My Belief's

 The most confusing teaching of Christianity is the Trinity yet it is the most fundamental belief.

 

The doctrine of the Trinity is a foundational cardinal truth in Christianity.

 

All three major Christian traditions – Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox – throughout the history of the Church, have been united on this doctrine. 

 

It is my purpose to give a brief overview of the doctrine.

 

Basic Definition:

Christians worship one God who eternally exists in three persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, all of whom are fully God, all of whom are equal.

 

One God:

Christians are monotheists. This doesn’t mean we worship only one God, but that we believe there exists only one God. There can be only one Uncaused Cause, only one Unmoved Mover, and only one Uncreated Creator.  God is the only non-contingent (not dependent) being in the universe. Therefore, his essence is necessarily one.

 

God eternally exists as three persons:

We believe the Bible has revealed that God, while one in essence, is three in person.  While this is a great mystery in the Christian faith, there are many mysteries that we are compelled to believe due to necessity and what has been revealed in Scripture.

For example:

• We believe that God created all things out of nothing.

• We believe that God is the sovereign first cause of all things, yet man is morally responsible for his actions.

• We believe that while Christ was complete in his humanity, he also remained complete in his deity.

• We believe that the Bible is the product of humans and the product of God.

None of these, including the doctrine of the Trinity, are contradictions, but they are great mysteries.

 

 

All of whom are fully God:

God’s essence is one and indivisible. All the members of the Trinity are all fully God since they share in the exact same nature.

 

 

All of whom are equal:

Christ’s essence is not lesser than the Father’s, nor the Spirit’s lesser than Christ’s.

They are co-equal, co-powerful, and co-eternal since the essence of who they are is the same. 

All Christians have always believed that all three members of the Trinity are essentially equal.

 

No Christian understands the doctrine of the Trinity fully. It is impossible that finite beings can fully comprehend an infinite God, yet we can understand him truly. The doctrine of the Trinity does not give us the full understanding of God, but it does give us a true understanding of God.