The Trinity
One God, Three Persons
Part of FOUNDATIONS—Key Doctrines of the Bible Explored
August 6, 2023

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THE TRINITY
Assorted texts (see below) | 08/06/2023


Why is it Important to have an accurate understanding of God?

• If we are worshiping a

god, then we are breaking the first commandment. Exod. 20:3

• Jesus makes it very clear that we need to believe what is

about him. John 8:24

• We worship a

God.

What does the Bible teach about the Trinity?

1) God is

distinct persons. Matt. 3:16-17

was being baptized.
• The came upon him.
• The spoke.
• Heresy that denies this = - “One person, 3 forms.”

2) Each person is

God.

• The

is God. No one seems to argue with that. (Gen. 1:1)
• The (Jesus) is God. Col. 2:9
• The is God. Acts 5:3-4
• Heresy that denies this = - “Jesus was created.”

3) There is God. Deut. 6:4

• “God is one” Rom. 3:30
• Heresy that denies this =

- Belief in many Gods.

4. God has existed from all

as the Trinity. John 17:5

Scriptures on The Trinity

Exodus 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before me.”

John 8:24 “I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins.”

Matthew 3:16–17 “16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’”

Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

Colossians 2:9 “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form.”

Acts 5:3–4 “3 Then Peter said, ‘Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.’”

Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.”

Isaiah 45:5 “I am the Lord, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me,”

Romans 3:30 “since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.”

John 17:5 “And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.”