Because the word trinity is not found in the Bible some wonder whether this is a biblical doctrine or not, but the absence of a term used to describe a doctrine does not necessarily mean that the term is not biblical. The question is rather to ask: does the term used exactly reflect what Scripture teaches? In fact, because of the incomprehensible nature of the truth that this term reflects, some believe it is a poor word to describe exactly what the Bible teaches us about this truth concerning God. When someone studies a doctrine like this, he reads about it in a book of theology, or in an article like this, it seems that the writer is saying, "Here are the doctrines we believe in, and this is what you should believe, so believe it! " But as Ryrie points out, "If this happens it is only because you are seeing the outcome of someone's study, not the process" that leads to the position on a particular doctrine. …show more content…
Historically, the church has believed that He exists in Holy Trinity or Triunity. The triple personality of God is exclusively a Christian doctrine and a truth of Scripture. It is this doctrine that will be investigated below. Our purpose, then, is to demonstrate that the doctrine of the Trinity (Triunity) of the Godhead is another biblical revelation that teaches us more about the nature of God or how He exists. The Bible teaches us that God not only exists as a Spirit who is a personal being, but He does it in Holy
Jesus and the Trinity First, Jesus is well-known for being a part of the Trinity, where he represents the revelation of God. “In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit” is a phrase often heard during baptisms for born-again Christians, and is in reference to the trinity. The Father is what most Christian associate with the king of heaven, invisible to them. The same goes with the Holy Spirit, as many believe that it is just something that fills those who follow Him and is more like a feeling than a personable being. Though the saying, “I have a relationship with my Father in heaven” is common, it is, by human nature, hard for some to grasp a relationship with someone who is not physically around.
I believe in the Holy Trinity. I believe in God the Father, God the Son-Jesus Christ-, and God the Holy Spirit. Three entities completely mend into one- God the Father. The three have their own separate personalities and amazing abilities. Recently, I read a book called “The Shack” by William P. Young that was about a man who got to encounter the three in each form. Now I might ask how can I believe something can be three things at once? It's simple; in Matthew 8:18-19 it states, “ Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”.
Although we cannot speak of God as he is as per the order of being and God's divine simplicity because we are limited to thinking about God in complex and Earthly terms, we must still strive to say something about God. In an attempt to do so, the Nicene creed refers to the Trinity as "one substance and three persons". This statement is often questioned as to if it supports the creeds insistence on the complete unity and equality of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Augustine affirms that in saying "one substance, three persons" we are just trying to say something at all about God because it is better to say something rather than nothing. When reading scripture we must maintain what we have been taught through the Nicene creed, faith and the revelations of Jesus in order to correctly understand and
In Christianity one of their primary beliefs is the idea of a Triune God, which means the belief of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as one entity not three separate beings. This would result in God being indivisible and could not be divided into three different parts for an ...
Basil offers great rebuttals to several objection on many matters as it relates to the Holy Trinity. There are no shortage of objections as well as successful and convincing counterarguments. It is St. Basil’s goal to preserve the faith and salvific work of the Trinity and in order to do so he must combat several arguments that intend to confuse the reader and lead one astray. The three persons of the Trinity are proven to be equal in dignity, will, and power with one another. While their functions may differ, it would be reckless and hazardous assume that they are otherwise different in nature. No terms or trickery, used by his opponents, whether in language or twisted scriptural examples continue to stand as he courageously refutes that the three hypostases are equal with one another and necessary for the doctrine, faith, and salvation of humanity to be complete. If anyone attempts to falsify this truth they are incapable of having a true understanding and relationship with the Trinitarian
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Catholicism's faith is based on the holy trinity. The word trinity, comes from "tri" meaning three and "unity" meaning one; Catholics believe that the Father God, the son, and the holy spirit are the same person. This doctrine comes clear when it interacts dialectically with the Catholic narrative dimension. For example in the Bible, one can find a description of the holy trinity; the book of John Chapter 15: 22, mentions, " When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me." This explains how God acquires three different forms without losing his essence. For Catholics rejecting the existence of the holy trinity is denying God's sacrifice on the cross and not accepting that his spirit is between us. However, many people questioned Catholicism since they believed that ...
