2. MYSTERY OF GOD
• As two natures exist in Christ yet but one
person is a wonder, so three persons in one
Godhead cannot be defined. Daniel J. Webster
stated, “do you expect to understand the
arithmetic of heaven.
• The Father God, the Son God, the Holy Spirit
God, yet not three God’s but only one yet
three persons in essence.
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3. TRINITY
• The word trinity itself was first formally used at
the Synod held at Alexandria, in A.D 317. was
seen for the first time in a Christian work
Theophilus, Bishop of Antioch in Syria from A.D
168-183.
• The Trinity itself is derived from the Latin Trinitas
from the adjective Trinus meaning threefold or
three in one. It is not the word tri-unity, which is
a term belonging to the mystics.
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4. EXAMPLES OF TRINITY
• Man is tri-une consisting of spirit, soul, and
body. 1Thessalonians 5:23.
• The universe presents itself in view as earth,
sky and sea.
• Atmosphere is made up solids, liquids, and
gases.
• Water is found as snow, ice, and liquid.
• The sun we have light, heat, and chemical
effects.
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5. TRINITARIANISM
• In the Nicene Creed of A.D 325 we have
trinitarianism in which the three Persons are
divine and are of one substance. The Athanasian
Creed which came centuries later spells out both
the oneness and the threeness of God
• The Father, The Great Upholder and Purpose of
all things. The Son, the One and Only redeemer
of mankind. The Holy Spirit, the Indispensable
Sanctifier and Enlightener. Each having their own
distinct spheres of operation yet found acting
together in unison.
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6. THE OLD TESTAMENT “ELOHIM”
• The divine term used of God found at the
beginning of the Bible. This is a plural noun
used 500 times by Moses, and 5000 times in
the New Testament. This term speaks of the
oneness in Deity and the plurality of persons.
Genesis 1:1, Hebrews 1:2
• Used at the fall of Adam. Also at the Tower of
Babel, the threefold benediction of the High
Priest. Genesis 3:22, 11:7, Number 6:24-26
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7. THE NEW TESTAMENT
• The names of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, are
used both separately and conjointly. John
8:34; 1:1, Acts 5:3-4
• We cannot study the passages of scripture
written in the Bible without coming to the
conclusion that the Bible is Trinitarian. John
17:3, 1Corinthians 8:4, 1Timothy 2:5
• The Three are coeternal, coequal, in power
and glory. All three are to be worshipped.
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8. TEACHING OF JESUS
• All the teachings of Jesus are Trinitarian in nature.
The Father sent the Son, and both the Father and
the Son send The Holy Spirit. John 14:16-26, Luke
10:12, 12:12, 22:70.
• Jesus gives the disciples the baptism formula and
announces to the world the existence of the
trinity. Matthew 28:19
• Jesus tells the disciples that it is in the name, not
names and that was the sign that the Elohim of
the Old Testament had returned. Isaiah
30:27,59:19
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9. GOD’S THOUGHT
• In order for us to have an clearer understanding
of the trinity we must understand this doctrine in
this way. God the Father and His idea of Himself is
the manifestation of the Son Jesus Christ, and the
breath they use to speak to each other the
manifestation of The Holy Spirit. John 16:15
• As one great operation of spirit, knowing
produces the second person, so the other, loving
produces the third.
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10. ONE NATURE
• God has revealed Himself to us in a way of
understanding that is incredible. God The
Father, The Word He speaks The Son Jesus
Christ, and The breadth He uses The Holy
Spirit. John 1:1, Genesis 1:1-5
• The nature of a thing gives the thing it power
and ability. Since God is infinite in nature
everything that carries that same nature is
also infinite.
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