The Trinity

The Trinity
God is a trinity of persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the same person as the Son; the Son is not the same person as the Holy Spirit; and the Holy Spirit is not the same person as Father. They are distinct persons; yet, they are all the one God. They are in absolute perfect harmony consisting of one substance. They are coeternal, coequal, and copowerful. If any one of the three were removed, there would be no God. (See also, „Another Look at the Trinity”)
There is, though, an apparent separation of some functions among the members of the Godhead. For example, the Father chooses who will be saved (Eph. 1:4); the Son redeems them (Eph. 1:7); and the Holy Spirit seals them, (Eph. 1:13).
A further point of clarification is that God is not one person, the Father, with Jesus as a creation and the Holy Spirit is a force (Jehovah’s Witnesses). Neither is He one person who took three consecutive forms, i.e., the Father, became the Son, who became the Holy Spirit. Nor is God the divine nature of the Son (where Jesus had a human nature perceived as the Son and a divine nature perceived as the Father (United Pentecostal). Nor is the Trinity an office held by three separate Gods (Mormonism).
The chart below should help you to see how the doctrine of the Trinity is derived from Scripture. The list is not exhaustive, only illustrative. <DD< The first step is to establish how many Gods exist: one! Isaiah 43:10; 44:6; 45:14,18, 21, 22; 46:5,9.
"I am the LORD, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God" (Isaiah 45:5).
The Trinity
FATHER SON HOLY SPIRIT
Called God Phil. 1:2
John 1:1,14; Col. 2:9
Acts 5:3-4

Creator Isaiah 64:8
John 1:3; Col. 1:15-17
Job 33:4, 26:13

Resurrects 1 Thess. 1:10
John 2:19, 10:17
Rom. 8:11

Indwells 2 Cor. 6:16
Col. 1:27
John 14:17

Everywhere 1 Kings 8:27
Matt. 28:20
Psalm 139:7-10

All knowing 1 John 3:20
John 16:30; 21:17
1 Cor. 2:10-11

Sanctifies 1 Thess. 5:23
Heb. 2:11
1 Pet. 1:2

Life giver Gen. 2:7: John 5:21
John 1:3; 5:21
2 Cor. 3:6,8

Fellowship 1 John 1:3
1 Cor. 1:9
2 Cor. 13:14; Phil. 2:1

Eternal Psalm 90:2
Micah 5:1-2
Rom. 8:11; Heb. 9:14

A Will Luke 22:42
Luke 22:42
1 Cor. 12:11

Speaks Matt. 3:17; Luke 9:25
Luke 5:20; 7:48
Acts 8:29; 11:12; 13:2

Love John 3:16
Eph. 5:25
Rom. 15:30

Searches the heart Jer. 17:10
Rev. 2:23
1 Cor. 2:10

We belong to John 17:9
John 17:6
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Savior
1 Tim. 1:1; 2:3; 4:10
2 Tim. 1:10; Titus 1:4; 3:6
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We serve Matt. 4:10
Col. 3:24
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Believe in John 14:1
John 14:1
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Gives joy . . . John 15:11
John 14:7

Judges John 8:50
John 5:21,30
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