The Trinitarian Mission of Christian Theology

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Introduction
The following response paper will deal with the important aspects related to the Christian
missions and their correlation with that of the Holy Trinity. Many issues are indeed interwoven
with the liturgical theology and the mission of the Holy Trinity. The theology of mission has
been a relevant matter in the discussion over the past few years. The theology based on the Holy
Trinity has not gained that much importance as this theology of mission. Some of the critics have
argued that the development of the missionary theology has been a very important aspect for the
understanding of proper theology.1 It has also been a positive development of the theology as
well. The Holy Communion of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit has been regarded as a
crucial incidence for the development of the Christian theology. The development of the
Trinitarian basis of the Christian Mission does have many theoretical underpinnings for
Christian theology.
The theology of mission
The Trinitarian mission of the Christian theology has been regarded as one of the central
points for the development of the theological aspects. The Trinitarian mission has not been
involved as the source of the notable issues within the religion. The theologians have proclaimed
over the years that the entire God has been included in each Member of the Holy Trinity, namely
the Father, The Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. One term is very much associated with this
issue as Missio Dei. This term has been used widely in many areas and it has become very
common in many articles related to the Christian theology. This term was derived in the
missionary conference in Willingen in the year 1952. They have also suggested the outcome that
1 Thompson, John. "Modern Trinitarian Perspectives." Scottish journal of theology 44, no. 3 (1991): 349-366.

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the missionary theology is not at all a human work but a completely the work of the trinity of
Gods.2
According to theology experts, the mission is only directed by the will, desire and actions
of the Holy Trinity. The context of Pentecost is also very deeply associated with it as well. The
Trinity can be considered as the obstacle to the mission and dialogue of the Christian theology.
On the contrary, some critics have also argued over the fact that the Holy Trinity can be taken as
the means of salvation for the human beings. The nature of God can reflect in the Trinitarian
theology as well. Another important thing in this context is that God is only one but not the
triune or the trinity. It is a concrete matter of argument that the existence of God, Son and the
Holy Trinity should not be kept as a static issue beyond the existence of the human beings. The
human beings are expected to celebrate the glory of the life of the Jesus Christ, understand the
sacrifice He made to make the human beings free of sins and bring the salvation for them. This is
why the human beings should always acknowledge the glory of the God in the best ways indeed.3
The followers of Jesus Christ had complete faith in Him and they believed that He is the
ultimate person to bring them the desired salvation.4 However, Jesus once told His disciples to
believe in Him as well as believe in God. This became very confusing for them since they
understood that Jesus and God were different persons. One might ask the relevance of the Holy
2 Thompson, John. "Modern Trinitarian Perspectives." Scottish journal of theology 44, no. 3 (1991): 349-366.
3 Dawson, R. Dale. The Resurrection in Karl Barth. Routledge, 2017.
4 Benz, Ernst. The Eastern Orthodox Church: Its Thought and Life. Routledge, 2017.