AHAHAHA The Trinity is the Christian doctrine describing the triune nature of God, which asserts the following
- There is one and only one God
- The one God eternally exists in three distinct persons
- The Father is God, Jesus, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit are God
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The word "Trinity" is not found in the Bible. It was first used in writing by Theophilus of Antioch around 180 A.D. as a way of expressing the triune nature of the one God revealed in Scripture. The Bible does use the words Father, Son, and Holy Spirit though.
Scriptural References To The Trinity
A number of passages in the Bible refer directly to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 28:19 - Template:Matthew 28:19 (WEB) edit
- 2 Corinthians 13:13 - Template:2 Corinthians 13:13 (WEB) edit
- Luke 1:35 - Template:Luke 1:35 (WEB) edit
A number of verses also show that Jesus was God.
- John 1:1 and John 1:14 - Template:John 1:1 (WEB) edit Template:John 1:14 (WEB) edit
- John 5:21 - Template:John 5:21 (WEB) edit
- John 8:23-24 - Template:John 8:23 (WEB) edit Template:John 8:24 (WEB) edit
- John 8:58 - Template:John 8:58 (WEB) edit (Jesus is speaking in reference to when God told Moses to tell the Hebrews "I am has sent you" in Exodus 3:14)
- John 10:30 - Template:John 10:30 (WEB) edit
- John 10:38 - Template:John 10:38 (WEB) edit
- 1 John 5:20 - Template:1 John 5:20 (WEB) edit
- Titus 2:13 - Template:Titus 2:13 (WEB) edit
- Colossians 2:9 - Template:Colossians 2:9 (WEB) edit
- Philippians 2:5-6 - Template:Philippians 2:5 (WEB) edit Template:Philippians 2:6 (WEB) edit
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Quotes
- "We will prove that we worship him reasonably; for we have learned that he is the Son of the true God himself, that he holds a second place, and the Spirit of prophecy a third. For this they accuse us of madness, saying that we attribute to a crucified man a place second to the unchangeable and eternal God, the Creator of all things; but they are ignorant of the mystery which lies therein" (First Apology 13:5–6 [A.D. 151]).
Links
- trinities A blog by a Christian philosophy professor devoted to recent and past theories about the Trinity
- Early Church Fathers on the Holy Trinity
- One God in Three Persons, by Dr. Bill Weinrich
- A Brief Definition of the Trinity, by James White
- Who Is God?
- Understanding The Trinity, by Matt Perman
- The Doctrine of the Trinity
- Articles On The Trinity
- An Unpublished Essay on the Trinity, by Jonathan Edwards
- The Splendor of the Three-in-One God: The Necessity and Mystery of the Trinity, by R.S. Clark
- The Bible's Teaching About The Trinity, by James Montgomery Boice
- God in Three Persons, Blessed Trinity, by Michael Horton
- The Being of God, The Character of God, The Trinity, by Paul D. Adams
- Trinitarian Analogies, by John Frame
- Revived to Trinitarianism: The Need for Evangelicals to Believe In and Live On God (PDF), by Jim Hamilton
- The Trinity Doctrine Heaven Net
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