Hi, this is Nathan W Bingham, host of Renewing Your Mind, and I want to invite you to join us in

Orlando for our Ligonier National Conference. Beginning May 23rd, Christians from around the

world will gather to hear biblical teaching and enjoy fellowship together.

This year's theme is the way, the truth, and the life.

Over three days, we'll focus on the person and work of Jesus Christ. To learn more and register, visit

Ligon.org slash 2024.

In a former life, I was an actor and one of my first professional acting roles was on a nationwide tour in which we dramatized various parts of the life story of Jesus.

I portrayed Simon Peter, which I brilliantly did by shouting a lot, and I also

portrayed John the Baptist, which I brilliantly did by shouting a lot while wearing a wig. Each night during the show an evangelist would give a 15 minute

presentation of the good news about Jesus, at least that was what was advertised. More often than not, however, he presented Jesus like this. Think of

him on the cross. Look at the tears in his eyes, see how alone he is, he's doing all this so you'll be his friend. He's pleading with you,

won't you come to me and be my friend? As a young Christian I was troubled by this and couldn't quite put my finger on why.

But the reason is simple. This is not the God revealed in scripture.

This evangelist had not reckoned with what we call the asity of God.

The impression that evangelist gave is that God is somehow incomplete without us. He's lonely, he needs our help, he can't do anything

without us, pity him. Is that our view of God, perhaps subconsciously?

Because the Trinity of Father, Son and Spirit doesn't need us to, in the immortal words of

Jerry McGuire, complete him. He is self-existent, meaning he has the power

of being in and of himself. He depends on nothing and no one for his existence. He is self-sufficient. That's

what a seity means. The a se in a se is Latin and means from himself.

And think about this.

Within the Godhead himself, there is a never-ending Niagara of perfect, overjoyed love overflowing between the Father and the Son through

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