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Trinity

7/5/2014

 
The trinity refers to the one God (Deut. 6:4; Jam. 2:19; Jo. 10:30; Gal. 3:20) described by three distinct and equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is fully God (Heb. 1:9; Jo. 1:18; Job 38-41). The Son is fully God (1Cor 8:6; Heb 1:8). The Holy Spirit is fully God (Acts 5:3-4; Jo. 14:26; Matt. 12:31). The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit together are fully God (Jo. 14:10; Is. 48:16; 2Cor 12:14). Each of the three is neither of the other two (Heb. 1:8-9; Jo. 17:21), and all three existed together before the foundation of creation and will continue to exist for all eternity (Is. 48:16; Heb. 1:10; Jo. 8:58).

The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit each have distinct roles. The Father is the Creator (1Pet. 4:19), the sovereign ruler over all people (Matt. 5:45) and provider of all things to all people (Acts 17:24-25), and is He who raises the dead to life (Jo. 5:21). The Son explains the Father (Jo. 1:18), accomplishes the Father’s sovereign purpose (Jo. 4:34), builds the Church (Acts 2:47), sanctifies individuals so they may be part of the Church (1Cor. 1:2), prays on behalf of believers (Heb. 7:25), will be the eternal judge (Ps. 2:7-12), and now serves as King forever (Matt. 27:11; Heb. 13:8). The Holy Spirit is the divine helper (Jo. 14:26) to the Father and Son (Jo. 15:26). Despite their distinctions, they intrinsically interconnect (Jo. 14:10; 17:20) so much so that honoring one and dishonoring another is a self-defeating concept (Matt. 12:31; Jo. 5:23).

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