Fred Sanders has a nice post here about the trinitarian theology of Nicky Cruz, who in the 1960s led one of the most feared gangs in NYC (until they encountered the gospel through David Wilkerson).
Here’s a clip from Sanders’s post:
People can become Christians after learning a very small amount of doctrine and information. As they grow in discipleship, they read more of the Bible, and come to understand more than they had understood before. But what Nicky Cruz’s trinitarian testimony highlights is that the decisive factor is not a transfer of information. There was no brand new data put into his thought process, and he did not have to change his mind about any of his beliefs. He had already been believing in the Trinity for some time when he woke up to the difference the Trinity makes for every aspect of his Christian life. His radical trinitarianism did not come from an advanced theology lesson; it came from the gospel and then led him to an advanced theology lesson. He was like a man who found a treasure hid in a field that he didn’t have to buy, because he already owned it. He heard God calling him to dig into the depths, and what he found there changed everything for him.
Apparently Cruz’s story, Run, Baby, Run, will be made into a movie next year.
