The Trinity

The Bible tells us in many places that there is only one God, for example, Deut. 6:4. Yet Christians speak of the 'Trinity', whilst non-believers say the word Trinity does not appear in Scripture, so who is right on this issue?

Whilst Christians agree that the word Trinity doesn't appear in Scripture, they refer to God as the Triune God, because He reveals Himself as such, throughout Scripture...

God is three persons:

  1. The person of God the Father
  2. The person of God the Son (Jesus)
  3. The Person of God the Holy Spirit (a person not a force)
Yet He is One God. When,  for example, Jesus was baptised (see Matt.3:13-17), the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in the form of a dove, and the voice of God was heard from heaven, declaring Jesus to be God's Son, all three persons acted at the same time, but in different ways 

Few question that God is the Father of all creation and of Mankind, the Scriptures reveal to us that Jesus is the eternal Son of God, and is also God, Jesus also told us that the Holy Spirit is also God.

Some say that this is God acting out three different roles, or modes of operation, but that is not what Scripture teaches us.

When we consider the doctrine of the Trinity, we are entering into a mystery that is only in part revealed to us, so we are lacking a full understanding of how this Triune God is three persons in one God.

We should not be dismayed at our limited understanding, our inability to explain the detail, or reveal yet more of the mystery that surrounds God, for God Himself has told us that He has kept some knowledge to Himself: Duet. 29:29.

The mystery of the Trinity should leave us in awe of who God is, and should evoke reverence and worship of this magnificent and awesome God.