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| − | The Trinity is | + | 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. | ||
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| + | ==='''Scriptural References To The Trinity'''=== | ||
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| + | A number of passages in the [[Bible]] refer directly to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. | ||
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| + | * [[Matthew 28:19]] - {{web_verse|Matthew|28|19}} | ||
| + | * [[2 Corinthians 13:13]] - {{web_verse|2 Corinthians|13|13}} | ||
| + | * [[Luke 1:35]] - {{web_verse|Luke|1|35}} | ||
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| + | A number of verses also show that Jesus was God. | ||
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| + | * [[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]]:23-24 - {{web_verse|john|8|23}} {{web_verse|john|8|24}} | ||
| + | * [[John 8:58]] - {{web_verse|john|8|58}} ''([[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]] - {{web_verse|john|10|30}} | ||
| + | * [[John 10:38]] - {{web_verse|john|10|38}} | ||
| + | * [[1 John 5:20]] - {{web_verse|1 John|5|20}} | ||
| + | * [[Titus 2:13]] - {{web_verse|titus|2|13}} | ||
| + | * [[Colossians 2:9]] - {{web_verse|colossians|2|9}} | ||
| + | * [[Philippians 2]]:5-6 - {{web_verse|philippians|2|5}} {{web_verse|philippians|2|6}} | ||
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| + | ==Quotes== | ||
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| + | '''[[Justin Martyr]]''' | ||
| + | : "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]). | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [http://trinities.org/blog trinities] A blog by a Christian philosophy professor devoted to recent and past theories about 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.aomin.org/trinitydef.html A Brief Definition of the Trinity], by James White | ||
| + | * [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 The Doctrine of the Trinity] | ||
| + | * [http://www.jude3.net/trinitylinkindex.htm Articles On The Trinity] | ||
| + | * [http://homepage.mac.com/byfarthersteps/Trinity.html An Unpublished Essay on the Trinity], by [[Jonathan Edwards]] | ||
| + | * [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.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|CHID581342|CIID1654148,00.html God in Three Persons], Blessed Trinity, by Michael Horton | ||
| + | * [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://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 | ||
| + | * [http://www.heaven.net.nz/writings/trinity.htm The Trinity Doctrine] Heaven Net | ||
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| + | {{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[God]] | ||
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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
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
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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