Sure-Foundation: TRINITY

TRINITY
Three Persons in One (A triune God)
  1. God is Holy Ex. 3:5, 15:11 , Isa. 6:3-5, 57:15
  2. God is Righteous consistent in unfailing rectitude and in justice. Rom. 3
  3. God is absolutely ‘good’ Ps. 23:6, Ps. 34, Rom. 2:4
  4. God is full of Mercy and Love Luke 18:13
  5. God is Gracious Rom. 5:21, 3:24, 4:4-5
  6. God is Love 1 John 4:8-11

The Trinity doctrine is based on God’s Unity, Deut 4:35, 6:4 Isa. 43:10, 44:6, 45:5, 1 Tim. 2:5, Mark 10:18, 12:29.
  1. Elohim, plural form of Eloah, Gen 1:1, John1:1-3. ‘One’ is a compound word as in Gen 2:24 (one flesh), 1 Cor. 3:6-8 (one work), John 17:22-23 (together one).
  2. Triple Blessing found in Numbers 6:22-27
  3. Testimony in Psalm 2, three speakers.
  4. Isaiah’s vision, Compare Isa. 6 with John 12:41
  5. Isaiah’s witness to the God of Israel, Isa. 63:7-10

The Father, Holy Spirit and Jesus, Matt. 3:16-17, Matt 28:19, John 10:30, 15:26, 20:28, Eph. 4:4-6, Titus 3:6, 1 Pet.1;2, Mark 28:18-19

  1. Proclaimed in Acts 2:32-33.
  2. Exposed in the 1st book written in the N.T. 1 Thess. 1:4-6, 5:18-19, 2 Thess. 2:13.
  3. Witnessed to in Revelation 1:4-5
  4. Holy Trinity in Salvation, 1 Peter 1:2. Redemption, Heb. 9-14.
  5. Baptism, Matt. 28:19.
  6. Our approach to God, Eph. 2:18.
  7. Daily life, Jude 20-21.
  8. Assembly life, 1 Cor. 12:4-6.
  9. Our Source of blessing, 2 Cor. 13:14