Questions tagged [persons-of-the-trinity]
The persons, or "hypostases," of the Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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According to Trinitarianism, is Jesus God Almighty?
First of all I want a Trinitarian answer.
Is it proper to say that Jesus is God Almighty? The Scriptures are very clear but they (and the church fathers) are very clear that the Father is God ...
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Jesus was dead for close to 36 hours, what happened to trinity? [duplicate]
As per biblical records, jesus was buried on friday and was alive on Sunday.
If Jesus was dead for close to 36 hours, what happened to trinity?
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What is the Biblical basis for the doctrine of the Trinity consisting of different persons?
In What is the Biblical basis for the doctrine of the Trinity? we have explored the biblical basis for the doctrine that the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God.
However, what ...
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According to Orthodox trinitarianism, can the Father exist without the Son or Holy Spirit?
According to the answer at Is the Eastern Orthodox doctrine of "the Monarchy of the Father" consistent with the Athanasian creed?, the Revised Catechism says...
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Is God the Son the God of God the Son?
Calvin's Commentary of John 20 says...
It is, unquestionably, an invaluable blessing, that believers can safely and firmly believe, that He who is the God of Christ is their God, and that He who is ...
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If Jesus Christ is supposedly part of the trinity how come he didn't even know when the hour would come [duplicate]
If Jesus Christ is supposedly part of the trinity how come he didn't even know when the hour would come?
Mark:13:32
"Jesus says, “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels ...
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According to the Catholic Church, why is God called “Father” (and not, say, “Mother”)?
Throughout the Bible, Jesus specifically refers to God as Father, and us as his sons.
Why is it significant that God is a Father? Why did God choose the image of “Father,” as opposed to other ...
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According to Protestantism why did God choose the persona of a Father?
Throughout the Bible, God uses the persona of a Father. Jesus specifically refers to God as Father, and us as his sons. Why is it significant that God is a Father? And why did God choose the nature ...
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Do Mormons actually believe in any sort of supreme being/ultimate reality/"Absolute"?
From what I've heard about the Mormon God, he doesn't actually seem to fit the description of "supreme being" and rather seems more like a polytheistic Greek or Hindu God.
The following may be ...
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How is the Trinity compatible with divine simplicity?
Divine simplicity is the doctrine that God has no parts/composition. It implies that God is equivalent to his attributes and his attributes are equivalent to each other. So God is love and God is ...
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In what way is the Son of God "one with the Father"?
What is the Trinitarian stance on the meaning of John 10:30?
I and the Father are one.
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Was it possible for God to be a single person like in Islam and Judaism? Or is the attribute of "Trinity" an essential property of God? [closed]
Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that the Father "begot" the son from eternity. I suppose you could formulate my question as, did the Father have any choice in this? As in, could he ...
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What is the meaning of 'is' in the context of the Trinity?
The Philosopher Gottlob Frege distinguishes between four different meaning behind the word 'is':
1) 'is' as in identity; Saul is Paul.
2) 'is' as in predicate; Paul is Christian.
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Is the Divine Substance rational?
According to the answers here and here, the term person means "an individual substance of a rational nature".
According to trinitarian theology, the triune god exists as three consubstantial persons ...
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Did the Father and Holy Spirit become man?
According to Trinitarian theology, the second person of the triune god became man. The second person of the triune god is also fully god, and since there is only one god, the second person of the ...
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If we say "God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit" can we say "God, God, and God"?
God is said to be "the triune god". He exists as "the Father" (who is God), "the Son" (who is God), and "the Holy Spirit" (who is God).
Since Jesus is "the son of God", then the Father is ...
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Why doesn't the Father have additional attributes like the Son and Holy Spirit? [closed]
Concerning god, the Nicene Creed says:
We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
If I'm not mistaken- god, god, and god have these ...
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What are the differences between "spiration" and "procession"?
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, proceed means:
Full Definition of proceed; intransitive verb
1: to come forth from a source : issue
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What is the difference between "person" and "substance"?
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St. Thomas Aquinas explained the preceding definition [of person] in terms that practically constitute a new definition: a substance, complete, subsisting per se, ...
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What does "proceeds" mean to Eastern Orthodox?
The Eastern Orthodox Nicene Creed says:
I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of
heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-...
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According to Roman Catholicism, what does "proceeds' mean in the Nicene Creed?
The Nicene Creed says:
We believe in one God,the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
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Does the divine name YHWH (יַהְוֶה) apply equally to all Persons of the Trinity? (Catholic/Nicene perspective)
According to the Catholic Church (and other Nicene Churches), does the divine name YHWH (יַהְוֶה) apply equally to all Persons of the Sacred Trinity?
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Is there an explanation in Catholicism as to why it was the Son and not the others of the Blessed Trinity to become man and be crucified for our sake?
According to Catholic faith and theology, once God decreed to save mankind, redemption would be by the work of God-made-man.
For us men and for our salvation,
he came down from heaven:
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According to Catholic Tradition, can God the Father and Jesus disagree?
According to Catholic Tradition, can God the Father and Jesus disagree?
Or are they incapable of disagreement?
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What is the biblical basis for the personhood of the Holy Spirit?
According to Trinitarian theology, the Holy Trinity consists of three persons (τρεῖς ὑποστάσεις), the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, who share the same essence/nature (ὁμοούσιος). What is the ...
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What is the role of the Three Persons of the Godhead in creation?
Genesis 1:26, New International Version (NIV) reads:
Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, ...
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Which Ante-Nicene Church Fathers believed that Jesus is the "eternal Son" of the Father?
Economic trinitarianism, in the pre-Nicene sense of the phrase, says that God is a monad who becomes tripartite for the purposes of creation and redemption. Forms of this view were held by Justin ...
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How do the Orthodox and Catholics understand the spiration of the Holy Spirit?
The following are definition(s) of SPIRATION (source):
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Are Father, Son, and Holy Spirit explicitly identified as "persons" in any writings directly associated with the Nicene Creed?
Neither version of the Nicene Creed (325 or 381) contains the word "person," in the singular or in the plural.
Are there any extant writings that came out of, or are closely associated with, either ...
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When in the development of trinitarian doctrine was the word "persons" first applied to God?
In the Bible, the word "persons" is not used in reference to God, nor are the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit called "persons."
When, in early Christian writings and creeds, was the word "persons" (...
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Do any Christian denominations believe in a "duality" rather than a trinity?
I have heard that some non-trinitarian Christians reject the concept of the trinity and say that there is only one indivisible divinity. Are there any Christian denominations that believe in a "...
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Which persons of the Trinity are attached to which noun in John 1:18?
No one has ever seen God[1]; the only God[2], who[3] is at the Father's[4] side, he[5] has made him[6] known. (John 1:18 ESV)
I have always had trouble understanding what this verse is actually ...
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What are the mechanics of interaction with the Holy Spirit?
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John 14:25 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all ...
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Why is the Trinity a Trinity? [closed]
It's well established and accepted by most Christians that God is triune, consisting of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
However, while talking with a friend earlier about Wisdom (from Proverbs), I ...
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When talking about the Trinity, what does "persons" mean?
The triune God is defined as three persons equal in nature. What does "persons" mean in this statement? Can the word "persons" be replaced with "personalities" or "roles"?
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What is the Biblical evidence that there are ONLY three persons in the "Trinity"?
(This is a followup to the various answers for the question What is the Biblical basis for the doctrine of the Trinity?)
The specific concept of 'trinity' isn't specifically spelled out in the Bible. ...
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