Trinity Attributes

Question 0

God the Father - the first person of the Trinity

Answer 0

first in order of revelation, not in authority or superiority

Question 1

God the Father - qualities and attributes

Answer 1

Personal
Powerful
Holy
Love

Question 2

God the Father - creation

Answer 2

Psalm 33:6 “By the word of The Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth”

Question 3

God the Father - relationship to the Son

Answer 3

John 3:35 “the Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.
Matthew 3:17”and a voice from heaven said, “This is my son, whom i love; with I am well pleased.”
John 10:30 “I and the Father are one.”

Question 4

God the Father - relationship to the Spirit

Answer 4

John 14:16 “And I will ask the Father, and he will another Counselor to be with you forever”
Luke 11:13 “If you then, though your are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Question 5

God the Father - relationship with us

Answer 5

Romans 8:15 “For you did not receive a spirit that makes slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.””
Galatians 3:26-4:7 Sonship and Inheritance

Question 6

God the Father - roles

Answer 6

in creation, atonement, resurrection, birth of the church

Question 7

God the Father - Pitfalls to avoid

Answer 7

Maleness - tenderness of a mother (Isaiah 49:15; 66:13)
Paternity - In Christianity, God is not called Father by comparison to mankind; rather family and fatherhood among men is called such by comparison to God.

Question 8

God the Son - second person

Answer 8

The Incarnation - God in the flesh - John 1:14

Question 9

God the Son - perfect revelation of God

Answer 9

Reveals the Father - Hebrews 1:3

Question 10

God the Son - qualities

Answer 10

Pre-existence (eternal nature): John 1:1, 15; 17:5
Eternal: Hebrews 1:8
Omnipresence: Matthew 18:20
Omniscience: Colossians 2:3
Omnipotence: Matthew 28:18
Immutable: Hebrews 1:11-12; 13:8

Question 11

God the Son - his names

Answer 11

Prince of peace - Isaiah 9:6
Lord of lords - Philippians 2:11
The Word - John 1:1
Lamb of God - John 1:29; Revelation 5:6-10
Good Shepherd - Isaiah 40:10-11; John 10:11

Question 12

God the Son - roles

Answer 12

Creation - John 1:3,10
Preservation & Governance - Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3
Forgives sin - Mark 2:5, 10-11, Acts 5:31
Redeemer - Hebrews 9:14
Receives worship - Matthew 14:33, Hebrews 1:6

Question 13

God the Son - roles (continued)

Answer 13

Atonement - Romans 3:25
Resurrection
	Giver of life - John 11:35
	Power over death - Revelation 1:18
Judgment - John 5:22, Matthew 25:31-32

Question 14

God the Holy Spirit - third person

Answer 14

unconfined by time and space
proceeds from the Father
witnesses to the Son
not a force or energy or influece

Question 15

God the Holy Spirit - roles

Answer 15

teacher, counselor (corrects and guides) John 16:7-11
Work of inspiration - 2 Peter 1:21
directs the church - Acts 13:2
advocate - 1 John 2:1
work of regeneration - John 3:6
work of entire sanctification - II Thessalonians 2:13

Question 16

God the Holy Spirit - qualities

Answer 16

Eternal - Hebrews 9:14
omnipotent - Romans 15:19
omnipresent - psalm 139:7
omniscient - 1 Corinthians 2:10-11
creation - Genesis 1:2; 2:7
preservation - Job 33:4, Psalm 104:29