Our inability to understand, however, does not mean the doctrine of the trinity is untrue or unbiblical The word trinity is not found in scripture Trinity, in christian doctrine, the unity of father, son, and holy spirit as three persons in one godhead The doctrine of the trinity is considered to be one of the central christian affirmations about god. The doctrine of the trinity means that there is one god who eternally exists as three distinct persons — the father, son, and holy spirit Stated differently, god is one in essence and three in person.
The christian doctrine of the trinity (from the latin trinus, meaning threefold) professes that there is one god, but three eternal and consubstantial persons (aspects) The father, the son, and the holy spirit. A trinity doctrine is commonly expressed as the statement that the one god exists as or in three equally divine “persons”, the father, the son, and the holy spirit Every term in this statement (god, exists, as or in, equally divine, person) has been variously understood. The doctrine of the trinity teaches that there is one god This one god reveals himself in three persons
The nature of the trinity (or holy trinity) has caused centuries of argument and division within the christian faith.
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