Is the doctrine of the Trinity biblical? Well, it depends on what you mean by “biblical. “Does the Bible somewhere contain something like the Nicea Creed?No. La Bible, somewhere, presents a systematic statement of the doctrine of the Trinity using technical theological terms such as?Homoousians? or “hypostasis” No. So, if this is what is necessary for the doctrine of the Trinity to be biblical, then no, doctrine is not biblical. But that’s not what it takes for a doctrine to be biblical.
The Westminster Confession of Faith explains: “Is all God’s counsel concerning all things necessary for his glory and salvation, for the faith and life of man, or is he expressly indicated in the scriptures, or can he be inferred logically and clearly from him?(1,6) The doctrine of the Trinity is not expressly established in the scriptures in the technical sense described above, but it can certainly be “logical and clearly inferred from it”. So what do the scriptures expressly teach?
- First.
- The scriptures expressly teach that there is only one God.
- There is very little controversy about this proposal among those who accept the authority of the scriptures.
- Almost every page of the scriptures bears witness to the truth that there is only one God.
- Deuteronomy 4.
- 35 is a representative when he says: “It has been shown that you know that the Lord is God; there is no one but Him?.
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- 39; 32.
- 39; Is 43.
- 10; 44.
- 6-8).
- The polytheism and idolatry of the nations surrounding Israel is strongly condemned by the fact that Yahweh is God and there is no other (Is 44:6-20).
Second, the scriptures expressly teach that the Father is God. This statement is also relatively unre controversial in the history of the church. Jesus is speaking? (for example, John 6:27). Paul often talks about “God our Father,” and? God the Father?(for example, Rom 1. 7; 1Co 1. 3; 8. 6; 15. 24; 2Co 1. 2; Gal 1. 1. 3; Eph 1. 2; 5. 20; 6. 23; Fl 1. 2; 2. 11; Cl 1. 2; 3. 17; 1Ts 1. 1; 2Ts 1. 1, 2; 2. 16; 1 Tim 1. 2; 2 Tim 1. 2; Tt 1. 4; Fl 3). Therefore, the scriptures are clear: there is only one God and the Father is God.
Third, the scriptures expressly teach that the Son is God. If all the scriptures taught were that there is a God and the Father is God, there would be few difficulties. A Christian could easily conclude that in the Old Testament this God was called Yahweh. , and in the New Testament it is revealed that he is the Father. However, things are complicated by what the scriptures expressly teach the Son about Jesus, the Messiah.
The scriptures explicitly identify the Son as God. In the foreword to the Gospel of John, for example, we read: “In the beginning it was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God?(Jo 1. 1). Here, he? Verb?identifies itself as God (was He God?) and at the same time different from God (?with God?). Who’s this? Verb??Verse 14 reveals the answer: “The Word became flesh and lived among us, full of grace and truth, and we saw its glory, glory like that of the Only Begotten of the Father. “The Word is Jesus, the Son.
There are many other ways in which scripture writers identify Jesus as God; for example, he is identified as the one whom the Old Testament calls Yahweh; an example should be enough. The gospel of Mark begins with a quote from Isaiah 40. 3. In the original prophecy, Isaiah comforts people by promising them that one day the Lord will come to Israel. They are responsible for “preparing the Lord’s way. “The word, sir? Here is a translation of the Hebrew name Yahweh. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is the one who fulfills this prophecy. John the Baptist prepares the way for the Lord Jesus, who comes to Israel. Jesus is thus identified as the Lord, who has now come to Israel as promised.
It is also significant that throughout the New Testament words, actions, and characteristics are attributed to Jesus that are attributed proper only to who God is: he is worshipped (Mt 2:2). Encourage his disciples to pray to him (Jn 14:14), forgive sins (Mt 9:1-8; Mc 2. 1-12; Lk 5:17-26), is the Creator (Jo 1:3; Cl 1. 16). Supports all things created (Colossses 1:17). He is sovereign over nature (Mt 8 23-27). He will be a judge on the last day (Jn 5. 22; Acts 10. 42). The scriptures could not affirm that these things are true to the Son if the Son were not God.
