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• For Christians, there is a belief in the Trinity which emphasizes that God is not only Transcendent but also imminent and involved within the world
• Trinity


  The Christian belief that God is one nature in three persons
• The Trinity confirms that God is one, as seen in the Old Testament, but Christians have a unique understanding of this
• The three persons of the Trinity

  • The Father
  • The Son
  • The Holy Spirit
• The Son

  God incarnate who became flesh to save Humanity
• The Holy Spirit


  God's active presence in the world today who helps Christians
• The Apostolic Creed and the Nicene Creed are sources of authority that outline the Christian belief in the Trinity
• The Nicene Creed affirmed that Jesus is consubstantial with the Father, meaning they share the same substance
• The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son according to the Nicene Creed
• Consubstantial


  To share the same substance
• The persons of the Trinity share the Divine Essence or nature, and are in a relationship of mutual indwelling
• All three persons of the Trinity were present at creation
• God is not solitude but perfect communion


  God is one substance with three persons in perfect communion
• Jesus commanded his disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
• Jesus: 'Make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit'
• Genesis 1:1: 'In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth'
• John 1:1: 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God'
• Genesis 1:2: 'The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters'
• John 14: 'The Father will send the Holy Spirit in my name, who will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you'
• The doctrine of the Trinity is the central belief of Christianity, underpinning every other Christian belief
• The Trinity fundamentally distinguishes Christianity from every other religion
• The Trinity shows that Jesus is the Son of God and the Incarnation of God
• The Trinity teaches that God is present in the world today through the Holy Spirit, which can be a source of strength and comfort for Christians
• The Trinity shows that God is one, yet known through three persons, not three gods
• The Trinity can be a model for committed, self-giving, eternal relationships on Earth
• Belief in the Trinity shows that God is ultimately a mystery that cannot be fully understood logically, requiring faith
• The belief in the Trinity is important and underpins many key Christian beliefs
• In the beginning was the word


  Jesus is God
• The word was with God


  Jesus is part of the Trinity
• Through him all things were made


  Jesus played an important role in creation
• Without him nothing was made that has been made


  Jesus is central to life and living a good life, and achieving salvation
• Jesus has existed eternally as the word
• The word became flesh and made his dwelling among us

  Jesus is the Incarnation of God
• Sin and death entered the world through a man, so salvation had to be achieved through a man
• Jesus's resurrection is about overcoming death, and his crucifixion is about overcoming sin
• The father and I are one


  Jesus is consubstantial with the father, they share the same divine essence
• The father and I are one


  Jesus shares the same purpose as God the father
• There are two views on the oneness of God the father and God the son
• Unity of essence


  Jesus shares the same divine substance as the father
• Unity of purpose


  Jesus is human but shares the same purpose as God