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Does the Christian View of the Trinity Agree With What the Bible Says?

The view of most Christians, including Catholics, is that God is one God and three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is confirmed in the Bible.

The short answer is yes. Of course it is. Of course, getting your mind around the concept of the Trinity is not an easy thing and does not lend itself to an easy or short answer. A Christian must simply have the faith of the concept of one God in three persons and that three persons are necessary. One can find this concept in the Bible.

The closest thing I can compare the Trinity to is the United States Government. The Trinity is one God with three persons, God the Father; Jesus Christ, God the Son and the Holy Sprit aka the Holy Ghost. The US government is one government with three branches, executive, legislative and judicial. The biggest difference between these two is unity. While the branches of government may not always (seldom) work together and “check and balance” each other, the Trinity is bonded in undivided unity. Prayers and songs in the Catholic Churches on the Feast of the Holy Trinity say just that.

The concept of the Trinity in the Bible is seen in many occasions. Of course, God the Father dominates the Old Testament beginning in Genesis 1 and in countless other references. God the Father is the Creator.

Jesus Christ is God the Son. He was referenced countless times by the prophets in the Old Testament. The announcement of his imminent birth came in Luke 1:26-38 when the Angel Gabriel told Mary that she would become the Mother of Jesus, God the Son. Jesus was born in Luke 2 and his ministry, life death, resurrection and ascension is well documented in the four gospels and in Acts 1:1-11. Jesus, God the Son, is our Saviour, our Reedemer.

The Holy Spirit is the most difficult of the three to understand. Jesus promised the apostles in John 14:16, 26 and 15:26 and 16:7 on the night of the Last Supper that he would send another “Paraclete.” “Paraclete is defined in English as "Counselor", "Helper", or "Comforter"”. I also see the Holy Sprit as the Intercessor for us to God the Father and God the Son. The Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and Mary in Acts 2. This day is commemorated in the Catholic Church as the “birthday of the Church”, the feast of Pentecost. With the way I read Acts 1 and 2, the apostles got the courage to complete the Great Commission given by Jesus at the Ascension. Acts 2:4 “All were filled with the Holy Spirit and … made bold proclamations as the Spirit prompted them.” Just before Jesus ascended to Heaven, ten days before Pentecost and forty days after he rose form the dead, Jesus ordered the apostles in Matthew 28:18-19 to:

“go therefore and make disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”

Call him what you will; the Holy Spirit is our intercessor, our advocate, our inspiration. All three persons of the Trinity are necessary for our salvation as a Christian according to the Bible.

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Comments (6)
#1 by Jim O, Jun 5, 2008
My apologies Jack, but you made a comment in my story about Praying to Jesus, and it contained a quote. "No one comes to the father except through the son". I have searched for this passage or something similar in anything with reference to the last supper. I have come up fruitless.

If it isn't too much trouble could you point out more specifically where it is. I will continue looking, but I want to learn as much as I can about this subject.

Thank you
#2 by JackDonlan, Jun 6, 2008
Matthew 11:27 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
27"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.


Sorry, I remembered the quote, just not where it came from. This is obviously not the Last supper, just matthew 11
#3 by Jim, Jun 8, 2008
Thank you, I am going to research this further because the wording seems to say no on knows the son as well as no one knows the father except each other. The key to the phrase probably lies in the last few words. But it still isn't clear why he would say something like this and when asked how to pray he teaches them the lord's prayer.

I am confused and I am going to keep researching.

Thank you

Did someone actually copyright the Bible? That seems ridiculous.
#4 by JackDonlan, Jun 8, 2008
Keep searching and keep posting.
I am not sure about the copyrighting of the Bible, maybe just that one version.
#5 by Sandy Propst, Jun 19, 2008
Jack, I saw a post from you on another article and looked up your article on the Trinity. I wanted to tell you that I use the example of water in its various form to explain the Trinity. Just as water comes in solid, liquid, and vapor/steam, so does the Trinity. Water is still water, even though the states they are in are different. Would that be a good example? Just a thought.

I enjoyed your article. Thank you.
#6 by JackDonlan, Jun 22, 2008
Hey Sandy: Thanks for posting. Your comparsion to water is a good one. Each part of the water has a different use. Good Job!
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