one option among many. He is not even merely the guide. He is the Way— because He is the Son who eternally knows the Father, and in Him, you are included, welcomed, and held. So the question is no longer, “Can I find the path?” But “Will I trust the One who has already brought me home?” (adapted from Dr. Matts recent Substack article, When the Way Is a Person and 5/3/26 GGS Chapel Service) #heistheway #unionwithchrist #lifeinthespirit #trinitariantheology #globalgraceseminary
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Malcolm Smith

Karl Barth Professor of Trinitarian Theology

Malcolm Smith was born in London, England as Europe was about to be plunged into WW2. He came to faith in Jesus Christ in his early teens and almost immediately experienced the fullness of the Spirit that was to change and redirect his life forever. From that day he had a passion to know the covenant love of God and how that love is worked out in our fellowship with God and loving one another. He began to preach at age fourteen and came to the United States in the early 1960’s becoming a teacher and leader of the emerging renewal of the Spirit throughout all denominations. Since then he has traveled to almost every continent teaching the love of God. He now resides in Bandera, Texas and conducts retreats and a non-residential Bible School. He also travels throughout the U.S. conducting retreats and meetings in churches and organizations of all denominations. UnconditionalLoveFellowship.com