1.1.2 Christianity: The concept of God as a Trinity of persons Flashcards
What is the holy trinity?
The concept of three persons:
*Father
*Son
*The holy spirit
State three Christian beliefs about the Trinity?
*All members of the Trinity are Equal
*Each person of the Trinity is Distinct
*Each persons of the Trinity fulfils a different role
State two Christian denominations that don’t believe in the Trinity?
Unitarians and Christadelphians
What reasons do some Christians have for not believing in the trinity?
They see it going against the 2nd of the 10 commandments, The trinity leads to the idea that there is more than one God and that risks the monotheism of Christianity.
how can Philippians 2:5-8 be used to support the Christian belief in the trinity?
“have the same mindset as Christ Jesus, Who being in very nature God,” This proves that Jesus is God meaning Jesus is equal to the Father proving the trinity to be true as this is stated in the Bible.