Triple Threat Position

When I attended basketball clinics growing up, coaches always stressed the proper use of the "triple-threat position."  If you don't know what it is, it is when a player has the ball he or she holds the ball in front of them and has their feet shoulders-width apart and knees slightly bent.  This posture allows the player to easily shoot, pass, or dribble the ball.  Coaches always said that triple-threat position makes you hard to guard. 

Hey if there's anything I've ever wanted to be, it's hard to guard.  Just ask my brother Jeremy.

Speaking of Jeremy, I feel like he uses the triple-threat position better than anyone that I've ever guarded.  Ok. I haven't guarded any NBA players or anything, but I still feel like that's a compliment.

So yeah, if you want to really know how effective triple-threat is, ask the defensive player.

This whole thing was brought to my mind by what I've been studying this week: Trinitarianism.

huh?

The divine Triple-Threat is the Trinity.  God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit are hard to guard. 

I'm not going to try to continue deeper with my analogy because the Trinity breaks down  every analogy that you try to use to explain it.  No, the Holy Spirit is not like dribbling, and Jesus isn't like a jump-shot.

I've heard the Trinity explained using the analogy of water before.  Water is liquid, solid, and vapor.  I agree that water is a unique substance, but it can't fully describe the Trinity.

The Trinity is fully one God who exists fully in three distinct persons.  When water is vapor, it cannot be solid at the same time.  That is where the analogy breaks down.  God is the Father, the Son, and the Spirit all at the same time.

In fact, God is all three at the same time for all time. God is eternal.  There was not a beginning to God, and there is no end to God.

Let me also be clear in saying that I'm talking about the God of the Bible.

It has been good to study about the Trinity, and I'm glad that I can share a little bit of what I'm learning.  I'm in the process of putting together my belief statements on the Trinity and individually God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit.  I will post them on the blog when I finish them up in a couple of weeks.

Doing beliefs statements on the Trinity also reminds me of the triple-threat position.  I am defending my belief about three distinct persons of God and the unified God. 

It is work to make the blurriness become clear.  The task can be daunting at times, and I get confused sometimes which makes me feel like giving up. 

BUT

When I was little, my city league basketball team was the Bulls.  Our coaches would see us getting tired toward the end of practice, and they would say, "man or mouse?"  It was their way of saying, don't give up and be a weakling.  That might sound dumb to you, but it was really effective to get me to finish practice with all the energy I had.  I guess it still is effective.  Sometimes, when I want to give up on my pursuit of something tough I think, "man or mouse?"

All that to say, parents need to encourage your children to play sports.  You never know when they will be studying Trinitarianism and need some motivation to press on.

If you want to talk about the Trinity or have any questions, I'd love to hear what you have to say. Email me at andygrass100@gmail.com