Fourth, the scriptures expressly teach that the Holy Ghost is God. This statement has been questioned by both heretics and the affirmation that the Son is God, but the authority of the Word of Scripture is our standard, and what it teaches is the foundation. Many Christians are aware of how the Holy Spirit identifies with God in Acts 5. 3-4, where lying to the Holy Spirit is tantamount to lying to God, but some Christians mistakenly believe that this passage is the only biblical proof of our faith. the divinity of Santo. No spirit is not. The restrictions of this space, in this article, prevent a complete discussion of all relevant passages, but some can be observed.
Compare, for example, Isaiah 6:8-10 to Acts 28:25-27. Isaiah presents a statement from Yahweh in his prophecy; in Acts, Paul attributes the statement to the Holy Ghost; in other words, what the Lord said. is what the Holy Ghost said. We see something similar when we compare Psalm 95. 7-11 with Hebrews 3. 7-11. What the Lord says in Psalm 95, the author of Hebrews attributes it to the Holy Spirit.
Fifth, the scriptures expressly teach that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are different. If all we had in the scriptures were the first four teachings described above, we could conclude that they could be understood as teachers who are not a God and that God sometimes manifests Himself as Father, sometimes as a Son, sometimes as the Holy Ghost; this solution, however, must be ruled out, because in addition to providing the four teachings above, the scriptures also distinguish all three in such a way that each is not the other, even if it is God.
The scriptures clearly distinguish the Father from the Son. The Father sent the Son (John 3:16-17; Galatians 4. 4). Father and Son love each other (Jn 3:35; 5. 20; 14,31). They speak (John 11, 41-42. They are known (Mt 11:27). The Son is our father’s advocate (1 John 2. 1) None of these texts make sense unless the Father differs.
The scriptures also clearly distinguish the Son from the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost descends upon the Son at his baptism (Lr 3:22). The Holy Ghost is another Comforter (Jn 14:16). The Son sends the Holy Ghost (15. 26; 16. 7). The Holy Ghost glorifies the Son (16:13-14). Finally, the scriptures distinguish the Father from the Holy Ghost. The Father sends the Holy Ghost (14. 15; 15. 26). It is said that the Holy Spirit intercedes before the Father (Romans 8. 26-27). All three stand out in many passages, but the best known is part of Jesus’ Great Commission when he orders the disciples to baptize the nations, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit?(Mt 28:19).
So the theological question is this: how do we understand God so that everything the scriptures expressly teach is true?In other words, what is the logical and clear inference of these expressed teachings?Not all primitive Trinitarian heresies did justice to one or more of Tritheism [i] has not taken into account the explicit teaching that there is only one God. Modelling did not take into account the fact that all three people distinguish themselves. Arianism did not take into account the fact that the Son is God. and not just a god, etc. , to respond to these false doctrines and explain the truth, the church has developed logical and clear inferences from the teachings expressed in the scriptures, taking into account all that the scriptures teach. used technical terms to do this. I had no choice, because heretics often insisted on using only biblical words so that they could more easily hide their false doctrine.
The result of the efforts of the early church was, and continues to be, the doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine is concisely enunciated in the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed [ii] (commonly called simply the Nicea Creed), but Church theologians have also explained it in more detail in many theological works, from Augustine’s Trinitate to Thomas Aquina’s Summa Theologiae, to the Institutes of John Calvin’s Christian religion and beyond. They all explained the logical and clear inferences of scripture teachings.
So is the doctrine of the Trinity biblical? Yes, without a doubt
[i] Is tritheism a Trinitarian heresy that denies the unique essence of divinity, arguing that there are three divine essences?three individual gods, and not a God in three people.
[ii] Popularly known today as the Creed of Nicea, the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed confesses the full divinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It was prepared by the Council of Constantinople (381 A. D. ). JC), based on the work of the Council of Nicea (325 A. D. ).