The Holy Trinity is the Godhead of Christianity. It is made up of three supernatural beings: God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit. All three of them are God himself. The Bible explains that ‘’The Lord our God is one’’ (Deauternomy 6:4 NKJV). To help His people understand this unusual concept, God explains and reveals the trinity all throughout the Bible. God the Father is the first being in the Trinity. In the Bible, he is described as Holy, just, fair, and most of all, love (About.Religon).‘’ He who does not love does not know God for God is love’’(1 John 4:8 NKJV). God’s love motivates everything he does. For example, He chose the Jewish people for protection despite their disobedience to Him. He may be a big God, but he is also a …show more content…
The Bible says that Jesus is God Himself (WhoisJesus). ‘’For unto us a child is born, Unto us a son is given: And the government will be upon His shoulders. ‘’And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6 NKJV).’’ Jesus was declared to be God before the Spirit conceived Him in Mary’s womb. For the very first time in all history, God became a man and walked among mankind. His name is Immanuel, meaning ‘’God with us’’. God sent Jesus Christ to save man from his sins. When John saw Jesus coming he said ‘’Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29 NKJV)!’’ Jesus’ name was not decided in just some random fashion for his mission in life. His name in the Old Testament was ‘’Yehowshuwa’’, which is translated to, ‘’Jehovah saves’’ (WhoisJesus.). ‘’He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with him are called chosen and faithful (Revelation 17:14 NKJV). Jesus and are not two distinct personalities. Jesus said, ‘’My Father and I are one (John 10:30NKJV). Jesus is God’s second in command and is ruling with Him in Heaven preparing God’s perfect plan for
The Bible never makes of the specific reference of the trinity, the Bible does talk about the divine existence of each of the three members of the Trinity, God (The Father), The Son (Jesus Christ), and the Spirit (The Holy Spirit). It is still a complex idea for me to understand fully but scripture does indeed tell of the work and existence of the trinity.
Three equals one. Out of all of the statements made by the Christian faith, perhaps none is more confusing. The Doctrine of the Trinity has been questioned for decades and many Christians do not even understand it. Colin E. Gunton argues that this does not have to be so. Instead, he calls the Western Church to learn from Eastern Orthodoxy and allow Trinitarian thinking to permeate every aspect of the church. It is when the Western Church embarrasses “The Forgotten Trinity” (the name of the chapter) in thinking and in worship, that we not only learn the nature of God, but how we should live in light of it.
The trinity is perhaps one of the more complicated, and possibly confusing, doctrines found in Scripture concerning Deity (the Godhead). It is a doctrine that is fully embraced by some who claim to be Christians, while others deny it whole heartedly. Islam, which claims to worship Yahweh (they do not), vehemently denies the idea of the trinity; they claim that to believe such is to embrace polytheism (the belief in multiple gods). With much confusion in the religious world regarding this matter, it is important to look to the Bible, which is the source of truth (John 17:17), to find what the truth is regarding the trinity.
The Triune God What does it mean to say the one God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit? How is God best understood? How can the Church communicate this today? D14734
God is like a father and we, humanity are his children. He teaches us, prepares us, disciplines us, and punishes us for not obeying and following His commands. The attributes of God that belong distinctly to him are that
Around the time after Jesus’ resurrection, Christians were confused and they needed answers. Jesus was just arisen from the dead. The Church now had Jesus and God to look to, but who was the leader of it all? Who were they to worship? Where does the Spirit fit into all of this? After many questions, they looked to Scripture. Christians have had the belief of Monotheism and that there is One God. Yet, it wasn’t until the Church looked to Scripture that they pieced together what is now known as the Holy Trinity.
“The practice of baptism in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the second century propelled the development of the trinitarian theology” (LaDue 48). According to Collins, the trinity can be defined by three statements “1. There is only one true God. 2. This one true God exists as three distinct persons. 3. Each person is fully divine” (Collins 29-31). The three people that make up the trinity are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. First there is the Father. There are many Bible passages where God is referred to as the Father, this can be concluded because He alone created all things and His first human creation, Adam, was called the son of God. Jesus is God’s son and he was sent by his father, the Father, to offer humanity salvation from their sins. The “God of the Israelites reveals himself as a distinct, unique, superior deity who is always there. God’s being there is what defines him” (LaDue 14). The Israelites sometimes see the God Yahweh as an imitation of the trinity in the old testament, but they do not have distinct leveled personalities. Although God is distinct and unique, the idea that He is superior can be a false assumption as all the persons of the trinity have equal power and divinity. Another person of the trinity is the Holy Spirit. Yes, the Holy Spirit is a person. This is a common misconception of the
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 ...
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.
The doctrine of the Trinity, as seen in the Christian bible, is primary to the Christian faith. The word “Trinity” does not actually appear in the bible; it is a theological label meant to summarize certain teachings of certain passages of scripture, and is crucial to properly understand what God is like, how He relates to us, and how we relate to Him. It may also raise many difficult questions including what does it mean that God is a Trinity? While it is difficult for us to fully understand everything about the trinity, it is quite possible to answer questions like this one and come to a solid grasp of what it means for God to be three in one.
Christian thinkers and theologians of the Church are driven by research relevant to the doctrine of the Trinity. The purpose of this test is to evaluate critically the doctrine of the Trinity in order to establish a good understanding of the subject .
There are many different religions in this world. Some worship many gods—polytheism, and others only worship one—monotheism. Ultimately, Christianity is a monotheistic religion, with one divine being. In Deuteronomy 5:7 God says, “you shall have no other gods before me” (NIV Holy Bible pg. 217). However, the Christian faith teaches that God is triune, or made up of three persons.
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,
“Christian theology begins, continues and ends with the inexhaustible mystery of God (Migliore, 2014 p. 66).” As said by McGrath (2011, pg. 234), “the Doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most difficult aspects of Christian Theology” to understand. It is a common experience in modern church life to hear God referred to as God, one in nature, comprised of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Anatolios, Khaled, 2011). For many modern Christian’s, despite being deeply written into Jesus’ commands and promises, The Trinity is often disregarded or not engaged with, due to the challenges in understanding it in all of its complexity. Yet the Trinity remains an immensely important doctrine of the Christian Faith (McGrath, 2011).
I am a Christian and I believe in the Holy trinity: God, the Son, the Holy Spirit.