The Trinity

Question 1

Three persons of the trinity

Answer 1

God the father, god the son and god the spirit

Question 2

Why do some Christian’s not believe in the trinity?

Answer 2

It is not explicitly mentioned in the bible and it challenges monotheism

Question 3

Unitarians

Answer 3

People who believe that there is one god and that Jesus is not god

Question 4

Jehovah witnesses views on trinity

Answer 4

• Don’t agree with it
• challenges monotheism
• even though Jesus was described as ‘mighty god’, God is described as ‘almighty’ - he is above Jesus

Question 5

Dual nature

Answer 5

Jesus is fully God and fully man

Question 6

God the father

Answer 6

Created the world and sent Jesus to save humanity

Question 7

God the son

Answer 7

Was present at creation and helped with creation. He became the human being Jesus, born of a human mother. He died to save humanity, before rising from the dead and ascending to heaven. He will judge the living and the dead.

Question 8

God the Holy Spirit

Answer 8

Guides Christian’s and helps them in their lives, living on their hearts. He was present at creation, has spoken through prophets, descended at Jesus’ baptism, and came at Pentecost.

Question 9

Relationship between 3 persons of the trinity

Answer 9

All different persons but one being. Some Christian’s believe there is an authority structure

Question 10

The nicene creed

Answer 10

• was created to settle disputes about the nature of god and Jesus
• states that Jesus is god and gives beliefs about the members of the trinity
• a change to the creed indicates that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the father and the son, but orthodox Christian’s disagree and think he only proceeds from the father

Question 11

The apostles creed

Answer 11

• statement of beliefs developed in early Christianity, attributed to the apostles
• does not say that Jesus is divine
• affirms that god made heaven and earth