Doctrine 3 Flashcards
Unity - Shared Essence
Three, yet One All are personal All are eternal All are holy All are love All are personal
Clues to the Trinity
Creation - the world
Humanity - made in the image of God
The Written Word
We believe
that there are three persons in the Godhead-the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory.
NT Teaching of Trinity
Jesus Baptism - Matthew 3:16-17
Ascension (sending the Holy Spirit) - Acts 2:33
Repentance Formula
Spiritual Gifting - 1 Corinthians 12:4-6
3 Fold Formula in John’s Writings
John 14: 16, 26
John 20: 21-22
I John 4:2, 13-14
Progressive Revelation …
through time God revealed more of Himself to His people. God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit All Within the Bible
1 Corinthians 12:4-6
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.
Churches History Path to the Trinity Doctrine -
1st Century
"In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Didache (AD 35-60) Clement of Rome (AD 70) Barnabas (AD 75) Hermas (AD 78 - 85)
Ignatius - 2nd Century
AD 100 - 120
affirmed that Jesus was before the Incarnation.
Justin Martyr - 2nd Century
AD 114 - 168
trinitarian formula required for all baptisms
Irenaeus - 2nd Century
AD 115 - 190 - disciple of Apostle John
The Divinity of Christ is critical to our need of Salvation
Athenagoras - 2nd Century
The doctrine of the eternity of the Logos, the co-inherence of the Father and Son, the union of the Father and Son, and the work of the Logos in creation.
Theophilus - 2nd Century
AD 150 - 181
first ancient father to use the word “Trinity”
Cappadocian Fathers - 4th Century
defined how God can be at the same time One and Three
dealt with the issue of Subordinationism.
Augustine of Hippo - 4th Century
concentrated his efforts on how God is “undivided in essence”
“elohim”
is a plural noun in Hebrew (appears over 217 times) Genesis 1:26 Genesis 3:22 Genesis 11:7 Genesis 18 Isaiah 6:8
Genesis 1:26
Let US make man
Genesis 3:22
The man has now become like one of US
Genesis 11:7
Let US go down
Genesis 18
Abraham’s visit
“The Lord appeared to Abraham. When Abraham looks up, he sees three men. Abraham says My Lord but the following verse is plural.
Isaiah 6:8
I heard THE voice of the Lord saying, who will go for US
There is one God
but with three persons:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Each is God
This is logically inconsistent yet necessary for faith to make sense.