Genesis 2:24 – “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” In addition to the making of the man and woman, Genesis 2:4b-25 also inform us of the first marriage between the man Adam and the woman Eve. And since this … Read more
Indeed, while that which is hypothetical, theoretical, and philosophical may be interesting to a few people, only that which is practical is of service to all people. Subsequently, we have chosen to close this chapter with some practical implications of the doctrine of the Trinity. First, Trinitarian life is humble. The doctrine of the Trinity … Read more
To be a Christian is also to be a member of the universal church. The church includes everyone from every nation, culture, language, and race whose saving faith is in Jesus Christ. Practically, this means that a Christian is part of a tremendous heritage and does not come to the Scriptures apart from community with … Read more
The Trinity appears throughout the Old Testament from the beginning. The opening lines of Scripture reveal God in a most surprising way: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering … Read more
God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. One God. Three persons. While the word Trinity does not appear in Scripture, this One-who-is-Three concept very clearly does. The word Trinity is used as a shorthand way of explaining a great deal of biblical truth. It was first used by the church father Tertullian (AD 155–220). To … Read more
The biblical emphasis on the existence of only one true God raises the question of what is to be made of other “gods” that are worshiped by people in various religions in the days of the Bible and in our present day. The Bible states that these “gods” are very powerful fallen angels who rebelled … Read more
FALSE TEACHING: What are some major doctrinal errors regarding the Trinity? Many heresies have arisen throughout the history of the church that deny the basic assertions of the doctrine of the Trinity, which are these: God is three persons. Each person is fully God. There is one God.1 The tendency is for either the threeness … Read more