Monophysitism is the Christological position that, after the union of the divine and the human in the historical Incarnation, Jesus Christ, as the incarnation of the eternal Son or Word (Logos) of God, had only a single "nature" which was either divine or a synthesis of divine and human. Although the triune or trinity is never mentioned in the bible, in Matthew 28:19 Jesus commanded His disciples to “baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” which clearly separates the natures of Jesus. Monophysitism began as the antithesis of Nestorianism. Whereas Nestorius had been accused of teaching a dual Christ, Eutyches, an archimandrite from Constantinople, offered a radically anti-Nestorian view, at the Council of Ephesus. Eutyches taught that Jesus’ humanity was essentially dissolved or obliterated by His divine nature, describing it as being “dissolved like a drop of honey in the sea” which is known as Eutychianism.” Nestorianism emphasizes the distinction between the divine and human nature of Jesus. Christians believe that God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are what makes up the
... God as three person’s is a wonderful thing and it is something that people have been trying to explain and contemplate for as long as humankind has been around. What I have said may not be everyone’s idea of how it should be explained. However it is a combination of a lot of different ideas and the best I could try and put everything together to try and explain this in a “universal” way. The Trinity is something that explains to us God and strengthens our religious beliefs as well as our minds. It makes us think and can lead to many different ideas. We have to understand that the ideas we have are all explanations of unknown things. We have to use the knowledge we have and push onward and honor God with thought of Him. One day we will understand things in a way that is more clear to us, but until then we must keep trying to understand these things the best we can.
In John 10:30 Jesus says; “I and the Father are One.” By this, He meant that He and God were the same. For example, God and the Son of God both created everything (1 Corinthians 8:6) (Morgan, 211–212). The Holy Spirit is also God too, as one can read in 1 John 5:7–8: “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.” This Holy Divinity is called the Trinity- a group of three, as One. “In the name of the Trinity the living God is revealed” (Robinson, 187) This Trinity is God, the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit. “The Triune God is an all-sufficient God, all-sufficient for Himself and all-sufficient for His people” (Robinson,
Kaptitzke explains in his book that the bible is “The written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through Holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” He goes on to describe the belief in the Trinity stating, “There is one God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons.” “God is immortal, all knowing, and above all, ever present, He is infinite and beyond human comprehension yet known through self-revelation. He is worthy of worship adoration and service by the whole creation.” (Kapitzke
In the book, On God and Christ, St. Gregory writes in depth about the Trinity. He emphasizes that God lacks nothing. God the Father, and Son and Holy Spirit are not unequal. However, “The Son is not the Father; there is one Father, yet he is whatever the Father is. The Spirit is not Son because he is form God; there is one only-begotten. Yet whatever the Son is, he is.”[1] He explains that they are distinct and yet whole in their singleness. In other words, the three are equal but have different properties. These properties are paternity, sonship and sanctification; each of the Godhead, with a unique characteristic.[2]
To forsake a God-given gift is not a good idea. God gave his word to the world. From Scripture, his word, comes revelation and understanding of not only who he is, but also who we are in him. Living without the knowledge and wisdom of Scripture would only lead to an unscrupulous and impure life. God gave his word to the world for a reason, and that gift should not be taken lightly. Through it he reveals the desire he has for the lives of his people. Because it is God’s word, Scripture is a guide that his people need to live by.
I am a Christian and I believe in the Holy trinity: God, the Son, the Holy Spirit.
The Trinity is made up of God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This concept is what many Catholics believe in, but other worldwide religions believe in other beliefs. Out of all the three Divine Persons, “Jesus is the most qualified to bring the renewal of creation because it was through him that creation came into being” (Pohle February 7th). We as humans will have to face the consequences for actions that we have done in the past, present and future. Jesus has come into the world as a human to show his dignity and save us from sin; he was the world and of all creation. As we come to read more about Jesus we get to know Jesus more, we learn about what he did, how he did it and why he had to do these saving actions.
Scripture holds a prominent role in the sermon. In 2 Timothy 4:2, it states to “preach the word in season and out of season”. The Greek word for preach is ‘Kerusso’. It means to be a herald (proclaim) and to preach (announce) a message publicly and with conviction (persuasion). In this verse, Paul gave Timothy and the others ministers a charge and a commission to preach the Word. In order to be an effective preacher, the Word of God must be the foundation. In 2 Timothy 3:16, it states that “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness”. In other words, the Word of God was written by man, God-breathed and divinely inspired. The Scripture is important because it creates an argument or appeal that is persuading the audience to do something. The substance of our preaching must come from the Bible because the Bible comes from God. As messenger and ambassadors of God, we are obligated to speak the mind and thoughts of God.