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__NOTOC__The Trinity is the unique teaching of Christianity about the three-yet-one nature of God. It is one of teachings that makes Christianity unique among other religions, and although impossible to fully comprehend, the doctrine can be summarised by 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]] is God
{{topics}}* [[God A number of passages in the Father]] | [[JesusBible]] | [[refer directly to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit]].
{{quotes}}A number of verses also show that Jesus was God.
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 one God eternally exists in three distinct persons* The Father is God, [[Jesus]], the Son is God, and the [[Holy Spirit]] are God===Etymology===
==='''Scriptural References To The Throughout the history of the church objections have been raised to the teaching of the Trinity'''===, but the doctrine has stood as a central feature of orthodox Christianity despite this.
Many scriptures refer directly The following folk story illustrates the difficulties in understanding the Trinity.: ''It has been said that when the church father [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]] wrote a treatise about the Trinity he encountered a little boy walking along the seaside. The boy appeared to be scooping water from the sea in a little basin at the beach and Augustine asked him what he was doing. The boy answered: "I want to sccop the Fathersea in my pond, Son and Holy Spirit" to whicch Augustine responded: "You will never succeed." But the boy replied: "I'm doing the same thing as you: You want to understand the mystery of the triune God with your human mind."''
* Mathew 28:19: "Therefore go and make disciples The teaching of all nations, baptizing them the Trinity was clearly articulated in the name of the Father and of the Son and [[Nicene Creed]] of the Holy Spirit"[[325 AD]].
* 2 Corinthians 13:13: "The grace Historically many religions have been critical of the doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ Trinity. The [[Quran]] has numerous quotations questioning and denying the love of God Trinity and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit it is an issue that many Muslims exploring Christianity find to be with all of youbarrier."
* 1 John 5:7: "For there are three Recently numerous off-shoot religions related to Christianity have formed that bear record in heaven, deny the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are oneTrinity. And there are three that bear witness in earth, These includes religions such as the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]." (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."{{stub}}
====God The Son==== Still more bible verses support Jesus being God.'''Trinity Analogy'''
* John 1:1: In It seems that the beginning was best way to think of what the WordTrinity is, and are in the Word was with God, and the Word was God." together with John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among usterms of an analogy. We It should be what we already have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace observed to be present and truthaccepted."
* John 1:18: "No one has ever seen If the Trinity is to be recognized as how GodIs, but God the One should there be some evidence of this conceptually and Only, who is at the Father's sideperceptually in our world today?? Creation should logically mimic its’ Creator in some way, has made him known."should it not??
* John 5:21The following is accepted without question in the realm of science: "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'''Space''' -24: "You are from below; I am from abovewhich is made up of height, width and depth. height is Space but it is not width or depth. You are of this world; I am Width is Space but it is not of this worldheight or depth. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do Depth is Space but it is not believe that I am [the one I claim to be]height or width. All three when separate, you will indeed die in your sinsheight, width and depth are Space and when combined is Space."
* John 8:58: "'I tell you the truth''Time''' - which is made up of past, Jesus answeredpresent and future. Past is Time but it is not present or future. Present is Time but it is not past or future. Future is Time but it is not past or present. All three when separate, 'before Abraham was bornpast, I am" (Jesus present and future is speaking in reference to time, and when God told Moses to tell the Hebrews "I am" has sent you" Exodus 3:14)combined is Time.
* John 10:30: "I '''Matter''' - which is made up of solid, liquid and the Father gas. Solid is Matter but it is not liquid or gas. Liquid is Matter but it is not solid or gas. Gas is Matter but it is not solid or liquid. All three when separate, solid, liquid and gas are oneMatter, and when combined is Matter."
* John 10:38: "But if I do it, even though you do not believe me, believe If the miracles, that you may know and understand that above is correct why are there so many objections to the Father is in me, conceptual and I in perceptual knowledge of the Father."Trinity?? Is it illogical??
* John 12When: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 The Christian '''God''' – which is made up of '''Father, Son of and Holy Spirit'''. Father is God but He is not Son or Holy Spirit. Son is God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who but He is truenot Father or Holy Spirit. And we are in him who Holy Spirit is trueGod but He is not Son or Father. All three when separate, Father, even in his Son Jesus Christ. He and Holy Spirit is the true God , and eternal lifewhen combined is '''GOD'''."
* Titus 2:13: while we wait for Why is the blessed hope - logic of the glorious appearing of our great God Trinity rejected when the exact same logic is universally accepted by science when referencing space, time and Saviour, Jesus Christ." matter??
