TRINITY

Note: The word “trinity” is not found in the Bible but rather it is a word
          used to describe the “triune” nature of God.

Key Verses:

I Peter 1:2 “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ (Son):”

I John 5:7 “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Son), and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one.

ONE GOD

I Corinthians 8:4 “There is none other God but one.”

James 2:19 “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well:”

Mark 12:29 Jesus: “Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”

Matthew 19:17 “There is none good but one, that is, God;”

John 10:30 “I and my Father are one.”

John 17:11 “That they may be one as we are.”

John 17:21-22 “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us:  That they may be one, even as we are one:”

John 5:44 “How can ye believe, which receive honor one of another, and seek not the honor that cometh from God only?”

Romans 3:30 “Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.”

I Corinthians 8:6 “But to us there is but one God, the Father of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.”

Galatians 3:20 “Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.”

Ephesians 4:6 “One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”

I Timothy 2:5 “There is one God and mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”

THREE DISTINCT PERSONS

Key Verses:

Matthew 28:19-20 “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.  Amen.”

I Peter 1:2 “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ (Son):”

I John 5:7 “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Son), and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one.”

GOD THE FATHER

Matthew 3:17 “And lo a voice from heaven, saying, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Matthew 17:5 “While Peter yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”

Matthew 23:9-10 “For one is your Father, which is in heaven.  Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.”

I Peter 1:2 “Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father.”

GOD THE SON (Jesus)

Matthew 3:16 “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

John 20:28 “And Thomas answered and said unto him (Jesus), My Lord and my God.”

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 8:12 “But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.”

Acts 10:47-48 “Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?  And Peter commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.  Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”

Acts 19:3-4 “And Paul said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized?  And they said, Unto John’s baptism.  Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”

Acts 19:5-6 “When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.  And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.”

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT

Matthew 3:16 “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:”

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 5:3-4 “But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost.  Thou hast not lied unto men but unto God.”

Acts 10:47 “Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Spirit as well as we?  And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.  Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.”

Acts 19:4-6 “Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.  When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.  And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.”