Therefore, the more indepth parts of this bookthose that go deeper inside the idea of the trinitymight be hard to follow. From christianity today, provides over 1,000 unique, downloadable bible studies for. In this way, they are monotheistic while denying the unitarian view. The union of three divine persons or hypostases, the father, son, and holy spirit, in one divinity, so that all the three are one god as to substance, but three persons or hypostases as to individuality. Unlike most ive read, this author rather than make assumptions as facts, usually explained the thoughts behind the assumptions. It gave deep insight about god head and made me clearly understand trinity. The belief that god is three persons coexisting in one being or substance, as the doctrine is often defined, is held by millions of catholics, protestants and. And god seeks people to worship him in spirit and truth john 4. The book outlines the ucog view of the godhead in that they teach that god is a divine family with the father and the son. The biblical truth is that the holy spirit is the power through which god begets us as his dear children. Continuing with the account in the oxford companion to the bible. Discover how the bible communicates a true picture of god and learn about the awesome plan he has promised for you and all mankind. The threeperson clause that is built into this doctrine of the trinity is a nonsensical theory that defies true spiritual discernment col 1. Synonyms sometimes used are triunity, trine, triality.
Three solid and readable books on the trinity reformedish. The gift of faith by chuck smith blue letter bible. In a recent book on the trinity, catholic theologian. Nov 17, 2009 stephen charnock, the existence and attributes of god. The parallelism of the father, the son, and the spirit is not unique to matthews gospel, but appears elsewhere in the new testament e. Jessil could have asked anyone for advice about dating but knew he wanted more than just another fleeting relationship people his age were used to, so he turned to the bible instead. The doctrine of the trinity is the christian belief.
On the trinity book 81 book 923 book 10 41 book 11 60 book 12 82. The father is god, the son is god, and the holy spirit is godbut there is only one god. Websters dictionary gives the following definition of trinity. The belief that god is one substance, yet three persons, is one of the central doctrines of the christian religion.
They are two different beings not part of a trinity. As ye also were called in one hope of your calling. Remember, the trinity god is deemed unable to be explained or understooda god that makes no real sense. The bible teaches that the father is god, that jesus is god, and that the holy spirit is god. I have no doubt that god is much more than one in essence, three in person, but since i cant even understand those simple phrases, i dont worry at all about what else might be true about god. But because we call even the trinity itself god alone, although he is always with holy spirits and souls, but say that he only is god, because they are not also god with him. Objections to the trinity answered the word trinity is not in the bible. Gods plan for mankind were now offering the book with four accompanying cds, gods plan for mankind revealedby his sabbath and holy days at no charge and with no obligation. Founder and pastor general of the restored church of god, editorinchief of the real truth magazine, and voice of the world to come program, david c. Then god said, let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness.
Understand that this is not in any way suggesting three gods. But to us there is but one god, the father, of whom are all things, and we in him. This book effectively explains the trinity to young children by using an apple. The trinity in the book of hebrews by luke wayne 5417 the doctrine of the trinity is the historic christian teaching that there is only one god and that the one god has eternally existed in three distinct persons. The story begins by building tension among a handful of characters, each of whom possess phenomenal attributes. I read it a couple of years ago with great appreciation and was surprised once again at its richness this summer while working through it with a few of my college students. God the father is the first person of the trinity, his son jesus christ is the second person of the trinity, and the holy spirit is the third person of the trinity. Was jesus the born son of god, or only an adopted son. Keep in mind when studying this subject that the word trinity is not found in scripture. A difficult but fundamental concept within christianity, the trinity is the belief that god is three separate persons but is still a single god. Why does the doctrine of the trinity matter to us today. The book tells the story of the intertwining lives of the following families. The urantia book, the paradise trinity the eternal deity union of the universal father.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. One lord, one faith, one baptism, one god and father of all, and through all, and in. The trinity of the title, according to the publishers, refers to three families only two are around for most of the book but surely must be. Not only is the word trinity never found in the bible, there is no substantive proof such a doctrine is even indicated. After all, if we could explain god, he wouldnt be god. The doctrine of the trinity is encapsulated in matthew 28. The other reference, of course, is in the book of habakkuk which is a great book of faith. To understand more fully what god is like is a way of honoring god. The trinity sets the limits on human speculation about the nature of god.
