9 Doctrine of the Trinity Patrick Williams
#9 in the Doctrine Series
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Scripture References to the Trinity…
Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!
1Corinthians 8:4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
James 2:19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis 11:7 “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Proverbs 30:4 Who has ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His son’s name? Surely you know!
John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
John 10:30 “I and the Father are one.”
John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
1Timothy 3:16 By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.
Colossians 2:9-10 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority;
John 14:16-17 “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.
Hebrews 9:14, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Psalm 139:7-10 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, even there Your hand will lead me, and Your right hand will lay hold of me.
1 Corinthians 2:10-11 For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God.
Luke 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.
Psalm 102:25 Of old You founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
Colossians 1:16 we’re told, For by Him (by Jesus) all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through Him and for Him.
John 1:3 All things came into being through Him (Jesus), and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
Job 33:4 The spirit of God has made me
1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.
Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
The Trinity
Doctrine of proved from Scripture. Matt 3:16,17; 28:19; Rom 8:9; 1 Cor 12:3–6; 2 Cor 13:14; Eph 4:4–6; 1 Pet 1:2; Jude 1:20,21; Rev 1:4,5.
Divine titles applied to the three persons in. Ex 20:2; John 20:28; Acts 5:3,4.
Each person in, described as
Eternal. Rom 16:26; Rev 22:13; Heb 9:14.
Holy. Rev 4:8; 15:4; Acts 3:14; 1 John 2:20.
True. John 7:28; Rev 3:7.
Omnipresent. Jer 23:24; Eph 1:23; Ps 139:7.
Omnipotent. Gen 17:1; Rev 1:8; Rom 15:19; Jer 32:17; Heb 1:3; Luke 1:35.
Omniscient. Acts 15:18; John 21:17; 1 Cor 2:10,11.
Creator. Gen 1:1; Col 1:16; Job 33:4; Ps 148:5; John 1:3; Job 26:13.
Sanctifier. Jude 1:1; Heb 2:11; 1 Pet 1:2.
Author of all spiritual operations. Heb 13:21; Col 1:29; 1 Cor 12:11.
Source of eternal life. Rom 6:23; John 10:28; Gal 6:8.
Teacher. Is 54:13; Luke 21:15; John 14:26; Is 48:17; Gal 1:12; 1 John 2:20.
Raising Christ from the dead. 1 Cor 6:14; John 2:19; 1 Pet 3:18.
Inspiring the prophets, etc. Heb 1:1; 2 Cor 13:3; Mark 13:11.
Supplying ministers to the Church. Jer 3:15; Eph 4:11; Acts 20:28; Jer 26:5; Matt 10:5; Acts 13:2.
Salvation the work of. 2 Thess 2:13,14; Titus 3:4–6; 1 Pet 1:2.
Baptism administered in name of. Matt 28:19.
Benediction given in name of. 2 Cor 13:14.
(MacArthur Study Bible)
From Charles Ryrie’s Basic Theology…
