The Trinity
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The Trinity Class Exercises
The Triquetra Symbol • An ancient symbol of the Trinity • Made of three ‘arcs’ but can be drawn as one line without the pen leaving the paper • Central area with three lobes • Can be seen as three ‘fish’ – an ancient symbol of Christ – IcQusJesus Christ, God, Son, Savior
Drake – Why I Believe In The Trinity • Break into groups and read Drake’s paper • What argument does Drake get rid of right at the start? • What is Drake’s definition of a ‘person’? • What are Drake’s main points? • How are they backed up by Scripture? • How do his main points fit together? • Can you think of some other helpful Scriptures that might apply?
God Is Three Persons • Read Grudem pages 231-233 • Check as many of the main Scripture references as you can • Discuss the idea that God is three persons
Jesus (The Son) Is Fully God • Read Grudem pages 233-237 top of page (except the footnotes) • Check out some of the main Scriptures • Discuss the idea that Jesus is fully God
The Holy Spirit Is Fully God • Read Grudem pages 237-238 • Check out some of the main Scriptures • Discuss the idea that Jesus is fully God
There Is One God • Read Grudem pages 238 and 239 • Check out some of the main Scripture references • Discuss the idea that there is one God
Modalism • Read Grudem page 242 • What is Modalism? • Why is it incorrect? • How does it deny certain essential aspects of the Trinity?
Arianism • Read Grudem pages 243, 244 and the first sentence of p. 245 • What was the ‘Arian controversy’? • How is it similar to the Jehovah’s Witnesses? • What was the Church’s response?
Subordinationism • Read Grudem 245 • What was Subordinationism? • What was the Church’s response? • Who was the key person who helped the Church?
Adoptionism • Read Grudem 245, 246 • What was Adoptionism? • Why is it in error? • What sort of people hold this view today?
Why Is The Trinity Important? • Read Grudem 247, 248 • What are the six main reasons that the doctrine of the Trinity is important?
Tritheism • Read Grudem p. 248 • What is tritheism? • Why is it in error? • How does it accidentally creep into evangelical worship?