Action, love, suspense and characters youll care about long after you finish the book. You were justified in the name of the lord jesus christ and by the spirit of our. Jul 29, 2016 many verses teach us about the divinity of god the son. He has authored 80 books and booklets, personally established over 50 congregations, and appeared. While the core aspects of the trinity are clearly presented in gods word, some of the side issues are not as explicitly clear. God is more than the trinity, but he is not less than that. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. For we are not going to say that god is called love because love itself is a substance worthy of the name of god, but because it is a gift of god, as it. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit.
The trinity is one of mainstream christianitys most widely accepted and revered doctrines. And then the historian goes on to make mention of the persons of the trinity, who, besides the father, included in this name, are the spirit of god, that moved upon the face of the waters, and the word of god gen. I answer this question as a faithful, active member of the church of jesus christ of latterday sa. Publisher description the trinity is one of mainstream christianitys most widely accepted and revered doctrines. This popular belief teaches that the godhead consists of three distinct persons who have existed together from eternity past and are named the father, the son jesus christ, and the holy spirit. Kapic, professor of theological studies at covenant college and the author of the god who gives. The original and eternal paradise trinity is existential and was inevitable. In a historical book called the doctrine of the trinity by a mr. There is so much we would like to know about god, but our finite minds cannot comprehend it. The book of mormon not only teaches the trinity but it also teaches that god the father is a spirit, which is in total contradiction to modern day latterday saint doctrine. It is also one of the primary false teachings protestants took with them when they left the catholics during the reformation. No where in the old testament, or in the whole bible for that matter, is mentioned the word trinity.
The trinity teaches us that god is beyond all human comprehension. Not is it only in historical not biblical religions that we find god viewed as a trinity. Doctrine of the trinity deception christian truth project. God a single entity and not a trinity the gospel truth. The trinity of the title, according to the publishers, refers to three families only two are around for most of the book but surely.
Jan 02, 2020 the doctrine of the trinity has been a divisive issue throughout the entire history of the christian church. And why have so many great christians throughout church history fought so tenaciously in defending it. Jan 01, 2012 trinity by kristin dearborn is a fantastic, gripping novel by a gifted author. Hilary of poitiers, on the trinity, book xi and xii. Jan 02, 2020 in other words, there is distinction but not independence. Until one day, a friend talked to him about the church of christ. Pack has reached many millions around the globe with the most powerful truths of the bibleunknown to almost all. This neverbeginning trinity was inherent in the fact of the differentiation of the personal and the nonpersonal by the fathers unfettered will and factualized when his personal will coordinated these dual realities by mind. How the trinity changes everything 2010 fred sanders just nails it with this book. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Each one possesses original, underived, and unborrowed life. Jan 23, 2006 the trinity is first of all important because god is important.
Neither the word trinity nor the explicit doctrine appears in the new testament. The trinity is a concept that is impossible for any human being to fully understand, let alone explain. The book of genesis describes god as walking in the garden in the cool of the day genesis 3. Probably the most widely held christian view of god is known as the trinity. He explained the origins and problems of the theological traditions surrounding the explanations of god. The trinity is one of mainstream christianity s most widely accepted and revered doctrines. Even in the book of revelation, this remains the chief context in which god is revealed. He is not merely the son of god but also god the son. These questions about the nature of god are answered in this booklet. Concise, nontechnical, and uptodate, the book offers a detailed historical and theological description of the doctrine of the trinity, tracing its development from the first days of. The teaching that god is a trinity is one of the chief false doctrines of the roman catholic church. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. I recommend this book to everyone no matter what age they are in and what religion they are you will surely get to know many deep secrets of god almighty which you have not come across any christian literature about trinity. However, they disagree with trinitarian theology over the deity of the holy spirit teaching instead that the spirit is the power of god and not god the.
