TRINITY
The word Trinity won't be found in your concordance. It is true that the word trinity does not appear in the Bible. But the idea saturates the Bible. Godly Jews believed in a God who dwelt in heaven, and He was referred to as Father. When Christ came those Jews who knew God recognized Christ as God, though distinct from the Father. When the Spirit came on Pentecost, these same Jews were impressed with the fact that He was God, but different from the Father and from Christ. When at last the New Testament writers recorded their thoughts in books which now make up the New Testament, there was no conscious effort to formulate a new doctrine. They just recorded what happened. It is seen though through the Old Testament as well as the New Testament. Only those whose agenda is to deny the tri-unity of God will fail to see the many times it appears throughout the scriptures.
For instance Cf. Matt. 3:16-17; 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Num. 6:24-27; Isa. 48:16; Acts 17:29; Rom. 1:20; Eph. 2:18; Eph. 3:16-19; 1 John 5:7.
That incomprehensible mystery of the Trinity. To the most reverent and inquiring mind it will forever remain a dark but enticing secret. To the hearts of men of goodwill this unfathomable mystery of the Godhead will provide the necessary compulsion for everlasting wonder and ineffable worship.
The doctrine of the triunity of God is exclusively a revelation from God. Untrammeled human reason may lead one to the unity of God, but only Divine revelation discovers the triunity of God to men. This teaches that the nature or essence of God is one, but that within this one essence there are three eternal distinctions presented under the figure of persons. This means that in one sense God is one, but in another sense God is three.
The importance of this doctrine must not be minimized. It is the fundamental of the fundamentals of the Christian faith. This doctrine differentiates the Christian faith from that of any other religion. Without this doctrine there could be no divine Savior, no divine Holy Spirit, no incarnation of God in human flesh, no atonement effecting a transaction between persons of the Godhead, no God of eternal love, no impartation of divine life to men. In fact, all the distinctive truths of Christianity are wrapped up in this great fact. Even the veracity of the Scriptures is at stake. If this is not what is taught in Divine writ, then the movement of the Scriptures is to deceive. And if the Bible is deceptive in this area, then there is no fundamental of the Christian faith that can be trusted. The defenders of all the false religionists know this to be true and attempt to discount the trinity as a false doctrine of the Christian belief. (Muslim)
It is an obvious fact that the complete revelation of the triunity of God is given in deeds rather than words. As one theologian put it, "The doctrine of the Trinity is not so much heard, as overheard, in the statements of Scripture."
For instance Cf. Matt. 3:16-17; 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; Num. 6:24-27; Isa. 48:16; Acts 17:29; Rom. 1:20; Eph. 2:18; Eph. 3:16-19; 1 John 5:7.
That incomprehensible mystery of the Trinity. To the most reverent and inquiring mind it will forever remain a dark but enticing secret. To the hearts of men of goodwill this unfathomable mystery of the Godhead will provide the necessary compulsion for everlasting wonder and ineffable worship.
The doctrine of the triunity of God is exclusively a revelation from God. Untrammeled human reason may lead one to the unity of God, but only Divine revelation discovers the triunity of God to men. This teaches that the nature or essence of God is one, but that within this one essence there are three eternal distinctions presented under the figure of persons. This means that in one sense God is one, but in another sense God is three.
The importance of this doctrine must not be minimized. It is the fundamental of the fundamentals of the Christian faith. This doctrine differentiates the Christian faith from that of any other religion. Without this doctrine there could be no divine Savior, no divine Holy Spirit, no incarnation of God in human flesh, no atonement effecting a transaction between persons of the Godhead, no God of eternal love, no impartation of divine life to men. In fact, all the distinctive truths of Christianity are wrapped up in this great fact. Even the veracity of the Scriptures is at stake. If this is not what is taught in Divine writ, then the movement of the Scriptures is to deceive. And if the Bible is deceptive in this area, then there is no fundamental of the Christian faith that can be trusted. The defenders of all the false religionists know this to be true and attempt to discount the trinity as a false doctrine of the Christian belief. (Muslim)
It is an obvious fact that the complete revelation of the triunity of God is given in deeds rather than words. As one theologian put it, "The doctrine of the Trinity is not so much heard, as overheard, in the statements of Scripture."
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