The Beginning of the Doctrine of the Trinity

I asked my Year 7 RE class if they knew any of the words Jesus spoke on the cross. A few answers, and then I mentioned, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" And one student asked, "But wasn't Jesus God?" Ah, indeed he was. And this 12 year old made the first step along the path that leads to the doctrine of the Trinity.

The Shock of the Incarnation

My Year 7 RE class were shocked by this. Silent. I said that when God became human this is the result. A God who joins the millions of the tortured. And when Jesus is resurrected this is God's 'No' to the violence, and a 'Yes' of life to all the tortured.