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A word not found in Scripture, but used to express the doctrine of the unity of [[God]] as subsisting in three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Greek [[trias]], first used by [[Theophilus]] (A.D. 168-183), or from the Latin [[trinitas]], first used by Tertullian (A.D. 220), to express this [[doctrine]]. The propositions involved in the doctrine are these:
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# That God is one, and that there is but one God ([[Deuteronomy 6:4]]; [[1 Kings 8:60]]; [[Isaiah 44:6]]; [[Mark 12:29]],[[Mark 12:32|32]]; [[John 10:30]]).
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# That the [[God the father|Father]] is a distinct [[divine]] Person ([[hypostasis]], [[subsistentia]], [[persona]], [[suppositum intellectuale]]), distinct from the [[Jesus|Son]] and the [[Holy Spirit]]
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# That Jesus Christ was truly God, and yet was a Person distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit
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# That the Holy Spirit is also a distinct divine Person.
  
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A word not found in Scripture, but used to express the doctrine of the unity of God as subsisting in three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Gr. trias, first used by Theophilus (A.D. 168-183), or from the Lat. trinitas, first used by Tertullian (A.D. 220), to express this doctrine. The propositions involved in the doctrine are these: 1. That God is one, and that there is but one God (Deut. 6:4; 1 Kings 8:60; Isa. 44:6; Mark 12:29, 32; John 10:30). 2. That the Father is a distinct divine Person (hypostasis, subsistentia, persona, suppositum intellectuale), distinct from the Son and the Holy Spirit. 3. That Jesus Christ was truly God, and yet was a Person distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit. 4. That the Holy Spirit is also a distinct divine Person.
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Latest revision as of 20:31, 18 October 2008

A word not found in Scripture, but used to express the doctrine of the unity of God as subsisting in three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Greek trias, first used by Theophilus (A.D. 168-183), or from the Latin trinitas, first used by Tertullian (A.D. 220), to express this doctrine. The propositions involved in the doctrine are these:

  1. That God is one, and that there is but one God (Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Kings 8:60; Isaiah 44:6; Mark 12:29,32; John 10:30).
  2. That the Father is a distinct divine Person (hypostasis, subsistentia, persona, suppositum intellectuale), distinct from the Son and the Holy Spirit
  3. That Jesus Christ was truly God, and yet was a Person distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit
  4. That the Holy Spirit is also a distinct divine Person.


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