![]() ![]() God is one in essence or being but three in personhood or subsistence.īecause there is no subordination or inferiority of essence or nature among the members of the Trinity, the three persons are coequal in nature, attributes, and glory. None of them came into being or became divine at a given moment in time. 2 The one true God has forever been, is now, and shall ever subsist as three distinct persons. ![]() Not a mere convention of man or of the church, the Bible itself reveals a God who possesses plurality of personhood within the one divine essence (Trinitarian monotheism). The doctrine of the Trinity reflects the Christian belief that God eternally and simultaneously exists as three distinct and distinguishable (though not separate) persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is important to define what historic Christianity means by saying that God is Triune in order to understand how the Lord is uniquely involved in salvation. 1 Why these two in particular? The answer is these two essentials of historic Christianity are inextricably tied together. ![]() They also deny two essential Christian doctrines: the Trinity and salvation as the free gift of God’s grace through faith. Contemporary heretical sects or cults all claim to have the proper theological system to replace historic Christianity as the true heir of biblical revelation. ![]()
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