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Sep 28, 2015 · Something cannot be one in A and three in A at the same time and in the same relationship. That's contradiction. The classical formula of the Trinity is that God is one in one thing (one in A, essence) and three in a different thing (three in B, persona).
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The doctrine of the Trinity means that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct Persons — the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Stated differently, God is one in essence and three in person. These definitions express three crucial truths: (1) the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct Persons, (2) each Person is fully God, (3) there i...
This leads us to investigate more closely a very helpful definition of the Trinity which I mentioned earlier: God is one in essence, but three in Person. This formulation can show us why there are not three Gods, and why the Trinity is not a contradiction. In order for something to be contradictory, it must violate the law of non-contradiction. Thi...
Essence. What does essence mean? As I said earlier, it means the same thing as being. God’s essence is his being. To be even more precise, essence is what you are. At the risk of sounding too physical, essence can be understood as the “stuff” that you “consist of.” Of course we are speaking by analogy here, for we cannot understand this in a physic...
There are many illustrations which have been offered to help us understand the Trinity. While there are some illustrations which are helpful, we should recognize that no illustration is perfect. Unfortunately, there are many illustrations which are not simply imperfect, but in error. One illustration to beware of is the one which says, “I am one pe...
Let us quickly review what we have seen: 1. The Trinity is not belief in three gods. There is only one God, and we must never stray from this. 2. This one God exists as three Persons. 3. The three Persons are not each part of God, but are each fully God and equally God. Within God’s one undivided being there is an “unfolding” into three interperson...
Aug 5, 2016 · The definition of the Trinity is clear about the equality in majesty of the three persons of the Trinity. But does the Bible agree? Consider a number of verses that call this equality into...
Dec 6, 2022 · As all orthodox Christians agree, the doctrine of the Trinity holds that God is one essence but three Persons; God has one nature, but three centers of consciousness; God is only one What, but three Whos. Some unbelievers mistakenly call this a contradiction.
Mar 17, 2021 · Is the doctrine of the Trinity an irrational contradiction? Today, R.C. Sproul answers an objection to the Christian faith and explains why the triune nature of God is logically coherent.
Aug 14, 2015 · We will not here undergo a complete explanation and defense of the Trinity. Instead we will tackle the simpler question: Is the trinity a contradiction? Some would say yes, and the argument goes like this: 1) The Bible says God is one. 2) The doctrine of the Trinity says God is three. 3) God cannot be both one and three
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Many people are confused by the Christian doctrine of the Trinity – the teaching that there is one God who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. A contradiction is a combination of statements that cannot be entirely true at the same time.
