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''Synopsis:'' The Trinity is the Christian [[doctrine]] describing the triune nature of God. The doctrine asserts the following: there is one and only one God; the Father is God, [[Jesus]] the Son is God, and the [[Holy Spirit]] is God; the one God eternally exists in three distinct persons.}} ----__TOC__{{topics}}Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Trinity |* subtopics = [[God the Father]] | , [[Jesus]] | , [[Holy Spirit]]|  opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}} * [[Trinity (carm)]] * {{ebd}} |}}
==Main article==
The Trinity is the Christian [[doctrine]] describing the triune nature of [[God]]. The doctrine , which asserts the following
* There is one and only one God
* The one God eternally exists in three distinct persons
==='''Scriptural References To The Trinity'''===
Many scriptures refer directly to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. * Mathew 28:19: "Therefore go and make disciples A number of all nations, baptizing them passages in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" * 2 Corinthians 13:13: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you."  * 1 John 5:7: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one." (This scripture is controversial becasue many claim it was not in the before the 16th century) * Luke 1:35: "The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God." ====God The Son==== Still more bible verses support Jesus being God. * John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." together with John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."  * John 1:18: "No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known." * John 5:21: "For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives them life to whom he is pleased to give it."  * John 8:23-24: "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am [the one I claim to be[Bible]], you will indeed die in your sins."  * John 8:58: "'I tell you the truth', Jesus answered, 'before Abraham was born, I am" (Jesus is speaking in reference to when God told Moses refer directly to tell the Hebrews "I am" has sent you" Exodus 3:14) * John 10:30: "I and the Father are one."  * John 10:38: "But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father." * John 12:41: "Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him." (in refernce to Isaiah 6:1  * 1 John 5:20: "We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal lifeHoly Spirit."
* Titus [[Matthew 28:19]] - {{web_verse|Mathew|28|19}} * [[2Corinthians 13:13]] - {{web_verse|2 Corinthians|13|13}}* [[Luke 1: while we wait for the blessed hope 35]] - the glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ." {{web_verse|Luke|1|35}}
* Colossians 2:9: "For in Christ all the fullness A number of the Deity lives in bodily form" verses also show that Jesus was God.
* Phillipians 2[[John 1:1]] and [[John 1:14]] - {{web_verse|john|1|1}} {{web_verse|john|1|14}}* [[John 5:21]] - {{web_verse|john|5|21}}* [[John 8]]:23-624 - {{web_verse|john|8|23}} {{web_verse|8|24}}* [[John 8: "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ 58]] - {{web_verse|john|8|58}} ''([[Jesus: Who, being ]] is speaking in very nature reference to when [[God,]] told [[Moses]] to tell the Hebrews "I am has sent you" in [[Exodus 3:14]]) * [[John 10:30]] - {{web_verse|john|10|30}}* Revelation [[John 10:38]] - {{web_verse|john|10|38}}* [[1John 5:1720]] -18{{web_verse|1 John|5|20}}* [[Titus 2: "When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said13]] - {{web_verse|titus|2|13}}* [[Colossians 2: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades." This is seen as significant when viewed with Isaiah 449]] - {{web_verse|colossians 2|9}}* [[Phillipians 2]]:5-6: "This is what the LORD says - Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God." {{web_verse|phillipians|2|5}} {{web_verse|phillipians|2|6}}
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