THE TRINITY

GOD REVEALING

• Matthew 28:18-20 (p.760)

• There is one God. (Deut 6:4-6; 1 Cor 8:4; 1 Tim 2:5)

• Jesus is God. (Matt 28:18; John 8:58; 20:28)

• Jesus is not the Father. (John 17:1; Matt 3:16; 17:5)

• Jesus and the Father are not the Spirit. (Mark 1:10; Matt 28:19)

• The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one. (Jn 10:30; Mt 28:19)

GOD REVEALING• Beyond our logic.• Analogies: apple, water, mind,

love, rings• Language:

– Trinitas (trias)– Hypostasis / Persona– Substancia / Ousia

• History: Augustine, Richard of St. Victor, Deism, Barth, Boff.

Transfiguration by Raphael

GOD IS LOVEJohn 17 (p.825)

1. Trinity love shares.– Inside of God is relationship. (perichoresis, 1 John 4:7ff)

– God never stops loving, never stops inviting. (John 3:16; 1 John 3:16)

2. Trinity love serves.– Live out the love, serving, and order of the Trinity in all of

your relationships. (1 Cor 15:24-28; Eph 5:21-6:9)

3. Trinity love saves.– Unity is crucial. (Eph 4:29-30)

– Our lives are in Him. (Col 3:4; Gal 2:20)