trinity
What is the trinity?
A Christian belief that one God exists in three distinct persons. The father, the son, and the holy spirit
The belief that God is one person who manifests in three different modes or roles (Father, Son, Spirit) at different times, rather than existing as three distinct persons simultaneously. This is often illustrated by the incorrect analogy of water being ice, liquid, and steam
Modalism
The Quran has a passage in chapter 5 that refers to the trinity consisting of who?
116. And God will say, “O Jesus son of Mary, did you say to the people, `Take me and my mother as gods rather than God?'“ He will say, “Glory be to You! It is not for me to say what I have no right to. Had I said it, You would have known it. You know what is in my soul, and I do not know what is in Your soul. You are the Knower of the hidden.
Are there roles within the trinity?
Yes
This Old Testament book has passages that refer to the concept of the trinity.
Genesis 1:26 – God says, "Let us make mankind in our image," using plural pronouns that suggest a plurality within the Godhead
Genesis 1:2 – The Spirit of God hovers over the waters, distinct from God the Father who speaks creation into existence.
Psalm 110:1 – "The LORD said to my Lord," distinguishing between Yahweh (the Father) and Adonai (the Son/Messiah).
Isaiah 48:16 – The speaker (identified as the Messiah) states, "The Lord GOD and His Spirit have sent Me," explicitly referencing all three Persons.
Isaiah 63:10–11 – Mentions the Holy Spiritbeing grieved by Israel, while distinguishing Him from the Angel of His Presence (often identified as the pre-incarnate Christ) and God the Father.
Proverbs 30:4 – Asks, "What is His name, and what is the name of His Son?" implying the existence of the Son within the Old Testament context.
Numbers 6:24–27 – The priestly blessing invokes the name of the Lord three times, traditionally seen as a triple benedictionforeshadowing the Trinity.
Isaiah 6:3 – The seraphim cry, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts," a triple repetition indicating perfection and potentially tri-personality.
Genesis 19:24 – Describes judgment coming from "the LORD" (out of heaven) and "the LORD" (raining fire), interpreted by some as referring to the Father and Son.
Zechariah 2:8–11 – Refers to "the angel of the Lord" as the one whom God sends, who is also identified as God Himself in other texts (e.g., Exodus 3:2–6).
The denial of Christ’s full deity, teaching that the Son is a created being and therefore subordinate to the Father, rather than co-eternal and consubstantial with Him.
Arianism
Islam believes the Holy Spirit to be which angel?
Gabriel
Are the persons of the trinity in full cooperation with each other?
Yes
True or false: we can see the trinity at Jesus’ baptism.
True
Matthew 3:16
And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
The belief that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three separate gods, which contradicts the monotheistic foundation of Christianity
Trithesim
This religion believes that God is not spirit but flesh and bone.
Mormanism
What is the role of The Father?
Create: 1 Cor 8:6
The heresy of Arianism (Jesus was not fully deity, and was created) was addressed at which council in 325ad?
Council of Nicaea.
The view that the Father, Son, and Spirit are merely parts of God, each possessing only a fraction of the divine essence, which is fully God only when combined.
Partialism
This religion made hundreds of changes to the bible. Amongst the changes the added and changed the names of God to strictly Jehovah and the word cross to torture stake.
Jehovah’s witnesses
What is the role of The Son?
Salvation John 3:16
Can you a good analogy or illustration that explains the trinity
No, the nature of an infinite God cannot be explained in it entirety by a finite mind.
The rejection of the Trinity entirely, asserting that God is strictly one person and that Jesus was an inspired human teacher rather than divine
Unitarianism
This religion believes in a council of gods
Mormonism
What is the role of the Holy Spirit?
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