With glossaries, bibliography, and index, this comprehensive primer on the trinity will shed new light on the central beliefs of christianity, and show how god still leads his church into all truth. This is a term that is used to attempt to describe the triune godthree coexistent, coeternal persons who are god. Reality reflects the essential nature of god, who himself is a unity in diversity. From the very first the rule has been as a matter of fact, for the church to preach the truth, and then appeal to scripture in vindication of its own. Many verses teach us about the divinity of god the holy spirit. If jesus is coequal with god, why did he say my father is greater than i john 14. He provides clear definitions as well as thorough biblical and theological defenses of the attributes.
These ques tions about the nature of god are answered in this booklet. Charnocks work, published in 1682, remains one of the best resources on the attributes of god. God created a garden for the man and woman to tend. The summer that conor and seamus spent at the booley house is one of the most idyllic sections of any book i know. But the word trinity appears nowhere within the pages of the bible. How is it possible that an important doctrine would be developed many hundreds of years after the deaths of the apostles.
The belief that god is three personsthe father, son and holy spiritcoexisting in one being is how the trinity doctrine is often defined. Jul 21, 2011 a difficult but fundamental concept within christianity, the trinity is the belief that god is three separate persons but is still a single god. Trinity by kristin dearborn meet your next favorite book. While the new testament writers say a great deal about god, jesus, and the spirit of each, no new testament writer expounds on the relationship. Watch this program, read the transcript or submit a comment at. Further, we should allow the fact that god is triune to deepen our worship.
There are numerous passages that teach that god the father, god the son, and god the holy spirit are distinct persons and yet each hold the attributes of deity. The premier volume in an exciting new series of guides to the core beliefs of the christian faith, the trinity provides beginning theology readers with a basic knowledge of the doctrine of god s triune nature. A picture of god 9780758606808 by joanne marxhausen. Published the year after his pilgrims progress, in 1679, bunyans treatise on the fear of god takes a widely misunderstood and neglected theme, wipes off the grime of confusion, and lets it sparkle.
Man, in order to be in the image of god, must have another in which he could relate. One recalls in particular the neoplatonic view of the supreme or ultimate reality, which was suggested by plato. Malcolm yarnell of southwestern baptist theological seminary may be the best book on the trinity ever written by a baptist theologian. However, they disagree with trinitarian theology over the deity of the holy spirit teaching instead that the spirit is the power of god and not god the spirit. So from these few verses we have seen that god has not once described himself as being three in one. While the developed doctrine of the trinity is not explicit in the books that constitute the new testament, the new testament possesses a triadic understanding of god and contains a number of trinitarian formulas, including matthew 28. The bibles answer many christian denominations teach that god is a trinity. Notice how the apostle paul believes that there is one god and one lord jesus. Therefore, because god is a trinity one divine essence subsisting in three divine persons, we see this unity in diversity trait all throughout creation. Is the holy spirit a person or the creative power of the godhead. Trinity is a novel by american author leon uris, published in 1976 by doubleday.
When habakkuk went into the tower to just wait and see what god was going to do because he was confused, he cried unto the lord by the reason of the corruption that was going on and the lord told him basically, you have not seen anything yet. Learn about god the father, jesus, and the holy spirit in this 3session study. Page 97 unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that i should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ. Although this is a core mainstream christian belief, discover why its a false concept that hinders your relationship with god. The belief that god is three persons coexisting in one being or substance, as the doctrine is often defined, is held by millions of catholics, protestants and orthodox believers alike. We all know that god the father is to be worshiped. If god is a trinity, why didnt he tell us in his book the bible. He did not see a third person designated as god, the holy spirit. Regrettably, the trinity doctrine has been a major barrier to clear comprehension of the biblical truth that god is a divine family. He was coming to have fellowship with the man and woman. Devons search for peace in different religions left him with more questions than answers. Were in gods word do jesus or his apostles say and i quote, god the father is the first person of the trinity, his son jesus christ.