* Colossians 2:9: "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" ==Quotes==
* Phillipians 2:5-6'''[[Justin Martyr]]''': "Your attitude should be We will prove that we worship him reasonably; for we have learned that he is the same as that Son of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature the true Godhimself," * Revelation 1:17-18: "When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then that he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was deadholds a second place, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys Spirit of death and Hadesprophecy a third." This is seen as significant when viewed with Isaiah 44:6: "This is what For this they accuse us of madness, saying that we attribute to a crucified man a place second to the LORD says - Israel's King unchangeable and Redeemereternal God, the LORD AlmightyCreator of all things; but they are ignorant of the mystery which lies therein" ([[First Apology]] 13: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God5–6 [A.D. 151])."
* [http://homepage.mac.com/byfarthersteps/Trinity.html An Unpublished Essay on the Trinity], by [[Jonathan Edwards]]
* [http://www.gospelpedlar.com/trinity.html The Bible's Teaching About The Trinity], by James Montgomery Boice
* [http://www.alliancenet.org/partner/Article_Display_Page/0,,PTID307086%7CCHID581342%7CCIID1654148,00.html God in Three Persons], Blessed Trinity, by Michael Horton
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~calltoreformation/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/revivedtotrinitarianism.pdf Revived to Trinitarianism: The Need for Evangelicals to Believe In and Live On God] (PDF), by Jim Hamilton
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{{Infobox_Contents | topic_name =Trinity | subtopics =Synopsis=[[God the Father]], [[Jesus]], [[Holy Spirit]] | opinion_pieces ={{short_opinions}} * [[Trinity (carm)]] * {{ebd}} |}}
The word "Trinity " is not found in the Christian [[doctrineBible]] describing . It was first used in writing by [[Theophilus of Antioch]] around 180 A.D. as a way of expressing the triune (three-yet-one) nature of God. The doctrine asserts the following: there is one and only one God; that is revealed in the Bible, which does use the words Father is God, [[Jesus]] the Son is God, and the [[Holy Spirit]] is God; the one God eternally exists in three distinct persons.}}
==Contents='''Scriptural References To The Trinity'''=== {{also}} {{ebd}}
* [[Matthew 28:19]] - {{opinionsBible verse|Matthew|28|19|lang=WEB}}* [[Trinity (carm)Luke 1:35]]- {{Bible verse|Luke|1|35|lang=WEB}}
* [[John 1:1]] and [[John 1:14]] - {{Bible verse|John|1|1|lang=WEB}} {{Bible verse|John|1|14|lang=Main articleWEB}}* [[John 5:21]] - {{Bible verse|John|5|21|lang=WEB}}* [[John 8]]:23-24 - {{Bible verse|John|8|23|lang=WEB}} {{Bible verse|John|8|24|lang=WEB}}* [[John 8:58]] - {{Bible verse|John|8|58|lang=WEB}} ''([[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]] - {{Bible verse|John|10|30|lang=WEB}}* [[John 10:38]] - {{Bible verse|John|10|38|lang=WEB}}* [[1 John 5:20]] - {{Bible verse|1 John|5|20|lang=WEB}}* [[Titus 2:13]] - {{Bible verse|titus|2|13|lang=WEB}}* [[Colossians 2:9]] - {{Bible verse|colossians|2|9|lang=WEB}}* [[Philippians 2]]:5-6 - {{Bible verse|philippians|2|5|lang=WEB}} {{Bible verse|philippians|2|6|lang=WEB}}
The word "Trinity" trinity is not found in derived from the [[BibleLatin]]. 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''tri-unitas'' which literal means "three unity".
===Difficulties in Understanding===
==Links==
* [http://trinities.org/blog trinities] A blog by a Christian philosophy professor devoted to recent and past theories about the Trinity
*[http://orthodoxwiki.org/Holy_Trinity Holy Trinity] by OrthodoxWiki
*[http://www.contenderministries.org/biblestudy/trinity.php A Comprensive Defense of the Trinity]
* [http://www.catholic.com/library/Trinity.asp Early Church Fathers on the Holy Trinity]
* [http://www.mtio.com/articles/bissar107.htm One God in Three Persons], by Dr. Bill Weinrich
* [http://www.ucg.org/booklets/WG/ Who Is God?]
* [http://biggergod.com/trinity.html Understanding The Trinity], by Matt Perman
* [http://www.theologicalstudies.org.uk/god_trinity.html php The Doctrine of the Trinity]
* [http://www.jude3.net/trinitylinkindex.htm Articles On The Trinity]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20031229035144/www.modernreformation.org/mr99/septoct/mr9905threeinone.html The Splendor of the Three-in-One God: The Necessity and Mystery of the Trinity], by R.S. Clark
* [http://www.tmch.net/theo4.htm The Being of God, The Character of God, The Trinity], by Paul D. Adams
* [http://reformedperspectives.org/newfiles/joh_frame/TH.Frame.Trinitarian_Analogies.html Trinitarian Analogies], by [[John Frame]]
* [http://www.heaven.net.nz/writings/trinity.htm The Trinity Doctrine] Heaven Net
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