The Ontological and Economic Trinityby Matt Slick……Ontological Trinity…The Ontological Trinity is the teaching concerning the Trinity that all three persons within the Godhead are equal in nature, essence, and attributes.  Each member of the Trinity is equal in omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, holiness, etc.  It differs from the Economic Trinity which deals with the relationship of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit […]

…The Triunity of God The doctrine of the Trinity is difficult and perplexing to us. Sometimes it is thought that Christianity teaches the absurd notion that 1+1+1=1. That is clearly a false equation. The term Trinity describes a relationship not of three gods, but of one God who is three persons. Trinity does not mean […]

…“What about the doctrine of the Trinity, the Holy Trinity?” You and I live in a three-dimensional world. All physical objects have a certain height, width, and depth. One person can look like someone else, or behave like someone else, or even sound like someone else. But a person cannot actually be the same as […]

“What are Sabellianism, Modalism, and Monarchianism?”……One of the most hotly debated theological issues in the early Christian church was the doctrine of the Trinity. How do God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit relate to one another? How can there only be one God, but three Persons? All of the various […]

“Will we see all three members of the Trinity in Heaven?”……Answer: Before considering if we will actually be able to see God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, we need to establish that they are three Persons. Without delving too deeply into the doctrine of the Trinity, we need to understand that the […]

How to understand that we believe in a Triune God The Trinity is an unfathomable, and yet unmistakable doctrine in Scripture. As Jonathan Edwards noted, after studying the topic extensively, “I think [the doctrine of the Trinity] to be the highest and deepest of all Divine mysteries” …Yet, though the fullness of the Trinity is […]

Can you explain the Trinity? Q: “What about the doctrine of the Trinity, the Holy Trinity?” our A: “Trinity” is a term that is not found in the Bible but a word used to describe what is apparent about God in the Scriptures. The Bible clearly speaks of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus […]