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Doctrine and Theology:Doctrine and Theology:

Who Is This God?Who Is This God?

A Glimpse Into The Trinity A Glimpse Into The Trinity

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A Good MysteryA Good Mystery

‘‘Encyclopedia Brown’Encyclopedia Brown’

‘‘Sherlock Holmes’Sherlock Holmes’

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A Good MysteryA Good Mystery

‘‘The Trinity’The Trinity’

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Doctrine and Theology: Who Is Doctrine and Theology: Who Is This God?This God?

The TrinityThe Trinity

‘‘Trinity’ From Latin Trinity’ From Latin TrinitasTrinitas: : ‘Three are one’‘Three are one’

‘‘Trinity’ is not found in the BibleTrinity’ is not found in the Bible

Long Standing Issue…Long Standing Issue…Three Gods?Three Gods?

One God, Three Phases?One God, Three Phases?

Gregory of NyssaGregory of Nyssa

Not Three Gods – One God!Not Three Gods – One God!

Deut. 6:4, Mark 12:29Deut. 6:4, Mark 12:29

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Doctrine and Theology: Who Is Doctrine and Theology: Who Is This God?This God?

The TrinityThe Trinity

Acquiring understanding of the Acquiring understanding of the TrinityTrinity

requires three things:requires three things:

1. A study of all relevant 1. A study of all relevant scripturesscriptures

2. A willingness to ‘come to a 2. A willingness to ‘come to a conclusion’ after studying all conclusion’ after studying all relevant relevant scriptures.scriptures.

3. Remembering one 3. Remembering one foundational foundational principle: principle: ‘The ‘The Lord Thy God Is One.’Lord Thy God Is One.’

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In part from From www.carm.org The Trinity by Mark Slick

Doctrine and Theology: Who Is This God?

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Doctrine and Theology: Who Is This God?

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Doctrine and Theology: Who Is Doctrine and Theology: Who Is This God?This God?

The TrinityThe Trinity

Why and How?Why and How?

1. Hebrews 11:1, 61. Hebrews 11:1, 6

2. Can we create, especially out 2. Can we create, especially out ofof nothing? If not, then our nothing? If not, then our minds are minds are overwhelmingly overwhelmingly smaller then God’s. smaller then God’s. Sometimes we have to simply Sometimes we have to simply trust. trust.

3. Do we understand God’s 3. Do we understand God’s ‘absolute ‘absolute otherness’ otherness’ Isaiah Isaiah 55:8 – 9, Job 38:1 – 40:655:8 – 9, Job 38:1 – 40:6